We have been batting the possibility of moving, occasionally looking at places in our neighborhood and generally feeling that when the right place came around, we would know.

My friend Bonnie has described San Francisco renters Karma with us, saying that once you've paid your crazy neighbor/crazy landlord/crackhead transient dues that the perfect place will come around and it will be serendipity. Our biggest issue with our current living situation is our crazy (as I have diagnosed her without having any medical degree whatsoever!) upstairs neighbor. Let's start with her red hot hatred for our dog and a general distaste and fear of our cats. She has night terrors, so occasionally, in the dead of night we are awoken to horror movie quality screams. My own feelings about her generally is that she's still pissed off that Dorothy landed her farmhouse on her sister and that is why she is a malcontent. We've had a couple of run-ins with her including a call to the cops after she verbally attacked my husband when he asked her to turn her music down.

Our goal is to find a single family or duplex with a little yard (somewhere to BBQ!) and a separate space for Tom to work. I like wood floors and a kitchen big enough for me to do some baking. I'd like to stay in my neighborhood, because Harley Quinn already knows it and she is happy here. Parking is a must and a view wouldn't suck.

Cross your fingers for me, all 2 of my readers, we checked out a place down the street from our apartment yesterday and I love it. Great! Now I've jinxed it!

My first full day of joblessness has passed.

I was called by my old boss inquiring if I was really gone (despite my 2 week notice) or if I wanted to take a 30 day leave that would require me to return to work in the middle of Star Wars Celebration.

hhhmmmmmm...let me think about that for 1.5 seconds. Nope, I'm gone.
Don't get me wrong, I loved my job for years. Loved the industry I worked in. But things have changed. I got hurt twice in the last couple of months and no one seemed to care. I came home regularly in so much pain that I could barely walk up the stairs to my apartment and bruised to the point of Tom worrying that people might think that he hits me (which is that last thing I could actually imagine happening). I didn't feel safe anymore and nobody was working to fix that. I know that there are people out there who might feel that it was cavalier to leave a job that pays and has benefits in this economy but I had to look at the bigger picture.

So, on my first day A.J. (after job), I slept in till 8:00, where normally I get up at 2:00, Trimmed my hair (yes, by myself!). Gave myself a mani and a pedi. Napped. Rearranged the the kitchen cabinets. Considered packing away many things from the kitchen (maybe later). Watched TV and screwed around on the internet. So far, today I packed away all of my uniforms which I found extremely cathartic. Today I will also resume work on the Rebel Legion Quilt Project which is due in just over a month...frak...

This is a new time for me. Today was the last day that I worked at the job that I had for nearly 5 years and the industry that I worked in for more than a decade. I don't have any real plans except some vague idea for freelance and a general feeling of freedom (at least for now). I'm good to dye my hair blue and get a full sleeve (but I'll likely just dye a streak and get a tattoo on my leg). Ok, I know I'm a little lame, but I'm ok with it.
I'm just lucky that I don't have to get serious about having additional income until after convention season ends.

So these are my favorite things this week...

Pretzel M&M's


Crunchy (with a touch of salt), chocolaty goodness.

Phineas and Ferb....(and Perry!!!)


I'm pretty sure that this show was really made for adults to watch. I managed to find myself an Agent P shirt in the boys section at Target that fits me ($5!!!)

Futurama...


It's back and it's awesome. Already they've picked on Apple. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge iNerd but Apple can take a couple of shots. They're big kids, they can handle it.
I also really loved this weeks Pride episode and the controversy over RoboSexuality. It comes perfectly situated just after Pride week here in San Francisco and with the ruling today that the gay marriage ban has been ruled unconstitutional. Just another step towards letting love rule.

The California DMV...
I know, I know...but since I just got my DL renewal in the mail (and only 5 days after my birthday) but still days away from the beginning of San Diego Comic Con (where I will be attending the annual Magaritacon, for sure), I am very happy with the DMV today.

What are your favorite things today?

So my son has been kind enough to work IT on my website. Sadly all of the old posts were lost with the changeover with servers and such and it is still a work in progress, but this is so much more me.

It's been a hell of a week. San Diego Comic Con is weeks away. Star Wars Celebration just weeks after that. I turned 37 yesterday (but I spent a great day in the North Bay celebrating with my bestee). Tom is stressed. I'm stressed, but I can't wait. We will have such an awesome time!