The Fourth Month
Tomorrow will be my four month anniversary of the Great Escape from Georgia 2009.
I’ve been pushed a little harder to move out. I’m considering this place that a friend of a friend knows about…no lease, no security deposit, month to month kinda deal.
It snowed a foot and half (32 hours non-stop) last week. The next day, it was 70 degrees. It’s pretty much all melted now. Extreeeemmme! It’s about 60 in the afternoons, 30 or so at night. The snow was absolutely beautiful. And it’s so quiet when it’s snowing. Dead quiet.
I’ve been drawing some things again. I’ve met some people who are drawers and painters who have reminded me what it’s like to just do it. And I’ve got a lot of free time in the evenings. It feels nice.
Halloween was spooky. Jacob took me to a friend’s party. He played a set which sounded like wind through a tunnel and some clanky stuff - pretty fitting for Halloween. And the guys who lived in the house played a set too. Fun stuff. It was below 30 or something, really cold, but no one seemed to mind because there was a ton of liquor being passed around. The best costume I saw were the McPoyle brothers, from It’s Always Sunny. We ended up sleeping on an orange velvet couch under 6 blankets.
Last week, I went to an interview I had scheduled through craigslist in Denver and it felt like a set from a horror movie. Once I got back to Fort Collins, I looked up the company, which claimed to be a marketing firm. Turns out the guy is scam artist - there are tons of reports and reviews on these people. I reported them to the BBB and learned to be more discerning with craigslist - the hard way. At least I’m not dead.
I miss home every day (you guys!) and can’t wait to be back for Thanksgiving. I will probably spend the night in Atlanta with Jenn and then drive to Athens and spend a night there. I will be crashing everyone’s couch!
I miss buying records, books and magazines. To stay entertained, I’ve been watching too many horror movies and reading too much Faulkner for it to be 2 days AFTER Halloween.
Lastly, I have an interview with the admissions office at Colorado State this week. It’s full-time and way more money than I could ask for, which is a lot, because I like money.




