stomp stomp stomp...

@ work with belle belle...she's looking out the window at some guy in a truck as if it's the most interesting thing she's ever seen. i like her.

i am so happy today, i finally found housing that's super close to work and it's a huge weight off my back. i heard a lot of stuff yesterday about a particular roommate (in my current housing situation) that doesn't like me because i walk loudly throughout the house. and when i call belle to come in from outside, it's loud. please note that her complaints range from morning, afternoon, evening to night. one time she came upstairs at 6pm and complained that we were stomping on the floor in the kitchen. first of all, it's 6pm. second of all, we werent stomping, we were walking like normal human beings. one should not expect their roommates to read their mind and assume they are sleeping at such an hour. melanie and i had quite a laugh over that one. it's true, i've always been a loud walker. but really, living with other people means that you need to adjust and learn new ways of handling situations. for example, sleeping with earplugs. or turning on a fan or music. or, nicely saying "could you try to walk a little more quietly?" for a while there, i thought that i was incapable of living with other people because she made me feel so uncomfortable but then mel reminded me that i have lived with others in many situationss very successfully. it's true, i guess this situation just wasn't ideal. this person has a lot of other issues that i feel i shouldn't dislose in my blog (like not even paying rent...) or even worry about so i think i will stop here.

better news, my dad got a job! isn't that fab? it's been a while since he's been making any money so i am thrilled for him and for my family as a whole. i hope that i can see my family sometime soon. i hate being 3,000 miles away from them! they're selling the house so maybe they will move out to CA! :) doubtful but i can hope! it's kinda weird not having my family out here and having to create one of my own...right now it's just me and belle. it's nice, learning to support myself more than just financially. i guess friends can be the family you make for youself as well.

well...more later.

in the astral plane...

i am feeling pretty lonely lately but am trying my hardest to feel comfortable alone. i have so many great people in my life yet i find myself missing someone. i am hesitant to write about it because it's so personal...but what i'll say is that i saw you in my dreams last night and i am hoping that you saw me too.

do you ever wonder if in dreams we are actually connecting with people? i was talking w/ my roommate about this tonight and it's amazing to think that it's possible. he believes that when you see someone you know in your dreams, you are saying hi to them and it doesn't matter whether or not they remember...he says that he keeps in contact with a lot of his friends in the astral plane rather than in real life because they either live far away or they are no longer playing a big part in his day to day life. i think that's pretty cool!

on a more positive note, went to the park today with the doggies and watched them frollick around....worked out at the gym and took a sauna which was soooo lovely. spent the day with just myself and the dogs, it was nice to take some personal timme. speaking of personal time i am searching for my own studio apartment so that i can have my own space....that would be sooo wonderful to have my own space to decorate how i want, to keep clean or messy if i want....etc. i am getting so frustrated searching but i need to learn to be patient. i am a person that definitely wants/needs instant gratification and that's not a good thing. i am working on that.

good for my soul

i've decided to start blogging on here because it has cool backrounds! (unlike facebook).

so i'm @ work and it's dead....thought i'd write a bit about my current life. i love my job. i get to be at the gym all the time, meet really cool people, teach kids how to climb/slackline and work kids birthday parties. i love my friends & my new hobbies. i've fallen in love w/ slacklining! in july i am going to try and walk the lost arrow spire highline in yosemite. damian is going to rig it for me and some friends will be joining as well. i am so thrilled! i went to yosemite this past weekend for the first time since i was 12 and it was mesmorizing. i was only able to stay for a day and a half and i wanted to stay so badly! hopefully i'll get a chance to go back before the spire trip. and maybe then i'll be able to bring belle (my dog) with me. i had to leave her here last time.

i recently heard from my dad that he has gotten a job offer which is FABULOUS news for our family. it's been a while since he's been making any money and it's a huge relief for my mom, my sister, and i. they will be selling the house which is really sad, i may not get to see it one last time before they pack up and leave....but i guess that the possibility of moving out here to california is an option for them, which is exciting! i'd love for my family to live close to me. i love new hampshire and all, but it'd be so nice not to have to go back there to see them...although all of my cousins/aunts/uncles live there....boo why can't we all just live in one reallllly cool place, like california?!

well that's all for now....

my vent session, please enjoy

so, for the past week people have felt the need to confront me with completely and uitterly ridiculous things.

for example: i park on the street in front of my house daily and the ONE time i park in front of this particular neighbors house, the ONE time i don't pull up completely to the border of where the spot ends and the driveway begins, i get a note on the car explaining to me that i am taking up two spots and need to think about leaving room for her when CLEARLY there are a plethera of parking spots available for her use. i mean, i would understand leaving a note for a repeat offender, but i know for a fact that i am not a selfish parker!

second example: i'm on my porch and the husband of this same neighbor decides to tell me that i need to start picking up dog poop in the shared backyard because it hinders their enjoyment of it...well, sir, if i had ever seen you in the backyard that is infested with weeds and grass up to your chest then i would consider picking up my dogs poop (that is so disturbing to you when you are IN YOUR HOUSE all the time).

third example: i'm walking around the kitchen (which is upstairs in the house) at 6pm. minutes later, a roommate comes upstairs and complains that she can hear every move i am making. well you know, since it's clearly dinner time and there is no way for me to know (unless maybe you had told me) that you are trying to sleep at such an hour, please do not expect me to walk on my tip toes around my own kitchen, thanks.

fourth (and best) example: i show up to look at a new place to live because my living situation is far less than ideal right now (for various un-mentioned reasons). i call the lady because i cant seem to find the house. she answers with "this is shale, how may i help you", gives me attitude about having another phone call and tells me she'll open the door and come out. she does. i am standing at the gate with my dog and she yells "you can't bring your dog in here!!" hmm...confused, i recall that we had had a phone conversation about having the dogs meet outside first, so i mention this to her. she raises her voice to me that i should go put my dog in the car...i'm freaked out that a stranger is yelling at me when she's supposed to be showing me a room to rent (you would think that people would be on their best behavior for such an event). so i say "well, i'm feeling a weird vibe from you so i am going to leave". her response is...prepare yourselves it's a good one..."well you're too fucking stupid to even find the place!!!"



CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!


as my roommate says "mercury is in retrograde"...apparently this is something to do with the stars and it causes people to act strangely and for things to go very wrong...i think i might be buying into this idea...

Yosemite May '09!

had such a fabulous weekend in Yosemite! i spent all day Sunday helping with a climbing/adventure film that comes out next year and got my first taste of what it's like to be filmed/what it's like for a film maker! it's amazing everything we went through just to get a few minutes of footage.

we spent so much time figuring out where to set up the slackline (the best lighting, best backround, best angles, etc) then ended up getting halfway through the rigging over a river and got shut down by a ranger who didn't know what he was talking about (technically we CAN rig slacklines over water, as long as they arent attached to any structures/machinery/build

ings). poor Jason waded up to his chest in freezing water to rig this thing and then it was for nothing! we decided to rig in a marshy field after that with the half dome in the backround at sunset which was beautiful but the mosquitoes we're horrendous!! i was in a sports bra for the filming and got absolutely eaten alive (see below) but it was worth the experience for sure. can't wait to see the film! i'm only going to be in about 10 seconds of it but still, that's so fun! i've never been filmed like that before!

i can't wait to go back to Yosemite in july for the Spire trip. if anyone is interested in coming, let me know. it's going to be "an epic"! mel and i heard this phrase in some movie and decided it's worth using :0)