Monday, May 4, 2009

Staycation and the Skygarden

Sorry I've been absent lately, but I've been on a surprise staycation for the past couple of weeks - the kind of stay-at-home vacation that poor people often get to take when they become suddenly unemployed.

I lost my job about 10 days ago, but save your pity for the fools my friends, because it was a job I was quite happy to leave behind. I'm pretty good at getting myself fired from really crappy jobs and then somehow landing a much crappier job. When opportunity closes a door on me, I usually walk around back and kick in a basement window. This method always ends very badly, so I'm trying a new approach.

I did not shed a single tear or take a few days to regroup. I got myself a haircut, a new frock, and made a single phone call to a former colleague. I have an interview this afternoon with a brand new company run by some people I've worked with in the past and really want to work with again, so wish me luck.

I've tried to stay off the internet and do some constructive things around the Kathaus, instead of just drinking and losing myself in the Playstation for days at a time. Okay, yeah - I did that all weekend - but I spent last week doing lots of spring cleaning and refinishing some recently acquired used furniture. I also prepared the fabulous urban Skygarden for planting...

This is last summer's garden, taken just days before it was completely obliterated by a freak hailstorm. I'm learning from my past mistakes: no more stupid petunias. I need plants that thrive in lots of sun, but petunias can't stand up to the high winds I get in this location.



This will be my very first attempt at recycling an entire garden from seeds and bulbs I've been saving all year, instead of using those expensive greenhouse-grown seedlings from the garden centre. I'm usually too lazy to consider this a viable option, but what can I say? I'm getting into the recession spirit!

Oh, I haven't forgotten about the BBJ buckle contest - it's coming next week, after I sort out this job business...

In the meantime, Tawny the Testcard Girl has asked for some extra hours to help support her chronic hairspray addiction during these tough economic times, so please make her feel welcome. Turkeyboy has also been harrassing me for part-time work, but he needs to get over his Seasonal Inaffectiveness Disorder before I can take him seriously.

10 comments:

Lulu LaBonne said...

OMG - talented as well as beautiful, love the sky garden

Mr London Street said...

You have a balcony. I'm so jealous. If I were you I'd just pick up a disposable barbecue and an awful lot of cider.

It might be for the best that I haven't been sacked yet.

The Imaginary Reviewer said...

You're replanting the Skygarden? Oh great, there goes the nice weather we've been having.

Gwen said...

Good luck with the interview today!

I, too, am trying to spend much less in the garden this year by starting seedlings and taking free plants when they are offered. Yea, recession!

Dale said...

Katrocket Katrocket
How does your garden grow?
With shopping, haircuts, seeds and drinks
And Playstations all in a row!

Well done, unlike my lame rip off poetry stylings.

BeckEye said...

"I'm pretty good at getting myself fired from really crappy jobs and then somehow landing a much crappier job."

Boy, you and I really are soul sisters.

the iNDefatigable mjenks said...

Good luck.

That looks like far more work than I'm willing to make. Unfortunately, I have to do that to my entire yard soon.

Chris said...

I'm jealous of your balcony.

Good luck with the interview, which was probably days ago as I've been slacking on my blog reading...

Eric said...

Wow, look at all those flowers!!! Are you running for gardening Jesus? Welcome back and hope the job thing materializes for you.
ps - nice stems

James said...

Petunias are so lame anyway. Maybe you need some pansies? They're small, pretty hardy, and can be quite cute. (I especially like the black variety.) If you need some seeds, let me know. I saved a ton from last year and can confirm they are viable.