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Thursday, June 18, 2009
So, I have my first temp gig tomorrow morning for Dart out in Mason, answering phones from 8-5. Not a bad gig. I'm kinda excited about it.
Today, I went to Schulers and started selling off my CD collection. Good times there. Mika has put me in a position where I need to make a move or get screwed, unfortunately.
Here's where it gets good tho : I went to Claddagh to eat lunch, and Aengus came over to talk to me. He asked me again if I was serious about leaving the Sales Manager position behind, and I said yes, as long as the money was so crappy. I told him that if he and corporate wanted to keep me, they would have to offer me more money. I could see the little wheels in his head turning as I was talking to him. Later this afternoon I got a text from him basically saying "what do you want"? That was an awesome ego boost.
My bottom line was more money, gaurunteed hours, and two manager opening shifts on the floor, and to do the busser/host schedule. I sent him my proposal and so I'm waiting to hear back on his thoughts.
This is the first time I've ever been in a position where a boss has wanted to fight to keep me, and, I don't often get the chance to toot my own horn, but, toot fucking toot!
So, there is a silver lining to every cloud.
Now, if I could only figure this living situation out . .. gaahhhhh..
Current mood:  amused
Saturday, June 6, 2009
I guess the only thing I can whine about right now is the fact that I feel like I'm stuck in a rut. Things have plateaued with my work and with my relationship. I feel the need to shake things up and have some new challenge, but nothing is coming. I've been far too efficient at work apparently.
Blargh . .I do plan on sending in a rather nasty letter about one of my superiors that I am absolutely sick of. I showed it to all my managers and they all loved it, so I'm going to tweak it and send it off. I need to get out my heavy duty umbrella for the shit storm that may ensue. However, the guy has his head so far up his ass he's seeing daylight, and I don't think anyone has bothered to ask the people who are actually working for him how they feel he is doing. We shall see.
Blargh (again). I need a vacation of some sort, by a lake. I wish fucking Michigan would get on the summer bandwagon tho. I'm kinda over the 60 degree weather. That's April and May weather, Michigan. Get with it.
Ok . .that's all I got.
Current mood:  discontent
Sunday, May 31, 2009
As many of you may or may not know, I worked at Walt Disney World in Florida way back in 2001 for about 5 months. Crazy time. Good time. I miss it like crazy.
I'm having huge Disney flashbacks today. I haven't been since 2002. My parents have been back like 4 times since then.
I was listening to music from the parks today and getting all choked up. I was so stupid not to buy all the CD's of the park music at the time. They were still in the height of the Millennium Celebration at the time and some of the best parades were going on. They officially retired the Main Street Electric Light Parade that year, and now the CD's are going for anywhere between $40-$100. Crazy. The EPCOT Millennium CD that has Tapestry of Nations on it (which no longer exists at the park . boo) I found on E-Bay for reasonable price.
It makes me sad that I was not aware enough to get some of these collector's items when I had the chance. Dumb.
Oh well . .some day I'll be able to afford to go back and see how they've updated (mutilated) some of my favourite rides. Did you know that Johnny Depp is now in the Pirates of the Caribbean? Yeah. That's how I felt too.
Current mood: sad
Friday, May 15, 2009
Mongolian BBQ is off tonight. Sorry.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
First - Star Trek was fucking amazing. Go see it.
Second - my summer reading list is in full tilt boogie
Third - maybe a new car? More details to follow.
Fourth - maybe another promotion? More details to follow
Fifth - It's my birthday Thursday. I'm being selfish and taking a day for myself. Perhaps there will be revelry on Friday. I'm thinking that, if anyone is interested, we should meet up at Mongolian Barbeque in Okemos because I think I get a free meal on my birthday or something like that. Uh...........I'll say 7:30, tho there may be a wait. *shrug* That's what I got.
Um um um . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . ...............eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyeah . .. I got nothing. Ciao!
Current mood:  awake
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Hey gang . . .
I'll be incognito until Thursday at least. Tomorrow is St. Pat's, and I'm currently only going to get about 5 hours sleep before I have to go back into the pub to open.
I don't really have any St. Pat's plans since I've basically been celebrating since last Thursday, with or without consent, lol.
However, if you really do have to have your favourite leprechaun out with you tomorrow night, gimme a shout.
Love all!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Ok, so the video I posted yesterday FAILED . . . but . . here it actually is . . for those who care.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Current mood: happy
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a copy of Adobe Photoshop that isn't going to cost me $700?
My boss wants me to be a graphics wizard using Office 2008. Ain't happening.
