updates and such

1. throbbing gristle was moved from Epiphany to the Logan Square Inaudabletorium since the church folks got mad. Jelen has proposed we torch it. i think we should burn them both, at least after the show.

2. killdozder are playing with the urinals. setting the bar low for this, going nonetheless.

3. i started my training in the hematology oncology department. observed one bone marrow biopsy. suited up with masks and booties and all. observed the kid running around like an oblivious fun loving child 30 minutes later and i'm thinking, "christ, how are you so resilient little man?".

4. i walked around the floor for a few to get acquainted with the set up; nurses stations, reception, play rooms, etc. it unexpectedly choked me up. even though i've worked in health care for 7 years, i have had little to no patient contact. i'm the factory worker of hospital culture; a glorified, nerdly, densely educated lunch lady, but at least she gets to know the faces. being in this department is doing things to me, moving me and connecting me. it's especially helping me to pick up that idea again of child advocacy in some form. i was hoping to go back to school for nutrition, ideally with a holistic emphasis, ideally to work in school systems as a nutritional consultant. i'm nowhere near taking the steps to make that happen but that's okay.

5. we have a sweatshirt that we bought Blue for election night but found out that cats can't wear restrictive clothing and they just fall over like a fainting goat. she is wearing it right now because it's the only thing that debilitates her long enough so that matt can trim her claws.

6. they cloned a camel and named it Achievement. gross.

7. the 5 week sewing class i wanted to take conflicts with my schedule. this kind of fucks up my plan. should i saw "fuck it" and jump into garment construction come summer even though i can't make the prerequisite proper sleeve seam? maybe youtube can help me learn it before class starts.

8. 30 years and i'm finally, possibly starting a band?

9. something i'd like to finish before the end of the month: putting up handmade on etsy. undecided whether to lump it into a New Life For You (o.g. plan) or to start a new brand all together. was going with Timber Limbs but it sounds too much like Timbaland and i hate that mother fucker.

10. the spinanes have a song to match every mood know to the human condition.