Spin This Cabbage Vol I.

Not a nudie bar, but more a situation... always a situation. I've never truely had a plesent relationship that lasted more than a couple of months. I blame genetics. I was rasied by a over compesating drunk with four other girls... you can see where I may have issues. Now skip to 25 or so years and here I am now, online dicussing my women issues to all ya'll. I will say that I need to find Laura's post card which I fucking lost! I did hang out with my friend Rae's friend Theresa. I had a real good time with her, but I'm just not quite sure of what will happen there. I'm hanging out with her tomorrow night, so I'll go from there. Work has been screwy... both of them.

I really need to curb my temper a bit more. I think I know why I've been frusterated as of late, though I won't share it here... not at the moment anyhow. Oh, and I lost Laura's number already, which is bumming me out some. I'm so uninterested with typing right now, I may come back later.

Well, I finally got some of the money owed to me, picked up a couple of DVD's and ran into Laura (who I've thought of for some time) and we talked for a good half an hour. We exchanged mumbers and crap, so I'll see. Tomorrow I work both jobs again. Well, I have nothing much to say, so I suppose that's good... seeing I have nothing bad too say either.

This is mostly due to work. I only had three hours inbetween jobs last night, but I did alright. I am however in a irritable mood... pretty pissed off really. I got shorted at the pizza job, so I'm out that money at the moment... I getting the run around, and I can't pick up tips at Starbucks right now because of some safe issue... it's broken. So, the hundred or so dollars that I expected Monday, I do not have right now. I now have to wait for these people to get a hold of me about my money, which sucks. I suppose I have nothing else better to do. I'm too tired to sleep and to exhasted to do much else anyway.

Oh man! I worked all friggin' weekend and now I'm so tired and it'll only get worse. Anyhow, I'm chillin' at the moment. This weekend was uneventful as a result. Tomorrow the third season of Mr. Show comes out on DVD... I loved that show. I'm actually finding time to pick this up tomorrow. I have stuff I'd like to bring up, which I will later, but I just don't feel like doing it right now. The weather has been really agreeable and once I have free time again (not that I'm complaining) I'll go out and enjoy myself. I will bring up that I live in different types of worlds at the moment. The people who work at the GAP, at least the one I work at, are rather different than the people I work with at Starbucks... and they're all different from my friends who've worked at Borders. I really don't have time to do much of anything anyhow, so if I do anything, it's usually after 11 P.M., and only briefly which would be a result of having to get up at some ungodly hour in the morning. I have a girl in mind... two actually. One of them I should'nt be (can't explain here) and the other is one of the girls who I work with (which is bound to happen seeing I haven't the time to be anywhere else at the moment to meet girls) That's it for now... more later, I'll assure you.

We'll we're finally here,
and shit yeah it's cool.
Shouldn't it be...
Or something like that.

A few lyrics from a Guided By Voices song, though it fits somewhat. I've been busy and am now working on some new art, by request. I have a show coming up in October and have been hanging out with different people. This reminds me, that whole "hipster." thing I have been bringing up lately, there is a reason. After work I've been hanging out with some of my new co-workers, and they tend to like to hang out at the more fashionable type places...Low lit, lots of class, 12 dollar speciality drinks and tight black-dressed wait staff listening to what they were listening to in New York six months ago. I should point out that most of these people dress in Diesel more than Urban Outfitter clothing... maybe some Banana Republic as well. Basically, I describing this decades YUPPIES. Hanging out wearing fashionable 120 dollar jeans listening to the house DJ spinning beats that serve well for such environments. These people I'll never see at the GAP though surely at Starbucks on occasion. When they hear that I'm an "artist" they ask me if they can see my profolilo. My general reply is, "What the Hell?!?!" Apparently, people bring their profolilos with them at places like this... yes, I am serious. So, with that said. I'm an artist only by habit. I did enquire about why on earth I'd want to carry a profolio around with me to a bar where more than likely I have too much to drink and misplace it, the general response is... Why not? For most of the weekend, I'll be too preoccupid with work too even worry about hanging out with assholes... though I'm not finished by a long shot... I've only just begun.

