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travel days make my stomach churn
I am in L.A. now, and after serving as my mother's personal tech support by re-assembling her computer, I can finally start a week of vacation properly ( Read more... ) -
overload randomizer
Doing four people's jobs, burning through cash, and loving most of it, but I'll be damned if it's not taking a toll. Vacation to L.A. in three weeks can't come soon enough.
It's the big boss's last day -- our GM decided to resign a couple weeks ago, and the environment's kind of weird, not knowing what will happen when the new GM comes in Tuesday.
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an afternoon away from the TV
I'd planned to spend Sunday afternoon alone with the T.V. and watching college basketball, but somehow I decided to make a quick trip to Costco, forgetting it was Easter and the warehouse was closed. On my way back home, I noticed a text message from Kory and Lauren -- who happened to be in SLO to watch Talmage (one of the station's directors) play ( Read more... ) -
St. Patrick's Day shenanigans
I'm about to go to sleep for the first time since about 4 PM on Sunday afternoon -- I filled in for Joe again, full well knowing that as a result, I would spend the rest of the day partying March 17th up ( Read more... ) -
turn that heartbeat over again
I'd built up a very good protective shell over a decade, and now it's time to figure out how to break it down. I kind of figured out that it was becoming a problem when I went out on Saturday night, and was talking with Gina in general, and when she said goodbye, she added this ( Read more... ) -
signs I've been working too long.
I'm currently on an unexpected double shift -- as I've been here since 2:45 yesterday afternoon, and am not leaving the station unitl 8 AM.. After so many hours, the thought process is fueled by caffeine, bummed cigarettes, and pure hate ( Read more... ) -
stuff I'll never get used to.
Bluetooth headsets for cell phones ( Read more... ) -
you can set your watch to it.
From an afternoon meeting yesterday at 3 pm in the middle of a 5-11 double shift (producing both newscasts, came in at 9:30, left at 11:45 ( Read more... ) -
haterade on the phone.
I got this phone call in the news room during the 6pm show on New Year's Day. The regular anchors were off ( Read more... ) -
sensory overload.
I suppose this is inspired by being thrown back into an environment I'd forgotten just how much I actively disliked. Back story first:
A few months ago, somewhere around June or July, a club in SLO called the Mission Grill shut down; the ownership had changed hands once again. It was a nice enough place with a small dance floor, a bar, and a Sunday ( Read more... )