10.16.2006
CHANGE OF VENUE
"They went on forever. They... When I... We lived in Arizona, and the skies always had these little fluffy clouds in them. And they were long, and clear, and there were lots of stars at night. And when it would rain, they would all turn – they were beautiful, the most beautiful skies, as a matter of fact. Um, the sunsets were purple and red and yellow and on fire, and the clouds would catch the colors everywhere. That's, uh, neat cause I used to look at them all the time when I was little. You don't see that. You might still see it in the desert. " - Ricki Lee Jones, as sampled by The Orb
"Phoenix Arizona, where Summer comes for the Winter, and Hell comes for the Summer" - Unattributed
I think both sum up the short term view I have of my new place of residence. We came down in late June for an interview, and again in mid August to shop for a house, and Phoenix did not dissapoint giving us 110+ temps on both trips down, additionally getting to sit out at the pool of our hotel in Aug, and watch spectacular sunsets followed up by the police surveilance helicopters circle not far off with their spotlight tracking some perp, loose in the naked city. It was spectacular, a reaffirmation of what we were getting into with a move to a real metripolitan area after 6 years in Gallup. Believe me when I tell you that I was ready, and ultimately relieved that we did not wind up in Anchorage. As cool as it would be to get all romantic about the notion while Michelle Shocked plays in the background is nice and all, but the reality was the distance and possibly the weather (light not temps) would have driven us more than a little bonkers.
So we've staked out some new digs, which I will endeavour to post about in the future, and the job hunt begins again after 5 years steady with my last gig, so that should make for some potential blogging fodder. Just thought I should get the juices flowing again with a quick "I'm not dead" post.
go and tell me all about it
"Phoenix Arizona, where Summer comes for the Winter, and Hell comes for the Summer" - Unattributed
I think both sum up the short term view I have of my new place of residence. We came down in late June for an interview, and again in mid August to shop for a house, and Phoenix did not dissapoint giving us 110+ temps on both trips down, additionally getting to sit out at the pool of our hotel in Aug, and watch spectacular sunsets followed up by the police surveilance helicopters circle not far off with their spotlight tracking some perp, loose in the naked city. It was spectacular, a reaffirmation of what we were getting into with a move to a real metripolitan area after 6 years in Gallup. Believe me when I tell you that I was ready, and ultimately relieved that we did not wind up in Anchorage. As cool as it would be to get all romantic about the notion while Michelle Shocked plays in the background is nice and all, but the reality was the distance and possibly the weather (light not temps) would have driven us more than a little bonkers.
So we've staked out some new digs, which I will endeavour to post about in the future, and the job hunt begins again after 5 years steady with my last gig, so that should make for some potential blogging fodder. Just thought I should get the juices flowing again with a quick "I'm not dead" post.
go and tell me all about it
