The cable has been out since Friday. The cable company is coming by tomorrow to try to fix it. As a result, we have watched every movie we own a couple of times over.
 I was cruising the chicago reader help wanted ads. So I noticed that the god awful company I worked for (when I was a project analyst) is hiring again. This time though, it's for the job  of the person who was the bane of my existence had. Yes, the psycho obsessive chick who made my life hell, harrassed me constantly, was rude and vindictive, and that I overheard making fun of me over something really asinine...her job has been downsized. Yup, though I was the first to basically get hassled until I wanted to quit and then they turned my job into a part time/ no benefits position. (Actually, the receptionist was the first to get that. She only worked part time and the owner fired her, by his own admission, to give himself a higher salary. ) It gave me a sense of vindication. It's good to see that bit of karmic justice.
 We're going to New Orleans in a couple of days. I'm in a rut. It's that pre-leaving thing. I really don't feel like doing a whole hell of a lot.It's that whole sense of stasis that comes from not having much to invest in my now, but I can't get started on my future plans.
 I've been working on the screenplay. Maria is really developing. I had a vivid dream about the kind of animation I would use for it. I'm thinking a sort of 3-d claymation effect would be good.
 I am so excited about school I have already picked out what classes I want:
 Art 101, a basic design drawing course
 Art 103 Drawing and composition 1
 Art 107 Graphic Design Seminar
 Art 132 Introduction to Photography
 Art 160 Into to Electronic Publishing,
Photography should be fun, though I'm going to make rob get over his camera shy tendencies, at least for the duration of the class. I don't have enough pictures of him.
 I talked to my Dad tonight. Neither one of us had a lot to say. He was tired and I'm just sort of in this state where the future and the past consume my thoughts. We're going to hang out with my dad in Italy. Emily might go, too. That would be nice, she is my half sister and I don't know her well enough.
 My back hurts, Im gonna go unwind...

 february        pontifications