Sitting in a gallery / cafe, the sounds of Charlie Parker plays thru the ambient noise of buses, loud conversation and a game of pool behind me. For the most part, I am unemployed, with a few freelance gigs here and there. Not enough to make it over the hump, and often times I have to scramble to make ends meet. But I do get to enjoy the pleasures of sitting in a place like this, having an Americano in the middle of the afternoon and enjoying the time go by.