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I have no idea how I could even begin to post on everything that's happened since I last posted at all. So I'm not going to try, save to say that I've been through way too many temp jobs to be sane anymore. (Not that I was ever particularly sane to begin with, admittedly.)

* There has been a lot of costume-making, and there have been even more attempts to break into real work backstage. Recently it looks like that dream is farther away than ever. I'm slowly giving up and looking into whatever desk job is willing to pay me to sit there and type. I just can't keep up with these month-long unemployments, especially if I'm going to finally get my own apartment.

* There have been a lot of amazing parties and a lot of amazing new people. Basically, thanks to F and L, I'm working my way through being introduced to every Burlesque artist in NYC. And they're wonderful people.

* The apartment thing is sort of going forward, though not at the pace I'd like it to be. It was my hope I'd be closed on the place last week. Now I might not be until December. Moving during the holidays - blah.

* Uh, I don't think I have friends on LJ anymore, because I died and everybody jumped ship to other blog types. But if I do have friends on LJ, consider this your Christmas Card post? PM me your address if you'd like me to send you one. I'd be happy to.

STILL have not heard back from my follow up to Dear Old Company regarding my last pay check. Last time I checked my bank account status there was still no deposit of said pay check. I'm emailing Kazuyoshi directly this time, and then I swear if I have to get a lawyer I will. Not over my vacation, but it will happen, and they will pay me my dues. Bitches. >:(

IN other news, vacation is so damn close I can taste it. ONE WEEK. Then I don't have to think about Mood and their psychotic owners or at least another week and a half - just about applying for new positions since I won't have to worry about my internship. Current plans are three days in Bath, seeing capncosmo for the first time in waaaaaaay too long, then two in York so I can be at York Minster for Midnight Mass, and finally 4 in Edinburg - where I did not get to spend nearly enough time the last time I was in the area. I fully intend to do nothing more than drink tea and take pictures. That will be the best damn change of pace ever.

FINALLY: I never put up a Christmas card post. Er. L-LOL? SO. I'm going to use last years' post for my Christmas card list. If you DON'T want to get one, this is your time to tell me to cease and desist. I promise not to be offended. I imagine it's weird getting mail from somebody you don't want to hear from. 8D (If you want one and don't mind it being late, you can also leave your info here - I enjoy sending these things. Comments will be screened.)

I feel like I very seriously do not know where time has gone. In fact, the last date I can feel certain of passing is September 14th - and for no particular reason except that H. at my intern said 'IS IT SERIOUSLY SEPTEMBER 14TH?!' at one point. And I kind of remember September 30th because we had a Mood staff meeting that made me get up an hour early. After that, it's all a long, long blur of what I shall assume was routine life. I assume this as nothing really sticks out.

There was talk of a date but it didn't happen and I don't actually remember when it was supposed to be.

Nothing of real significance has passed at Mood. As of last week I'm part time there and my pay check is a little more suck than it used to be. I'm also still nowhere near reaching this quota thing that is supposed to give me a whole extra $100 - if that - yet I am told just about every day I walk in that I help the most people out of ANYONE IN THE STORE. Maybe this is just me, but I think it should tell them that maybe my quota needs to be a fuck-ton lower if I am helping the most people in the store and still at only 12% instead of 20% or whatever it is.

This weekend is the point from which I will be basing my next point of reference. An old college friend came up late on Thursday night and stayed until Saturday evening. Friday I worked, but following work we went to Swing 46. Swing 46 is a delightful jazz and supper club and I'm sad I didn't know about it earlier. They have live bands, good food, and little free mini-lessons before the live music starts. G. and I danced until 12:00. We also talked with the one of the mini-lesson instructors and I got myself a 10% discount card for dance lessons at a studio not so far from Mood.

We also got a private lesson on Saturday. The lesson was from 1:00 to 2:00 and was mostly in '30s style Charleston. After that G. and I went up on the High Line. The High Line is a second of old above-ground railroad that has long been abandoned. It's all the way over on the west side and currently runs from 30th street to Washington street. They're trying to buy the rail all the way to where it ends on 34th, but it remains to be seen if they will be able to. Basically they've done a VERY careful job of creating a series of gardens to make it appear that nature has taken over the abandoned tracks. There are also tiny lawns for people to sit on and a flat area of flowing water that can be walked it. It's pretty amazing.

And tonight I was invited to the dress rehearsal of Chinglish, a new comedy which is going into previews on Tuesday. It's AWESOME. The premise is that a western businessman tries to get himself into business in China and has no idea what he's doing. He also can't speak Chinese and so has to rely on interpreters - who don't always know English. The play is, in fact, half in Chinese with super-titles are projected onto various parts of the set. The set employs furniture on moving tracks and two carousels spinning around the stage-left and right pieces to create four entirely different places. I loved it.

