Moon Petal

I really miss the 90s and I’m not afraid or ashamed to say it. I grew up in Seattle, Washington, go Mariners, and was just turning twenty when the 90s began. I played a little guitar and wanted to form a rock band and there were quite a few musicians with the same idea in town at the time. Seattle always had a local music scene, but there was something in the air in the 90s and we all felt it, like a feeling a storm before it hits or smelling the rain before it starts. The very late 80s and early into the 90s were pre-storm and being from Seattle, I love rain, and those moments before it begins. And actually, I would have to say that for me, it was those early years, before the grunge movement really took off. Oh, well that’s misspoken. Seattle was always grunge, as far as I could tell and in relation to its arts and music scenes. It goes with the geography. But there seemed to be an actual categorical movement that came about and we all just went with it. It was hip and so were we.

Nirvana was cool. They wanted to distance themselves from grunge as soon as grunge became famous. That’s natural, but honestly, they were always grunge. I saw Kurt Cobain a few times in clubs during those early days. He was cool, and kind of quiet. After they became famous I saw him once or twice and he just never seemed comfortable with the attention. But at the same time he seemed to crave it. I don’t know, those are just my humble observations and I never knew him or anything so it doesn’t matter. Pearl Jam was great. They seemed to play well together right from the start. I saw them perform in the early days too. Eddie Vedder was a natural front man and seemed destined for rock greatness. So, it was cool when a few of the bands really took off and all of the hotels, resorts and inns in Seattle were filled with tourists who were suddenly wearing flannel and drinking coffee and smoking. It was funny back then. I haven’t played in years, but I always remember those days and love the 90s.

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Starting college is an exciting yet stressful time for everyone involved, especially when you will be going away to school. For parents it is a time of mixed emotions–a feeling of sadness that your child has grown up and is beginning life on their own out from under your roof as well as excitement for them as they begin this new journey that they have so anticipated. For students the excitement over this next phase of life is mixed with anxiety over adjusting to living away from home for the first time and making new friends.
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Phillip wasn’t terribly excited about his upcoming trip to New York. That might sound surprising to hear, but he was only going do to a required business trip where he was going to have to represent his regional company and request more money for it and his particular division. He was going to fly in on a Monday and leave on Wednesday afternoon and was going to be in meetings all day so he really didn’t anticipate being able to do anything else. However, as luck sometimes has it, it certainly went in the right direction for Phillip.

He walked into work a week after he found out he had been selected to represent his region and everyone looked at him with a sense of secrecy. For a second Philip thought he might be going to get laid off, he knew he couldn’t be so lucky. He quickly reminded himself that it wasn’t funny and he was actually lucky to have such a good job in the current economy. It was almost as immediately as he returned to a place of gratitude that more reasons for it were bestowed upon him. His supervisor came out and told him that he had won a raffle to upgrade his accommodations for the trip and that he would be staying in one of the four star New York hotels and that he was receiving the rest of the week off and enjoy his time in New York.

That wasn’t the end of Phillip’s good news. When he got home that night his girlfriend Wendy called him and said she had been able to take the time off and could join him. When he mentioned the extra days and hotel upgrade she became even more excited and was sure that wouldn’t be a problem for her. So, what at first seemed like it was going to be a grueling and tedious work only business trip, turned into a great vacation. On their first free afternoon together in the city they enjoyed a fabulous pasta lunch in Little Italy. They had heard about a little place called Puglia’s and they found it and had one of the greatest spaghetti meals ever.

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Well all you service oriented people there might be a job for you in Jackson Wyoming. There are many fine hotels located in Jackson for you to stay at or work in. So if you have been in service to others for a long time and need a change of scenery then maybe you should consider spending some time in near the Grand Tetons. There is so many things for you to do while living in the are. It is a major requirement to love the outdoors or this wouldn’t be the place for you.

Depending on your style I bet there is a place for you. There are many restaurants of different cuisines around town. Maybe if you move here and work here you will have an opportunity to learn some other trades such as running sled dog tours, snowmobile tours or some be a hiking guide. In the summer there is some great fishing and some tours that go up to Yellowstone Park. How about hitting the ski resorts not just as a food server in the lodge bar or a cashier in the ski shop renting out skis but as a ski instructor. If you are the hero type you could learn how to become a ski patrol and save all those amateurs who have broken something in a fall.

