a job, perhaps?

i might have a job!!! once the beach turned me down (lame) and no one in the city needs extra help (also lame), i started to reevaluate other options... and i started emailing art schools in the area to see if they need models. at home, they pay a decent amount, so i'm hoping that this pulls through! i got an email from a woman who is the director of "several programs in the hague" and said she is going to call me about "several classes"! this is beyond exciting to me. if i can stay by letting people be moved by my beauty (obviously. ahahaha) and compelled (instructed, rather) to draw me, that would be so ideal. lots of down time, decent money...

the other option i have out there literally walked into me. or, i walked into him. i was leaving the house the other day and bumped into this guy who was talking about energy plans or something... long story short, we got talking and his family lives in new jersey, etc. etc., and he said his girlfriend works under the table a few nights a week and makes about 100 bucks a night. and he's going to check some things out for me and see if he can find me some work! awesome. it sounds a little strange, i'm not really sure why someone would make an effort for a stranger... but hey, i like it.

in not-job news, jess silber is here! my love, my love. she got here yesterday and we just had a delicious picnic in the park (bread, cheese, tomatoes, basil, stroopwafels, chocolade pasta wit, wine, wine, wine...) and got a little silly and went to sleep. today we're going into leiden to meet up with her friend anton who's taking us around (he's from there) and i believe to THE HERRING FESTIVAL. this has been a huge selling point for me since the beginning. hooray for the first catch of the season! and for the darling little dutch people who make a festival for it.

and then we're going back to amsterdam, because james is the shit. seriously, we went last week for one night, and ended up staying for four! he just keeps inviting us, and it's so appealing. seriously, great guy, fantastic conversation, and food that basically drives me into a delicious, delicious coma every time. last time we made (actually created) pasta, and pesto, and a pecan pie, and a blueberry crumble, and oh my goodness so many things. so, we're going back on sunday for a night (or two?)

and JACOB is going to be there! jake and i basically were up in each others' business all the time in paris- my homie, if you will. and he's how i met james- they went to american university paris together. so jake is coming to visit james, with emma (delightful british ginger who also cooks quite well!) and it's going to be just lovely.

so, cross your fingers about being able to sell my body, and we'll see how this pans out...