A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for Monday, November 27, 2006

A few nights ago, when my mom was in town, I ate dinner with her at a favorite Italian restaurant. As we were just finishing, a group of four came in and sat down: a girl and three guys, all of them about my age. After they ordered, the girl said, by way of conversation: "So I was at the doctor's office today and some gay guy complemented me on my Steve Maddens." Upon which the three men with her gave her blank stares. "Huh?" their expressions read. To which she immediately went, "Oh, my God,... Sign in to see full entry.

As I mentioned in the post http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Kasthu/420360, where I was having difficulty with a temp job gone horribly wrong, I threw away a camera belonging to a client. Now things have gotten more serious, and I need some advice. Here's what happened: while on the subway going into the city, I got a message from the temp agency I used. In that rather cryptic message, the woman didn't say why she'd called, so I responded as soon as I could. Turns out, the client is really,... Sign in to see full entry.