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thank you to people who were interested in taking the part-time position at my office.
my boss and i were discussing what the individual needs to have in terms of occupational characteristics.
they are:
- extremely agressive [as they will be hounding DJs all over the country via phone, e-mail, etc.]
- tough [if a DJ freaks out on them or is a bastard, they cannot back down]
- very knowledgeable of national urban culture [specifically DJ/radio culture - more hip-hop then anything else.]
- very organized
- able to deal with pressure [to meet deadlines for DJ submissions, etc.]
if you're still interested, please let me know.
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now that i'm done with that formality, on with the show.
today, i was informed i had a meeting at 10am.
this meant that i was able to sleep in and get up at 7 instead of 6.
it also meant i could take my time getting to work...i ate a full breakfast, played with my niece and nephew [today was their first day of school], chat with my bro-in-law about business, chat with my sister about the move to the new house, etc. i left the house at 8 or so.
i walked slowly down the the bus stop, read a book for 15 minutes while waiting for the bus, got on, said hi to constantmalachi and his sister, and got to read more of my book.
arrived at the port authority, walked to bryant park and took the F train to Delancey...switched over to the J and got off at Canal. It was nice to just sit and read. my ipod broke this weekend, and i'm actually thankful to a point. it forces me to do other things like read, people watch, and listen to the sounds of life like the musicians in the subway and the conversations between mothers and daughters.
i got to my client's buildling a little early. my boss was running late.
so, i bought some orange juice, sat on the steps of the building, smoked a cigarette and read some more. he finally showed up. we went through lots of security and made our way to the meeting.
blah, blah, blah...the meeting was what it was.
we left and decided to walk for a while. my boss and i. it was nice.
we talked about business tactics, romantic relationships, and travel. then he took me out to lunch.
we went to the north star and discussed relationships more in depth. he translated a lot of what rich has said to me in the past few weeks and told me he would keep me in check...would make sure i didn't get back together with him because it was a destructive relationship. he's right. i knew that.
after lunch, we walked some more...all the way back to the office, in fact, which is in chelsea. not the shortest walk. we laughed and he promised me that next time he goes to europe, he would take me with him. i'm holding him to that promise. i don't think he would flake out on something like that. he feels sorry for me that i haven't been to europe yet. if i have the chance to go there and check out all the awesome places he always talks about with his help...well, you can't really beat that.
don't worry. this isn't a romantic thing. he's quickly becoming a very good friend. someone who gives me a little guidance and a bit of support. he's only 28, so we're still in the same age bracket. we can relate to each other...the only difference is that he owns part of a company, is looking into buying lots of real estate, and can basically buy anything he wants whenever he wants.
aside from that, we're similar.
yeah.
rolled into work at 12:45pm.
i'm incredibly relaxed and don't feel like doing much of anything, but i should probably write a follow-up e-mail to this morning's meeting, schedule some conference calls, and pester some DJs.
right-o.
back to work.
part II of my second state board exam is tonite.
i have no idea how i'll do.