Pastiche, Hodge Podge, Mish-Mosh

So what's the deal?  Are you employing yourself through CL?

NO and YES

NO
While these gigs are indeed paid, this project is just for fun.  It's a way for me to satisfy my passions for adventure and storytelling, with a cash bonus.

YES
While I am in between stints living abroad, I am, from time to time, employed by a lovely french bistro in Bayview, Milwaukee, Pastiche Bistro.  (Originally, a craig-ployment gig, circa 2010.)

Pastiche is french for, "a little bit of this, a little bit of that".  

A pastiche is a hodge podge, a mish mosh, an olio.  

The name of this restaurant, 

(that so generously allows me to be a boomerang employee)

could not be a better reflection of my current life.

Several nights per week you'll find me behind the bar of this top-rated restaurant, chatting up fascinating Milwaukeeans and trying to keep up with the rapidly changing needs of customers and servers.  

Pastiche deliciousness

It's hard.  It's sometimes hard to meet the needs of charming, and not so charming customers in an ever changing, high volume work environment.

But it's fun.  

It's fun, pays well, I adore my coworkers, and if nothing else, it gives me an opportunity to practice 3 important life lessons.

1. A smile goes a long way.

2. Don't be afraid to ask for help - it wastes less time.

3. All you can do, is do your best.

Cheers to a pastiche life!

Golf made seeeexxxyyy

Golf gets sexy!

In 2010 I took on the Craig-ployment challenge, "Adventurous Seamstress Needed".  I was to make a gal's dream of surprising her boyfriend with... Golf lingerie... come true.

Previous post link HERE.

It took me abouuuuut 40 hours, and here are the results.  (I JUST dug these out of my email.) Not too shabby for figuring this out simply by watching the YouTube video about one hundred times.

Craig-ployment Mission Accomplished!

Yes, those are cupcake tins.

Putting practice + Naked GF = Happy BF

The skirt turns in to a "Quiet Please" flag.

Watch her inspirational video HERE.

Creepy Craigslist

No.  

Absolutely Not.  

No Way did I do this...

I just wanted to share a little taste of what's out there... if you dare.

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need toenail trim (bay view)

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Date: 2012-02-04, 2:09PM CST
Reply to: fpyxy-2834768811@gigs.craigslist.org ^{[Errors when replying to ads?]}

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I need a toenail trim. I am alone with no one to help me. Too fat to do it myself. Nothing weird. Will pay cash.

• Location: bay view
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
• Compensation: ten bucks

PostingID: 2834768811

Lab Rat

DNA cheek swab!

You know its going to be a great day when you start out with a little DNA cheek swab action at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Last week I participated in a study measuring right-handed adults with or without a history of reading difficulties for a study of the genetic and brain basis of reading.  During the course of the hour I defined a series of words, predicted patterns of shapes, and pronounced real and not real words.

If the study finds a candidate they'd like to study, whose background I match, we both advance to the next phase of the study, an MRI scan. 

I will be asking for a copy of mine.  It will get framed in my living room.

Great times at MCW where they now have a log of my DNA... FOR...EV...ER. (I signed a form) and a shout out to my super cool interviewer and mad scientist buddy, Megan.  Good times with Craigslist, once again.

For the record... I am a really good reader (brushes shoulders off).