Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Go West Young Woman, Go West!
Yo! (That's Philly-speak for hello or hey or what the hell is YOUR problem.) ((In this case, it's hello.))
I need to be ashamed for not blogging here more often! Ashamed I say!!! But, I'm not. So there. Anyway, I went to Arizona to visit my friend EL and her dog ESS whom I often refer to as ESSie-poo. I flew out of the East Coast Capital of Boredom aka the City of Brotherly Love on Thanksgiving Day. It was a nice trip and I'm happy I went. For a while there, I thought it was going to be one of those T'givings that my future seems doomed to repeat over and over, where I sit in front of a television and enjoy some turkey-flavored Lean Cuisine meal. Ohhhhh, the excitement of all.
I stayed for 6 days and a good bit of our time was spent with me taking pictures all over the place. EL didn't take a lot for probably the same reasons why I wouldn't if she was visiting here. When you there, you have the luxury of taking pictures at a particular location whenever you want. I only get out there to visit her once a year or so. She took a photography class and has truly become a photographer. I've had an interest in photography for a number of years, but I've only gotten "serious" about it in the past few months. Most of that renewed interest is because I was seeing EL's fabulous pictures and I wanted to "try" to do something like that too. Thus far, I have some GREAT pictures, but a lot of SHIT pictures. Hee heee, I got some that are so blurred your eyes hurt from trying to focus on them. Well, I think it's the fault of the developer at the lab. Yeah, that's it. The developers at the lab, they did it.
Most of our driving time was spent admiring the skies and sunsets. We ate M&M Cookie bars to keep us from starving. Those boyz are deeee-lish I might add.
We got together with EL's friend AR for the day on Sunday after T'giving. I think AR is EL's best buddy. They hang out a lot. I was feeling good when I realized at some point during the day I wasn't mulling over all sorts of childish "Pay attention to ME and only me!" kindz of crap. Oh there was a time when I was so dependent on anyone who was a close friend that I think I would have had them sign contracts swearing to their friendship. Yes, I was pathetic. But times have changed, I have changed, my thinking has changed, and self-esteem has grown ... AT LAST. Besides, AR was very open and friendly. She didn't come off like the friend of a friend who is smiling, but staring at you when you aren't looking, trying to size you up. That's the best too, when you meet a friend's friend and you two get along.
Anyway, we started off at church, the Mission at San Xavier de Bac (or is that del Bac?). Then we ended up in a seedy little border town called Nogales. On this side of the border, you're in Nogales, Arizona. Once you cross over you're in Mexico. You can do some good shopping down there for household decorative items. Of course EL has the bargaining skill that I lack. I see something similar here in Philly for $150 and see it down there for $45, I figure I've already caught a deal. EL can get them down to $18 and I feel like dimwit.
I need to be ashamed for not blogging here more often! Ashamed I say!!! But, I'm not. So there. Anyway, I went to Arizona to visit my friend EL and her dog ESS whom I often refer to as ESSie-poo. I flew out of the East Coast Capital of Boredom aka the City of Brotherly Love on Thanksgiving Day. It was a nice trip and I'm happy I went. For a while there, I thought it was going to be one of those T'givings that my future seems doomed to repeat over and over, where I sit in front of a television and enjoy some turkey-flavored Lean Cuisine meal. Ohhhhh, the excitement of all.
I stayed for 6 days and a good bit of our time was spent with me taking pictures all over the place. EL didn't take a lot for probably the same reasons why I wouldn't if she was visiting here. When you there, you have the luxury of taking pictures at a particular location whenever you want. I only get out there to visit her once a year or so. She took a photography class and has truly become a photographer. I've had an interest in photography for a number of years, but I've only gotten "serious" about it in the past few months. Most of that renewed interest is because I was seeing EL's fabulous pictures and I wanted to "try" to do something like that too. Thus far, I have some GREAT pictures, but a lot of SHIT pictures. Hee heee, I got some that are so blurred your eyes hurt from trying to focus on them. Well, I think it's the fault of the developer at the lab. Yeah, that's it. The developers at the lab, they did it.
Most of our driving time was spent admiring the skies and sunsets. We ate M&M Cookie bars to keep us from starving. Those boyz are deeee-lish I might add.
We got together with EL's friend AR for the day on Sunday after T'giving. I think AR is EL's best buddy. They hang out a lot. I was feeling good when I realized at some point during the day I wasn't mulling over all sorts of childish "Pay attention to ME and only me!" kindz of crap. Oh there was a time when I was so dependent on anyone who was a close friend that I think I would have had them sign contracts swearing to their friendship. Yes, I was pathetic. But times have changed, I have changed, my thinking has changed, and self-esteem has grown ... AT LAST. Besides, AR was very open and friendly. She didn't come off like the friend of a friend who is smiling, but staring at you when you aren't looking, trying to size you up. That's the best too, when you meet a friend's friend and you two get along.
Anyway, we started off at church, the Mission at San Xavier de Bac (or is that del Bac?). Then we ended up in a seedy little border town called Nogales. On this side of the border, you're in Nogales, Arizona. Once you cross over you're in Mexico. You can do some good shopping down there for household decorative items. Of course EL has the bargaining skill that I lack. I see something similar here in Philly for $150 and see it down there for $45, I figure I've already caught a deal. EL can get them down to $18 and I feel like dimwit.
