We went to the Siren Festival today. Mostly we just laid on the beach though and drank beer and ate sandwiches and loafed. The water was incredible. I've never been in the water at Coney Island before and I was genuinely surprised at how clean and wonderful it was. I could see my feet the entire time and I swam way out with Rahua and we dove around and floated in the water for quite a while. It was so cold at first, but after a few minutes it was nothing short of heaven. The sailboats drifting way out on the horizon and the water splashing against the rocks and the pier and the view of the beach and the ferris wheel and the Cyclone...it was all so picturesque.
After a few hours on the beach we walked over to the amusement park and took a ride on that old rickety rollercoaster, which is scary as fuck, by the way. We tried to hear Modest Mouse playing but it was impossible to get close enough because of the crowds and I was getting really grossed out by all the trash on the ground so we wandered back to the games and prizes. I was disappointed because I really wanted to see them, but we just didn't think to make it to the stage early enough. Rob won me a soft, cuddly grey and white Husky with bright blue plastic eyes due to his fine basketball skills. I was like a little kid hugging it close to me all the way home. We also had hotdogs and french fries at Nathan's before finally getting in the car to come home.
I'm feeling a little drained from the sun, but fat and happy all the same. Now to wash the sand out of my hair...
Posted by Maria at July 19, 2003 09:38 PM | TrackBackWell, we all made it home. I have my baby girl back w/me...man I missed her so much. There are at least 10 kids in my backyard right now playing. I put the tent up for them earlier and made a bunch of fried chicken legs for them to snack on. Ailey is whispering in the hall to her friend Heather, I think they're gonna ask to sleep in the tent..I guess I'll let them, than me & Jason will go out later and scare the holy shit out of them...it'll be fun!!!! I start my new job Monday, so I won't get to lounge around anymore and jump on the computer anytime I feel like it. Back to school for Ailey and back to work for mom. I'm nervous, excited, and scared. It's a job I've never done before...well sorta. I've worked in restaurants and hotels for years and sorry to say nobody is hiring or paying very well right now. I've taken a job managing a McDonalds..they seem to be one of the few companies still confident in our economy and they pay more than I ever dreamed they would. So a woman has to do what a woman has to do...I'm more than pleased with the salary they offered and it should be fun..Why am I so fucking nervous? How hard can this job be that my knees start to shake everytime I think about it...Oh well..wish me luck..
Posted by: sandy at July 22, 2003 07:49 PMYaaaaay for Sandy! Good luck! I think McDonald's is a fine company to work for. I think they are a corporation that helps more than it harms. They provide jobs for hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world. And I love their cheeseburgers and french fries...mmmm. LOL!
It's always scary to start a new job. I just switched jobs in Nov. 2002 and even though I had been working in this business nonstop for years, it was still scary to start someplace new and unfamiliar. New people, new bosses, new environment...you'll be great, I'm sure of it.
Posted by: Maria at July 22, 2003 08:07 PM