To No Avail

So, I went to Vail yesterday.

You know, the one in Colorado that single-handedly boosts the state's economy by 60% during the winter because of all the rich people spending way too much money on ski-related merchandise.

The one that hosts a film festival.

The one with seemingly zero homes under a million-dollar price tag.

Yea, I was there yesterday. Well, really, I passed through Vail on my way to Edwards, "a city so small, it isn't even a city," where I interviewed for a job to be a copy editor for a start-up newspaper. It's owned by a guy who's had a history of flipping papers like someone would flip a low-priced, recently-foreclosed home for profit. He seemed like a nice enough man, very affable. He has a convincing grin that makes it easy to see how he's been able to win people over throughout the years. Also there was the first person he hired for the new paper, the managing editor who would also write and design some pages.

After a few hours of talking with the two -- and having them tell me more than a couple times that I was right for the job -- I got the sense that these two were good guys, but that was about it. Cutting corners seems just a little too acceptable, typos taken a little too cavalier. I just don't know that I trust the situation...or the ethical standards being discussed. I told them I needed the weekend to think about it, but after discussing with my friends and family, I think my mind is already made up.

So, despite the AMAZING homes (that I'd only really have as eye candy), one of which actually had an observatory telescope coming up out of the roof, and the strong wind gusts that didn't have any dust in them to make me sneeze or get in my eyes, and the way the sun gave the not-yet-completely-melted snow a pearlescent glow, I don't know that my conscience or my good logical mind will allow me -- even in my current pseudo-desperate times -- to accept it.

Looks like I'm staying in Southern California...for now.
My mom thinks "the next step," something I've been pondering about way before I was laid off, is closer than she thought it was a while ago. I agree with her.

The Best List Ever Made

In honor of my good friend Holly, I'm going to do a nice little list. Since she's marrying one of my two best friends in just over a month (crazy!), I figure it's a good time...although my list might not be as, umm, effeminite. :o)

but yea...my Top Five Actresses Over 35 and Still Rocking My Socks*:

1. Jada Pinkett-Smith
2. Halle Berry
3. Nia Long
4. Julia Louis Dreyfus
5. Salma Hayek

*If I'd chosen to wait a little later in the year, Tyra Banks would most DEFINITELY be on this list, but she doesn't turn 35 until December and I'm not waiting.