What? I didn't tell you that I was moving?!! Why, yes, yes I did move. To Manhattan, of all places. You know what my cross street is? Broadway. If I can make it there....
I think I need a new job. Being at Foam Creepo does not mix well with new city lifestyle. Not to mention that I'm really starting to hate it.
OH! I ran into a gal the other day, and her husband is a puppeteer, of all things! Did I mention that I'M a puppeteer? Well, I've operated puppets, anyway. And I made a couple in my life. Not the traditional type like you're thinking of (Charlie McCarthy, Howdy Doody, and the ilk), but more of a body puppet type thing, a la Julie Taymor. Look her up if you don't know and enlighten yourself. So that got me excited to pursue that avenue, as I've always been more creative than what my current job allows me to be. I'm horribly miscast in my role as tool supervisor. Angela Lansbury would be better cast in that role than me. John Waters would be better cast. Lassie would be... you see where I'm going.
So anyway, it's really hard to move when you have a very dramatic situation happening in your life. Israel, my Mexican mantart was visiting for a week. Boy was that great!
He was living in Canada for several months as sort of a social experiment. He went to Canada to work as an illegal immigrant, just to get a feel of what his countrymen are going through.
Apparently it's Hell. He had several jobs, one of which was SHOVELING THE SNOW OFF OF ROOFS!!! From 5PM TO 5AM!!!! IN MONTREAL!!! AT -16 DEGREES!!! Can you imagine a scenario where there would be an American on a roof in -16 weather for twelve hours? I gotta tell ya, we Americans really screwed things up. Because you know that everyone knows that these soul crushing jobs are manned by the illegal immigrants who are working in basically indentured servitude, and we do nothing to stop it, or make sure that these people are making a decent wage, and not being exploited.
And yes, I know, he was in Canada. But the only difference is that Canada at least has a bit more humane treatment of any illegal caught in their country. Because the USA is a whole lot worse. And the only reason we have undocumented workers over here is not because we can't get them, but because our economy would be twice as worse off if we didn't have slave labor. Fucking Republicans.
And I think Israel got his soul beat up pretty bad in the five months he was experiencing that. Not that I knew him all that well before he came here, but he was pretty deflated. I think by the end of his visit though, without going into detail, he was re-inflated. I hope so. Very very very great man. At the age of 27. Born in 1981, for the love of Pete.
I have a really good new roommate who loves to clean the bathroom, but I'm going to miss the shit out of my old roommate. You remember Brandon, right? Teen Wolf from Halloween? Good people. Gave me a beer tonight when I went back to get a few odds and ends, like my loofah pad. And don't tell Israel, but I can't find the scarf he gave me. Pissing me off.
Alright, no more talking - I gots to go to sleep in my new bedroom.
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