I just wanted to remember this

I was listening to that Garrison Keilor thing about books..."Writer's Almanac" on my headset while walking the dog. He read a poem that had a line in it about being gravity holding us to the earth, but as the writer understood it gravity is seriousness. So we're held on the earth by seriousness. So...?

learning to use my time wisely

I quit my job at the Market at the end of September so time is mine. I need to use it well or the inner critic will give me hell for wasting it, for quitting the job that became awful, for spending too much time playing Facebook video games and for just plain existing. That critic needs a life!

It seems like artsy types always have too little time and too many ideas. I feel like I have more ideas when I have less time to call my own, maybe because they're in such contrast to mundane work ideas? Anyway, I have to make the most of this unemployment stuff.

Neighbor lady is having a baby and gave me an invitation to the shower...don't think I'll go play the games but it's a great chance to knit a gift. I was going to make something brown with ears, but decided to use the superwash yarn I've already got (see all budgety and stuff!) I added the little snowflakes so it's got a bit of cute factor if they have a girl. I was sewing the little flakes on while Suzy and her mom were doing the country radio show so maybe some mom/daughter love is sewn in here.
I'm also working on some small paintings for impending craft shows. I am thinking I might bead some rocks but they take a long time...expensive to sell. It's hard to tell what the market will bear but I'll have to test the waters with out the cheap stuff that was in the booth I shared at the fair.

Figuring out selling venues in a small town is interesting, you have to read bulletin boards for notices about who to contact for selling space. Sometimes there's a website, if it's sponsored by the fair or by the town but usually it's word of mouth or pinned to a board. Neighbor (not the baby one) has contacts through the school, I'll ask.

Catsitting

The cat is a rescue that has some serious issues. Her meow is ragged and weird. She growls better than she meows, probably because she practices growling more. Most importantly? She likes to shower.
Seriously, she sits in the shower and drinks and licks and then turns to sit so it's pelting her on the head.The cat's other hobby is apparently hiding under the bed growling. Mmmok.

The Big City

I'm in Anchorage, the same city I was in when I started this blog. This time it's from the point of view of not living here but in a small town that has very few amenities other than beauty. I'd still much rather live there, but I feel like a kid in a candy shop here!

REI is 1/4 mile down the road
Play it Again Sports has 2nd hand skis
The Bead Shack already took $50 bucks from me
The Bear Tooth movie theater/brew pub is just down the street
Title Wave Books is over by REI
Internet is fast and wireless
T.V. available
More than one radio station
The Tony Knowles trail system is just down the hill

and that's all with out even getting in the car!

Thrift stores, used book stores, Old Navy, Target, Costco, Fred Meyer, Barnes and Noble all want me to come drop a few dollars.

and the sun is out.

I'll be more than ready for my small town life when I leave, but it's fun to visit.