The VMAs are coming...
I've got exactly two weeks till I'm in Miami for the MTV Video Music Awards. Please don't anyone say it's cool, 'cause it'll be hot as a bitch and I'll be working my ass off from the moment the plane lands -- and not anywhere NEAR where any of the action takes place. Everyone has also been complaining about how the American Airlines Arena (which is where it's being held) is SOOOO damn big that you constantly get lost. I have ZERO sense of direction, so this oughtta be fun... :o) John Norris asked me the other day whether I would be there. I answered yes and that I haven't been to the VMAs in years, ever since it moved out of NYC. He was like, "Well, I've been to the last 15!!!" (sarcastic with a smile) LOL He cracks me up so much.
When you watch the show (8/28 at 8 p.m. on MTV), look for John and smile, and imagine he and I having a laugh... The MTV News pre-show starts at 6 I believe, and John should be hustling during that time, as well as Sway, SuChin, Gideon, Kurt. etc.
The ONLY reason I volunteered to go to the VMAs is because the hypnotherapist had me promise I would, and I'm not a fan of breaking my word. And I gotta keep the momentum going with the flying thing. I can't let myself regress...
Myself and two other co-workers have been made into a team to put together an hour-long weekly rock formatted show, to air on our affiliated rock stations. We have to come up with an idea based on research, meaning I have to get in touch with some of the Program Directors of the bigger stations and pick their brains to find out what THEY want in a weekly show. EVERYTHING about my job may be changing soon, as the marketplace has changed dramatically in the last 5 years. We had an offsite last Tuesday to brainstorm ideas as to what's next. I found the whole thing to be frustrating because as much as we all have brilliant ideas (we are a brilliant, talented group), they often get pushed aside by management for various reasons: 1. They don't know their asses from their elbows a lot of the time and 2. They use the excuse of lack of money ALL THE TIME. That's all well and good, but you have to spend money to make money, as my dad always says, and you MUST adapt to the needs of your client. The big boss of the department met with us about a week ago. He's an "action" kinda guy -- he told us point blank that if we had an awesome idea, he'd FIND the money to make it work, but my bosses are a bunch of pansies, esp. Michele. She has no backbone and allows her insecurities to hurt us.
I talked to my best friend Michelle who lives in Orlando, about coming to see her for a few days after my co-worker's wedding October 15th in Miami. She can't take more than a few days off, unfortunately... but I have my two weeks vacation still. I got my passport recently, and I'd like to go to Toronto, but I wish I had a travel partner. My brother would be a prime candidate, but he hasn't gotten his passport yet (he has to have his birth certificate and S.S. card replaced).
I am going to the Renaissance Faire early tomorrow morning with Chantel and her husband John. I will be meeting Peter the CLOWN face-to-face... It's gonna be so damn HOT, hence why we're going when the Faire first opens. I e-mailed him Friday, giving him my cell phone number and he responded enthusiastically, saying he was looking very forward to seeing me. So we'll see what happens.
When you watch the show (8/28 at 8 p.m. on MTV), look for John and smile, and imagine he and I having a laugh... The MTV News pre-show starts at 6 I believe, and John should be hustling during that time, as well as Sway, SuChin, Gideon, Kurt. etc.
The ONLY reason I volunteered to go to the VMAs is because the hypnotherapist had me promise I would, and I'm not a fan of breaking my word. And I gotta keep the momentum going with the flying thing. I can't let myself regress...
Myself and two other co-workers have been made into a team to put together an hour-long weekly rock formatted show, to air on our affiliated rock stations. We have to come up with an idea based on research, meaning I have to get in touch with some of the Program Directors of the bigger stations and pick their brains to find out what THEY want in a weekly show. EVERYTHING about my job may be changing soon, as the marketplace has changed dramatically in the last 5 years. We had an offsite last Tuesday to brainstorm ideas as to what's next. I found the whole thing to be frustrating because as much as we all have brilliant ideas (we are a brilliant, talented group), they often get pushed aside by management for various reasons: 1. They don't know their asses from their elbows a lot of the time and 2. They use the excuse of lack of money ALL THE TIME. That's all well and good, but you have to spend money to make money, as my dad always says, and you MUST adapt to the needs of your client. The big boss of the department met with us about a week ago. He's an "action" kinda guy -- he told us point blank that if we had an awesome idea, he'd FIND the money to make it work, but my bosses are a bunch of pansies, esp. Michele. She has no backbone and allows her insecurities to hurt us.
I talked to my best friend Michelle who lives in Orlando, about coming to see her for a few days after my co-worker's wedding October 15th in Miami. She can't take more than a few days off, unfortunately... but I have my two weeks vacation still. I got my passport recently, and I'd like to go to Toronto, but I wish I had a travel partner. My brother would be a prime candidate, but he hasn't gotten his passport yet (he has to have his birth certificate and S.S. card replaced).
I am going to the Renaissance Faire early tomorrow morning with Chantel and her husband John. I will be meeting Peter the CLOWN face-to-face... It's gonna be so damn HOT, hence why we're going when the Faire first opens. I e-mailed him Friday, giving him my cell phone number and he responded enthusiastically, saying he was looking very forward to seeing me. So we'll see what happens.