Miss Ruby is in creche (with Miss Jill) today…on my way to pick her up, wonder what kind of trouble she got into…
i stayed out of trouble today–just a little digging around in pottery group. good stuff.
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when ever i dislike a job (or miss having one!), i shall think of Pretzel Boy and immediately feel better. (warning to those with sensitive dispositions–lots of f**ks and c**ksuckers in that rant link). my suckiest job duties and the stupid things people say in the wonderful world of retail:
measuring men's OUTseams for rental tuxedos: No, I'm not going to measure your INseam, and no, I haven't heard that request a thousand times before. ha ha. and no matter how much you suck in your stomach and thrust out your pelvis, I am not going to look up and eye your 'package'. nice try buddy.
bank teller: Certainly Sir, you're so funny and clever, I'll give you a million dollars right now! Here you go! Have a nice day!
steaming clothes in the back room of JCPenney: still have a scar of a row of steamer head dots on leg. not a funny way to initiate the new girl. though that putting the tagging gun through my finger, now that was a laugh riot.
massing out Christmas ornaments, the overnight shift: i am waaay over the glitter makeup thing.
selling high-end kids shoes to yuppie brats and their toddlers: me, squatting on floor, wrangling three year old boy into $100 Italian dress loafers: "Ok, Billy, here we go." uptight mother: "His NAME is WILLIAM. WILL-IAM." poor bastard.
selling high-end shoes to PC-paranoid yuppie Madisonions: pedicures people! pedicures! and no, there is no such thing as recycled Italian leather mules. unless you try the Salvation Army down the street–just follow the scent of patchouli.
cleaning apartments: here's a tip folks–your cleaning lady is on to you..being nice and tidy and clean the first visit when you are getting a time/cost quote is not cool. not when with every week after you become more and more slovenly. clearing bathtub drains of pube clogs is extra.
interior design consulting: just because you bought one chest of drawers (the cheapest we sell) six months ago does not mean you can call me at home at 8am on my day off and ask me what color toss pillows you should buy–cherry red or tomato red. get cherry tomato red for all i care! you're calling me (at home!) from ANOTHER STORE for crying out loud! how did you get my home number anyway?!?
handling bridal registry shoppers at housewares store: You're going to the wedding and you don't know the name of the bride OR the groom? um, no, the computer can't "tell me that". and knowing the first name of the bride's stepmother's first husband isn't a big help. -
Duncan is instructing me on the finer points of English cuisine. apparently, i've been doing it all wrong all these years–ROASTING carrots and BOILING potatos when in fact i should have been BOILING carrots and ROASTING potatoes. who knew?
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Centre Ville, acrylic on linen canvas, 20" x 29"
Rooftop Study, acrylic on heavy paper, 16.5" x 22"
Square One, revised, acrylic on linen canvas, 32" x 40"
Winter Night Boats Study, acrylic on heavy paper, 22" x 16.5"
Evening Windows, revised photo, acrylic on heavy paper, 20" x 20" -
my sister is in the process of being career counseled (by a professional). she took a series of questionaires/tests to help identify what she is naturally geared towards and what her ideal working circumstances might be. the list she received this week of careers she's well-suited for includes: Fish Farmer, Politician, and Hypnotist. huh.
i took one of those types of tests a number of years back (in part to assess my trustworthyness when applying for a job at a bank) and the results said not only should i not have anything to do with the visual arts but also that my visual abilities were so bad i should have my eyes checked. huh. -
only one clear, relatively warm day this entire past week. and we're in for another few days of rain and storms…F9 winds (between a Gale and a Storm according to MeteoMan Bert) expected tomorrow, flooding in the south the next few days.
check out this recent satelite image: France is obliterated!
according to the locals, so far i've spent my 'year in France' during the one year in memory that contained the coldest winter, the hottest (and deadliest) summer and now the wettest fall. huh. -
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out on the boat yesterday, the view of the mountains was crystal clear–the recent stormy weather has cleared the usual cloud (and haze) cover as well as brought a good amount of snow to the peaks. which is just where i like to see snow–far, far away in a place i'll never go. -
what am i thankful for this Thanksgiving weekend? one word: DRAMAMINE. -
lots of love to my not-so-little-anymore brother Thomas!