Current mood:  annoyed
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Dear Mister President Elect
Hello. I am one of your citizens living in one of the poorest states in the country.
I am currently 27 years old. I have a degree from a university, and yet I am not working in my field. I work at a job where I make less than $500.00 a month. Currently I am about $40,000 in debt. My partner has two degrees and is also not working in his field. He makes about $1000 dollars a month and he is about $30,000 in debt. On a monthly basis we scramble to find the money to afford simple things like food, heat, electricity, fuel for our cars so that we can reach our meager paying jobs, and, occasionally a movie on date night. All said and told, all money that comes in to the household doesn't belong to us, even before it's made.
I'm wondering, Sir, with all due respect, what is going to be done for the people like us, who number somewhere in the hundreds of thousands, who cannot find jobs in OUR country because they have all be outsourced, or cut because of looming financial depression, and are about a week away from living in the streets? I realise that there are REAL concerns like the Middle East, Global Warming, and the UAW out there in the world, but, if your people can't live in the country they were born and educated in, then why should we stay here and have faith in our leaders? The fact is, our country is failing. The people who have put their faith in you and your predecessors are getting really desperate down here in the trenches.
Do you have a real answer for any of us?
Signed
Penniless in Michigan.
Current mood: cynical
Friday, December 19, 2008
Majel Barrett-roddenberry, the actress widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has died at the age of 76. Barrett-Roddenberry lost her battle with leukaemia at her Bel-Air, California home on Thursday afternoon, her representative confirms. Her son Rod was by her side, reports Access Hollywood. Barrett-Roddenberry starred in TV shows Bonanza, Leave it to Beaver, and The Lucy Show during her acting career - but she will be best remembered for her association with the Star Trek series. The actress has played a part in every incarnation of the sci-fi show since it premiered in 1966, and only recently completed voiceover work as the voice of the Starship Enterprise in the new J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie. A public memorial will take place in the next month. Gene Roddenberry died in 1991, aged 70.
Current mood: bummed out
Monday, December 1, 2008
Just when I thought she'd done it all . . .. .
Current mood: high
Sunday, October 12, 2008
move 2008 has suffered a major setback today. mom came up to help clean, and as we were moving some glassware, the bottom of a box fell out. long story short, i reached into said box to retrieve something and ripped my left middle finger knuckle almost completely off. mom rushed me to ingham where they said i missed the bone and the major tendons luckily, but had nicked a vein. 6 stitches and a lot (a lot) of blood later i can no longer use my left hand. i go to get the stitches out in 14 days, but until then they have it splinted to prevent any further tearing etc.
this means cleaning and organising the apartment will be that much slower. not to mention, work is going to present a problem.
sigh. give me some good news.
Current mood:  in pain
Friday, September 19, 2008
I'm particularly aiming this at my friends who did theatre in High School and were bemoaning the fact that they were no longer involved.
I am currently in negotiations to mount a production of "Evita" with Holt/Dimondale Community Players. It's not a for sure thing yet, but I am recruiting possible Production Team/ Running Team / Actors who might be interested if they give it a green light.
Specifically, I'm looking for a capable Assistant Director, a very capable Stage Manager, someone who knows their way around a light board, and people who like to pull ropes and push scenery. Let me know if you're interested and I will keep you abreast (or two) of any developments.
Current mood:  bored
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Mika and I have been talking very deeply over the last couple of days about a major move.
We've both come to several realisations since we've started living together.
1) There is nothing available in Michigan for either of our degrees. Mine is in theatre and his is in International Design. There is no theatre in Michigan, and design firms are flaky as shit as Mika has discovered in all of his application processes. He, at least, managed to get a teaching job. I've been looking for one, but I'm at a distinct disadvantage because I don't have a Masters.
2) We cannot afford the time or money to get into and pursue graduate work. That's another 50-60 thousand dollars that neither of us has. He's already 50k in debt, and I'm working on 30k. Not to mention that fact that I fucked up my entire undergraduate career and eked out with a 2.4 GPA . . not likely to become a graduate candidate. Going back to school at this point in my career seems like suicide to me anyhow. I don't know how Mika feels about it, but he seems to skirt around the issue when it's brought up. Time and money are not on our sides.
3) Working in a restaurant is slowly killing me. I do not want to be a professional waiter at the age of 30 - nor do I have any interest in becoming management. That's a dedication to the business that I just don't have, and plus (with rare and recent exceptions) I have never liked any of my managers. I don't want to be that guy. I got into retail, which is something that I could stand, but the company I was with was flaky as all get out because the economy in Michigan is slowly collapsing like a flan on a cupboard.
