Today, during a lovely, but tiring bicycle ride, I decided to pop on down to the Folklife Festival in Seattle. That means, I am almost obligated to visit some of my former co-workers/employees at PSC. Jun would kill me if I was that close and did not say hi. Plus I have not talked with her in ages.
I always find it interesting when I visit a place where I worked close to 10 years. I left with people intimidating and sexually harassing me. People were not appreciative of my work. It was a place that could suck your soul away. I left early and took a financial hit. I wanted to work two full time jobs for for 2-3 years to get out of debt. But for my sanity I had to leave.
When ever I see my old boss, the first thing he usually says is “Want a job?” I always say how much you gonna pay me. Sadly enough, If he were to really tell me, I know it would be less than I make as a teacher. That is sad. Not for profits take heed… If you can not get a budget to pay people good wages… you will get crap. And good people will have to leave. All you will get are has beens who could not make it in the corporate world.
As much as I would like to enjoy festivals like Folklife, I can not. Working that that silly museum has ruined it for me. Tons of people, not from the city, and not really enough room. I walked through the center grounds, but decided to go on my merry way with a bike ride through Magnolia, the locks, and Ballard. It was nice, but I am not used to long rides and was dead tired when I got home. Hence, I am awake now.
But I know I will hear from my mom. I justed checked the weather and news and there was a shooting at Folklife. Another reason for my mom to complain and harass me. Ug.
A co-worker lent me the movie Juno. I had heard lots of stuff about it and how it totally was true to high school. I have to say that it was interesting. Some things I liked, some I did not. I did not like how the girl chose to keep the baby. I did not like how the planned parenthood like place was awful and disrespectful. It could have been done better.
The husband of the adopting couple creeped me out. I thought he was some sort of weird pedophile. They needed to change that part. I thought the wife adoptive lady was waaaay to high strung. And the ending was not realistic. Not about Juno and Bleeker. That was a nice touch. SPOILER…. But the wife being able to still adopt as a lady getting a divorce. Realistically, Juno would have had to keep her baby and Bleeker and he would have to raise it. There. That’s it… that is real life.
A perfect day in Seattle. Low 70’s and a little windy, and now at 12 midnight… rain. Ug. That is Seattle for you. I have a party tomorrow that starts early and I hope it is not raining tomorrow.
Mel