The Mighty T (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} tiasworld) wrote,@ 2005-12-22 16:53:00 |
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Wow…since last I wrote life has been a roller coaster.
So from September:
In September, I started planning what my next step would be, as working in a law firm has not be doing it for me. The 3 steps I took were: 1) applying for more jobs, as over and over again, I was reminded that I was not meant to be someone’s assistant. 2) I bought German language tapes, I was considering going to Berlin to go into German language intensive school. 3) I signed up for a bike building class, which I will explain below, in hopes to learn enough about bike maintenance to feel comfortable going on a cross-country bike tour. I really didn’t know which option would be best, so I wanted to plan for them all.
So the weather was still nice enough that I would ride my bike to the lake and sit down with my iPod and repeat the German words. I sure did get a lot of funny looks.
I also so one of the more amusing and talented musicians I have seen in a while. “The Robot Ate Me” is not for the light of heart. He has a sarcastic, dry sense of humor that had my friend and me rolling with laughter.
Also, my friends Zea and Heather moved to NYC. So, I wish them the best of luck.
Then in October, I went to Philadelphia and New York in one weekend. I visited a number of friends from Michigan who now live in those cities. Mary Libby was kind enough to house me and be my tour guide in Philadelphia. And I hung out for one night in NYC with my previous housemate, Peggy, who was fabulous, as always.
Also in October, my bike workshop began. So here is the story: Fur acquired a 1970s promotional Hi-C Road Bike and she gave it to me. In this class, I took the bike completely apart, cleaned it up, replaced a few parts, and put it back together. The week after Thanksgiving I had a shiny, new to me, bike. She is pretty. Bright ornage road bike to the rescue. And I am feeling confident that can make a number of adjustments on my other bikes now.
So September and most of October were spent working, biking and bike building.
At the end of October, Michael Garcia died after a long battle with illness. So, the first two weeks of November were spent with a funeral in Detroit and me organizing a memorial in Chicago. I do not know how to put into the words the sadness I feel about this. Mike has always been a spot of laughter in my life. As Ruth Bonnet put it, he is the saddest and funniest person I have ever known. There is a small obit for him here.
The weekend before Thanksgiving, Vanessa was in Chicago. It was wonderful to have lunch with her pregnant self. I had been wanting to see her with a big ole belly for years. She is beautiful.
So, winter really hit us the week of Thanksgiving. And I still rode my bike. I have been so proud of myself in how much I have ridden in cold and snow this year. On Thanksgiving day it was bitter cold, thankfully I only had 1 mile to ride. I went to a "Rock’n’Roll Thanksgiving." After all, Thanksgiving is always gluttonous, and what is more gluttonous than rock and roll. We drank, we cooked our food in alcohol, and we watched rock and roll themed movies, such as "Rock’n’Roll high School." It was a day to be thankful for.
On the 25th, I went to see Echo and the Bunnymen. It was fun to bop around to music I had not listened to since 1990.
At the end of November, I had another friend go into the hospital. Thankfully, she is doing much better now, and I am not worried about her.
Now for the December:
I had been fighting off a cold, and I found out the cold had turned in pneumonia, no more winter bike riding for short while. So I have not ridden since December 4th and I am feeling Lazy (yes – that is with a capital "L").
The second weekend in December, I went to visit Jeff and Christopher. I expected it was just going to be an easy, breezy vacation, but Jeff threw me for a loop when he offered me a job. I spent the weekend trying to decided if a) I could work for Jeff (of course I can), b) live in San Francisco (it is pretty alright there) and c) if I can do the job (I can meet the challenge.)
In the beginning of February I am moving to San Francisco to work at a very small computer consulting firm.
I am determined that this is going to be my most organized move yet. I have already started looking through my belongings to give things away, sell or throw things out.
At the moment that is my news. Sad, happy, exciting and boring. Just enough mixed emotion to keep life interesting.
Happy New Year folks,
Tia
So from September:
In September, I started planning what my next step would be, as working in a law firm has not be doing it for me. The 3 steps I took were: 1) applying for more jobs, as over and over again, I was reminded that I was not meant to be someone’s assistant. 2) I bought German language tapes, I was considering going to Berlin to go into German language intensive school. 3) I signed up for a bike building class, which I will explain below, in hopes to learn enough about bike maintenance to feel comfortable going on a cross-country bike tour. I really didn’t know which option would be best, so I wanted to plan for them all.
So the weather was still nice enough that I would ride my bike to the lake and sit down with my iPod and repeat the German words. I sure did get a lot of funny looks.
I also so one of the more amusing and talented musicians I have seen in a while. “The Robot Ate Me” is not for the light of heart. He has a sarcastic, dry sense of humor that had my friend and me rolling with laughter.
Also, my friends Zea and Heather moved to NYC. So, I wish them the best of luck.
Then in October, I went to Philadelphia and New York in one weekend. I visited a number of friends from Michigan who now live in those cities. Mary Libby was kind enough to house me and be my tour guide in Philadelphia. And I hung out for one night in NYC with my previous housemate, Peggy, who was fabulous, as always.
Also in October, my bike workshop began. So here is the story: Fur acquired a 1970s promotional Hi-C Road Bike and she gave it to me. In this class, I took the bike completely apart, cleaned it up, replaced a few parts, and put it back together. The week after Thanksgiving I had a shiny, new to me, bike. She is pretty. Bright ornage road bike to the rescue. And I am feeling confident that can make a number of adjustments on my other bikes now.
So September and most of October were spent working, biking and bike building.
At the end of October, Michael Garcia died after a long battle with illness. So, the first two weeks of November were spent with a funeral in Detroit and me organizing a memorial in Chicago. I do not know how to put into the words the sadness I feel about this. Mike has always been a spot of laughter in my life. As Ruth Bonnet put it, he is the saddest and funniest person I have ever known. There is a small obit for him here.
The weekend before Thanksgiving, Vanessa was in Chicago. It was wonderful to have lunch with her pregnant self. I had been wanting to see her with a big ole belly for years. She is beautiful.
So, winter really hit us the week of Thanksgiving. And I still rode my bike. I have been so proud of myself in how much I have ridden in cold and snow this year. On Thanksgiving day it was bitter cold, thankfully I only had 1 mile to ride. I went to a "Rock’n’Roll Thanksgiving." After all, Thanksgiving is always gluttonous, and what is more gluttonous than rock and roll. We drank, we cooked our food in alcohol, and we watched rock and roll themed movies, such as "Rock’n’Roll high School." It was a day to be thankful for.
On the 25th, I went to see Echo and the Bunnymen. It was fun to bop around to music I had not listened to since 1990.
At the end of November, I had another friend go into the hospital. Thankfully, she is doing much better now, and I am not worried about her.
Now for the December:
I had been fighting off a cold, and I found out the cold had turned in pneumonia, no more winter bike riding for short while. So I have not ridden since December 4th and I am feeling Lazy (yes – that is with a capital "L").
The second weekend in December, I went to visit Jeff and Christopher. I expected it was just going to be an easy, breezy vacation, but Jeff threw me for a loop when he offered me a job. I spent the weekend trying to decided if a) I could work for Jeff (of course I can), b) live in San Francisco (it is pretty alright there) and c) if I can do the job (I can meet the challenge.)
In the beginning of February I am moving to San Francisco to work at a very small computer consulting firm.
I am determined that this is going to be my most organized move yet. I have already started looking through my belongings to give things away, sell or throw things out.
At the moment that is my news. Sad, happy, exciting and boring. Just enough mixed emotion to keep life interesting.
Happy New Year folks,
Tia