Long title for a post, but It explains alot! I was talking to one of the "hip" girls who I work with at the GAP and explained to her that I shopped at the GAP long before I had worked there. She was surprised that I admitted that I shopped at the GAP, it being such a corparate place and all. I have nothing to hide, I see all sorts of people at all of those "hipster" bars wearing GAP clothing along with "retro" coats that seem to be massed produced by Urban Outfitters. Not that I have an issue with it, but there is a certain self loathing that I find a bit unsettling... or amusing, all at once. Also, I notice that on Thursday, things don't pick up around the bars until 9:30 or so. That's plenty of time to watch Friends with time to finish getting ready. Personally I like Friends, but lately the show has gotten a tad hard to follow... I'm always in class until 9:30 or so lately. Today I came downtown to pick up a bag of Fair Trade from work and to also make sure I come in on time... I don't need to repeat anymore mistakes. I may stop in to Borders to say hi to some friends, but I'm starting to distant myself from hanging out with all of them in a group... I can only handle listening to how bad it sucks to work there so often; I'm glad to not be there anymore. Well, I should get up and out. it's starting to warm up outside. Oh I should mention, if I hadn't... I hate the summer. I really did try to enjoy myself and have a good time, but alas... I fucking hate the Summer luckly Fall is not too far from now.

...I showed up an hour late to work yesterday... I wrote down the wrong time! Good thing I checked once more, I wouldn't have showed up tomorrow. They were cool with it, understanding at least... but I see that as my "Get Out Of Jail" card. So now I must never be late for as long as I live... or at least as long as I work at Starbucks. I also need to proof read thee ol' blog before I post... I see all sorts of errors. So, tomorrow I need to show up to work at four in the morning, which means I need to sleep rather early tonight. I worked at the GAP at six until ten this morning. Well, I'm going to get some rest than I'm going to go downtown to check when I work next... I'm to paranoid to not do it.

I'm so tired and I have to be up in four hours. I suppose I'll sleep soon - PEACE!

"Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons" - Woody Allen

I'm not going to say that I'm all that much a fan of Woody, but this quote is on target, seeing that I'm effected by money which sucks, but that's all part of being American. Food and clothing, aside from rent, are the only things I really need to worry about, not even clothing much. Mostly, any extra money I have to spend goes directly to fend off my vicces. As I see it, the three major vices for someone of my standing in the community (read: poor artist type) would be coffee, beer and cigarettes. I haven't drank much lately and I've smoked even less. I do drink plenty of coffee...for pretty much the whole weekend. I would say it was a dull weekend, but I've been working these crazy late shifts with no time for a breather. I did spend four hours at the downtown Stumptown Coffee House. It's rather pretencious, but the baristas are pretty nice for the most part. So here I am now, with various types of coffee are coursing typing this thing out. While I was reading Modern Drunkard magazine, it occured to me that I don't go out enough. Lalita and I did start making plans to do...stuff I guess, but that's not going to happen now... still, I need to go out more. It doesn't help that I'm so fucking broke at the moment. My GAP check was pretty small, but the Starbucks check should be worth something substantial. I'm looking forward to having money to spend again. I do like that I'll be getting a check ever week, once from the GAP and than Starbucks. I was able to talk some with my friend Chesney for a few minutes, who is on the same boat as I am. Once we can afford it, we'll go out for a drink or whatever. Tonight I work until eleven, so I'm taking it easy today... even though I have alot of shit to take of. Another thing, I'm going in for new glasses finally later this week, I can barely keep focus on anything at the moment. Which also leads me to believe that it may be more serious than my eyes. I may get checked for adult ADD...seriously, I can barely focus on the morning paper. I need to take care of some stuff right now, but I do have some stuff to take to bring up later.

3:30 A.M. Get up for work (Starbucks)
4:15 A.M. Leave for work (Starbucks)
4:50 A.M Showed up to work (Starbucks)
6:50 A.M. After sitting in front of a computer for two hours (POS Training) I left work for...uh, work.
7:20 A.M. Showed up to work (GAP)
10:20 A.M. After standing in front of a register for two hours (POS Training) I left work for...uh, work.
10:40 A.M. Showed up for more POS training (Starbucks)
11:30 A.M. Finshed looking at monitors for the moment, on more training
1:05 P.M. Left Work for...uh, work.
2:00 P.M. Rang people up for an hour (GAP)
3:00 P.M. Got my first check from the GAP... had a good cry.
4:00 P.M. Bought an Awesome shirt at Banana Republic (part of GAP Inc.) and than went home.

