random, spontaneous life update
so i'm sitting in some dumb little place in NJ (like most places in NJ), in my work van. It's a nice day out, so i've got the window down most of the way. my partner is currently vacuuming the cargo space. i am waiting for a customer who i'm not scheduled to see until between 12 and 5pm, but we've been here nearly an hour. we were only scheduled 1 short job in our 8-12 slot, and we finished it by 920 or so.. and took us til 9 to get there, as it was an unmapped location also in NJ. i hope this dude gets home/shows up or calls me soon. i'd love to get the hell outta here.
this is what most of my days have been like lately. it's been fun in a way.. nothing to do.. hanging out making my apprentice bust his ass all day, getting out of work early most every day. but on the downside, the slowness due to everyone's economic scare-status has me... well... leaving work early every day. and, considering that i'm hourly... that doesn't make my life any easier. all it really does is encourage me to sit at home and be bored with myself and/or sleep and/or play video games and/or some other such junk.
thankfully, we're going back down to 4-day weeks real soon. that's going to be a delight. i have no clue what my schedule will be yet, but you can bet i'm going to enjoy it more. theoretically, we'll work 4 10-hour days and i'll either get a 3-day weekend, or i'll get a two-day weekend, and a break in the middle of my week. like, maybe i'll stick with this schedule of tuesday-saturday, but i'll have thursday off as well... i'm cool with either option. all's fair in love and install, as they say.
This sunday, I have an appointment to tour a recording studio not far from our house. i, fanblades will be doing our first studio recording ever at this place in the coming months. as soon as we get some cash together and make with the planning. you should look forward to a fantastic EP not long from now. while we're there for the tour, i'm going to point-blank ask the guys in charge for an apprenticeship/internship at this place. somewhere where i can just come hang out and help out on my days off. not like i need to be MORE busy than i already am... but i need to get into the recording business, and with the economy doing a number on my bank account, Full Sail's not an option anytime soon. i've talked to some industry people already and they tell me that it's just as easy.. if not easier, to break into this business by just showing up and essentially mopping or brooming floors. haha. i'm fine with that. i wanna be around the gear, around the people. i wanna learn and absorb. it's time for me. i know it. so, i'll chat them up real good. i can sell myself like a pro. i'm a punk rocker, after all. it's in my nature. ;)
speaking of selling myself, i've recently caught up with a girl for whom i don't have to do that. we've been talkin' pretty regularly all week and we'll hang out this weekend for a bit. former co-worker of mine. she's real nice and we share a lot of the same personality flaws. haha. anyway, she's a lot of fun to talk to, and i don't have to wear a mask like so many are constantly (or at least feel) obligated to do. so that's damn nice. it's a rare thing to connect with someone so well. i'm very pleased to be able to be this open with someone again. it's been a long time.
god this weather's nice.
i've been told that i fantasize about Texan rainshowers. glad to have a name for them now.
this is what most of my days have been like lately. it's been fun in a way.. nothing to do.. hanging out making my apprentice bust his ass all day, getting out of work early most every day. but on the downside, the slowness due to everyone's economic scare-status has me... well... leaving work early every day. and, considering that i'm hourly... that doesn't make my life any easier. all it really does is encourage me to sit at home and be bored with myself and/or sleep and/or play video games and/or some other such junk.
thankfully, we're going back down to 4-day weeks real soon. that's going to be a delight. i have no clue what my schedule will be yet, but you can bet i'm going to enjoy it more. theoretically, we'll work 4 10-hour days and i'll either get a 3-day weekend, or i'll get a two-day weekend, and a break in the middle of my week. like, maybe i'll stick with this schedule of tuesday-saturday, but i'll have thursday off as well... i'm cool with either option. all's fair in love and install, as they say.
This sunday, I have an appointment to tour a recording studio not far from our house. i, fanblades will be doing our first studio recording ever at this place in the coming months. as soon as we get some cash together and make with the planning. you should look forward to a fantastic EP not long from now. while we're there for the tour, i'm going to point-blank ask the guys in charge for an apprenticeship/internship at this place. somewhere where i can just come hang out and help out on my days off. not like i need to be MORE busy than i already am... but i need to get into the recording business, and with the economy doing a number on my bank account, Full Sail's not an option anytime soon. i've talked to some industry people already and they tell me that it's just as easy.. if not easier, to break into this business by just showing up and essentially mopping or brooming floors. haha. i'm fine with that. i wanna be around the gear, around the people. i wanna learn and absorb. it's time for me. i know it. so, i'll chat them up real good. i can sell myself like a pro. i'm a punk rocker, after all. it's in my nature. ;)
speaking of selling myself, i've recently caught up with a girl for whom i don't have to do that. we've been talkin' pretty regularly all week and we'll hang out this weekend for a bit. former co-worker of mine. she's real nice and we share a lot of the same personality flaws. haha. anyway, she's a lot of fun to talk to, and i don't have to wear a mask like so many are constantly (or at least feel) obligated to do. so that's damn nice. it's a rare thing to connect with someone so well. i'm very pleased to be able to be this open with someone again. it's been a long time.
god this weather's nice.
i've been told that i fantasize about Texan rainshowers. glad to have a name for them now.