Today had been a tough one, with intermingling feelings of boredom and the need to adventure.  The road ahead would be bright and shiny; a coastal breezy drive that would lead him straight to the door he had inquired about.  The problem now was merely how to acquire a car.  This wasn't so much a problem as it was an inconvenience: he had multiple cars at his disposal, he had only to touch a number on his phone to be connected with someone who had every connection. 

The underlying fear, of course, was what would happen after that car was acquired.  He would need to look his best  to ensure a successful business meeting, so a stop to the salon was in order.  A new salon, "Magnus",  had recently opened nearby his home, and seemed to cater to every need he would have:  manicure, haircut, shave, even laser whitening for those last-minute touchups.  He looked down at his hands and thought of the last time he had cared to have a manicure.  He meant to go at least monthly, but sometimes life got in the way of those sorts of comforts.  His looks definitely weren't slacking, and he was one of those types who seemed to always be professionally groomed by default..  Just over six feet tall, his features (cleft chin, deep brown eyes, long lashes, chiseled cheekbones) could definitely be considered striking.  The stubble of skipping a day of shaving was not abrasive, but definitely noticeable.  He thought of perhaps leaving it intact and cleaning up the edges, but he remembered she always liked him clean-shaven. 

He started.  Hands on the sink, he eyed his reflection in the marble-framed mirror.

What on earth did her past opinions have to do with his appearance now?

I have decided, if I qualify for enough free money (i.e. grants), I'm going back to school. Hooray for having recruiter friends. www.platt.edu, probably to snag a Bachelor's in Graphic Design. I thought about New Media or something like that, but after careful thought... I just don't have the desire to do that as much anymore. I take my portfolio in for review tomorrow, as well as to fill out some general paperwork to see if I qualify.

I miss being in school, did you all know that? It makes me feel better to have Something To Do, especially when those Things have a goal. Especially art-style projects. I miss PTI's graphic courses, and wonder now if I should have stuck with those. We had some fabulous instructors, one of whom I'm still slightly in touch with and need to drop a "hello-there" email to. For anybody reading that remembers those days, what can I say - Bove` was the man... not to mention a ridiculously talented artist and silversmith. I can only hope that sort of quality will be available in Platt instructors, but I have a feeling I'm shooting for the moon there.
 
I would talk about other instructors from my past, some of whom I still have an odd sort of friendship with, but that's for another post altogether.

Ah, enough sentimality ... it will be all good as long as I'm not in deb-it for the rest of my liz-ife. Since buying a townhouse or condo is still very much the favored option, unfortunately the debt issue will probably be the case. But let's hope not.

It's somehow already Thursday, by the way. Since I'm writing this a few hours before sleep, it'll be counted as basically the beginning of Thursday. I've managed to make it through the week and my first day on the phones. Monday night something evil happened to my stomach, causing a mere two hours of sleep, causing me to call off on Tuesday. Of course I slept most of the day but managed to be bored out of my mind when I was awake. Anyway, this weekend promises to be yet another busy one, though the actual details are as yet unknown.

In the meantime I should be working on P'xz!llA, but... there are other things to be done. Like sleep, or work on tattoo ideas for J, or gain faction, or promote, or do photography, or update my portfolio, or clean, or practice my choregraphy and basic moves, or work. In regards to classes, I think I've decided to take the month off and save funds... next week will be 3 of 6, and at this point it's just cheaper. When classes this month first started I'd just been let go from Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, so the bill for that wasn't going to get paid on friendship alone. I've been also wanting to take classes from Sabrina for several reasons... the broadening dance experience, the workout, and of course ...Sabrina teaching. Hehehe. All my classes right now are on hold though until further notice (i.e. next month), which kind of makes me sad but that's the way it has to be. I need to sit down and organize myself. It would be nice to pick up the last week or two of classes but instead I could save money and also hit the gym right after work. We're looking at going to visit PA in late May / early June, so of course I need to be, you know, in shape. Muahahah!

The other thing about the gym is I'm hoping that daily excercise will fix my energy levels and make it so I don't get nauseous after eating two-point-eight bites of food. Woo, mood swings and random nausea for no apparent reason! If this is fun, I can't wait to see what happens if I ever decide to breed some chillunz.

My entries are getting a little bit more lengthy, which those of you not skimming over them might have noticed. I haven't had the creative bling to work on any fiction bits, but if I get up early enough there might be a few in the near future. I notice my best work is between 6 and 8 a.m., which are entertaining hours if you know me in real life.

For now though, I need to stop here. Someone online is talking about starting a new guild and we need to have a quick chat. Aw yeah.