More Good Things
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coffeeteaandme[3/7/2002 6:25:04 AM | Susan Hickey]
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I had to change the template-- I think it was encouraging me to write about sad things. Not that I don't do that anyway-- correspondents have noticed in the past that Im cheerful and perky in person and when I get in front of a
page, I can bitch until the cows come home, and then bitch at the cows. :P
But this past week there's not a lot to whine about, contrary to my whiny attitude for awhile there. The problem with having the bad roomie was he gets to be your outlet-- all the things that are going wrong for you right then you can get out by bitching about this poor loser. So now he's gone, and I have sudeny to get back to worrying about the music, and when am I going to write the next song, or put the one I wrote for Charles down on paper so he can sing it, or send J Michael that book I meant to send as a thank-you for recording with me?
So I'm all blue, wondering if I can actually make it here in Portland, and what will I do if I can't get more work, berating myself for even wanting success with the secondary job when I should be concentrating on the next thing with the music (and when are you going to record now?) when I check the mail and find out that that credit card I applied for I finally got! My first credit card! LLBean Visa, 5,000$ limit-- I have backup! Wahoo! I called Dana to celebrate "Great!" she says, "DON'T USE IT." Sheesh. My euphoria was completely greed-free (or, mostly, anyway ;)); I was and am just happy to have this one little confirmation of my life as a solvent adult, capable of paying my own goddamn bills, which I have been doing since college. The smallest of validations from my society, but I'll take it. :D
Other good things this week-- Went to Frank's and cut my demo. Got it back tonight, the master-- it sounds good! Frank was pretty up about it, and he's a fairly taciturn guy-- "take it to RiRa's" he said, they need more trad." I will, you can bet. Frank knows the little scene here pretty well-- I felt good, and suddenly the idea of this CD bringing real changes in my life here seemed very possible,and I was again psyched about it.
I came home and installed my CD-RW drive, and even got the part about switching the master and slave modes right. Very glad to have something install itself without a hitch (so far knock wood); I never expect it to go that way. It's probably the best policy with most of life, but we keep our wishful thinking, don't we?:P
Bob and Diana came back from their 8 weeks or so on the Continent and the British Isles-- they're so lovey-dovey you'd think they hadn't just spent a long vacation together. They'd be sickening if they weren't both so reserved. As it is they rate an easy 'cute' with an option on 'lovey'. :) We did a movie with Tad-- the Blue Something, a Czech WWII film which was a hell of a lot better in terms of delivery than Pearl Harbor. Though I am being unfair of course-- I expected a lot more from Pearl Harbor than it delivered-- it's hard to go see a Czech WWII film with anything like the same expectations. But even so the Spitfire footage was the most amazing aireal combat I've ever seen, -- even had me on the edge of my seat-- and the guys said it was the best Spit footage they'd ever seen in a film period. Good plot and acting, too. And not depressing, somehow. Not really sure how. Maybe because I was all set for it to be completely nihilistic.
Ok, other good things-- had a day at the Java Net cafe with The Artist's Way and enjoyed some quality time with self; got a list from my online family of Fun Things To Do That Are Free-- I'll post it later. Started a dialogue with a local DJ about good music, we've been emailing like crazy back and forth ever since I called her a brainless giggler. (I hate when the person you're bitching about responds herself, and turns out to be really nice.)
Finally finished Season 3 of Buffy with Bob today-- yay! Great finale! I *love* the Mayor. Got to see two really good eps, Buffy & Angel this week-- *really* love a good story. Applied to ManPower & Assoc. today, we'll see where that goes, my tests were at Master level for Word-- I'm a Word Master! Other tests came out well too. Finally donated blood, though granted on a bad day, Monday. I had just had a rather poor exchange with the temp agencies again, and was feeling useless and unwanted. I was about to work out when I saw the blood drive; I'd been meaning to give--today I just wanted to stand in a line and answer questions where *something* of mine would be acceptable
at the end of it all! For once the donating made me feel all woozy and unstable, so I went home & slept until 6, then stayed up til 2 of course... :P
OK, there was one more good thing this week, and I forget what it is... Oh, well, it will just have to be an unappreciated good thing for a little while longer.
