Cheers,
Benjamin
finis.Hello all!
Let's see if I can make this update succinct yet informative, eh?
1) I've tested the food service waters as a waiter, and swum in money to my heart's content. Now, of course, I'm done selling my overall contentment and have returned to prepare food for a small family-owned caterer here in NW. They're interested in opening a day spa, so cross your fingers, my lovelies!
2) Kiri (the cat formerly known as kitten) and Orion (the contender for the belt) have finally begun to show signs of "playing well with others" as I recently awoke to find them sleeping near each other and sharing the foot of the bed. Good good news, I assure you.
3) Zoey and I are >this< much closer to landing in Spain for the foreseeable future, as a phone call to the Spanish Consulate may net us ESL positions on the Mediterranean coast.
4) We now have a gym membership and Zoey made me a pair of workout pants to commemorate the occasion. They're made from a rad Hellboy t-shirt and reconfirm my confidence in her sewing abilities. Oh, and she's halfway done with this incredible Hengyokai Kitsune (fox-shapechanger) costume, complete with awesome furry, red pajama pants... I cannot wait until she finishes the cartoon-eared hoodie to go with it!
5)We're waiting for the paperwork to go through on a quaint little house near 61st and Glisan, so there's that 'giant' step up in our lives, too ;) I am quite happy with the way things are turning out, and find myself more than interested in putting personal energy into our relationship these days. This, for those that know me less than others, is at the same time unusual and very very gooood.
All in all, I am happy. Simply and sincerely. I can feel my smile back to my ears and the breath in my ribs.
Life is good.
*dodges the jinxing karmic boomerang like a ninja*
pleased
army_kitten, and I am sorry for the tardiness, Julia)( Collapse )
pleasantly caffienated
so very.
The two of us (Benjamin and Becca) are searching for a wonderful roommate (read: responsible, creative, non-smoker, mid-20s to early 30s, please. non-gender specific.) to join our home here on N Alberta. Only a few minutes walk from nearly everything that Alberta, Killingsworth, Mississippi, Albina, etc. have to offer, we're at a certain comfortable distance from the main drag that even the traffic noise doesn't reach us. Well-kept and decorated (plan to add to that, as well), the house has great light and warm, spacious rooms with lush plants in many a corner and shelf that make it a great space to come home to and relax. With a programmable thermostat, we keep the heating bill quite affordable, as with the other utilities. Not only that, but it also sports a full-length covered porch, fenced back yard and washer & dryer in the basement, so how can one go wrong?
I am a chef at a local restaurant (formerly an elementary-school teacher, among other things), and Becca works for a non-profit program here in Portland. As far as our days off are concerned, we have quite the similar pastimes: mucking about outdoors, cinema and theater, hunting down new venues, boardgame-nights, home-cooked meals with friends and hosting the occasional small themed cocktail party, to name only a few. The house also comes equipped with two perfect cats (one middle-aged lady and the other girl barely out of kittendom), and thusly more cats or dogs are not really an option for us.
and...although they'd never know I'd nearly forgotten to mention them, I also have three good luck charms in the form of chinese goldfish that brighten a 30-gallon tank here.
Drop us a line to schedule a meetup, and we'll be sure to get back to you asap!
ps: more photos can be emailed, if requested...."
x-posted, of course ;)
please respond to this post if our losing touch has resulting in a(n?) FL deletion, and you are interested in being re-added...
Understand that I feel pretty creepy about this, but it apparently must be done.
Thanks all.
thanks dizzystarhouse ;)
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and hope that you find similar inspiration in your life!
"We burn the fat from our souls."
-Ernest Hemingway
