I'M BACK!!!
Oh the road, you temptress, you possessor of men and women alike. Once again you have seduced me to touch down upon your sweet, asphalic surface. In a quite spontaneous and delightful offer, my friend Tiana invited me to come with her to New York for a week of scattered performances and parties, and my friend David offered to pay my bus fare. Too good to refuse! So this evening Tiana, myself, and a dozen Montreal bagels (yum) will be heading onto the greyhound bus for my very first trip to New York city. I've intentionally asked Tiana very little about our itinerary for the week, because I'm looking forward to a flurry of surprise events. But Tiana and her partner Joseph are two of the most eccentric, fun, and lively people I know, so this should be a blast.
As for what I've been up to in the months since I've last posted, I will oh so briefly recap that time. I came to Montreal to visit my friend Will, found the city to my liking, and decided to stay. Will hated his roommates and wanted to move, so the two of us found a 4 month sublet in the St. Henri section of Montreal and have been living together since then. Through the connections of Will and the glorious openness of this city, I quickly made a solid group of friends that keep me constantly entertained. I've volunteered for the Fringe Festival, meeting many theatre types and seeing many shows for free. I've also begun making and selling aprons in the shape of cocktail dresses that I think are just precious. Not long after moving here I found a job working for a company called Jesco, and all my high hopes for the work quickly fettered away until I was left with a slow-growing bitterness towards the job that eventually forced me to quit. So now I'm off on a brief adventure, and then will be finding more work when I get back.
La vie est belle!
