I've got super glue stuck to my finger tips...

Salutations everyone!

As I type this I can feel the grainy substance that is super glue rubbing against the keys. It's making me a little crazy! However, today's scrapbooking marathon was very successful. I completed my train trip with my mom--its on top of a map of the U.S. east coast and I marked the places we went with blue points, an ex-boyfriend page, my time at Kuentz Elementary School complete with letters from my kiddos, started my college graduation party layout, and order 200+ prints from Costco.

My next layouts are my first car, my road trip to Washington, and my first month in Washington. Of course I've also got to make a page for my time at Redland Oaks, for my family, and for Jessica!!  :) It'll take awhile, but I already love looking at what I've done. It tells a story so much better than just prints in an album do. Much, much warmer. 

Looking forward to picking up my pictures tomorrow! :)

"I am a banana."

 Good morning!

While eating my yogurt this morning, I realized I was trying to eat it with the bigger spoon from the draw, not the "normal" sized one and my yogurt cup was almost too small for it to fit. Of course, it called to mind rejected cartoons. I had to go watch this. You should, too!

My Spoon is TOO Big!

Don't trust the man on the phone.

Hey y'all,

Once again I've managed to waste a day trying to find a job. I get a mysterious phone call yesterday from a publishing company that I sent my resume into a few weeks back. The man tells me he's Elliott Wolf, of Peanut Butter Publishing. Okay, sure. The only reason he called me, in my opinion, is because I ACCIDENTALLY flooded their company email with my cover letter and resume. Three times to be exact, all because I was trying to apply to Penguin Publishing. Whoops.

Anyways, he calls and asks if I'm Mary Newcomb, which I am. So he's all, "Hey, haven't we talked before? You're from Silverdale, right?" Uh, wrong. So I explain my situation and he tells me that if I'm ever in the city to stop by and we hang up. As I'm sitting there in the aftermath of that weird phone call, I start thinking about how desperately I need a job and who am I to turn down the expertise or job opportunity from a founder of a publishing company. So, I call back and arrange a meeting with him for today at 1:00 p.m.

What a waste of a cute outfit. :P

Flash forward to this morning: I get ready, drive to Bremerton, get on the ferry, and I'm off to Seattle. After that, it's all downhill. I get super lost, have to reroute directions about 6 times, finally find the area his business is supposed to be in--it's not there!! Nope, nothing but residential apartments and houses on the waterfront with a cool park. I drive up and down this road searching for the address 2925. I find 2920,2922, 2921, etc...but nothing for 2925. Finally I decide it's time to give up because after walking around a bit on foot, I realize if this man does have his business where he says he does, he must be running it out of his house and there is no way in hell I'm going in there. So, I spend another $15 to get on the ferry and come home.



Tonight, I'm going to Sluys to get some viking donuts. The sweet spot in all the bitterness of this day.

Job-hunting, I'm not sure I brought the right weapon.

Hey everyone!

I know that people are curious as to what is going on with me now that I've moved 2000+ miles away. I started this blog over a year ago as way to communicate my thoughts with the world, so I might as well start using it again.

Since I've been here, going on three weeks, I've be wandering around the beautiful outdoors. I don't think I'll ever be able to get over how lush and green everything is. Davey showed me a park where there are paths that cross all over town and people walk or run them to get away from the city, while still in the city.

Another thing that is just unbelievable is the weather. Coming from Texas, and the 100 degree temperatures, imagine my surprise to find it never gets past 70 degrees here. The days are warm and the nights are cool. My long sleeves actually have an active role in my life now as opposed to sitting in my closet waiting for that brief two week window sometime in January or February. Another shock is that it has barely rained since I've been here. Of course, I've been promised by the locals to just wait until summer is over! I'll get plenty of that rain I've been craving.

And, of course, the reason that I came out here in the first place was to find a job. No, I still haven't found one. However, I did land myself an unpaid internship working with a small publishing company! It should be great experience. I have applied to a number of other jobs, all having to do with publishing or communications, but in various fields. Hopefully, I'll hear back from someone soon.

Missing everyone I love who lives under the Texas sky!