Attentively Attentive to all Things

It's a very good feeling to know what you want to do with your life, finally. Although, going about it will be interesting. My chosen course, book publishing/editing, will take me away from the area that I grew up in, and that does not bother me in the slightest. Smallish communities have their advantages, but the disadvantages outweigh in this case. I feel completely isolated out here. At times, I am thankful for the silence, but most of the time, I'm wishing I could do something that wouldn't take a 30 minute drive through the country before you arrive in the city. A city, that really isn't all the cultural or mainstream, no matter how much they'd like to think they are. Having 3 Starbucks doesn't cut it. Most all of the jobs I've seen so far are on the East coast, near New York, Chicago, or San Fransisco. It has to be a good enough opportunity for us to pick up our lives and move, but I am all for it. Sure, I'll miss family and friends, but i...

So I made the trek to Indy to see Jill this weekend, and do some Christmas shopping. I was introduced to the fashion mall, and Saks Fifth Avenue. Mmmmm Prada, Chanel, Louie....they were all there, just calling to me. I was a good girl, and didn't buy anything, but I take a serious look at the clearance shoe wrack full of Prada and Jimmy Choos. That even we went to see "A Christmas Carol" put on by the Indianapolis Reperatory Theater . It was excellent. I wondered how this would be staged, and it was brilliantly done with mimimal scenery, props and effects. (Although I still want to know if those were real candles!) The narrative fit right in with the dialogue, and they basically told the story along with acting it out. I can't really describe it, and I'm sure there is some sort of technical term, but I have no idea what it would be. I just know I enjoyed it immensely. One low part, the person that interviewed me for an office coordinator position was th...

Here's my first post in my new blog. Expect rants and long narratives in this blog, as it isn't known by everyone that knows me personally. I like that.