Crew House Blues

Okay, some call it a case of the Mondays, I call it the crew house blues...  Spent a wonderful weekend with Chris, and now I'm stuck here in the house laying on a squeaky, bowed bed with no job and cramps.  I still have a *little* bit of money, but that's draining fast as I still have to pay for lodging and food (living off salad and yogurt at the moment), and my car payment, and credit card payment...  I know once I get a job -- even a couple days of day work -- things will look better, and I could get something ANY day now...  I've had a couple leads already, but nothing super convincing...  I swear, the suspense is KILLING me.

It seems like most ads are looking for someone "fit" or "athletic"...  hmmm... that doesn't exactly describe me.  (as I reach for another Dove dark chocolate... it's medicine for my cramps, I PROMISE!)  I have been trying to live healthy while I'm back down here... I don't drink NEARLY as much as I used to.  In fact, this weekend, I didn't have ANYTHING to drink until last night.  And even then it was light beer.  And, I've been eating mostly salads and whole foods...  cutting back on the processed and starchy junk foods.  Except for the "groceries" Chris bought at Blockbuster the other night when we rented some movies.  That night, the four food groups became salty, sweet, chocolate, and carbonated.  I would exercise more, but it's SO damn hot.  I AM walking almost everywhere I go...  walked to CVS today...  and I've been swimming a couple times this weekend -- at the crew house pool and at the beach yesterday.  But, like I said, it's SO DAMN hot, and everywhere there is to walk to requires MONEY...  if there was a park or something nearby, I might be more willing to trek to it.  Of course, there is the beach, but it's about 5 miles away, and I'd DIE before I made it there.  Maybe I can score a bike one day and ride there...  and maybe take the bus back?  

Anyway, enough of the blues.   Let's talk about some happy stuff...  This weekend was AWESOME!  Yes, I spent the entire time with Chris, and yes, I think we *are* a thing, even though I don't think he is ready to admit it...  At any rate, we are both having fun with each other, and that's all that matters, right?  Friday night, we went to the Village Well... well, I actually RAN INTO him at the well -- another story full of drama and intrigue... and we hung out with the Aquasition crew.  FUN!  First Mate Mark said we were all going out on the tender to SCUBA dive.  I got ALL excited, but Mark never showed or called, so Chris and I spent the day hanging out on the boat... watching TV.  Nice and low-key.  He wasn't feeling very well, so I made him take some Day-Quil and drink lots of water...  That night we went out for Chinese and he got some Thera-flu.  

Sunday morning, he was feeling MUCH better, but still having never heard from Mark, we went to the beach to dive off the coast.  Well, we EVENTUALLY made it to the beach....  after getting some breakfast, then going to the dive shop for some lobster-catching gear, and then the gas station for a cooler and water.  By 1:30, we made it to the beach.  It then took a good 45 minutes for Chris to get all the gear assembled and ON...  and he didn't even dive for more than 30 minutes.  The surf was SO rough that it kept pushing us back toward shore, and the water was SO murky that we couldn't see much -- let alone catch any lobsters for dinner.  Next time, though. 

Even though I didn't see much wildlife underwater, I did see some above water.  As I crossed the footbridge from the beach on a trip back to Chris's truck, I came upon a raccoon crossing the bridge himself.  Once he saw me, he felt trapped, unsure of which way to go.  So, he climbed upon the ledge, latched onto a post, and kept his wide-eyed gaze on me until I was out of sight.  He was SOOO cute!  I wished I had a camera to capture such a precious picture!  

Last night, after we were fully toasted from the sun (actually, I was more toasted than Chris, who is part Native American and can handle the sun better than my Anglo-German heritage), we went back to his crew house and grilled hot dogs.  I swam a bit and allowed the cool pool water to cool my toasty chest and back...  what kills me is that my arms got quite a bit of sun yesterday, but it seems the sun refused to touch my hands.  It looks like I was wearing gloves!  Weird.

I raided Chris's CD collection and uploaded a bit of music onto my computer... some Blossom Dearie, Ben Harper, Iron and Wine, and Lena Horne...  Oh, and I saw some GREAT movies this weekend...  if you're in the mood for some uncouth comedy, check out Daniel Tosh's Completely Serious...  it's raucous and oh so wrong...  for some historical drama, see The Other Boleyn Girl.  Both Natalie Portman and Scarlet Johannsen do a FANTASTIC job in the film and it gives some interesting perspective on that time in history.  For a comedy-drama, I recommend The Love Song for Bobby Long.  It features John Travolta and Scarlet Johannsen...  (must have been a Scarlet weekend)...  I'd never heard of it until Chris told me about it, but it's become one of my faves.  It's a quiet film highlighting the romance of the South -- even today -- and finding family in the most unexpected places.  It's funny, poignant, and wise...  

Okay, so my chocolate meds haven't begun to kick in, and I have nothing to do, so I'm going to lay down for a few minutes...  I hope to have something exciting to report VERY soon...  Say a prayer for me.