Look out Arizona! Here's comes the cold front... (High temps in the 60's, lows in the 40's in the valley, snow shower possibilities in the high country). Yesterday was like a crisp fall day (abundant sunshine, cool wind, fresh air and people wearing jackets). Reminded me of leaf peeping time in New York State when I used to run along the Croton Reservoir with the changing, falling leaves and the air cold on the face and in the lungs. Cold... (a very different meaning depending on where you hail from). To residents in the Valley of the Sun it's temps under 60... (no snickering, you Midwesters and East Coasters). It's hard to explain, you have to feel it to believe it. There is no moisture in the air and I guess after a couple months of baking in the oven that is summer here, it feels cold in the 50's... I love it because its the feel of season change without the sleet and snow and gray skies and bare trees and leaf raking and even colder temps. After this snap of a few days, we'll be back to 80's during the day and very comfortable at night (with windows open and hot tub waiting).
Worked an ushering gig at Wells Fargo Arena last night but didn't usher anyone... I was given to the head of ASU to help reconcile product sales at the event, so I basically walked around the arena with the sales coordinator for 6 hours and made sure the numbers added up at the end and ASU got their "cut". It was a speaking engagement by Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and we had over 6000 people there, not including security, ushers, staff and volunteers. While the speakers were speaking, the sales team went inside (they were selling books and DVD's) and didn't reopen til after the speeches so for about 2 hours I walked the arena and talked with my security peeps. Got some great ideas from one of friends about part time gigs to earn a little extra coin...(more on that after some research). Thanks to my lead guy for that assignment. Couldn't have asked for an easier time.
Outside gig tonight for "Joe Security" in Mesa at ASU Polytechnic... Have no idea what's going on, but I'm working for the same lead guy. So it'll be sweatshirt and jacket night (still can't say it's cold, though, without sounding like a wuss). Let's just say there'll be a chill in the air. Then after a well deserved day off on Friday (right!) it's ASU vs. California football game (Homecoming Game) followed by an ushering gig at Gammage Auditorium for Phantom of the Opera... (perfect play for Halloween Night, eh?). So I'll be toiling from 9:30am til around 10pm. Need to pile up some hours before I leave for Aruba at the end of next month... (after 8 weeks of boot camp at the warehouse job, lying on the beach will be more than welcome).
I am also getting back in touch with the the "daylight" crowd at E&A and will return to hosting some events if they still need me. I'll get in touch with the boss later and see if there's still room for me in the hosting arena... Skydiving is set for the weekend before I leave on vacation (I don't know if I get to call this a "vacation" because my lifestyle right now feels like one). Let's call this a "I'm living somewhere else for a week" thing. Jump out of a plane on Sunday, Jump back on a plane on Thursday, jump off Thursday night, jump on Friday morning, jump off Friday afternoon and lay on the beach with my cigar, feet in the water and watch the sun set... Now that will be a wonderful week. Add in the fact that 6 of my New York friends will be in Aruba at the same time and this "I'm living somewhere else this week" will be a blast and a half.
So after a week of intense recovery from the rigors of the night job (boot camp)...man, the older you get, the longer it takes to come back!, I am up early and trying to establish some kind of routine where I can take advantage of the weight loss and not gain back all the weight I worked off... Further details on that adventure will surface when my time management skills improve. I now am free to continue this saga (blogs) and will have more interesting fodder for you to read about instead of how long I worked, how hard it is and how I have no time to do anything else...(the exact reason I moved here in the first place--history was repeating itself and not in a good way). I hope you can "read" the relief and joy in my voice as I ramble on here... I apologize to my fans and loyal readers (those who don't just delete my ramblings) for the sparcity of blogs.
I'm back with all new adventures to come and always never at a loss for words...
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