Is it my imagination or are all dealers named "angel"?
So I came across this post today on Gawker and thought about a funny story from my past. I used to work at a music management office - the guy who owned the company was a total legend in the business - which usually means that the guy was a total weirdo. He had a couple of people that were total wack jobs that shouldn't be holding a normal job - but he liked them - so he wouldn't fire them even if it made the entire office miserable.
So there was this one gal who had a SEVERE drug problem. She would call her "boyfriend" Angel and then suddenly decide that she wanted to go for a jog that very minute and bolt out of the office. She would then return a half hour later, completely covered in sweat and with very dilated pupils. She would strip down in the lobby of the building (it was a converted townhouse) and change into some clothes in the closet -which were usually the dried sweaty clothes from yesterday. There was also a time that she wet her pants (I kid you not) and she wisely decided to let her urine soaked panties dry on the radiator in the office - then making the entire building reek of heated urine.
She never got fired - one day she went on one of her infamous runs and decided not to come back.
So I was massaging one of my regular "clients" at the student clinic the other day and she asked if had set a date for my wedding.
I said most likely in May of 2008
She said that I don't need to have a big wedding(true) and I should get married soon because my grandmother is old and she might not live long enough to see us get married if we wait that long! (thanks for making my day so cheery)
If I haven't mentioned it before - if you are a massage junkie like most of my friends - seek out your local massage therapy school. Most schools have to offer a "practical" portion of hands on education to future practioners... this usually means some kind of student massage clinic open to the public that is cheaper than most spas. My school charges $35 for a 45 minute massage and it's $20 if you are a senior. Its a great deal especially for those that have real problems that can be relieved by massage.
I am graduating in a mere THREE week's and I haven't been focused enough to ...well...say anything.
So, here is the current situation. The fiance has entered the world of real estate (was a fantabulous idea because he couldn't last another unemployed day in our house....the dog would have tried to devour his head....or grandma - whomever he made more cranky) though he hasn't sold anything since he started. Now, it has been the "slow season" and all ...but I think it just may be that the ol' boy just isn't a salesman - very difficult to be a licensed real estate salesperson without that killer salesmanship. So, in a nutshell - we are really poor.
Now normally - this wouldn't make too much of a difference - it's not like I have ever been rolling in the dough. But with a future wedding, a house falling apart and various daily needed items such as food and transportation - the stress level is rising higher and higher. Always great for your massage therapist to be freaking out when giving you a calming relaxing massage and all.
Anyway - graduation soon - hopefully that means that sweet massage therapy money will be rolling in.
