Today I helped sand, prime and paint one side of the Willamette Star. Tomorrow we’ll do the other side. It was fairly tedious, but the folks I was working with were nice. I have a lovely sunburn. I brought a long-sleeve coverall for the painting, so I didn’t think I’d need sunscreen. But if I […]
I worked for the first time in about a year for the Portland Spirit. I wasn’t on the Spirit itself, but on the Willamette Star, which is one of the small boats in the fleet. I was a waitress for an Eastern Orthodox wedding reception. It was a long, exhausting day in no small part
Let’s see. Yesterday I had a job interview that went well, although the employer’s life just imploded so she’s not sure when the job would start. If she hires me I’ll fill you in on the details. Today Rob and I started to go to the farmer’s market but my bike was making a funny
I got home around 10:30 p.m. I thought I wasn’t going to get here because as we were sitting on the tarmac to go to Cincinnati (the first leg of my trip) the pilot came over the speakers and said that the radar tower in Cincinnati had been struck by lightening and that we would
I offered to look after Peter and Marlene’s kids so that they could go out on a date. The kids were absolute angels for me and went to bed without fussing. Remarkable. I’m heading back to Portland tomorrow. Yay!
Sarah, Jodi, Sam and I hung around in Greenwich Village and the East Village for most of the afternoon. We took Sarah to Pizza in a real NYC pizza joint (recommended by a native) and then to have a canoli. Good fun. As I was heading back up to catch the train for Katonah, I
I went with Jodi, Sam, Sarah and Jonathan to a Independence Day party on a rooftop terrace on Broadway and Chambers, overlooking town hall. We were level with the fireworks. When they began it was really amazing, but quickly became comic. Because we were so far off the ground, we wound up getting all the
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The party at Peter and Marlene’s was a lot of fun. Sooooo much food. My cakes and cookies went over well. Afterwards I rode back into the City with Jodi and Sam. We’re going to hang out tomorrow and go to July 4th party on a rooftop. Should be fun.
The last two days I’ve been writing and baking. Well, actually the baking only happened today, but I made a Breton butter cake and a batch of Almond macaroons. Here are the first thirteen lines of the story I wrote today. It’s only 500 words, and I’d be happy to send anyone the rest if
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This time, I don’t think it was my travel karma, I think I got caught in someone else’s bad luck. As you might recall, yesterday I was taking the train to NYC to meet friends for dinner. It was sprinkling a little, so I took an umbrella as I left the house (at 5:00 p.m.)
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Yesterday, I turned my brain off and just relaxed. Peter and family are away in the Hamptons so I have their entire rambling 1905 Craftsman home to myself. It’s very peaceful. Today we’ve had thunderstorms, which I have missed. The first serious clap of thunder made me jump; I’d forgotten how loud it can be.
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I came to NYC for an audition today. It was a bit crazy. Imagine a room of thirty puppeteers, most of whom know each other, and then realize that there are only three parts available. So there was this curious mix of cameraderie and cut-throat craziness. They cut the group after about four hours, and
l arrived in NYC at 5:30 this morning. After travelling from JFK airport to Grand Central to the Linz Home in Katonah, I am about to fall asleep. I think I will.
This was an amazing experience. I wrote a story here, that I truly believe I would not have been able to write before the workshop. I hope that I retain even half of what I learned. The first two days we were in a lecture with about fifty other people. At the end of Day