Bah
Things:
1. Since I couldn't find a pair of gladiator sandals that I really like and that aren't priced for people who make millions, I am nearly resolved on making my own. I say nearly because the prospect of filling my house with even more creative stuff is daunting, as well as the fact that I haven't worked in leather in almost twelve years.
2. I was home sick yesterday with a migraine and a partial hangover. I am further irritated with myself not only for missing work and so being out money, but because new research indicates that women suffering migraines that reduce vision in one eye, as I get, are more likely to have a stroke later on in life. Joy.
3. I watched Nathan play the Bioshock demo yesterday and it was good. Very, very good. So good in fact that when he heard a rumor that a few Toys R' Us stores had broken the release date and were selling them early he was tempted to just go find a copy and call in to work. It's just that good. I might have done too if I wasn't out yesterday, but so far it seems to just be a rumor.
4. I've resolved to embark on a new side-career: Voice Work. I'm a great mimic and am half-cartoon character anyway, so I've decided to try and get into something that allows me to express my manic, spastic and dramatic sides. I understand characterization, inflection, elocution and others. One thing I'll be doing as a step into this will be more voice posts, once I get my phone set up again. And we're going to get a USB mike and we already have Soundforge. I was thinking of recording myself reading a short book aloud with varying character voices. Eventually I'll have a demo. And perhaps even paying gigs! I know my voice can be annoying and unpleasant some times, and I won't be selling mattresses or BMWs on the radio anytime soon, but I can impersonate just about any animal and can mimic most accents with some degree of competency.
And for no reason I'm in a crummy mood about my job today; I just feel. . . I'm slightly disenchanted with the tasks I'm given, and I am plagued with the fear that I've risen to the level of my competency, which is entering numbers in a spreadsheet. I know that's not true, but I'm further haunted by the fear that few other people know this. I think it's just because I've been here a while and don't feel like I'm any closer to getting hired than I was a year ago. Ah well, it's probably just a bad mood, and it too shall pass.
Curtains are nearly done, just gotta stain 'em and hang 'em.
1. Since I couldn't find a pair of gladiator sandals that I really like and that aren't priced for people who make millions, I am nearly resolved on making my own. I say nearly because the prospect of filling my house with even more creative stuff is daunting, as well as the fact that I haven't worked in leather in almost twelve years.
2. I was home sick yesterday with a migraine and a partial hangover. I am further irritated with myself not only for missing work and so being out money, but because new research indicates that women suffering migraines that reduce vision in one eye, as I get, are more likely to have a stroke later on in life. Joy.
3. I watched Nathan play the Bioshock demo yesterday and it was good. Very, very good. So good in fact that when he heard a rumor that a few Toys R' Us stores had broken the release date and were selling them early he was tempted to just go find a copy and call in to work. It's just that good. I might have done too if I wasn't out yesterday, but so far it seems to just be a rumor.
4. I've resolved to embark on a new side-career: Voice Work. I'm a great mimic and am half-cartoon character anyway, so I've decided to try and get into something that allows me to express my manic, spastic and dramatic sides. I understand characterization, inflection, elocution and others. One thing I'll be doing as a step into this will be more voice posts, once I get my phone set up again. And we're going to get a USB mike and we already have Soundforge. I was thinking of recording myself reading a short book aloud with varying character voices. Eventually I'll have a demo. And perhaps even paying gigs! I know my voice can be annoying and unpleasant some times, and I won't be selling mattresses or BMWs on the radio anytime soon, but I can impersonate just about any animal and can mimic most accents with some degree of competency.
And for no reason I'm in a crummy mood about my job today; I just feel. . . I'm slightly disenchanted with the tasks I'm given, and I am plagued with the fear that I've risen to the level of my competency, which is entering numbers in a spreadsheet. I know that's not true, but I'm further haunted by the fear that few other people know this. I think it's just because I've been here a while and don't feel like I'm any closer to getting hired than I was a year ago. Ah well, it's probably just a bad mood, and it too shall pass.
Curtains are nearly done, just gotta stain 'em and hang 'em.