4) The US economy fucking sucks. Even if we did manage to find something in our respective fields, the odds that those jobs would last are slim to none . .especially in the arts. They are the first things to go when the budget comes under scrutiny. I know people my age who have gotten steady jobs, only to lose them 5-6 months later because companies are having to tighten their belts right now. I don't see a way out of this mess in the future . .no matter who takes over office in January. Let's face it . .we're financially fucked seven ways from Sunday, and there's no way out right now.
5) The thought of moving to New York or LA makes me queezy. I don't really care for big cities all that much. I do love Chicago and DC . . but the cost of living is so damn high, and the likelihood that he or I would get a job that didn't include the phrase "soup or salad with that tonight" is very low. Going to New York is right out. Sure, I'm aware that it is a fun city, but the odds of being "discovered' are very low. It could take anywhere from 10-20 years of my life to live that dream, and the clock is ticking. People over the age of 30 rarely find rolls on Broadway . . it's just a statistical fact. Plus, I can't dance. LA is even worse, and I would have to give up eating. Paying an agent isn't within the realm of financial possibility right now either. They are sharks, and they have to be. A really good agent could cost me the same as a semester at college right now, and I don't have that kind of scratch just laying about. Bottom line is, I do not have the financial where with all nor the psychological and emotional chops to handle a move to a big stinky city, be paying upwards of 1k a month in rent, and still be serving fucking coffee to shitty tippers all day. No thanks.
6) We ran through a list of US cities we would consider. A) Chicago. Mika lived there once upon a time. I love it out there. However, high rent, owning a car, and finding a non-food service job are things to consider. That, and the economical crunch is spreading that way. B) Seattle. I've never been there, but I hear all these wonderful things about it. Again, same considerations as above. C) Florida. I'd go back. I have no idea what my status at Disney is. It's been nearly 10 years already. The only problem with that is hurricanes. I don't think I could deal. Plus, what would Mika do? He doesn't deal well with children, and I doubt putting on a Micky Mouse head really appeals to him. Bottom line is this - I'd move out of Michigan in a hearbeat if some other state actually had something to offer. With the economy dipping the way it is though, what are the odds of actually finding a real job for either of us. I don't have my heart set on finding a theatre job. I could very well find something else to do with my time. Mika is hell bent for leather on finding a job in his field though, so we're kind of at a crossroads.
7) The economy of many European nations is quite the opposite of ours. Un-employment is there, but no where near as high as it is in the US. I am currently researching Ireland, and they are starving for skilled workers who speak English. I did a job search for Ireland and got so many hits I couldn't read them all. I know that we as a rational culture don't tend to put much stock in gut feelings, dreams and intuition, but every fibre in my being is screaming to get out of the US now while the getting is good. It's not that I have any huge major Johnny Depp or Susan Sarandon political feelings about my country, it's just that there is nothing going on for me in my country. The only reason I'm leaning toward Ireland is because I have been there, they have a generally good attitude about Americans, and there are JOBS out the wazoo over there right now. It's not going to happen tomorrow, or next week, or even within the next couple of months. There are a thousand things to consider and arrange. However, I was sitting in my living room the other day, looking around, and I had the epiphany that I could sell all of my shit and not miss it. Some of you have been to my various dwellings over the years . . I have a LOT of shit. It's all material though. Nothing of any real value or substance to me that would further my life in any direction.
I'm really feeling that I want to just wipe everything away and start over with a clean slate. Unburden my physical and emotional baggage and cut bait while I'm still young and healthy. We are going to leave Michigan in some form or another. Will we end up in Ireland? Who knows, but I'm going to research the hell out of it.
It's beyond time to make a move. I had a very insightful tarot reading yesterday that said the universe is trying to send me a very loud and very clear message : "Get out while you can". I believe it too. Everything around me is pointing to this big open door, and there's a huge cosmic boot print in my ass. My plan is to take the next two years, work, sell my stuff, and make a plan to get out of the United States and settle somewhere else.
I love growing up.
Current mood:  thoughtful
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Holt/Dimondale Community Players Present
July 31, August 1 and 2 at 7pm
August 7, 8, and 9 at 7pm with a 2pm showing on the 9th
Holt High School
Tickets : $10 for adults, $5 students (K-12) and Seniors
(517) 694-3411
http://www.hdcptheater.com/hdcp/
and, because this is MY livejournal . . .I'm starring as Joseph!!!!!
Friday, July 18, 2008
Current mood: amused
Saturday, May 31, 2008
It's four fifteen a.m. and I was ripped from peaceful sleep by the piece of trash upstairs banging his ho.
I'm so over it.
Current mood:  pissed off
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