Originally published Aug. 19 2011... and oh what a great time I've had since!

Dear Sister Deprived of My Presence, 

Hope you didn’t find the encryption to hard to deal with.  If you ever do, track down Chelsea - she can  hack anything. Just be aware that if I don’t post up here to let you know what’s going on it’s because I’m undercover.  If it’s gone altogether at some point, I’ve instructed my new potential boss’s people to delete everything if certain circumstances occur, a wide variety of them, so don’t assume the worst.  If the worst happens, I’ve made arrangements for you to be told by better than Cassie’s blog being gone, I promise.

As for the new boss: 

Well, whoever expected this so fast. I feel like one of the jokes my roomie comedy team back in L.A. used to tell: An ex-cop in a low-cut dress walks into a vampire bar looking for a job…  Except the joke would be on Roy and Dennis - the ex-cop got one… and for a vampire that was around when the giant sequoias were seedlings… and interest from another one who, according to Tara, was around when Vikings weren’t just sports teams. Business only, I fed him and he fed me, and I found out what flash menopause feels like in Valhalla. It took two double shots of scotch to bring me down enough to drive home.  Tell Mom I apologized to her in the middle of it… or better yet … Don’t.

As for the business involved - I’ll have to see if I get on contract because of the job I just finished, giving the local Fellowship of the Dumb eventual reason to feel dumber.

Seriously, I think they learn what they know about vampires from cartoons, at least that’s what they teach. I sat through an afternoon of it and would have expected a laugh track except they were using this BS to draw in recruits. 

The photoshopped Powerpoint presentation was the most ridiculous part. Vampires are predators and I know they are dangerous but at least very few of them are flat out fucking stupid. I’ll take my chances with them any day.

I think as long as I’m around Vampires this area is interesting enough for a big city girl to keep her sanity and dangerous enough to keep me employed. Humans NOT addicted to V who will show a vampire the kind of loyalty their existence demands, with skills they find useful, have little to worry about in terms of finding work. We’re a rare commodity has been my experience.

Hope you and Clint are doing fine. Keep L.A. warm for me and for God’s sake send some dry air!

Cassie