Hi Hello

Just dropped the BF off at the airport (after meeting his ex-wife, which was weird. She was nice but it was awkward). He's going to NY for a week with his son. I made them matching pajama shorts when I was in Oregon, like I made for my brother and his son.

Having to re-take my courses from this past summer since I left town. Sewing class started on the 17th. I have to re-do everything exactly, so it's really boring right now.

My computer's hard-drive is dying. Luckily, it's covered under the manufacturer's warranty, so I'll just have to pay $300 for diagnostics/labor/data recovery, etc. But unfortunately, for me to get my free hard drive, I have to wait two weeks for them to mail it. So I'm without a computer for the next two or three weeks. I'm at the library now. I'm crossing my fingers that all of my data wasn't lost and they'll be able to recover it and move it to my new hard drive! I backed up all my documents, but I didn't back up all my photos, and there are no copies of most of those.

It's freaging hot. It was over 100 degrees earlier today. I was supposed to go to a housewarming party at 3 p.m., but I was sweating bullets (I know, gross... but my car's AC doesn't work) and my car's engine light was on. It had a hard time starting, so I was worried that I might get stranded, so I turned my car back around and headed home... basically, all a bunch of great excuses why I will not do anything productive or social with my Saturday. It will be a Blockbuster night! I swear I would never leave my house if I could get away with it, so don't think I'm too disappointed with these developments.

My time's almost up! And I'm sure my whining littany of complaints is wearing on your nerves! Ciao!!

BACK IN CALI

Sorry for the delay... I've been a busy woman, but moreso, a very lazy blogger.  Just arrived in Long Beach on Monday, and I had a lot to catch up on all this week.  Oregon was lots of fun, but I'm happy to be back in Cali, where I feel most at home.

Right now I'm helping two friends with their match.com accounts (one advising and revising her profile, and the other one I wrote her profile with her and will be writing or monitoring her correspondences).  I like to pretend that I'm an expert now that I just happened to get lucky (found a great guy).  It's all a numbers game, though, I suppose. One of my friends I'm helping has agreed to write guest posts about her dating adventures... going back to my blog roots! Her profile is done, but she hasn't signed up or uploaded her pictures yet, so I'm not sure when that will be, but it's around the bend.

Speaking of romance, my three month anniversary with the boyfriend (formerly known as Mr. Show Biz- feels too formal and cheesy to say now that we're an item) is coming up on Tuesday.  I have sewing class and he's pretty busy at work, so we're just going to celebrate this Friday.  If it were a one year, I'm sure we'd both rearrange our schedules, but three months is pretty small.  Notable, but small.

Last night the BF and I worked on one of my business ideas.  It's really starting to take shape, and it feels so shocking to actually move forward on something I never thought I would do.  It's exciting, but somehow it feels a little scary, too!  I don't really understand why it's scary to me. There's no financial risk and not too much work to do... it's just really happening and that blows my mind.  It's weird.  It's nice to know that he's not just a talker... he's backing up one of his promises he made to me awhile ago, and I appreciate that.

My beloved commercial agent left her agency for the East Coast.  She always had an open door policy with me, and I looked forward to returning to her this fall, but now that safety net is gone!  I could try to woo her old assistant... I think I made some money for him, too, but it's not as certain.   She and I had a special connection, and I genuinely loved her.  I feel like I'm starting over at square one!

Okay, there's a lot more going on, but I don't think anyone has the patience to read a book now.  I'll just post up little random things and pictures as I think about them.  Just wanted to  check in and say hello!  Hope everyone is enjoying their last days of summer : ) 

Checking In

All is well. My brother had his wedding this past weekend. It was a beautiful affair with no drama. Right now I'm visiting with my mom and dad (my other set of parents). Still in Oregon, but on the other side of the state. Just checking in... gotta run...