I will pick up more hours so I'm not too worried, but I will have to get use to all of these crazy hours. I'm sacking out now, seeing that I have to be at work at 5:00 A.M. tomorrow.

I have stuff to take care of... minor little things that I can take care of by way of phone, but still... I sitting down and resting for now. I've had a few couple of busy days and now I can chill out. I really don't have time to deal with any ladies at the moment and really need to focus on other shit that is less stressful. One of things I need to do today is, call in my hours. For some odd reason, I'm in the mood for grapefruit... I'm not sure why. I've having real issues with thinking today. I'm spelling words all screwy today (sure=shore) stuff like that. Get back with you all later.

So, it appears that after one night together (no sex... honest) Lalita has decided that she was maybe to into me... so she says. It's just as well, we wouldn't have went any where. She didn't like dogs, and I do plan on getting one eventually. She did have a lot of "issues" that I already knew about... now it seems hardly a concern. We did establish last night that we'd be exclusive... so I guess, I guess nothing right now. I just leave it at that.

Oh man... what in hell was I thinking today. I thought I had to be at work at Starbucks today (their training store on N.W. 21st and Lovejoy) They always recommed that you show up to your shift 30 minutes early as to make a drink for yourself and to check up on what's going on. Anyhow, When I got there, there was nobody there. This was a 11:30 A.M. So I went around to the actual store in front of the buliding and asked them if they knew of anything going on with the class... after dealing with their "tudes" I got one of them to check to see what the situation is with the whole "Coffee 101" thing. To my shock and horror, I come to realize that there is no class. Right away I thought to myself "Fuck! I have to be at the store down town...



On this map, you'll notice to your upper-left Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital. Now see that red star...that's where I had to be. After five or so minutes of trying to call work, all I got was a busy signal. Now here is something that not many of you know about me is... that I am never late. I'd go far as to say, I'm always too early. If ever on a rare occasion I am running late, than stay the holy fuck away from me. After I tried calling and still getting the fucking busy signal, I then haulled my sorry ass downtown, cutting traffic off and knocking down pedestrians along the way. I was freaking out at this point. I ran at least 8 or so stop lights. If any of you had ever seen that Kevin Bacon film Quicksilver, there's a lot of weaving in and out of traffic... I did that today and it was crazy. So after nine minutes, I made it... only to be approched by a cop. He came over to let me know that it was illegal to ride the bike on the sidewalk... much less the crowded stairs of Pioneer Square. While locking my bike I explained what had happened and didn't feel like losing my job. At first I was a total dick to the guy, than I apoligized to him... I have no problems with the pigs. So I rushed in only to find out that I didn't work today! Mind you, I was relieved but still... I did check before I left work today... I than thought... CRAP! I must work at the GAP then. This time I called and spoke with Clair (mgr). She told I wasn't suppose to work today either. So here I am at the schools computer lab downtown wondering, what was it I had to do today. Later I'm having dinner with Lalita, but I would have sworn that I had something important to do... This is going to bother me all day.

So... here I am with two jobs I like, dating a new girl who likes me as much as I like her, and living with a understanding roommate that's coll with me sliding on the rent until I get it together. I've stated before maybe that I live a charmed life... I believe it. I am happy, and for once I'm not waiting for the other foot to drop. I do fine being me lately, and I think if I tried to be anything but, I'd just faulter that much more. Today I got my free bag of Starbucks coffee. I chose the Ethiopian Roast... Yergacheffe



it's a good floral blend that I've had elsewhere... though I'm not sure how the Starbucks stuff is. All I know is, the Starbucks Sumatra is not as good as Stumptown or Peet's Sumatra. I'm too tired to continue, but I am having a good time with everything at the moment... I'm not quite ready to lose right now.

So, today was my last day at Pizza what-ever-the-fuck it's called. What's good about it was, I made good tips. With those tips, I picked up Supergrass' In It For The Money.



This album will rock your sorry asses! The title is fitting, seeing I'm working like a bastard for the next few weeks. At least it will keep me busy for awhile. I'm starting to meet new people as well. Spaking of which, my friends haven't been calling me as much (those from Borders) I was afarid that would happend now that I no longer work there. To be honest, I was invited to a get together, but had to work... so I'm not completely forgotten by my peeps! I however, will totally be too busy to chill with the homies for awhile... the mans is in my shit yo... okay, I really need to stop that. Tonight, I'm going to try to head on over to the Goodfoot (an awesome bar that caters to everyone) and enjoy some live music. Okay folks, whoever in the hell reads this thing... I'm out like yo mama on the Mad Dog!