There are plenty of animals and ranches in the area. I have seen some call for ranch hands and wranglers. You could pull a City Slickers move and go help out the ranchers. Maybe it is one of those things that you only learn by just diving in and going for it. Anyway, there are four changing season in Jackson with many special jobs for each season. If you are one who needs variety then maybe you can have a different job every three months.

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It’s my last night in Richmond, because I’m heading out to Atlanta tomorrow around noon time. Well, here’s the big reveal: I got a tattoo while I was here, a big one, right on my upper left arm. I won’t tell you what it is though, I’ll save that for when I come home (Don’t be angry Mom).

Yesterday, I got up a little late, because Bryan was already knocking on my hotel room door! He had to wait a bit while I showered. Bryan got to see my tattoo and asked if it hurt, I would be lying if I told him it didn’t, heads-up – Bryan thinks my tattoo is cool! He asked me how I knew about the hotel where I’m staying, because he’s never been in a luxury hotel before and he really thinks it’s great; I told him I found it on-line at this site: http://www.virginialuxuryhotels.com, that this site is a great source for finding all kinds of great places to stay around the world.

After I got ready, Bryan took me over to his place and we watched some films, and I got all caught up with ‘The Apprentice‘ (he Tivo’d them for me while I was gallivanting around the world). Later, we went to Starbucks to get our fix of coffee and then onto the reason I here in Richmond: to see Bryan’s Artwork being displayed at Spirit of Art. He’s a very talented artist! We chilled there for a bit, and some female friends of his dropped by and asked us all to dinner. Bryan declined saying that he has other plans for me tonight. I just smile inquisitively.

He basically took me on a tour of the city of Richmond. I’ve never been here before, so that was a real treat. Richmond is steeped in history and Bryan was pretty knowledgeable about what happened where, when and why. I felt like I was attending the best history class ever. After the tour of the town, he took me back to my hotel and offered to buy me dinner at the hotels restaurant. I accepted and we proceeded to hit it off really well. After dinner he walked me up to my hotel room and kissed me goodnight and wished me well on my next adventure in Atlanta.

I think I’ll have to reconsider what will be my next big adventure, it might possibly have something to do with making regular visits to Richmond.

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Although I had a great time in Phoenix, AZ., most of my time was spent at one of the Phoenix luxury hotels recuperating from my Vegas trip. I did see enough of Phoenix though, to form some opinions about the people of Arizona; they are genuinely friendly! I’ve never seen so many smiles and waves of hello, which ruins my theory that Australia would be always one up on the United States. From the continual nice gestures from drivers when crossing the road, to a friendly smile from a waitress at the local bar and grill – Phoenix had been a wonderfully welcoming place.

My first night there, I took a walk around the downtown area, which I scouted for restaurants out upon my arrival, and I stopped in at a bar and grill for dinner, the bar itself was all ‘Yankee’ with wood floors and walls. The guys were wearing truck-driver caps and sipping pints of beer at the bar. By my Australian standards the beer was pathetically weak. The tables were full of families and tourist which was being serviced by an extremely welcoming staff. Being a huge fan of potato skins, ever since my Uncle introduced me to them back home as starters, I ordered them loaded with cheese, bacon and sour cream. I followed up my order with a cheeseburger, an American all-time favorite, and fries. My waitress asked if I’d like mashed potatoes! Who ever heard of mashed potatoes with a cheeseburger? This, though, helped me strike up a decent conversation with her.

What was the best part about the evening, as I was finishing my third Budweiser, was how my waitress fudged the bill so that all my beers became cheaper, because it was time for ‘happy hour’. This made me very ‘happy’.  The bar did have a good assortment of beer to choose from, but I stuck to Budweiser. A little bit of boasting here: Australia is known to be the fattest nation, which Americans find hard to believe, since they are also a fat nation, but us fat Aussies sure can drink the Americans under the table! Americans are really lightweights when it comes to drinking beer.

So, my stop over in Phoenix passed in a blink of an eye, but it has left a very strong impression; the locals are a friendly lot, the desert heat with its zero humidity was very pleasant to experience and that the fact my Aussie accent is so alluring,  I get all kinds of discounts and deals with the ladies.

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