it seems like i have been away a lot longer than five months, hanging up my "internet porn star" title for something a little more age appropriate like "significant other" and "friend" and "coworker."

though there has been a shift in management and responsibilities, i still work at the vintage store fulltime. i have some fun responsibilities, like changing the windows and creating signs, and those responsibilities look to be gateways to other fun projects, like maintaining the store's website and setting up our online store. and there have been some signs that, assuming i can keep impressing the owner, i will be a manager soon-ish. beyond a paycheck, i have also gained a solid group of friends through work. in general, this is one of the best things to have happened in my life.

i am still living with bear and our two cats in a small two bedroom apartment in texas. with some friends of his from his dallas days in bands, he has helped form the united snakes of america, a band i can't quite describe except to say that it is "manly-ish." they just released an e.p. and are beginning to play shows, one of which is the saturday in austin. there are rumblings of a summer tour, as a couple bands have offered them week spots here and there. and some punk driven labels have been sniffing around. though our relationship was initially built on encouraging each other to actually finish a degree program, i am encouraging him to follow whatever path will make him happiest and reminding him that happiness is occasionally bought with the sacrifice of certain luxuries. we'll see how this adventure goes.

it seems like i have been away a lot longer than five months, hanging up my "internet porn star" title for something a little more age appropriate like "significant other" and "friend" and "coworker."

though there has been a shift in management and responsibilities, i still work at the vintage store fulltime. i have some fun responsibilities, like changing the windows and creating signs, and those responsibilities look to be gateways to other fun projects, like maintaining the store's website and setting up our online store. and there have been some signs that, assuming i can keep impressing the owner, i will be a manager soon-ish. beyond a paycheck, i have also gained a solid group of friends through work. in general, this is one of the best things to have happened in my life.

i am still living with bear and our two cats in a small two bedroom apartment in texas. with some friends of his from his dallas days in bands, he has helped form the united snakes of america, a band i can't quite describe except to say that it is "manly-ish." they just released an e.p. and are beginning to play shows, one of which is the saturday in austin. there are rumblings of a summer tour, as a couple bands have offered them week spots here and there. and some punk driven labels have been sniffing around. though our relationship was initially built on encouraging each other to actually finish a degree program, i am encouraging him to follow whatever path will make him happiest and reminding him that happiness is occasionally bought with the sacrifice of certain luxuries. we'll see how this adventure goes.