So I wussed out and didn't quit....my manager was willing to compromise, so I managed to get her to give me 2 days a week, with set hours. I can deal with that, and still do one day at the zoo, leaving me always at least one day off a week. There's no way I could do 2 days at the zoo, and I might as well keep that 10 hours extra at the mall. So, there you have it...I technically have 3 jobs now...but they seem a lot more managable. :)

Other than that, I found some really neat stuff for by godson's birthday. I'm trying my hardest to make it out to see him next month. Ah miss mah babeh! It's really hard to believe he's going to be a year old in less than a month! It's even harder to believe it's been almost a year since everything else. Seriously. I also found some neat stuff for the halloween shoot! Now all I need is some cash. Hah. Payday tomorrow! Shoot Sunday! Gonna be a bus bee!

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Chris and I have a year and a half yr old shiba inu named Mowgli. He's rather...um...hyper, like most puppies. Today he decided that instead of going potty, so I could come inside and get some work done, that he really needed to eat this big, ugly bug buzzing around his furry little head. He does this a lot...but this time he CAUGHT it! It took him about 3 second (I saw them tick away in his little puppy brain) to realize it tasted like shit and go nuts. He jumped around for a few minutes, then got as close as he could to the grass and started licking it. It's probably the most stupid thing I've ever seen him do! Hah!

That being said, I got my job at the zoo! I worked there over the summer teaching 8-9 yr olds in 3 week sessions of summer camp. We taugh about world cultures, folklore, and how people co-exist with the animals around them. The kids had a mixture of regular classroom learning, in class animals, and zoo activities. They also learned a lot about how we keep our animals happy and healthy. It was a really inspiring experience, and I was sad to leave when summer was over. One of my supervisors asked me a few weeks ago if I'd consider returning for school season teaching, meaning home-school classes and field trips. It'll be different since I'll have a different class every 45 minutes, but I can't wait to get started! This is as close as I'll ever get to teaching without a degree, and I can't imagine a better environment in which to do it. It also means a slight paycut, but I'm quitting my less-paying retail job at Uber-expensive Underwear Co.. I'm not an annoying salesperson...especially for no commission. hah. I'll stay on at the portrait studio and work a day or 2 a week at the zoo. :) Excited!

So that's about it I think... My spirits have greatly improved since this morning.

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to think of something interesting to say today....but my heart's just not in it.
trying to find ways to improve this. trying to find ways to make life more like i want it to be. don't really know where to start, but im sure ill find it eventually. i think it starts with getting out of this shitty retail business. everyone wish me luck next month when i reapply at southwest airlines. i needs me some benefits! then chris and i can be world travelers!

ps: still tryin to get rid of jacko....should be able to fix that problem when i get home tonight. for now...im on my way to the zoo for an interview!

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So today I bought fancy new undies.... nothing delays a spot of depression like a pair (or 4) of frilly, sexy, expensive undies! Employee discounts rock (not the same job)!

on a completely unrelated note...check out my gallery! I added pictures!
for some other examples of my work, check out www.palumbophoto.net ALSO expertly programmed by the boy!

:)
thats it for now...cookin dinner...mmm pot roast.

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today was a day of chaos...seriously....
ok..background...i work at a children's portrait studio....
today was rampant ornery child/ overexpectant parent day...
heh this one girl had the weirdest face ive ever seen on a kid...i hate to say ugly...but yeah.....but she had the most beautiful eyes on the planet! she better hope she keeps sharp things away from them...those eyes will be her saving grace.

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Many thanks to Chris aka: etheracide for the nifty layout! Thanks baby!

Now to figure out some modules.....any suggestions?

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