anyone trying to get a hold of me?
Current mood: okay
Category: Writing and Poetry

Hey all-

Just a quick FYI that i managed to saturate my cell phone with coke and have lost the ability communicate via phone.

I hope to get a new phone by the end of the week so sorry if you have been trying to call me this weekend and have not been able to get a hold of me.  The phone is officially "caput"

peace out

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carne asada and such
Current mood: busy

Not much going on..Henry continues to chew on his paws, the cats continue to hide under the bed, nicole continues to spend more time at her job(s) than with her 2 men and Iain continues to watch the history channel on our kick ass tv.

4 months to go for the wedding. What's left? Party favors, flower girl dress, picking songs and tasting food. Booyah!! I can't wait to try food. I love to eat.
Do you know anyone who doesn't like carne asada??? i don't... god's gift, that carne asada, god's gift.........

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Not much goin on

"Greetings and salutations" is what i say each day to 80   hot, sunburned faces that all stare at me half adoringly, the other half, not so much, wondering what song the "funny lady with the hat" is going to make them sing today.  7 weeks of zoo camp down; 2 more to go.  And then I retire back to my hopefully stress free and mellow life as a retail asscoiate at the ever popular Fair Oaks pharmacy.  Many have not seen me or heard from me the last few weeks due to my passion for working and my inability to make time for anything, especially myself.  Iain and Henry have had to "duke it out" everyday on who will get the remaining attention that Nicole is able to provide.  Nicole has had some melt downs, grumpy pants, some hysterical moments, some "night-night" at 8 pm, and some random solo performances of my favorite songs such as boom-chica-boom, the crocodile ditty, and the kookaburra song.

I don't know what to expect in the upcoming weeks/months.  Do i stay low at the pharmacy? Do i move in w/iain?  Do i start applying to jobs outside of L.A.?  Do i start yoga?  One thing is for certain, i want to have a beer/bbq/softball game sometime soon.  Mollolly-pop wants to help.  Anyone else want to join in?

Forgive my ramblings and i hope to see you all in 2 weeks.

Nicolacha

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they made a mistake!

Greetings

Well, it appears that the L.A. Zoo made a "mistake".  I called on thursday and was told that i was not hired. Crap. Then, the la zoo called me on friday to tell me that they made a mistake and that they would like to offer me the Recreation Lead/Assistant Director position for the upcoming Zoo camp.  Hot Dog!!  Someone dropped the ball at HR and i was pretty devastated when i was told that i did not get the job, initially.  But i got over it and was completley caught off guard when they called me on friday.  Unfortunately, i had let go of the idea of working there and was not excited as i would have been had i not got the incorrect news the day prior.  In fact, i think Iain was more excited than i was about the job offer.  But all is well and i am excited and eager to learn.

This week will be spent doing tb testing, fingerprinting, filling out paperwork, proof of id, one 2 hour mandatory training, and eventual set-up for first aid and cpr training.

Then the next week is training.  i am supposed to assist the director with training  and such, yet i have no idea what i am doing and what she needs from me.  Hopefully, it will all flow ok and i will kick ass b/c i am great like that. I will be a working machine for the next 10 weeks.  I will be working full time there and then going to the fair oaks pharmacy after work .  So i hope to be a rich woman by the end of the summer and hopefullly i will have secured a job permanently with the la zoo.  Did i mention that they pay well? boo yah!

wish me luck

Nicole

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Still figuring out things

One thing that i have to say about moving back to L.A. is that, i now am able to put into perspective how many things i missed out on in the desert.

I lived there for 4 years.  It's a great place to visit in the winter but not a great place to live unless you are gay or retired.  The desert does have a way of sucking the life out of you.  I don't know if it's the heat or the fact that most things shut down during the summer.  I am very hard on the desert although while i was there i learned alot about myself and learned to appreciate what it does have to offer.  There is more than just sand and cactus (cactii?).  There are roadrunners, coyotes, beautiful birds and snakes.  There is a huge variety of plantlife, clean air, awesome sunsets and beautiful stars at night.  I am glad that i lived there but i proabably should have left just a tad bit earlier.

So what i have missed out on while in the desert?

Well let's see...i went shopping with  Elizabeth and Angie recently and i almost had an anxiety attack when the first store that we went into consisted mostly of skirts, dresses and jewelery. Oh crap.  I haven't bought a skirt in 3 years.  After 10 minutes of deep breathing i calmed down and tried on a shirt and then eventually a skirt and come to discover, it fit! Hot dog! and it was on sale, so i bought it.  It was very proud moment for me.  Myself, being a "tom boy" and having spent the last few years where most of my shorts had bleach stains, old meat in the pockets or holes from my keys hanging on my belt loop, the whole being girly and buying a skirt was foriegn to me.  The day progressed and my once early urge to cry as well as throw up, dissipated.  I had great time the rest of the day.  Thank you Elizabeth and Angie!

Another thing that i have missed out on; trying new things/places.  My boyfriend has really broaden  my view on music along with exposing me to other things besides going to movies.  When i was in the desert the only time i would ever see a band play, it would be on accident.  I would never go to a place specifically to see someone perform.  Now i have done it several times and have enjoyed everyone of them even though the music itslef doesn't necessarily interest me.  But it's fun and different. Thank you Iain. 

What else does LA have to offer? Great restarants, great music, exhibitions ( King Tut is a comin'), beaches, things that stay open pass 9 pm and your favorite restaturant does not shut down during the summer.  I can also walk my dog at pretty much any time of the day and not have to worry about the temp. outside and the chance that my dog my pass out outside for his routine walk ( no more walks at 5:40 in the morning thank you very much).  The other thing that i have discovered is that i really missed out on friends and family.  Despite my current frustrations with my parents i love seeing them and i have seen some of my friends since i have been back but additionally  i have kept better touch with friends who live far away.  My life is no longer my job and i am happy and have more time to say  hi to some friends on the phone or via email.  Plus i am making new friends being here, from my work and from Iain's rad group of friends.  I have never experienced the closeness that is seen in the friendships that Iain has with his friends. It's pretty admirable and it has helped me in recent months to be a better friend to my current ones.  ( Although i hated it at times, i did get used to being alone.  Sometimes i feel that i struggle to make new friends or simply maintain them b/c my social skills have deteriorated)  But they are improving ...

What else have i missed out on?  What the hell is My Space?  At the end of April, following dinner with Angie, Jeramiah, Bennett, Elizabeth and Iain, Elizabeth decided to pull up Iain's my space page.  Boy was i surprised when there was a girl's ass on his page. (some girl's profile supposedly) Anyhow we looked at stuff and that i was my first real exposure to this friend network thing.  Since it has been mentioned several times since that night,  i finally sat down on sunday and investigated the whole thing and decided to create a page as advised by Elizabeth.  So here you go.

I will most likley not have cool bulletins or have the inside track to a great band that will be playing.  The only thing i can offfer is occasional cool pics of animals or perhaps an annoucement to a lecture most likely related to some animal conservation.  And updates on my life. ( I am still wating for LA Zoo to call me back on my recent interview. I am starting to stress.)

 I got to get back to work

Ciao, Nikki

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