catching up

oh my goodness, i am a huge neglecter of my blog. i'm surprised blogger hasn't busted in child protective services style and rescued this poor wretch from my unfit care. wow, did i just compare a blog to a child? for shame.

well, since i lasted wrote words on this page a substantial portion of southern california burnt up (again), and i had myself a birthday. i am now old enough to equivocate when asked my age. i hope to be quite good at it, but i will need some practice first.

john got me three (three!) orchids for the occasion. i'm trying very hard to be a good mommy to them. the ghosts of orchids past still haunt me. i had one a few years back, and stupidly put it on the sill of a eastern-facing window. turns out orchids don't like direct sunlight. it also shared space with an extremely bored house cat, who liked to knock it over and eat it. my second try fared better. it flowered for a while, and even started to produce a little clone. then it died. i think i forgot to water it for like, two months. oops. well, i'm armed with awareness now. i've read a lot of information and polled my mother (the successful owner of about a dozen orchids). let's all cross our fingers and toes and send positive energy towards my orchids.

i'm six weeks into another quarter of interior design classes. i'm taking surface materials, lighting design, and a second computer aided design course. but i'm tired of being in class rooms. i think i need to get a job (boo), make some money and feel relevant and all that. i THINK i can muster the energy/desire/determination, but job interviews terrify me. i'm getting depressed just contemplating it.

i'm cutting myself off, happy halloween and all that.

always, carolyn