I've been having waaaaay too may dreams about work.
Some old guy yelled at me for the tunnel fee, saying he was a veteran, and G-dang it, and he didn't think his rig would fit through our twisty turny tunnel.
a) I don't work at Zion. b) the tunnel at Zion is straight.
Then I had another dream that someone gave me a napkin full of change and when I opened it to count it, it was a whole bunch of poisonous snakes and lizards that crawled up my sleeves and pants, and I had to stand still while people cut my uniform off.
I'm also sick of selling the annual pass in my dreams. I do that a lot too.
11.22.2009
coincidences.
Sooo... today I had an interesting visitor. He bought an annual pass right off the bat. Found out he was from Cortez, and we started talking about MEVE, and he started talking about the luminaries they do for the holidays. I mentioned that there was a visitor who had parked over one of the lighted luminaries in the parking lot, and their car caught on fire, and the car next to it also caught on fire. And the dog inside the car next to it was released before it also caught on fire, but ran away.
Then he told me the person who'd parked on top of the luminary was his sister-in-law.
wow.
Then he told me the person who'd parked on top of the luminary was his sister-in-law.
wow.
11.05.2009
11.01.2009
Essay Contest
Permanent Vacation: Living and Working in Our National Parks
Bona Fide Books is seeking literary essays about your experience working in our national parks, from Denali to the Everglades, Yellowstone to Yosemite. Some go seeking commune with nature; others to escape. Diverse park experiences are desired. Although we enjoy tree-hugging epiphanies, we also want to read about day-to-day life, and societal, environmental, and existential implications of living in the park. What happened there, and how did it influence your life? Writers will receive $100 for their story and one copy of the collection.
Guidelines
Submit postmarked no later than January 5th, 2010 to:
submissions@bonafidebooks.com
with “Permanent Vacation” and the title of work in the subject line.
If you are sending hard copy, mail to:
Bona Fide Books
P.O. Box 550278
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96155
If you would like your manuscript returned, include an SASE. Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, and 12 point Times New Roman or Courier font with standard formatting applied; word count is limited to 5000.
We do not review incomplete manuscripts; please submit only work that is finished.
Bona Fide Books is seeking literary essays about your experience working in our national parks, from Denali to the Everglades, Yellowstone to Yosemite. Some go seeking commune with nature; others to escape. Diverse park experiences are desired. Although we enjoy tree-hugging epiphanies, we also want to read about day-to-day life, and societal, environmental, and existential implications of living in the park. What happened there, and how did it influence your life? Writers will receive $100 for their story and one copy of the collection.
Guidelines
Submit postmarked no later than January 5th, 2010 to:
submissions@bonafidebooks.com
with “Permanent Vacation” and the title of work in the subject line.
If you are sending hard copy, mail to:
Bona Fide Books
P.O. Box 550278
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96155
If you would like your manuscript returned, include an SASE. Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, and 12 point Times New Roman or Courier font with standard formatting applied; word count is limited to 5000.
We do not review incomplete manuscripts; please submit only work that is finished.
10.26.2009
I get paid to read
Books I've read since coming to the Canyon (Not in Order)
Clan of the Cave Bear
Eat, Pray, Love
The Weight of Silence
In Defense of Food
Botany of Desire
Twilight
New Moon
In Her Shoes
Good in Bed
Animal Husbandry
The Road
Kite Runner
The Lost Continent- In Search of the Last Small Town
Superior Death
Grave Surprise
Guilty Pleasure
The Laughing Corpse
Circus of the Damned
Lunatic Cafe
Bloody Bones
Killing Dance
Burnt Offerings
Blue Moon
Obssidian Butterfly
Dead Until Dark
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead and Gone
Dead as a Doornail
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse
I feel like there might have been more, but can't think of them off the top of my head.
Clan of the Cave Bear
Eat, Pray, Love
The Weight of Silence
In Defense of Food
Botany of Desire
Twilight
New Moon
In Her Shoes
Good in Bed
Animal Husbandry
The Road
Kite Runner
The Lost Continent- In Search of the Last Small Town
Superior Death
Grave Surprise
Guilty Pleasure
The Laughing Corpse
Circus of the Damned
Lunatic Cafe
Bloody Bones
Killing Dance
Burnt Offerings
Blue Moon
Obssidian Butterfly
Dead Until Dark
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead and Gone
Dead as a Doornail
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse
I feel like there might have been more, but can't think of them off the top of my head.
10.17.2009
Tim's on a trip!
Tim left for his 5 day backpacking trip in the Canyon yesterday. He's going down to the Thunder River area- the place where that 20 year old kid died this summer. Definitely does not ease my mind.
I got a message last night that a furry little forest creature tried to cozy up to him in the middle of the night. I probably would not have reacted well to having an evil beady eyed rabid mouse crawl in my sleeping bag.
H-dinck the gnome stowed away in his pack, so hopefully the two of them are having a good time together.
I got a message last night that a furry little forest creature tried to cozy up to him in the middle of the night. I probably would not have reacted well to having an evil beady eyed rabid mouse crawl in my sleeping bag.
H-dinck the gnome stowed away in his pack, so hopefully the two of them are having a good time together.
10.11.2009
Giant Spider Season!
Don't you just want to cuddle up next to these guys? Just soft and snuggly? I think I had my Turquoise Death Spider dream when I started seeing these things last year. I wonder if they'll show up in my dreams again?
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