Marc, Decembro 16, 2008

There is just something about this time of year that makes me grumpish and annoyed. In the past it has just been the cold weather and the expectation that one will participate in a charmless festival which has annoyed me for long, but this year there is so much more to humbug about. For one reason or another the local area has been damn near close to dead ever since the snow began to hit the ground. The income has been cut in half and, although in the past I might make some changes to how I am doing business in order to compensate, even the strippers and other escorts are being hit hard in the pockets this season. Just one more reason for me to hate the winter I suppose, and as soon as I have saved up one thousand dollars - which should not take long even in this pathetic financial climate - it will be off to California for me and the doggie companion. Beautiful skies along the coastline and warmer weather along with improved financial prospects is just the thing I need to get rid of the seasonal blues. Get me to the beach!

In other news the Youngest Brother has returned home and is now crashing at the parental house, where he now does most of the cleaning as well as all the other chores that need doing. He seems to be doing well and has foresworn drinking once again, although this time I am going to be intelligent about it and not trust him one hundred percent on that particular issue. For the most part we have been sitting around and having the sort of conversations that siblings have, the sort in which nothing of real substance is said and yet an understanding of the deeper issues facing one another is implicit. He annoys me with comical and loud wakeup calls, and I recommend various ways for him to better himself. Standard big sister and little brother relationship as far as I can tell. Beyond that everything else has been plain and boring as all get out. Business is down for the time being and the social life I once had has been all but murdered thanks to me quitting the sauce several weeks ago. However the clownish and boisterous dominatrix who first initiated me into the world of sex work so long ago will be visiting soon. During this visit it seems as though she will be crashing with me and this means that she will also be meeting the rest of the Loveless clan in not too long, including the mother and her husband. Which means that there is at least a little bit of excitement for me to look forward toward, and perhaps a whole lot of excitement if fortune smiles.