6-7-05:: so i sit her like many nights before. buzz slightly on. listening to music from my computer. currently playing-"brave new girl" by britney spears. oh! now an old jesus and mary chain song begins ("halfway to crazy").
today was an off day. i went shopping at hamilton place. i bought a couple of pairs of shorts. i needed more shorts. i saw my old friend brent sanders. it was good to see him. good to talk of growing old. good to talk about music. and it was good to talk shop with someone who had spent many more years than i have so far in the business of music retail. he knows the guy i replaced at the store here. i'm sure he has much more to tell me about the mess i inherited. we will get together soon to discuss dirty details. i look forward to the night of enlightenment, and the joy of drinking with another old high school mate.
the store is continuing to come together well. i am very pleased. the internal organs are now working properly. it's time to consider wardrobe, hair and make-up. over the coming weeks we will be making a few more shifts in the organization and merchandising of the product. we will be making all new category cards for each of the sections in the bins. we will be making a lot of artist/title cards. we will be making sure all lights are working, and everything is clean. these will be the final touches in the re-invention of cat's music #10. the big work is already done. we will have a strong store going into the summer season. i expect an extraordinary fall season, and a record x-mas season. we'll have a real strong finish to 2005.
even though i'm now in chattanooga near my family and, and old friends, it still almost feels that i'm hundreds of miles away. everyone has such busy lives. i don't live particularly close to anyone. i'm closet to gina geographically, but i never know her availability. i recall her being a day person; early to bed. i think it would make sense for us to see each other often with her working downtown, and living 'relatively' near, but our schedules and lifestyles are so different. i hope she and i can get together soon. michael, his new girlfriend rachel, and i all hung out together a couple of weeks ago. they just got a house together way north of where i am. buses don't go that far, and i know jerry + michael = drinking. i don't want to meet him there, drink, and then have to drive back home risking dui. i wish he could have found a place near downtown. i wish he were at least a small cab fare away. it will cost me a small fortune in cab fares to meet him at his new home for drinks. it's worth it, of course, and i'm sure i'll be swallowing that expense from time to time. i've seen a lot of my old buddy todd since moving back. i've seen more of him than anyone else i know down here. he has made the drive downtown to meet me at least 4-5 times. he's hung out at my apartment like at least 3 times. no one else i know has been to my apartment yet. gina jogged up one day as i was standing outside. this was just after i moved in. gina, staci, and michael have all visited me at my store. staci is also in a new house. i know little of the details, but i expect it's also not conveniently close to downtown. i hope to hang with staci soon. at least i know this year i should be able to be with my family for the holidays. the lost holidays i couldn't share with my family haunt me, and leave me sad. so many special times missed....
