Donut Picnics with my Wife

The first time in our love affair Audrey and I were on the same work schedule, I was waiting tables at Mezza Luna in Broad Ripple spending many a gun-shy hour staring longingly across the bushes at Audrey bartending next door at La Jolla.

I thought she was too young for me. Too adventurous for me. Way too pretty for me.

I still think I'm right about the third part.

The second time it happened was in Chicago. I was bartending at the Roxy Cafe in Evanston when Audrey quit her job as a flight attendant and started working as a server at Club Lucky in Bucktown.

Precious daylight hours together were suddenly bestowed upon us in the Windy City to invent a terrific romantic pastime: Donut picnics.

Donut picnics by the lake shore. Donut picnics in the park. Donut picnics at the museum. Donut picnics on the L.

Now that Audrey is back in the restaurant biz once again, we happily share the same schedule a third time, a first since we moved to California.

Donut picnic revival.

We finally have time together to get around to trying those seven thousand breakfast places we've been wanting to try. And to look for that herd of wild billy goats that supposedly lives near Glen Park. And to make that video we've been wanting to make for our friends so they would know what to do if they come and visit us for a week but we end up having to work one of the days...

Claudette's Greatest Hits

The world throws itself at our feet in a heap of art and love.

San Francisco is a matchmaker. Connections made so far: Terra Haywood, Brian Ransom and Anya Prinz, two bartenders and a server at Ramblas Tapas where I work, who became my team mates for the 2009 San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project.

In one weekend last month the four of us managed to write, shoot and edit a film together (starring yours truly as the Hit Man).

With narration composed and read by D.D. Porush and music by Yes Alexander with Slow Burning Lights, it is my pleasure to present to you our film, "Claudette's Greatist Hits."

The Senate, Audrey and the Roman People

Attn: All Team Members
Re: "Life" System Upgrade

Celebrations are planned this weekend to mark tomorrow's eight month anniversary of last November's launch of Job Search: San Francisco Bay Edition (JS:SFBE). So be on the lookout for fireworks in your area!

In order to prepare for this important milestone, we here at Mission Control ask all team members to please delete all files relating to the application CENTER DIRECTOR: SYLVAN LEARNING CENTER (CDSLC) from the Audrey directory of the "Life" Operating System (OSL).

CDSLC officially winds down its operations on July 3rd, and is scheduled to be replaced on July 5th with GM@SPQR, a more streamlined, user-friendly application promising fewer interruptions of, and more resources for running "Life."


Some of you may have already noticed GM@SPQR running in the background of "Life" since last Thursday. We here at Mission Control apologize for any temporary drain on "Life" caused by the increased energy demands of our nightly testing of GM@SPQR alongside CDSLC's daytime operations.

Communications Manager Phillip, Minister of Defense Elijah and Chief Pillow Tester Pico report feeling a general sense of positivity and excitement about the increased functionality offered by GM@SPQR.

Team Leader Audrey invites all other team members to take a few minutes to become acquainted with GM@SPQR's many delightful features via the online user manual located here: http://www.spqrsf.com/

Activity Report:
Username: AUDREY
Jobs Secured: 1
Title: GENERAL MANAGER
Location: SPQR
Directory: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Sub Directory: FILLMORE DISTRICT
Start Date: 07.05.2009
Distance from Mission Control: 2 MILES
Approximate Salary: CLASSIFIED
Operational Parameters: FULL TIME
Benefits: FULL

Please celebrate responsibly.

The Sidewalks of San Francisco.

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