On shipment days at work I always sleep in till real late and eat breakfast at noon. It is kind of a nice thing only I dont really have a uniform sleep schedule. Still, I notice that I put sleep high up on my priority list, moreso than the to-do type things I have on my lists stuck to my lamp and back area of the door.

The Dia De Los Muertos parade in the city was fantastic. I took tons of photos and decorated my room. I even made an offrenda out of my desk. I got so excited about it. I've been very dedicated to exploring other cultures in the last couple of years. I can attribute it to Azucena and my fascination with Shakira and listening to music in spanish and singing in spanish and wanting to go to Machu Picchu and my fascination with the Popul Vuh. Or any combination thereof.

I am wanting to travel more and more and am trying to reconcile where I want to go and what I want to do with what I currently do at work and whatever plans I may have for graduate school. I got some great advice from an eskimo recently, that I could never have too many friends. He said having too few is like having a small canteen. You cling to it very tightly and dont want to use it up, so you end up thirsty. His encouragement was turn on the faucet and drink my fill. With that sage advice, I am taking it to heart indeed.

Till next time, Eves

I spent my day off with my little brother Teddy today. I call him Teddoo or Tedu Pupu, in an indian accent. I like spending time with him. I asked him today if I am a good sister. He asked back if I meant today or in general. I said both and he didn't have an answer for either. We got icecream and movies. He shared the lunch he made with me. We tried to use an invalid coupon we got from Dad at the rental place and the guy was real nice about it. I decided to wear blue stockings and a wrap dress out in public today. I can be a bit manic in the way I dress from time to time. Bright colors make me happy tho, especially in rainy weather or if I feel a little glum. I will start to dress a bit out of the ordinary to kind of add more spark to my day.

This is the 411 on the work front. A lot of people have left the company I work for. I can't really blame them. The management is pretty young and seemingly inexperienced, this however includes myself and I of course am in that boat as well, although not to my detriment or anyone elses for that matter. The few people that still work there that I am familiar with and close to have been being mistreated and it seems as tho shortly they will be leaving as well. I will elaborate on what I mean by mistreated.

Jessica, who would not necessarily fit the status quo of the "type" of people that the store director would like to have working there is constantly bombarded with stereotypical harassment. She isn't a cheerleader type or the perky sort of prepster and her sarcasm meter is way to the right. I love her for that! However at work she is repetitively referred to as "negative" both behind her back and to her face during feedback from the management, while anyone else who would complain or make note of something they do not like do not get that sort of treatment whatsoever.

Last night too, Daniel, who needed the day off for something really important to him was able to finesse myself and another girl to cover his shift for him today, only the manager decided to not let him switch because, in her words, "he needs to learn to come in to work". It was as though work was now a preschool where all of us are treated like children who have to follow whatever micromanaged mantra they've decided to spew. And these "ideals" they try to teach or enforce always seem to be biased and/or lacking in any sort of pragmatic approach whatsoever. She even took him back in the office and was yelling at him until he ended up frustrated and in tears. This was a really disappointing day in terms of work.

Our store director has a negative attitude in regards to people at the store. When people decide to get other jobs or pursue something else, she acts as though they are traders and they have betrayed everyone and the company. When most of the people that actually apply to work there are not there for a lifetime occupation, she behaves as though it is a very serious and unfair deal when people choose to explore other opportunities. I always think that if it were me, I would not discourage other people to do something they are passionate about, rather than deter them and make them feel like it is a "bad move" to search for jobs that may contribute to their own self-betterment. They are not being allowed to think for themselves.

For the most part, I have been really happy at work. It was a nice low stress part time job for when I was in school, but now that I've graduated I'm ready to move on to the next phase in my life. I'm just excited to see what comes next. I will try to be writing more. If it just so happens I end up on the road a lot with travelling, I will definitely be posting here more, to keep you up to date with my goings on. Otherwise, just assume I will write something here the very next time something worth mentioning happens.

Love love love and hugs. Take care you guys. <3 Eves

I am really very happy at the moment. I have been travelling a whole lot. Most recently to NYC and Texas and Louisiana. I have the travelling itch in me and have been focused on trying to solidify an occupation that will allow me to travel muchly before I'm back of to school for my masters degree. Many memorable things have transpired in these last few months. Michael Koro made it down for the 2007 alumni race. We all reminisced and were reminded how, just seven years ago the lot of us were green behind the ears and still had the whole wide world ahead of us. And then we saw us all together again and found that things have gone pretty okay for the greater part of it.

I wake up in the morning and try to play my guitar everyday. I keep my laptop separate from where I sleep, over in the living room and am online a whole lot less. I also get more sleep now. The other night I had a dream that I pandered too much to what would make other people happy instead of myself. In the dream I ended up doing this to the point of getting married and freaking out and having to derivate a plan to get the marriage annulled. I am taking it as a sign that I need to be more validating of my own wants and needs and not care so much about what would make other people happy.

As for now, I have my heart set on a certain few things and maybe I will sing a few songs into my cellphone today if I can muster up some gumption. I'm just really happy and feeling lucky that I have a good family and friends that care about me and all manner of opportunity awaiting ahead these next few years. I wish you all the best and hope you're taking good care of yourself. All my love and hugs to you, dear friends.

Eva Marie

"Hope" is the thing with feathers --
That perches in the soul --
And sings the tune without the words --
And never stops -- at all --

And sweetest -- in the Gale -- is heard --
And sore must be the storm --
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm --

I've heard it in the chillest land --
And on the strangest Sea --
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb -- of Me.