Keep an eye on the weather.

It's coming...

I am using my hands...

To write out postcards I have had since the Delivery job from hell last year. If you want a post card now or even in the future please give me your mailing address! Email me at joleacruzan@yahoo.com. :)

We may lose power.

So just to let you know. Well, I need to do something with my hands. They are idle. I may detail the bathroom. Yeah. That's what I will do until the power goes off. Hope everyone else is having good weather. Bye.



Oh by the way, we live just south of Mckinney. Just to give you a reference point...

It's a rainy, tornadoey day...

It's in the 60's here, it's raining, there is a tornado watch. I finally got the energy to upload the pics from the Red Elvises show on friday. After looking through them I wish I would have lost the camera all together. Shit what a night. Bad. Bad. Bad.

The first half of the night was good though. here are a few pics of the band.










The band was great, got to hang out with Igor for a while at the bar and catch up with him,I love the Red Elvises, my favorite band.

I am ready to get back to work.

I think I might stay here instead of going to Lauderdale... I just think it might be better to stay here, where i have no bills. But at the same time, I could be day working in Lauderdale pulling in a little bit of cash. Shit I don't know what to do.

Courtney says it's still an open offer if I want to come to FL.

Shit. I hate not having a job.

p.s. If you look at that first pic of the band you will see TONS of orbs.... the Sons of Hermann Hall is one of the oldest buildings in the city... lots o spirits... I love that place, it's creaky, and smells of old cigars and wood.

Oh yeah. I feel terrible.

Went out last night for the firs time in forever. Drank too much. So hungover. Can't blog. Must sleep. I think I took lots of pictures of the Red Elvises and stuff. When the lead singer Igor saw me in the lobby of the Sons of Hermann Hall he said "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL OF THESE YEARS?!" In his thick russian accent. And came and gave me a big hug! I love Igor. Amanda and I had a good time but really I will write tomorrow. I'm dying here. Night.

Oh yeah! I feel goooooood!

I just took a nice long ride around my side of town. It's a BEAUTIFUL day out, about 72 i guess. Not a cloud in the sky, nice breeze, wonderful sunshine. I call this set of photos, "Hometown Photo Tour."

Enjoy.


Tree in my neighborhood.
The softball fields where I spent a few summers sneaking beers into the stands by carrying a larger than normal purse...
I had to take a break at the ball park to reminisce about the good ole days. Remember my pretty new shoes I bought in St. Thomas? Yep, thats them... dirty and gross. NO. I don't wear socks thankyouverymuch! Socks are opressing.
I swear there are crop circles in this grassy area....
The creek where Mike, Jenn, CJ, Zach and I got busted by the cops on Halloween when we were in the 8th grade. I did NOT inhale. Really. That shit is for boring stoners...

Bike likes to take in the scenic views from the bridge too.



The school where I went to 7th, 8th and 9th grade.
An homage to Maria's biking pics, I nearly crashed taking this.

Right!

I'm off to ride the bike! See ya!

Hmmm... Chillin on a Wednesday night.

Hello everyone! Things are very chill around here for the time being. I have had time to tell my "was gonna be boss" in Utah that unfortunately I wont be coming to work for her, which was hard for me to do because I hate disappointing people, even people I don't know. She was really great about it and told me that I need to do what's best for me and stop worrying about what everyone else thinks because in the long run, others will do what's best for them no matter what you think. It's true and good advice. I changed my flight from Salt Lake City to Ft. Lauderdale for November 17th. If I don't get a job through my crew agencies before then I am going to stay with my friend Courtney and pound the docks till somebody lets me on their boat.

In other news, I started riding mom's bike yesterday and damn I am out of shape. I rode once around the neighborhood and my lungs felt like they had never expanded that far ever. Oh I had to sit in my LoveSac for twenty minutes just to recover. I have been doing sit ups and push ups all week too so maybe it will show soon. Today I went riding again and I did better, I was worn out but at least I didn't have to lay down for twenty mins afterwards. The ride was better because Dad aired up the tires and when I got home from my ride I inspected the brakes and realized that the port side brake pad is constantly rubbing on the rim so its making the bike harder to pedal. I will work on that tomorrow. I am really good at working on bikes seeing as how a bike was my only transportation for the two years I lived in Key West.