I went ahead and quit the Pizza job, and I'm stickin with the GAP and Starbucks. I actually have a goal now... a reasonable goal at that. you can call it my "52 Year Plan" (Bottle Rocket reference)



This isn't all that great of a photo, but this is where I'll be working. Okay, it would appear that my computer is having some major issues. I'll just go ahead and post this and post more later.

This is a title a name of a Beck song. Though it is a beautiful morning so far. I have no jobs today, though I do have to stop by a few of them to take care of some job-shit. I went out breifly last night, and it was fine. Though I am waiting for Lalita to come back to see if anything will happen, I'm still not really sure if I need to get involved with anyone. Though I am starting to get bummed out about my woman situation... though as they say, "no woman, no cry." Hopefully, today will stay a beautiful day.

"You are only here for a short time." I reminded myself... a short time to take avantage of all of those savings! It was the last hour of the last day of the end of the summer sale, and there I was with two hundred dollars and not a thing in my hand. I've been in the fucking store for an hour already; even the plain clothes security gaurd was bored with me. I think half of that time was spent listening to the hip sounds of the day playing over thestores sound system. As good as the music sounded, I was start to feel the stress of shopping remorse. I saw a few awesome coats, but I had plenty of awesome coats. A familar Stereolab song was playing overhead when the third or so young lady came up and asked, "May I help you find anything." Slightly annoyed, because I was really getting into the song, I turned with a painted-on smile and said, "Just looking thanks." She gave me the same fored grin and reminded me about the great sale they had on pleated khakis. Short people look ridiculous in pleated anything. I'm 5'8", but still... Though it did remind me to look for pants. This fashoinable yet hip chain of clothing stores are know for their pants selection. Of course by time I approched the great wall of pants, nobody was around to help. I want ahead and looked on my own for pants. I usually like the pre-shrunk varitey. Have you ever tried to brake in a pair of New Jeans? It's a different type of hell altogether, let me tell you. I'll add more to this later.

...Okay. I've been slightly unfocused with this fourm. I'm going to try and keep light hearted about various topics, such as heartbrake and proverty. I do have some things to say, but I'm going to plan out what I say before I say it. Work at the GAP kind of sucked, seeing as we had to sit on a hard floor doing typical training excercises... boring bullshit like that. I still have crap to take of, so I must be leaving.

I really am in a good position right now. Of course, I should wait to blow my own horn. I still have a temper issue that came out yesterday. The GAP went well and the pizza place was hell, I almost tore into someone bigtime. I really do need to see someone about my temper. Today I go in for a couple of hours of training... than I get to relax a bit. Okay, more later maybe... I do need to change my house around bit, tired of how it looks.

Yesterday while I was at Meier & Frank, I noticed that they have there Halloween shit up already. I love the fall as much as the next dude, but it's only August 2nd... uh, 3rd. Well, I spoke with Lalita yesterday as well and it went rather good (I should have said well, but seeing I had just said well a moment before, it just looked weird) So, I have her number and she has mine, so we'll see how it goes from there... though she leaves for a week tomorrow, and I have to work all day today (I start my job at the GAP today) so not much will go on with us. I also ended up going to my roommate Nathaniel's show at Berbati's Pen last night and ran into some folks I knew. Again I spent more money than I should. Well, I'll have more to post a little later.

...At least that's what she told me her name is. I probably misspelled the shit out of that name. Well, I work next store to her and lately we've been talking. Yesterday we spoke for a good hour. It was nice. I'm running late, get back with you all later.

So, here it is on a Friday morning. I think I'm getting my insomnia back. In the summertime (every summer for the past decade or so) I always tend to wake up around 1:30 a.m. and am struck by a loneliness that I cn't tend to shake. I do have other issues as well. Maybe I should leave town for awhile, though there is no way in hell I can go anywhere, with the new job thing and all. during the day I'm fine, it only effects me at night. Anyhow, I work tonight which leaves all day open to do pretty much anything. I may work out for a couple of hours and go for a long bike ride. I have a few things I should be doing, but who knows if I'll get to them. Crap! I don't get paid until the eighth. I start the GAP this Sunday and Starbucks this coming Wenesday. So I am busy with that at least.