Weekend of work. Monday of mischief.

[Atlanta - 3 AM]

Updates to this blog seem to be coming less & less frequently this month. My apologies! I think it's my aversion to dial-up & the evil AOL (back to Bryan's & DSL soon!) ...

My shifts at The Fox have been insane! I worked four shows on Friday, four shows on Saturday and three shows on Sunday. Damn those Rockettes! Up at dawn ... home at midnight ... kids & Xmas themes ... increasingly bitchy & exhausted co-workers ... not to mention the tips were rather shite, too.

Needless to say, I slept late today (Monday) and focused on nothing but my time with Jim.

Here's a snapshot taken just after he arrived:



Jim & I got a great deal done in three-&-a-half hours ...

We went to Ansley Mall (the 'gay shopping centre' here) for practical reasons. After spending $15 on deluxe non-cow-gut soap, we had a quick dinner at Moe's (again!), nipped into CVS to get my heart medication and then to Starbucks for a coffee & a Xmas CD for Androo (by request ... it contains a rare Pet Shop Boys track).

We stopped by Walgreen's on the way home in persuit of a goatee/beard trimmer for me ... not to mention some festive antlers (about as Xmas as I'm gonna get) ... think Bette Midler donning reindeer horns as she suffers through an insufferable Xmas singalong in the The Stepford Wives: "Maybe I could use hundreds of pine cones to spell out the words B-I-G J-E-W on the front lawn!"

:-)

Our evening ended with the delightful-but-unmentionable ... I'm still all-smiles. 'Twas particularly good ... 'tis the season!

[*blush*]

Back to work tomorrow for six days straight ... two, three or four shows a day ...

Am I the only one who thinks the nativity scene could be livened up a bit ... maybe Jesus could pop out with jazz-hands?

Bah-humbug!

Richard the Big Bunny (with reindeer antlers)

Overdue update ...

[Atlanta - 11.11.05]

No update to this blog in ages so I thought I'd do a quick recap of what you've missed ...

Before I left Bryan's, I passed my 'assessment' with Wachovia, which makes me *employable* ... if not employed (yet).



I have moved into a lovely condo on Ralph McGill Boulevard for the month of November. I live with a nice guy named Michael who isn't home much. I moved my bed from David's garage and now I have to sort out what to do with it next month when I housesit at Bryan's! No clue what I'm doing for January lodging yet.

Jim seems to be questioning our relationship suddenly. He seems to fear that I'll leave him for London (which is a valid conern that I understand) but I have to wonder if there is more he's not saying. No matter what, I love that man and I am grateful that he came into my life when he did.

Without the 'bandage' of my relationship with Jim, my life in Atlanta will most likely be immediately exposed as the festering boil that it is ... I have no reservations about saying Jim is my only source of happiness here.

There is nothing on at The Fox so I'm out of work for about 10 days in a row! Needless to say, that's not good ... no tips or paycheque!

I seem to be having several health concerns lately ... not least of which is the sudden appearance of 'floaters' in my left eye. No insurance and little money doesn't bode well for me getting to the doctor anytime soon. America does NOT have a national health service like England.

Today was a particularly shite, lonely day and I miss my friends in London so much right now (Oi'there, Androo !!!).

My return to England might not be imminent but it is definite. I do love Jim enough to delay things ...

Yours in exile,
Richard the Big Bunny