Lunch with the parents
Homemade chili and cornbread
time to hide the porn

Trading sun for rain
moving to the land of Kilts
hear there is Coffee

Despite my efforts
The work is not fast enough
Digging in deeper

Cashing in my chips
time to go to a new place
move to Seattle

Baring miracles
I will be moving out of state
On first of August

Maybe too Obscure
To say it all in Haiku
or just plain silly

not a bachelor
space and bed are shared again
put away the porn

talking bitttersweet
dad daughter conversation
close but far away

pandora down side
bad music along with the good
Britney Intrusion

darkness in the light
shadow hiding from the sun
Requiem for shades

find me on Facebook
fighting spaceships with zombies
building a castle

(daiv@cruzio.com)

Stream runs fast from snow
winter melts away to spring
butterflies migrate

paycheck adventure
mass transit just to get paid
crossing the mountains

Rock concert movement
number twelve wait for the phone
stillness of glaciers

decisions make paths
the way is open ahead
burning the bridges

/haiku

I just quit from my Santa Cruz job.
Deanna is taking her car (which I have been allowed to use for the last several months) to Colorado. So, I will be reduced to walking, biking and mass transit, for a while at least. Since i have a consistent and good job in Redwood City, within walking / biking distance, this is not a horrible fate. And it pays better, in a better environment, than Santa Cruz job offers. That, plus having a room mate (as of June 1), means I am not going to suffer for lack of money. Gas, insurance, oil changes... all expenses I can do without. And the Lady knows, i can use the exercise.
I have been without a car before. I liked it, in a lot of ways. Having a car changes me. Not having one... It will be good, i think. And it will not be forever; a dear and beloved friend has connections in the Bio-Diesel car industry. So, when i am ready, I can resume being a driver.
For now... I am ready to walk. Ready to commit to this job, this city, this apartment. This life.

Steam rises from cup
sun rises in the east sky
why am i awake?

journey ends again
answers lead to new questions
sweet cherry blossoms

/haiku
So i got a job, in Santa Cruz. All well and good, started making plans to move, find a studio down there, figure out how to afford to move and live. Then I had two interview in two days, both locally (that is, here in Redwood City). And I pretty much nailed them both. Got hired on the spot, for one, and i am waiting to hear from the other one, optimistically. So... now what?
Ice cream.

sanity island
amidst a sea of chaos
head above water

never only rains
the storm drops all at one time
swimming in the flood


/haiku
First day of work, in santa cruz. I am concerned about whether or not i will be able to get enough hours, soon enough, to make the move to SC. And yet, I have an interview, on Monday, in Redwood City. And I got a call, from someone who liked my resume. In San Mateo.
So... no real resolution, just continued change. And a need to see where it leads.

spring wind carries leaves
the field of blooming flowers
waves crash on the beach

</haiku>
As you may know, i lost my job.
As of last week, i found it again. Specifically, i have been hired on by the Alternative Health Clinic, in Santa Cruz (located on Soquel Drive). I start tomorrow.
This will mean, among other things, that i will need to move from Redwood City, as the commute is a bit much, and I like Santa Cruz. Deanna, my beloved daughter, who has been living with me for the last year, has (more or less coincidentally) decided she needs to get out on her own, and so will not be moving with me. On the one hand, this means I will be missing her very much. On the other, it means I can rent a studio.
I am hoping to be moved out by the end of the month. That which is done, is best done quickly.
Hail Eris!

I need a favor.
If you have ever been on my table (or on your table while i massaged you, or on your boyfriends table while I massaged you, or on a good friends bed at a party while i massaged you...) and you liked what i did in that massage, I could really use a couple testimonials to my skill and abilities. In particular, a word about how i do Deep Tissue, Cranio Sacral, and Prenatal would be wonderful. That said, I do not expect or want anyone to lie on my behalf.
Testimonials will serve two purposes. I will include them on the resumes I am sending out, and i will publish them on my website (www.touchfusion.com), to help me generate further business.
For the latter, i will only publish under first names. But having some testimonials from satisfied regular clients would mean a lot to me, right now.
Thanks in advance!
-Daiv

light becomes darkness
sweet grass burns becomes bitter
purified in fire

I have, in the last eight hours since i got fired, updated my resume, searched Craigslist for Massage Jobs, emailed my resume with cover letters to half a dozen gigs, Googled local Massage clinics and called them to see if they are hiring, emailed or printed out and dropped off resumes at those that are, updated and resumed advertising on Craigslist for freelance work, and fed my daughter.
Now.
Do you want a Massage? Do you know of anyone who needs a massage? I have my own table, I am very good at what I do, and I will come to your home and give you a massage. I charge $50 an hour, and have a $15 travel fee. For now through April (subject to my availability), as a special Tribe discount, I am going to waive the travel fee. I am well versed in therapeutic deep tissue, Cranio Sacral, and Reflexology, as well as deeply relaxing massage. See my website at www.touchfusion.com for more information about what I do.
I am available pretty much anytime, including weekends and evenings. Send me a private message to schedule an appointment.

first coffee of spring
roasting beans from green to black
Darkness brings the light