i'm cold

It's been an eventful week. Dad was in town and pulled in with a kidney stone (timing is amazing sometimes) so he had to spend some of his time here at the beautiful Montrose hospital (sarcasm), but raved about the kind nurses and the generous supply of morphine. He's better, and we spent a lot of the weekend making sure he was ok, not exerting too much energy, drinking enough fluids, and not thinking about the huge apparatus they had put inside of him until it was removed yesterday. Gross. He was a sport, and we were able to enjoy some sights, including all the foliage and the emergence of freezing weather. It's cold! No more flip flops - it's official. Unfortunately. I have spent much time lately shopping for winter weather, which is do-able now that I have a taste of how cold it will be. I'm scared.

A few updates on my life to report:

I'm moving. Within Telluride - don't worry! I don't think I've shared the fact that I haven't slept since I've moved into my current condo because my upstairs roommate's bathroom is directly above me and he wakes up at all hours of the night to go to the bathroom, run the sink, flush the toilet, etc. which creates sounds similar to a running waterfall in my room. Vertical piping is a seriously bad idea - who thought of that one? Honestly. So for my sanity, I have been looking for a new place, and I found one thank goodness. I will have my own studio and it's adorable. It has no shared walls, a balcony, is on the quiet side of town, and has slanted walls which I love for some reason. I will be moving in when I get back to Telluride after the off-season.

Also - I got a job for the winter. I will be working as a concierge part time at the ski club in order to get my free ski pass. There is the potential for tips, which is great, and it should be exciting up in the Mountain Village when the ski runs are open. I'm excited. I'll still be working with the film festival part time, which is ideal with my desire for many part-time jobs rather than one full-time one. Nice. And I will seriously be getting the website up to sell my photos.

And that's about it for the moment. Except for the fact that I'm addicted to Mexican food. That's a new development.