Good night!:)
News! News!
I had to change the template-- I think it was encouraging me to write about sad things. Not that I don't do that anyway-- correspondents have noticed in the past that Im cheerful and perky in person and when I get in front of a
page, I can bitch until the cows come home, and then bitch at the cows. :P
But this past week there's not a lot to whine about, contrary to my whiny attitude for awhile there. The problem with having the bad roomie was he gets to be your outlet-- all the things that are going wrong for you right then you can get out by bitching about this poor loser. So now he's gone, and I have sudeny to get back to worrying about the music, and when am I going to write the next song, or put the one I wrote for Charles down on paper so he can sing it, or send J Michael that book I meant to send as a thank-you for recording with me?
So I'm all blue, wondering if I can actually make it here in Portland, and what will I do if I can't get more work, berating myself for even wanting success with the secondary job when I should be concentrating on the next thing with the music (and when are you going to record now?) when I check the mail and find out that that credit card I applied for I finally got! My first credit card! LLBean Visa, 5,000$ limit-- I have backup! Wahoo! I called Dana to celebrate "Great!" she says, "DON'T USE IT." Sheesh. My euphoria was completely greed-free (or, mostly, anyway ;)); I was and am just happy to have this one little confirmation of my life as a solvent adult, capable of paying my own goddamn bills, which I have been doing since college. The smallest of validations from my society, but I'll take it. :D
Other good things this week-- Went to Frank's and cut my demo. Got it back tonight, the master-- it sounds good! Frank was pretty up about it, and he's a fairly taciturn guy-- "take it to RiRa's" he said, they need more trad." I will, you can bet. Frank knows the little scene here pretty well-- I felt good, and suddenly the idea of this CD bringing real changes in my life here seemed very possible,and I was again psyched about it.
I came home and installed my CD-RW drive, and even got the part about switching the master and slave modes right. Very glad to have something install itself without a hitch (so far knock wood); I never expect it to go that way. It's probably the best policy with most of life, but we keep our wishful thinking, don't we?:P
Bob and Diana came back from their 8 weeks or so on the Continent and the British Isles-- they're so lovey-dovey you'd think they hadn't just spent a long vacation together. They'd be sickening if they weren't both so reserved. As it is they rate an easy 'cute' with an option on 'lovey'. :) We did a movie with Tad-- the Blue Something, a Czech WWII film which was a hell of a lot better in terms of delivery than Pearl Harbor. Though I am being unfair of course-- I expected a lot more from Pearl Harbor than it delivered-- it's hard to go see a Czech WWII film with anything like the same expectations. But even so the Spitfire footage was the most amazing aireal combat I've ever seen, -- even had me on the edge of my seat-- and the guys said it was the best Spit footage they'd ever seen in a film period. Good plot and acting, too. And not depressing, somehow. Not really sure how. Maybe because I was all set for it to be completely nihilistic.
Ok, other good things-- had a day at the Java Net cafe with The Artist's Way and enjoyed some quality time with self; got a list from my online family of Fun Things To Do That Are Free-- I'll post it later. Started a dialogue with a local DJ about good music, we've been emailing like crazy back and forth ever since I called her a brainless giggler. (I hate when the person you're bitching about responds herself, and turns out to be really nice.)
Finally finished Season 3 of Buffy with Bob today-- yay! Great finale! I *love* the Mayor. Got to see two really good eps, Buffy & Angel this week-- *really* love a good story. Applied to ManPower & Assoc. today, we'll see where that goes, my tests were at Master level for Word-- I'm a Word Master! Other tests came out well too. Finally donated blood, though granted on a bad day, Monday. I had just had a rather poor exchange with the temp agencies again, and was feeling useless and unwanted. I was about to work out when I saw the blood drive; I'd been meaning to give--today I just wanted to stand in a line and answer questions where *something* of mine would be acceptable
at the end of it all! For once the donating made me feel all woozy and unstable, so I went home & slept until 6, then stayed up til 2 of course... :P
OK, there was one more good thing this week, and I forget what it is... Oh, well, it will just have to be an unappreciated good thing for a little while longer.
Good night!:)
