perspective

just back from a much-fun trip to charlotte, visited an old friend, made a new one. interesting, and fruitful, to see myself through their eyes. my self-imposed isolation causes me to see only my nose and navel, and i forget sometimes... eh, i don't feel like writing about that particular aspect. though i really should. the purpose of the trip itself was to transfer some 8mm tapes to DVD, which was a collosal pain in the ass. the converter box thingy advertised it being "fast and easy!" but alas, they lied. between us we spent almost $400 (not counting my travel expenses) and yeah, technically we got the stuff transferred, but only after many attempts and many hours. plus, many more hours yet lie ahead to edit the stuff. perhaps i should get started on that, eh? the rest of the trip was nearly too much fun. sex, drugs, rock & roll... and a lot of lazing around, which i always love. and bacon. :-) nearly got myself fired from the cafe, because technical difficulties kept me in charlotte longer than expected, but thank allah, i'm still employed. and it looks like i've got myself a housesitting gig, courtesy of my favorite boss (the other one) in upstate new york in february. $600 plus travel expenses, woo! technically it's petsitting, so it'll be a bit of work, but whatever, C will hook me up with everything i need. and i'll spend some time in the city on either end, with a probable side trip to philly. it's always great to have a trip to look forward to. necessary for my sanity, almost.