--- J -Law wrote:
Bright spot. Kim is so sweet and kind. It's funny
because Vanessa, her partner (whom I adore, as well)
is sardonic/snarky.
Every once in a while Kim busts out with something Vanessa-esque, but
it's rare.
They really are funny together.
V. much looking fwd to Sunday.
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:37:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kim
To: J-Law
Subject: Re: Happy Little Friday!
Little Friday, I like that. I'm so glad you're
coming on Sunday. It will be good to see you.
I'm very nervous about the reading though. Bastille
Day festivities sound great. I'd definitely be up for
that.
See you Sunday!!!
Kim
Original message attached.
That's what they call Thursday in South American countries. Very
cool, I think.
Just wanted to say hi and tell you how much I am
looking forward to the reading on Sunday andseeing
you two.
Hope all is well - things are marginally less crazy here. One of my
bigger cases settled, which was a quite a relief, trial beginning on
July 7 (yep, I would have worked July 4 weekend!).
Which reminds me - never too early to make plans.
Was wondering if you ladies would like to take in
----
evilE wrote:
Sounds like Kim & Vanessa are a good match :)
Nice people are at a disadvantage in this rotten ol' world. Having
Vanessa in her life probably keeps Kim from getting hosed at every
turn :)
I had a truly LOVELY evening last night--it was
"Goddess Night" at Cafe Mundi. All sorts of
political, environmental, feminist, critter-rescue etc.
groups were there, and there was open mic poetry
(mercifully short) followed by Z Helene & crew bellydancing &
then a fairly loud punk-ish band. The festivities went
on until Midnight, but being a working wuss, I had to go home & go to
bed around 10.
My friend Stephanie came with her new friend Krystal. Krystal isn't
as facile with spoken language as Stephanie, but her sign language
was very expressive & I think I got her just fine. Had a
real...empathy-building moment: at one point, Stephanie, Krystal, and
another gal were all talking sign, and I was picking up just a tiny
bit of it but mostly being left out. Wow. It was not like they were
deliberately excluding me, and it was WAY cool to watch how animated
the conversation got...but wow.
It was a real eye-opener. I wish I knew sign. Maybe I should take a
class.
Also, I got to help one of the dancers, Veleda, with her costume--she
was safty pinning her hipscarf to her skirt, and needed help pinning
it in the back.
Veleda is such a gorgeous, talented, NICE person. I felt like
a total klutz fumbling with her silken clothing & the safety pin, but
I got it to work, finally, and she was very sweet & thanked me then
AND again after the show.
What a doll!
So, that was my evening, and now I'm feeling 'up' for the weekend:
PNO tonight, Dreckmore craft day tomorrow(I am thinking of making
harem pants!) and then maybe that party with e....I am thinking I
will go ahead and tell her I'm not going: "I think I'd keep you
from having a good time if I went" or something diplomatic
like that.
TGIF!!! *hugs*
--- J-Law wrote:
Alright. I am fucking done.
I am going to get my ass in gear and get out of this law shit. Things
get good for awhile, and I think, "oh, it's not too bad," etc. etc.
and then all the fucking shit hits the fan.
Anyway.
Glad you had a nice night. Sounds really, really cool. I went home
and crashed so I could get up at the asscrack of dawn to come to
work.
*sigh*
Probably won't be around much today.
But at least I am getting my fucking hair cut. That's something to
look forward too.
evilE wrote:
I am finding that it really does help when you have
lots of things to look forward to. "My job isn't my
life, it's just the thing I do to pay for my life."
Hopefully, most of the time, you feel like you're
getting adequate compensation for the trade-off
between time & $. It does suck when you start feeling
like you're giving them more than their money's worth
of your time, energy, etc.
I think I will seriously work at getting my debts down
& saving $$ to do the horseback riding in the Loire
valley for my 35th b-day (ack, that's in 2
yrs....2005! aaaa!) Between now and then, I need to
brush up on my equestrian skills (there's a few
stables in or near town that offer lessons, I will
tour them, tell them what I'm doing & ask how many
lessons I should take and when I should take them so
I'll be at peak skill level when I go to France)
Also need to improve my French. How did you refresh
your language skills before you went to visit Sam?
Also, in general, I need to really work on getting in
shape.
I'm just trying to think of the good stuff: this
weekend, Vegas Xmas (maybe/hopefully!), and Chenonceau
for my 35th bday.
You've got your appt with a faboo stylist, the poetry
reading, spa day, Rix Bday, Bastille Day with your
friends, Vegas Xmas (maybe/hopefully!)...so lots of
good stuff (and of course you're welcome to celebrate
the big 3-5 in France with me, if you feel like it :)
Eyes on the prize, my dear love. And if the trade-off
is really that unbearable, definitely time to find
career counseling. Maybe Dr. K. can recommend someone.
XOXO!
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:23:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: J-Law
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Happy Little Friday!
You're right. I need to focus on the good, fun stuff I do outside of
work, that, perhaps, I would not be able to do if I didn't have such
a good job. Moreover, it really could be lots worse.
I would love to go horseback riding in France with you. That would
be so much fun. I love the country - and am dying to go to the
Loire. Lots of special wines there, too. :) Paris is fabulous, of
course... but the country is so real, the people are friendly, etc.
I did language tapes (Living Language, I think was the publisher) and
read Paris Match. Next time, I will probably start taking a class a
year or so before I plan to go. But, really, I think reading French
magazines (and watching French in Action, if you have it!) would be
a good way to learn how real French people actually communicate.
I need to get in shape, too. There is supposedly a Crunch gym on Van
Ness (4 blocks from me), but when I walked by, I didn't see anything
that looked like a gym. Too bad - because Crunch has really
interesting classes - hip hop aerobics, stuff like that.
I actually think I am going to do Bikram Yoga - the one where you do
all this stuff in a really hot room. There's a place on Polk that
does it - which is only 3 blocks away.
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