The Airborne Toxic Event

So last night Jason and I got to see a free concert at Tempe Marketplace. The edge 103.9 puts on a free show there every third thursday every month. We had been to 2 of these free shows before which were "Unwritten Law" and "Ludo"- both of which were great especially since they were free! Last night the band was "The Airborne Toxic Event". I only knew a couple songs that they sang but I enjoyed almost every song they played. Its great that they have these shows.. nothing beats a free concert!!


Does This Mean You're Moving On



Sometime Around Midnight

Farewell Az Hair!

So Friday was officially my last day at the salon where I have been working for the last year and a half. Although I have been contemplating quitting for about 6 months now it is still a bittersweet thing for me. Because I only worked there part time, the laxity of the salon has been very enjoyable. On the days that were slow (which were very abundant in the summertime) I was able spend my time there reading books. I have made a list of all the books I have read since I began working there and it is surprisingly over 20 books! Not that I only read at work but still I have read more than I have in any other time in my life. But the problem there is I'm not getting paid to read. I got paid by commission and so those days that I spend almost entirely reading were not very beneficial to my paycheck. At least I had another job so I was bringing in some money when things were slow. And from now on I will only be working at the doctors office. No more hair for me right now, at least not in a salon. I've had some good times there but it's not very wise to stay there just because I love being able to read. I will never be able to do that at the office. It is definitely a more structured job and it is worth it to bring in a steady pay rather than one that varies a ridiculous amount. I do enjoy doing hair but I can get my fill having people come to my house. A big advantage of that is I get the full $ amount rather than a small percentage of it.

home alone

So Jason left me alone this weekend to hike Havasupai with his family. Although his family had been planning it for a while he only decided to join them the day they left because his family begged him to. I would have loved to go but my job kept me from it- those dang responsibilities. I didn’t care that much. I wanted him to go and have some fun. And I was looking forward to spending a weekend alone at our townhouse. The only thing I neglected to think about was how freaked out I get once the sun goes down. I am on my guard at all times especially when I am by myself. I become very paranoid and I have to sleep with the bedroom door locked and sometimes I leave a light one. It is ridiculous I know but being in a family of 5 kids I'm used to always having someone there. It wasn’t actually as bad as I expected even though our neighbors woke me up at around 2:30 last night and kept me up til 4:00. That wasn't the first time either.. it happens about twice a week and not always on the weekend. They are a bunch of young guys whose lives involve playing video games all day and partying all night. At least as far as I can tell because I hardly ever see them except late at night, and at daytime we can hear them play Halo or another game. And last night I heard the "F" word maybe more than I have in my entire life. When Jason is here he calls the cops (well he has once.. usually other neighbors call) but I just laid there trying to block out the profanity and the laughter of ditzy girls. I had Gigi and Angie (my parents Bernese Mountain Dog) there with me and Angie just stared at them the whole time because you can see directly into their back porch from our window. I should have sent her on them but the most she would do is sit on their feet or lick them to death. Other than that I had a pretty good weekend and was able to face my fear of sleeping alone.