Frame of Reference

I think that my headphones are apt to become permanently attached. I started the drawing. I feel like I stare at paper for a much longer period of time than I ever do actually drawing. The article is out. I can't believe, out of everything, thats the picture they chose. Considering the magazine is Christian based, I suppose, well, that makes perfect sense!

http://i.imgur.com/LeLJ4.jpg A free tidbit of information: Green striped mints, very similar to red and white striped disc mints taste like butt smells. Stay away. You're welcome.

Freedom of Speech. I'm a fan. I read the story, its incomplete, like everything else. I watched the moon rise behind a shroud of thinly laced clouds. It was breathtaking. A moment in time I think most take for granted. I remember the anger, the threat - which shocked the system most. I saw the song and heard it disappear. My arms are laid down gently, not thrown. I'll walk this silently. Hands shoved in pockets, empty. I wish happiness to be eternal for those who search.

I wanted a full day to sleep in and relax. Having a job that doesn't start until 2pm at the earliest, definitely gives one ample opportunities to sleep in, however, having a mother with a three day weekend, does not. Business has been better then I expected. My expectations are always very low if that says anything. People are still coming down to the gulf coast. I think the stress and worry from the locals have leeched into the tourists though. Translation: They aren't tipping very well. Tips have nosedived from 20% to 8-10%. Restaurants have tried to rally by offering free food and tons of "specials". I have learned that free food makes people spend even less because they think they can get away with it. They do. I'm not exactly in a position to complain though. I'm making it. I'm feeling the itch to pick up my camera again. I can't quite explain the feeling of being numbed to it. I'm not even explaining it right. A camera is like a holy relic......

It was hot today, with a capital TT. I mowed the yard and found the movie that I was looking for! Also tried to find this ink, but couldn't. Looked for a book, but didn't find it in paperback either. I really want "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" in paper back. I think 40% off of hardback price will have to suffice though. I can't wait another 6 months. Had an amazing dinner with a beach view. Service was top notch, couldn't get better anywhere else! :) I wanted to be exactly where I was. The lightning over the water was a spectacular dessert. Sometimes, sometimes I wish that words didn't exist. That you could just look into a person and know.

Traveled to New Orleans this weekend and had a blast. The heat was amazingly oppressive but it couldn't damper the fun. I love being in a place with someone who has never been there before. It's like seeing it yourself for the first time again. I think I'm still in recovery mode, but making it through with a smile. Two weeks until touchdown for the Aunt. I foresee another crazy week of activities! Taking the time until then to chill and relax. Still contemplating clean-up crew. With the heat index being in the triple digits and wearing Haz-mat suits in it, I'm a little bit hesitant, though.

There is no question that I am my mother's daughter! Mom: "Did you see the new duck by the pond?" Me: "No, I haven't." Mom: "It's a weird color. It's kind of brown... maybe tan." Me: "Huh" I think the conversation is over at this point and distractedly look at a bill on the table. Mom: "It's the color of a chicken. Kind of." Me: "mmmm" Mom: "It's a duck chicken" - silence - "It's a CHUCK!" I haven't laughed so hard in a long time!

"When do you come in tomorrow?" "I don't." "Yes, you do." "No, I really don't." "Well, I need you to come in." -Silence- My head fills... I need this break. I need time away from everyone worrying and talking about the oil spill every day. I need time away from the general public. Work has become a place that reeks of tension. Numbers aren't being met and the news is being played over the sports. Talk of joining clean up crews and seminars and classes with huge money as bonuses followed by rumors of sickness within months, cancer within years. Pictures of pelicans mired in muck, cell phone photos of tar balls being shoved in faces. Water spouts forming blocks away and thunder accompanying the specials being shouted over the rain for days on end. Standing water and screaming frogs serenade the walk to the car, nightly. Bussers playing with king snakes in the parking lot littered with newspapers covered in articles written abo...

I think a combination of sensitive skin and allergies have caused me to look like I have leprosy . I'm going to have to wrap my leg so my customers won't get grossed out and think I have some kind of disease. Stupid mosquitoes ! My new favorite song of the moment: La Roux - Cover My Eyes.