Rainy Thursday

Funny thing to have a rainy day! No sun to wake me up this morning so I slept in a bit. I did not go for a run. I had coffee on my patio in a cup from one of the lab techs from Tahoe, and it is a awesome cup! My bkfst was in a bowl from Takemi another of the lab techs (a Cone 10) from Tahoe. (Cone 10 is an inside joke that the gals in the studio and I came up with that rates a person, not necessarily physically, but in quality) Cone 10 is at the top of the scale as that is what we fire to in the big kiln. I think of that trip to Tahoe everyday. I have pots around me now that remind me of the experience. I wish that the computer had not broken so I could have finished blogging about that. I feel too far away from it now to give it a fresh perspective. I still may return to writing my memories of it, or not.

Today I get my hair done for the wedding.. I know it is a week off, but I wanted to give it a chance to settle so that it is not just fresh cut and out of order. I also have a "date" tonite, with an old friend (I have known him approx 15 years) to go to the casino to see a "Disco" band. I wonder if I should wear my white polyester pants and get ready to shoot my #1 finger up in the air as we rock out? It will be fun in any event.

Today I am quite concerned about my enrollment for the fall classes. Last check there was probably 25 spaces filled out of a potential 84 spaces in 7 classes. I would like 60 students. I can't decide if I should hold the classes with-out students and hope and pray they show up or if I should cancel until they do show up. (I am eternally hopeful to a fault that this will all work out) Some of you may know that I get paid by the head not by the hour. For my summer teaching, because of low enrollment I think I made about $8 an hour, before taxes.. this is quite scary. Lately I have been reading about the economy and some predictions say that we are in a depression that could last 10 years or more.. if this is the case I must find a way to make clay a necessity, 'lest I lose my livelyhood. I know it is a necessity to me!!!

I am thankful to my daughter for letting me use her computer so I can write again. I so want my own computer back so that I can get my business matters taken care of.

More laters..
Love,
Love,
Love,
Jada