Does this thing still work???
So things have changed about this whole live journal thing since I've been gone. Not to mention that I've been so damn busy that I've neglected this whole thing. I've had to get adjusted to it again. And as I'm typing this, I'm beginning to shockingly and embarrassingly realizing that I haven't written anything in a while, and I'm rusty. You would think that as an English major I would always remember my grammar and spelling rules. But apparently my brain and fingers are arguing as to what actually is correct. I'm a failure to my degree. Oh well, I guess becoming an English teacher really isn't my calling.
Speaking of callings, I've spent the past month getting my life in order. Not to mention reclaiming my password from the reset realm of live journal without knowing it. Slowly, but surely the house is getting in order. I moved in around the 20th of August, but I didn't really move in until about the 5th or 6th of August. Reason being was that I first painted my room, so nothing could be moved in of course. The room didn't get painted until about four days after that because with all the humidity in the house, and also because my room faces north, it was slow going.
Sadly things have been moving kinda quickly for me. Alie ended up getting sick the first week of September, so I took care of her. Then there was the week of trying to get the house organized. The house was in pretty rough shape when I had first arrived. So there was just a great deal of trash that had to be removed. I was making daily trash runs that first week, and ended with the grand finale of clearing out the trash bin area that concluded with ten 45 gallon trash bags. I took six myself, and let me tell you, thank goodness for Febreeze!!!
Other than that, I'm on a professional role. I've been hired by Theatrix to be a lighting designer, and in between gigs I am working in the warehouse organizing and cleaning. It might be a little bit of bitch work, but the pay is right, it's constant work, and when I have the time I am able to get more familiar with the hardware we have in the shop. Which will not only make me a better designer for the jobs that I do get, but a faster designer because I'll already know how to program the intelligent lights.
This week has been a pain in the ass. In the beginning of the month I ended up getting pulled over for doing a 45 in a 30. I was definitely not going 45. 40 tops. But of course the cop was sitting right at the sign, and there's very little I can do to justify my actions, so it's better that I just pay the fee. Not to mention that it was in West Broomfield. So instead of having to drive out to Worcester County in order to fight it, I paid it and I'll deal with the insurance hike of $50 a year for the next 6 years. Friggen A.
A couple of days ago my car got towed, and I had to pay that one through the nose. So, in short, this past week has been a lot of extra expenditures, and of course I'm just trying to make even for the end of the month, which sucks ass. But I have a gig definitely on Saturday, and I'll be working for most, if not all, the next week for 8 hours. So, I'll be fine.
Also, a couple of days ago, I found out that the last major relationship ex-girlfriend before Alie got married. It's interesting. I'm not at all mad, upset, or down. There's no need to be. She's married, which I can only assume is happiness. My mistakes at the end of our relationship were really bad ones. What got me through not thinking of her anymore, the closure so to speak, was wishing her all she wanted. She has happiness, and I'm happy for her. Me? I'm not there yet. She wanted to graduate, move into a house with her bf, live with him for a year or so, and then get married. Me? Getting married this young is way too early. It's a mistake for me. I still a giant career ahead of me that I'm just starting to understand it. Getting married now is just extra baggage that I don't need. I love being in a relationship, and I'm totally committed to her. But marriage is huge, and not for me right now. Not until I'm 26 or 27. It's only about three years away, but it's still enough time for me to figure out whether or not being a lighting designer is really going to pay. All that new information about Leanne did only one thing. It made me realize how I appreciate where I am in life and that I know what I need, and what I can hold off on.
But I think that's all the drama I've had to endure for the past month. Now that I've shared all that shit with you, I'll be sure to tell you something much more interesting about my life.
Talk so you soon!
Peace,
~B.
Speaking of callings, I've spent the past month getting my life in order. Not to mention reclaiming my password from the reset realm of live journal without knowing it. Slowly, but surely the house is getting in order. I moved in around the 20th of August, but I didn't really move in until about the 5th or 6th of August. Reason being was that I first painted my room, so nothing could be moved in of course. The room didn't get painted until about four days after that because with all the humidity in the house, and also because my room faces north, it was slow going.
Sadly things have been moving kinda quickly for me. Alie ended up getting sick the first week of September, so I took care of her. Then there was the week of trying to get the house organized. The house was in pretty rough shape when I had first arrived. So there was just a great deal of trash that had to be removed. I was making daily trash runs that first week, and ended with the grand finale of clearing out the trash bin area that concluded with ten 45 gallon trash bags. I took six myself, and let me tell you, thank goodness for Febreeze!!!
Other than that, I'm on a professional role. I've been hired by Theatrix to be a lighting designer, and in between gigs I am working in the warehouse organizing and cleaning. It might be a little bit of bitch work, but the pay is right, it's constant work, and when I have the time I am able to get more familiar with the hardware we have in the shop. Which will not only make me a better designer for the jobs that I do get, but a faster designer because I'll already know how to program the intelligent lights.
This week has been a pain in the ass. In the beginning of the month I ended up getting pulled over for doing a 45 in a 30. I was definitely not going 45. 40 tops. But of course the cop was sitting right at the sign, and there's very little I can do to justify my actions, so it's better that I just pay the fee. Not to mention that it was in West Broomfield. So instead of having to drive out to Worcester County in order to fight it, I paid it and I'll deal with the insurance hike of $50 a year for the next 6 years. Friggen A.
A couple of days ago my car got towed, and I had to pay that one through the nose. So, in short, this past week has been a lot of extra expenditures, and of course I'm just trying to make even for the end of the month, which sucks ass. But I have a gig definitely on Saturday, and I'll be working for most, if not all, the next week for 8 hours. So, I'll be fine.
Also, a couple of days ago, I found out that the last major relationship ex-girlfriend before Alie got married. It's interesting. I'm not at all mad, upset, or down. There's no need to be. She's married, which I can only assume is happiness. My mistakes at the end of our relationship were really bad ones. What got me through not thinking of her anymore, the closure so to speak, was wishing her all she wanted. She has happiness, and I'm happy for her. Me? I'm not there yet. She wanted to graduate, move into a house with her bf, live with him for a year or so, and then get married. Me? Getting married this young is way too early. It's a mistake for me. I still a giant career ahead of me that I'm just starting to understand it. Getting married now is just extra baggage that I don't need. I love being in a relationship, and I'm totally committed to her. But marriage is huge, and not for me right now. Not until I'm 26 or 27. It's only about three years away, but it's still enough time for me to figure out whether or not being a lighting designer is really going to pay. All that new information about Leanne did only one thing. It made me realize how I appreciate where I am in life and that I know what I need, and what I can hold off on.
But I think that's all the drama I've had to endure for the past month. Now that I've shared all that shit with you, I'll be sure to tell you something much more interesting about my life.
Talk so you soon!
Peace,
~B.