Category: The Early Years

Posts Prior to 2020

Pub-Life Initiation

I was having dinner with friends from work last night. Our conversation turned to music. They soon realised I had somehow escaped a vital initiation piece: karaoke. It happened to be Sunday night when we host the socially awkward rite of passage. So this oversight was quickly remedied.

Continuing the adventure,

Jessica

PS. Fly Me to the Moon was also the song Paul and I danced to at our wedding 🙂

March 2, 2012
The Journey Part I

I was invited to perform a couple spoken word pieces at Mosaik’s International Food Night on Saturday. The theme of the evening was inspiration. This is the first piece I performed.

I was once called air
Assured it wasn’t meant as offence
But I couldn’t help the hurt
As I wanted to be of more substance

Now I have long been on this journey
Ten years of attempts to be profound
But the scenery is looking too familiar
As I realize I am at the starting ground

The things I’ve tried to be
The costumes I’ve tried to wear
Are starting to have a comic effect
And people stop to stare

So I have learned my lesson
It is best to be my own element
And if people find me flighty
It is just because I am different
But trying to wear their expectations
Like ballast weighs me down
And I can no longer fight the feeling
I am meant for higher ground.

Continuing the adventure,

Jessica

March 1, 2012
International Good Luck

Hoping Pauls test goes well today. Crossing my fingers and pressing my thumbs

What other actions of good luck do you know?

Continuing the adventure,

Jessica

February 28, 2012
Snow Day

Last week, it was finally warm enough to snow.

I know.

As someone who grew up in the desert of Southern California, this statement doesn’t make sense to me.

Warm enough to snow.

Strange as it seems, it was very beautiful. Sabine and I went out for a jaunt and of course I brought my camera along. Hope you enjoy the snap shots.

Continuing the adventure,

Jessica

February 23, 2012