June 5th

"View from the reclining chair"
"Ghost Teeth"
"Jenny"

Started off the day with a dental apt. at Dick's. This is Jenny, the dental hygienist for today. She works regularly at two locations, then on the Friday of every week she travels with an agency. Hence, she drove two hours from Latrobe to come to Dick's. She got lost and was a bit late and oh so apologetic. She talked about how she wished she'd gone to school to become a veterinarian and how much she loves giving dental talks at elementary school. I really enjoy going to get my teeth checked up partially because I enjoy listening to people talk about their life. Since I'm lying on my back with my mouth gaping open with a chisel picking away plaque, the hygienist has little other option. Just scrape and talk, rinse and talk.

"I'm a fuzz-ball!"

Anthony and Squig


Another wonderful service I'm lucky to receive is the fine attention of Anthony, the best hair stylist in the world. I love the smooth feel of my hair after he makes it pretty, the smell of the hair products, and the open, clean design of his studio.

He and my mother met in their early 20s, and I've been seeing him regularly since my adolescence. I see him as a "bad uncle" as he always adds a profane flare to conversation. He always encourages me to be independent and make something of my self before any extensive commitments - "don't get hitched!"

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After this eventful morning, I read some of the "Tales of Eva Luna" by Isabelle Allende, and then went to the Guild where Clara and I cleaned all of the enlargers with zeal. We had fun talking about Recife Brasil, where she's from (which consequently I visited last summer). Hopefully, we'll be able to celebrate the festival of Saint John with some corn stuff. Then I burned cds for a youth program while Clara printed labels on the cds. I think we're going to make an excellent TA team for the summer studio.

After MCG came another search for jobs... I went to the Sewickley Speakeasies and Anthony's. There's a good chance I could become a bartender at Anthony's...