updates long overdue

I know, I know. It's been AGES since I last posted. Never mind that my being back stopped being true almost immediately...which is why I won't make any promises about sticking around this time.

So what have I been up to for the past year? Well, if you haven't already guessed it, I finally managed to escape from the clutches of Boss and launched myself into...the black abyss of unemployment. Luckily, that state was only temporary, but so was the arrangement that landed me in San Diego for six months. It's okay though, because, although short-lived, it meant I got to be closer to J and had the chance to move towards a career change.

Now I'm back in LA as a full-time student (once again) and in the clutches of another potentially crazy employer (once again), to hear the way my new coworkers tell it. At least that'll guarantee a constant stream of blogging material, eh? And just to keep adding to the parallelism, J is moving to DC for law school in less than two months. Fuck me, right?

But seriously, aside from some hiccups, life's been pretty swell. I've learned so much in the time I spent away from home, and I'm grateful for all the wonderful people I've met and enriching experiences I've had since then. On that note, I leave you with my feel-good song from the past few days:

"The Queen" by Lady Gaga

i'm baaack

I wish I had a compelling reason for the lack of updates, but I don't. A stubborn case of the winter doldrums just had me really down for a while, and no amount of food or holiday cheer could bring me out of it. But now that it's still bright outside by the time I get off work and the second season of Game of Thrones is in full swing and J IS BACK IN THE COUNTRY, I find that there isn't much to be down about these days. However...

I am still as much of a doormat as I was three months ago. Yes, I'm STILL toiling away at the same job, but in my defense, the quality of the work environment has shown a marked improvement since I turned in my resignation. At one point, Boss's behavior was even bordering on saccharine. I remain skeptical about the sincerity behind this treatment, but it seems like Boss may finally be catching on to the fact that people value their eardrums and tend to harbor less resentment when things are asked and not demanded of them.

Though progress is being made on that front, we haven't had much luck in finding a replacement for me. We have interviewed some candidates for my position, but it seems the forces are working against Boss (or me?) as none of them have accepted the job despite it being offered to each and every one of them. They must've sensed that something was amiss. I think most people would when a prospective employer's loquaciousness drags out a first interview for four grueling hours. (For the record, I had the (mis)fortune of interviewing with someone else when I was hired.)

So when will I ever leave this accursed position, you ask? Well, I'm aiming to leave by the end of May. Seriously this time. After all, the velvety beaches of San Diego await me for Memorial Day weekend...

withdrawal

November has been one hectic month.

Having to work 11-hour days wasn't the worst thing I've ever had to do, except that made it really hard to get packed up in time for a red-eye flight across the world to see J. I managed (no thanks to Boss who kept me 2.5 hours past the time I meant to leave on the day of my flight).

Anyway, do I even have to tell you the trip was amazing? For nine fleetingly blissful days, our regimen consisted almost entirely of copious amounts of eating, shopping, sexing, and gaming. Then it was time for me to come back to LA, just when I had finally gotten over my jet lag.

Damn it, this is so hard.

southern sun, part 1

I'm going to see J in less than three weeks! So excited!

Okay, so the weather in LA has been really erratic. A couple weekends ago, we had some gorgeous sunsets and I managed to snap a few shots one day, before the colors faded into darkness.

Afterwards, a storm rolled in and wrapped us in wintery (for SoCal) 50-degree temperatures before jerking us into a 90-degree heatwave a few days later. Whiplash, anyone?

happy valentine's day

Imagine my surprise when a nice delivery man brought these to me while I was at work:

...even when he's so far away.

Thank you, J, for brightening up my day. Or my life, whichever .