I did get a nibble on the boat job bait today. I found a listing for a temporary stewardess starting this week and going till mid december. I could do that while I look for something permanent. Pay is good. It's a delivery job from New England down to Florida. I would take anything at this point. I am hoping to get a job that lets me live in Ft. Lauderdale but I will take a full time live aboard position that travels if they pay well. It would be fun to live on land and have the option of running down to Key West for the weekend but what's more important to me at this point is getting a good savings going. I am so tired of being a poor boat girl. I want to be able to build my Tumbleweed Tiny House in the middle of nowhere by next fall. If I go ahead and get something full time and save my paychecks instead of blowing them on stupid stuff I will be able to afford it. I am going to get me one of those fun little savings counters like Maria has and start my house fund.

The picture above is the house I want to build.

Here is John McCain's "Concession" speech.

Gripping, riveting, unforgettable...

This year, I put chocolate on my ice cream cone.

I just voted for the first time in my life!!!

:)

Oh hell no!

This video was shot by some folks near bermuda. Scary as hell. You can even see the tail fin at one point, that's what sold me on the video's authenticity.


The Real Jaws from Christian on Vimeo.

I has a fever...

"Sea-Fever"

I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.

I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

By John Masefield (1878-1967)

Sunday Funday!

Today I will, take some clothes to Plato's Closet and maybe get some cashola to pay for new contacts. I will also wash my friend Amanda's car because it's sitting outside my house and it's FILTHY! And then I will dye my hair because my roots are out of control.

Oh and I got an email from a boat owner in Lauderdale that is doing a trip to the Bahamas and needs a stewardess/deckhand for the trip, could be a good way for me to get to FL. Even if it is for just a week or so at least it will be money coming in and give me more time to look for a long term job. I was also thinking of freelancing! I hear it can be a great way to have money in the pocket and also have something that resembles a Life. Hmmm.... I will have to talk to Kendra at LuxYachts about that one too...

Anyway, I am trying to loose some LB's before I go to FTL. I would show you pictures of my "maybe roommates" but you would all gag and hate them like i do because they are MODELS and wear a size zero!!! Courtney says they are lovely girls though and I really bet they are, that talk is just me being jealous for becoming a fat pig. peace love hearts flowers.

On our last weekend of Bush as our Potus....

Happy Halloween!!!

Click HERE for a funny halloween tradition to look out for tomorrow morning.

Found HERE on Apartment Therapy.com

just vote.

I HAVE TOTALLY LOST MY MIND!!!

And I can't even write about it. I'm having a hard time finding a place to live in Utah. It's not falling together like I think it should. It doesn't feel right. I'm already having withdrawls, I miss the water, and I don't want to be cold. I guess I am writing about it.

I had a moment of weakness and got a little down about my rotten luck with the yacht in Seattle. I thought it meant I needed to try something different. Maybe it just meant I needed to try again.

Here's the story...

Mom and Dad will be relieved to hear this news. I have been feeling this for a few days now and tonight it all came to climax while I was chatting online with an old friend from Key West.

Courtney and I have been friends since 2003 when I moved to Key West. You see, she is a badass. When I was a lowly dock girl selling day trips on the Schooner Liberty, before anyone even let me attempt to train on board, Courtney was the Firs Mate on a Parasail Boat at the same marina. She's just a badass. Anyway, we lost touch like people do and due to the majic of Facebook and Myspace we have reconnected and have been chatting frequently this year. When I told Courtney about my bad luck and getting laid off from the Seattle yacht she got all excited and decided it was a sign that I should come to Ft. Lauderdale and stay with her for a while, after all, it is the Mega Yacht Capital of the world. Now, any normal, "sign seeing" person would have seen that as a good idea, but I decided to wait it out. I was a little depressed I have to admit.

I had totally forgotten about that fleeting conversation when tonight Courtney instant messaged me and we started to chat. She was telling me all about Ft. Lauderdale and how great it was and she mentioned again that I should come stay with her at her new apartment. I told her I couldn't afford rent at a condo in Lauderdale at the moment and she just laughed and said " I didn't ask you to pay rent, I told you to come stay with me for a while and look for a job here, if you find one and leave thats cool and if I decided to stay then we could wait till the next month before we worry about rent." Can we say "HERE'S YOUR SIGN" ?
Then she continued to berate me about how I was a boat chick and to just get over it because I was going to regret being cold constantly... She's right.

P.S. The rent in Lauderdale is the same as what I would be paying in Utah. Ahem....

Let the comments begin....

Yes I know... I am a flake. I feel like a big flake. I don't know what to do.
I do know that being in Lauderdale is what's best for my career.

p.s. again I put out an email to my agent in lauderdale to ask her what she thought about me moving there, if she thinks it would help me get a job and if she knew of any shore based or freelance positions... we shall see.

Another perk... Courtney is a personal trainer... yep... she would kick my ass into shape...

Got this from the Ski Utah blog. Cute!

Ski Utah blog here.