I also finished making a couple of birthday presents today. Here's hoping they fit the intended birthday boys. I will post pictures of them after the party this coming Saturday.

Oh! And other thing of non-importance. In what is probably far-too-early anticipatory preparation for maybe possibly moving out sometime in the next half-year, I have a new dresser. It's sitting out in our apartment entrance and is awesome. However, we still don't know if the renovations of the apartment we're looking at have started - or if they even have the permit yet.

I appear to have joined the post-a-month club. I haven't posted in so long that the change to the entry-writing box are brand new to me. (Assuming they are not, in fact, brand new.)

Any rate, not much is new.

Still working two jobs (really one job and one internship). Am actually giving up a day at Mood to spend two days at the internship, and I am super excited to do so. Mood... is not a good place to work for. They're in the middle of trying to change how they operate and they're not very quick on the uptake when the new things aren't working all that great. The hours are long, the customers are, well, customers, they're trying to completely control all our owed break time, and the bosses are VERY good at noticing when every little thing isn't perfect. It doesn't pay nearly enough; my weekly check basically goes straight into food for the next week and transportation. I'm looking for new work but given the internship I have to find some kind of part time or stay where I am. It's not looking too good either way.

I am trying to get some sewing done but I hardly have time for that any more. Still, a couple pairs of shorts are in the works (one for every day use and one for a costume), and I've been fiddling with bow ties. They're at once hard and not-so-hard to make.

Postseason baseball has started, and that's always exciting. It would be awesome if we could get a game that wasn't rained on, or rained out, though.

The truly new news: I may be moving into an apartment of my own within the next few months. This is exciting. It's literally one block over from where I live now - 26th and 2nd. It's a railroad-style that they're renovating into a two-bedroom and it's surprisingly big. The room I'm claiming for mine has a non-working fireplace with exposed brick and a marble mantel. Now I just need a roommate to take care of half the rent.

Let the Come On Irene jokes begin.

The MTA has completely shut down. There are lines around the block near all hardware stores and supermarkets. People have battened down the hatches with twenty years worth of canned foods and soda bottles - because soda will totally save you in an emergency - for the WHOLE TWO DAYS that we're expected to be under a state of emergency.

Not to say that my house has been left entirely unprepared. We've got our bathtub full of water on the chance that we lose power and can't flush the toilet, and we've got candles and a flash light and everything that needs charging is being charged. Eventually we're supposed to lose power but I'm not sure when that's set for.

In the meantime?

TEA. TEA AND BOOKS, DAMNIT, AND LATER SEVERAL GLASSES OF WINE.

That's how you weather a hurricane, let nobody tell you otherwise.

( Also: Pictures from last week's Jazz Age Lawn Party (part two) are under this. )

Last night I attended an epic party of Roman proportions. I got home at a quarter to 3 and didn't actually get to sleep until 4.

Sometimes my life is glorious.

Today was meant to be a day of refined exercise and gaming, playing croquet in Prospect Park. We were sadly rained out, but all present retreated to the Theo's and L's  apartment for booze lunch and damn good company. Now I'm lounging around in my underware (minus corset because that isn't finished). See?

  

LOL I r so Victorian.

 

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Today I took the Foreign Service Office Test. I think I came out relatively unscathed - although the essay I wrote was cheesy to the point of OMGWTFLOLarious. No, really. I had to stop myself from laughing as I wrote it. Hopefully it doesn't do the same to whoever it is that grades these things. orz

Not at all related to my previous TV post.

I have a new, pretty, flowery layout. Just in time for summer. It is far more exciting than it should be.

You know. I haven't found a job. I just got all my stuff back from Japan and just got my room looking remotely organized. I have to send the other half of the stuff to capncosmo. I just bought (literally an hour ago) really cute rain boots I haven't had a chance to wear yet. I just bought a pair of oxfords I've only worn twice. I have a picnic basket that needs refinishing so I can take it out and use it. Gokaiger and OOO are still airing and I haven't watched Boukenger yet. My uncle is coming in on Wednesday and we were supposed to visit my dad on the 27th. I haven't gotten to Alice's. I just found a dance that I can do damn well and love. My Italian class was supposed to start on the 31st and I'm supposed to take the FSOT on June 10th.






COULDN'T THE END OF THE WORLD HAVE WAITED FOR A MORE CONVENIENT TIME? JEEZ.