we’re all crazy around here

I hit the wall yesterday. I’ve seen the wall since I closed up my office for the last time. It was out there but I did a good (not great) job of trying to keep it far off in the distance. It got closer and I tried to veer. I tried so hard. But yesterday, […]

feeling normal

Today almost felt normal. We headed out to pick up a beer order at one of our favorite breweries after fighting for a few, much needed groceries. Mind you, this is curbside pick up I’m referring to and only Rocky interacted with the dedicated brewery employee keeping the Portland area lubricated. I sat in the […]

emerging

Spring was never my favorite time of year. Growing up where I grew up, spring meant tornadoes, mosquitoes, and the impeding doom of summer weather that was quickly approaching. However, either I’m getting older and wiser or I live in a tornado free, low mosquito, mild summer world in Oregon, but spring is one of […]

upswing

It’s interesting. This roller coaster of emotions we’re all experiencing right now. I’m not speaking only to the ones resulting from my layoff. I think we’re all in the middle of something strange. Don’t argue, if you don’t agree you aren’t paying attention! I’ve been fairly upbeat since lunch yesterday. Perhaps it was the deli […]

come tomorrow

What fixes this mess we’re in? Millions of our neighbors are out of jobs with more and more adding to that list each day. All of our favorite places are shut down and the familiar faces that worked behind their counters lost to a layoff – maybe they will be back, maybe they will move […]

just beyond the horizon

The search started today. Well, technically, I found two jobs that made my “Hmmm, that would be interesting” list yesterday but let’s say today is the day I officially started looking. I’ve scanned the obvious places. Industry websites, search companies that partner with said industry, and websites loosely tied to the industry. I’ve uploaded my […]

now what?

Yesterday Rocky recommended to me that I come here and write. It might be cathartic. It would give me a place to drop some feelings. Perhaps it will help me work through some things and sort stuff out. It’s helped before. See, I was laid off on Friday. Like so many, I work in an […]

So Many Possibilities

What is it about a new year that cleans off your list of things to do and allows you to start fresh? Last year’s failed goals and resolutions are a thing of the past and this year’s goals are set with such anticipation. It’s a refreshing time, that’s for sure. Over the past two weeks […]

thanks, that was fun.

It was somewhere around 10:30pm last Friday evening. Rocky and I descended the steps from our balcony seats and exited the theater doors right onto the sidewalk of a somewhat deserted city street. Both of us still damp from what might have been the hottest indoor concert I’ve attended, slightly chilled with the hint of […]

season of concerts or how I rediscovered my destiny

I titled this post and saved it as a draft in January and today I find myself going back to it. As relevant last winter as it is today. August kicks of a 2 month span of live events – mostly concerts – that leave me questioning if I felt youthful and well rested when […]