Be Positive. Be Positive.

Really trying to. This is a big uphill battle and there seems to be no easing out there in the job market. We are afraid of what we do not know, and there are so many questions marks right now.

But, if you think positive, you will receive positive. So let's think positive.

Wrong Address

I was very excited last night to have my first theatre experience in San Diego, a production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. I had low expectations, especially when Galicia, the box office receptionist told me there was plenty of parking in the strip mall where the theatre was located. Well I guess I should have asked her for the exact address as well, because when I went to the address I had there was no strip mall. And there was no crucible. Instead I found myself at the home of the Diversionary Theatre, the home of one of the nation's oldest LGBT theatre companies. The play was Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins, the poster (not the one in the pic, the one in the link), was certainly suggestive. Figuring I was still in the right place, and that they had a black box theatre, I climbed the stairs in search of a mass hysteria parable. No such luck, instead, it was the story of an awkward young boy's discovery and acceptance of his homosexuality.

But I have to say, it was a really enjoyable play. The lead kid drove me up a wall but there was a really engaging supporting cast and some good messages within the drama. So there you have it, my first San Diego theatre experience.

Veteran's Day

A salute and thank you to all veterans past and present.

Beautiful Day, Lovely Song

Had a nice run down on the Bay this morning. It is a truly beautiful day, blue skies, bright sun, about 64 degrees.

This song popped into my head as I ran so I wanted to share it, unfortunately no embed code, so you have to go to the link.

Robert Palmer/Hugh Marsh, "Sempre Nel Mio Cuore."

Processing, Processing...

Despite the fact that I had a scheduled $500 deposit today, I still had the awesome experience of getting to the register and having my transaction denied. There I was at CVS, which previously was empty, but somehow during my intended transaction the population grew exponentially, all in line right behind me. Transaction denied. Another form of payment? Fuck that, I wanted to know the story. Though I had over $350 available yesterday, and spent about $130 on my errands, the cable company did an automatic debit 5 days early. And, of course, the scheduled deposit was not made. Meanwhile, we're being paid in arrears for the new job so I should get the subsidy from the first two weeks on Thursday. Unfortunately, today is Monday.

But here's the funny part. So, in anticipation of needing some extra cash, I went into Wells Fargo to cash my check from the catering company for that job back in September. The check was dated October 4th, and was drawn on Wells Fargo. It was for $68 dollars and twenty seven cents. Should be a simple transaction yes? I was having a nice discussion with the teller who was asking me about where I had lived and such, but then I noticed a look of confusion creep across his face around the time he's normally supposed to opening the drawer and pulling out my cash. Instead, he went to get his supervisor. The catering company didn't have a covering balance in the account. They didn't have $68.27 in the fucking account! Are you serious?! Fortunately, the teller and his supervisor were incredibly cool. I made a joke about how I understood because it was such a large check, they laughed and went ahead and processed it. So I have my 68 bucks, in addition to my other cash. Tomorrow my deposit should appear. In two days, my paychecks should appear. I can't wait until I am rich enough to never have to worry about this crap ever again.

On the short ride home, the rock station was playing Johnny Cash. I felt like the man in black was offering his support from out there in the ether. America still is a wonderful country.

In case you were wondering, before Johnny Cash the radio station played a song by Spoon, and they followed up Johnny with "Judith" by A Perfect Circle, a personal favorite.

Stay Classy

When I woke up one Friday morning in winter 2004 and put on Anchorman, I didn't expect much. I then proceeded to laugh my ass off at a movie that would serve as a touchstone for hilarity forever afterward. Of course, the Red Sox had already achieved the previously impossible by winning the World Series, and life for all Sox fans had changed for the infinitely better. No wonder I was in a good mood. Still, I had no clue one day I would pick up and move to that fabled place, which by then I had already visited.

Tonight, TBS' West Coast programming featured Anchorman, and I found myself a bit tickled to be sitting here, in San Diego, thinking back at how you never really know what's coming. Life sure is full of twists and turns.

P.S. When you next watch Anchorman you'll notice that Danny Trejo is the bartender at Rocky's, however the Rocky's in the movie is fictional, not the haven located across the street from my apartment.

Daylight Savings

Not a fan. It was dark before five. The extra hour of sleep is cool, but I'd gladly trade that in exchange for three months of longer days. The sky was lovely tonight. But it was only 4:45 when I took this picture.

Oh well, each day we get closer to Spring.