as promised

upon the command of my dear friend claire, this business is finally going to see some real action. at least that is the current plan.

basically, i'm getting ready to move away from my home to a big city (relatively speaking) where I will live all alone. i'm excited for the opportunity to continue my education, but nervous that i'm going to be getting pretty lonely. i guess it wouldn't be much of an adventure if not for at least a small amount of anxiety. regardless, the move means hanging up my waitress apron (thank the good Lord) for a while and repositioning my thinking cap.

while working at Chili's:


I have learned a bit about myself and collected many observation scraps for future stories, poems, and/or daydreams.

one such character: Drew the creeper cook:

Upon first meeting this tall, wiry character of approximately 29, I was told I looked like a sexy librarian because of my glasses. He requested that I put my hair in a bun, neatly place a pencil in the bun and then make a "shhhhshing motion" as if to request that he, my rowdy student, quiet down. That's right ladies and gentlemen, nothing like a good bit of minor, workplace sexual harassment. Annoying as his comments were, they were not threatening so i decided to let them pass. Over the course of about a month, I heard him request that another girl play "doctor" with him, recommend The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men (I wonder what Steinbeck would have to say about this) and explain the meaning of Revelations. He was a know it all with enough education only to hurt himself and enough drugs to make him think he was an authority on all things. Needless to say he was fired after only a month, but I'm thinking he has the makings of an excellent villain. We shall see.

basically...the ole day to day has been a bit of a bore this summer, but maybe sometimes we all need that.