Wildfires already

Looks like wildfire season has started already. Although I ended up declining my chance to be a firefighter with Bridger in Montana, I do still hope I'll get my chance to at least try it. After that crushing blow to my already-injured employment-ego by not being offered the Forest Service job in Boulder, I have to wonder: What am I doing wrong?!

I hopped back onto the Colorado State website and started writing a few professors. I wasn't really interested in going there any more after I thought I was in at Montana State, but I haven't heard much from that school either. Might as well see what happens, I already paid the application fee so it doesn't hurt to try. I also wrote Montana State anyway, just to check in with the professor who said might take me on. Still waiting for her proposals to be accepted, and then decide if she wants me anymore...

I still haven't written my Virginia story or posted the pictures. I've been quite busy today - applied to 3 jobs, surfed many more websites for jobs, and took the plunge and subscribed to the Writers Market. It's the clearinghouse of writing markets. I have some ideas floating in my head so maybe investing a little money will get these fingers typing something else besides my silly flights of fancy in this journal!

Fire... mountains... the Rockies are like a drug. There was a cold bitter breeze yesterday that reminded me of the fall when I was in Estes Park, the last day I was there actually. There was a blizzard on top of Longs Peak, and the sky was tumultuous and black while the cold wind blew the scent of snow down from the mountains. Then I packed up my life into a little green car and drove, and drove, and drove. Want to hear more? Go to my travelogue and click on Western Road Trip. Moral of the story: I want to go back.

The forest service lady was nice enough to give me some leads in Fort Collins. Don't know if I'll follow through though, because it really would be a very expensive summer - Brynn & Casey's wedding, Tara's Wedding, plus all those parties I have to throw for her (I'm maid of honor)... that's a lot of plane tickets from Denver. And there is no way I would bail on Tara, she's an awesome friend and we are gonna make her the happiest bride ever!

So if anyone has any scandalous ideas for a bachelorette party in the Metro Detroit area, let me know!

What else is in the works for little me? Making some $$ next week house/dog sitting, which should be fun. Hope to start actually writing something, but I've said that for months now. I might build a little website with some of my art & photos on it for fun. I have a MODELING photo shoot this week. Nothing special but the guy wants to take me on as a photography intern also - which is bizarre because I haven't don't art in years, but very cool that I may still get to pursue a creative endeavor. In two weeks, I am going back to Virginia to help with that horseshoe crab survey I mentioned before. Paid vacation! I get to stay in a beach house and everything! Here it is:

And it's on the ocean, of course:
Map of Chincoteague, VA