I can't think of a clever song lyric.
You know... maybe I'm just not meant to have an LJ. I mean, I like reading my friends' entries - I check them all the time! - but I never feel like posting my own. Weird sauce. Oh wells.
Anyways, I am back in the Bean, it's true. Recently, I have painted my bedroom because it looked really bad. Now it looks a lot better and it reminds me of apples, which are awesome. I'm half-assedly looking for a job... I say half-assedly because since I'm a Canuck in Yankee-stan I'm not allowed to work except under special circumstances. These special circumstances are supposed to be mailed to me in the form of what's called an OPT card, allowing me to work "in a position related to my field of study" on my student visa. I'm told this card is supposed to come this month sometime... but it's the US government, so who really knows when they have their shit together. I figured, "hey, maybe I can work on campus in the time being, because that's legal and everything!" So I went and asked for a job on campus. Long story short, I was told I couldn't apply for a job on campus while waiting for an OPT card to arrive. After the OPT card comes, then sure, but when it comes I won't need to work on campus, I can have any music-related job I freakin' want, so what's the point? Argh. It's just so frustrating to be eating my savings like this with no idea as to when I'm going to be able to stop. At this rate, I should be able to survive on my savings alone until Christmas, at which point I'm going to have to go back to Edmonton - dirt-poor, destitute and indebted - and figure out what to do with my life real quick. I sure hope it doesn't come down to that.
Also, I've been frustrated because of my stupid (un)health. I've been sick for about two weeks straight, and intermittently before that since about, oh, I dunno, January? This recent two-week battle has been terrible... it started with high fevers (during a week where the temperatures were mid-30s Celsius or high 90s Fahrenheit - joy!), went into nausea, then something that looked, felt, an behaved like strep throat except for the fact that it didn't respond to antibiotics. So, another round of antibiotics was prescribed, but I fell victim to their rather... um... really-freakin'-gross side effects. And that's all I'll say about that. I'd like to say I'm pretty sure I'll be better next week, but considering how my luck has been going, I'll refrain.
Um... a positive spin? Sure! Mikhail's making a photo comic which is all kinds of awesome! The Edmonton International Jazz Festival is a week from kick-off, and it's being organized by my bestest friend Misha! Even though I won't be there, I know it will be all kinds of awesome. When I get better, I'm gonna be making music again with Mike and Greedy Cherry, once Zach comes back from Europe (lucky bastard!). I'm also auditioning for the spot of keyboardist for Merrily James, which, if nothing else, will be all kinds of FUN. Also, I signed up for Zipcar which, if I'm gigging more, will be a huge convenience for me.
That's a pretty big positive spin. I guess I'm doin' pretty good :) It's all in how you look at things, isn't it?
Anyways, I am back in the Bean, it's true. Recently, I have painted my bedroom because it looked really bad. Now it looks a lot better and it reminds me of apples, which are awesome. I'm half-assedly looking for a job... I say half-assedly because since I'm a Canuck in Yankee-stan I'm not allowed to work except under special circumstances. These special circumstances are supposed to be mailed to me in the form of what's called an OPT card, allowing me to work "in a position related to my field of study" on my student visa. I'm told this card is supposed to come this month sometime... but it's the US government, so who really knows when they have their shit together. I figured, "hey, maybe I can work on campus in the time being, because that's legal and everything!" So I went and asked for a job on campus. Long story short, I was told I couldn't apply for a job on campus while waiting for an OPT card to arrive. After the OPT card comes, then sure, but when it comes I won't need to work on campus, I can have any music-related job I freakin' want, so what's the point? Argh. It's just so frustrating to be eating my savings like this with no idea as to when I'm going to be able to stop. At this rate, I should be able to survive on my savings alone until Christmas, at which point I'm going to have to go back to Edmonton - dirt-poor, destitute and indebted - and figure out what to do with my life real quick. I sure hope it doesn't come down to that.
Also, I've been frustrated because of my stupid (un)health. I've been sick for about two weeks straight, and intermittently before that since about, oh, I dunno, January? This recent two-week battle has been terrible... it started with high fevers (during a week where the temperatures were mid-30s Celsius or high 90s Fahrenheit - joy!), went into nausea, then something that looked, felt, an behaved like strep throat except for the fact that it didn't respond to antibiotics. So, another round of antibiotics was prescribed, but I fell victim to their rather... um... really-freakin'-gross side effects. And that's all I'll say about that. I'd like to say I'm pretty sure I'll be better next week, but considering how my luck has been going, I'll refrain.
Um... a positive spin? Sure! Mikhail's making a photo comic which is all kinds of awesome! The Edmonton International Jazz Festival is a week from kick-off, and it's being organized by my bestest friend Misha! Even though I won't be there, I know it will be all kinds of awesome. When I get better, I'm gonna be making music again with Mike and Greedy Cherry, once Zach comes back from Europe (lucky bastard!). I'm also auditioning for the spot of keyboardist for Merrily James, which, if nothing else, will be all kinds of FUN. Also, I signed up for Zipcar which, if I'm gigging more, will be a huge convenience for me.
That's a pretty big positive spin. I guess I'm doin' pretty good :) It's all in how you look at things, isn't it?