The more things change, the more they stay the same...
Gotta love life's little changes.
I guess I can't really do any complaining. It's just really weird to think that in less than two weeks, I'll be back at work at the Subway in Olney. That's right folks! For a limited two and a half month run, I'll be happily slaving away as a "Sandwich Artist" making sandwiches for Subway in Olney, Illinois! Here I am, settling in to my new *General Manager* office at WIDB, and soon I'll have to get back into the funk of fast food.
However it's really great pay, and it's quite possibly the best fast food job one can hold. I know I've had previous discussions about the advantages of Subway over other fast food restaurants, seeing as how at Subway, every person involved in making the food gets at least fifteen seconds of face time with the customer, and that solves so many petty issues. Hopefully, they still have the CD boombox for their in-house system and I can play Led Zeppelin IV all night long when I close. :)
And yes, that's right, I said *General Manager*. As of one week ago, I'm now running WIDB. It's a tough gig, but I think I'm going to enjoy it and do a great job. I've got an awesome staff surrounding me, and there's a great administration staff to help me if I have problems. I've come to really like that place in the last 9 months and I hope I can do some great things with it.
Over the last school year, I've really gotten into the groove of campus life. Late nights, early mornings, and days overflowing with classes, work and meetings. Access to radio stations, recording studios, musical equipment and some beautiful buildings. The people I've gotten to know over the last two semesters are really cool, and hopefully I can make it back to Carbondale for a few parties over the summer. I guess I'm just not sure how the transition back to Olney is going to go. I know I have to do it...I've estimated I'll save $750 by moving back home for the summer, not to mention the money I'll make at my part time job...but there's a part of me that doesn't want to. I've worked so hard over the last year and I'm not really ready to stop for three months.
On the other hand, this will probably be the last summer I'll have to myself, and I'm hoping I can use that time to spend with friends and generally relax. I'm looking at an internship next summer, and if I do Grad work it'll be straight through for two years as I work towards a Masters degree. It's just odd to go from doing something that really means something to just screwing around back in the ol' "black hole among the cornfields".
Here's to road trips, parties, good times, good conversation, great music, good drink, good smoke, out-of-town expeditions and Denny's runs. Hopefully my summer will be full of them.
And this one's to next year. May it be twice as productive as this year has been.
I guess I can't really do any complaining. It's just really weird to think that in less than two weeks, I'll be back at work at the Subway in Olney. That's right folks! For a limited two and a half month run, I'll be happily slaving away as a "Sandwich Artist" making sandwiches for Subway in Olney, Illinois! Here I am, settling in to my new *General Manager* office at WIDB, and soon I'll have to get back into the funk of fast food.
However it's really great pay, and it's quite possibly the best fast food job one can hold. I know I've had previous discussions about the advantages of Subway over other fast food restaurants, seeing as how at Subway, every person involved in making the food gets at least fifteen seconds of face time with the customer, and that solves so many petty issues. Hopefully, they still have the CD boombox for their in-house system and I can play Led Zeppelin IV all night long when I close. :)
And yes, that's right, I said *General Manager*. As of one week ago, I'm now running WIDB. It's a tough gig, but I think I'm going to enjoy it and do a great job. I've got an awesome staff surrounding me, and there's a great administration staff to help me if I have problems. I've come to really like that place in the last 9 months and I hope I can do some great things with it.
Over the last school year, I've really gotten into the groove of campus life. Late nights, early mornings, and days overflowing with classes, work and meetings. Access to radio stations, recording studios, musical equipment and some beautiful buildings. The people I've gotten to know over the last two semesters are really cool, and hopefully I can make it back to Carbondale for a few parties over the summer. I guess I'm just not sure how the transition back to Olney is going to go. I know I have to do it...I've estimated I'll save $750 by moving back home for the summer, not to mention the money I'll make at my part time job...but there's a part of me that doesn't want to. I've worked so hard over the last year and I'm not really ready to stop for three months.
On the other hand, this will probably be the last summer I'll have to myself, and I'm hoping I can use that time to spend with friends and generally relax. I'm looking at an internship next summer, and if I do Grad work it'll be straight through for two years as I work towards a Masters degree. It's just odd to go from doing something that really means something to just screwing around back in the ol' "black hole among the cornfields".
Here's to road trips, parties, good times, good conversation, great music, good drink, good smoke, out-of-town expeditions and Denny's runs. Hopefully my summer will be full of them.
And this one's to next year. May it be twice as productive as this year has been.