My Life Without A Desk Job: The Grand Picture Update

A Really Cool Vintage Clothing Store in Noho

OK so here's the deal, I'm going to do a quick update of the month I was too busy to update on here with some random pictures underneath all this text. Enjoy!

Trixie and Monkey Working on Their Klaus Nomi Piece

Living with Colleen and Amy is rocking. Ume is a joy. Amy has been looking for a job non stop and she just recently found one (even though she doesn't like it so much).

Colleen's a Sexy Bitch!

Our house is great but I might be allergic to it. I've been coughing for about a month. Went to the free doctor in Brattleboro and he said I was having allergy induced asthma and that my bronchial tubes were inflamed. He gave me an inhaler but I've stopped taking that as it wasn't doing anything for me. I still cough a little bit here and there but it's not on my chest any more. Most people think it was mold and now that the heat is on it's not as bad.

Rarr!

I did the Residency program at NECCA for about 2 weeks. I was not impressed. I knew it would basically be open studio but the energy wasn't working for me and the fact that I didn't have my own trapeze yet to rig was annoying. We finally had a few good days of working on stuff but that didn't last long. We kept getting jipped out of our time there by either being locked out or having people overstay their morning workout in the space. My back was doing ok and I was stretching well but then I think I overdid it and the right side has been killing me. I'm still taking it easy now. My right wrist is also fucked up from landing a back handspring poorly at the Chicago gig. I can't do a handstand without bending my right elbow. *angries*

Having Fun at a Park in Holyoke

I also started working at the coop again right after residency. Now that I quite residency I'm looking for another job down in Noho. The drive is just too much for me and I'm kind of burnt out on traveling and this isn't helping. Also, Colleen's schedule doesn't exactly match up with mine so I was driving quite a bit at the end and I just wasn't into that. My car is breaking down slowly and I need to get all sorts of shit fixed on it so I don't want to be driving 1 hour every day to Brattleboro and then back again.

I Keep Finding Her on My Bed haha

All this stuff is totally stressing me out. I had quite a few bad days/weeks this past month. I didn't have any money yet was spending so much on gas and training that I didn't want to do. I'm taking steps now to make this all better. I might have found a space at a local cotton mill type place with a photographer who wants to share space. For almost unlimited access I would be paying less then residency. Totally worth it to me. I also had a rockin lesson with Codhi from New Mexico. He was here to do a show and he gave me a trapeze lesson. It reinspired me to create on the trapeze and I loved it. He's a great guy!

Improving

I really like my life down here in Holyoke though. I love the house and I love the area. I'm really excited to get things finally settled and have a slightly relaxed life.