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May Purgatory
May. 29th, 2024 07:33 pmMonday was I guess a holiday.
Neither of us are very patriotic, so we did absolutely nothing special.
In fact we both tried to work. Jameson got some grading done before his boss emailed to say "STOP IT," and since I work low-pay data entry that doesn't have holiday pay I could do as much or as little as I wanted, which turned out to be about four hours' worth.
And Disney memorization, and when the temp got up to 96°F (35.5°C) with a 100°F heat index, I declined to go for a walk and instead took a dip in the pool.
I did do laps in there; it's a short little pool but exercise is exercise. Swam constantly for about 30 minutes anyway, and it felt nice. Dinner was just Panda Express, watching Jameson play Botany Manor video/puzzle game until I got motion sick, and watching some anime.
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Tuesday was super-boring. I had a regular checkup in the morning, and after that did all my usual things (data entry, memorization, lunch, data entry.)
In the evening Jameson had a short rehearsal to help a friend, and I needed something other than staring at a screen, so went for an evening walk. It was hot, I didn't see any animals. Just walked and contemplated life.
We got our own dinners but Jameson was home early enough that we could have our usual evening chill time together.
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Wednesday wash rinse repeat.
When the days get repetitive like this I get twitchy. Feels like I should be "doing something," taking action in some way to keep from getting stagnant, to help myself get a better job or the next gig. But also, sometimes the best thing you can do is be still and keep your head down.
Feeling a bit dejected about the audition...I haven't heard anything and they have not viewed my videos since I fixed access to them. As part of sulking about it I gave myself a "treat" by ordering the Vedshakti toothpaste that I'd loved so much while on tour. Nothing else has made my mouth feel so clean for so long after brushing.
Jameson, also, nothing from his friend on the Potentially Very Exciting Job that he'd hoped for. This has happened to him so. many. times. We are both tired of it. At least in my case I generally hear back from people regarding gigs (at some point Hadestown will probably at least send a rejection.) But when it comes to non-music jobs, I get ghosted or screwed over just as often as Jameson does.
I guess we are fools to believe that when someone offers you a job, they're actually offering a job. Or for believing that when someone says they'll get back to you, they actually will. Because we both keep falling for it.
Anyway, I'm just griping over small stuff. We are both relatively healthy and both have work, and our complaints have more to do with feeling fulfilled in our professional lives, which truly in this day and age is a first world problem to have. Jameson had a dentist appointment in the morning. I did data entry from 8am-noon. We had lunch, I memorized Disney music and did more data entry and planned for what to make for dinner this week.
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And that's the week, folks. You must be relieved that for once I've posted something less than a mile long.
Neither of us are very patriotic, so we did absolutely nothing special.
In fact we both tried to work. Jameson got some grading done before his boss emailed to say "STOP IT," and since I work low-pay data entry that doesn't have holiday pay I could do as much or as little as I wanted, which turned out to be about four hours' worth.
And Disney memorization, and when the temp got up to 96°F (35.5°C) with a 100°F heat index, I declined to go for a walk and instead took a dip in the pool.
I did do laps in there; it's a short little pool but exercise is exercise. Swam constantly for about 30 minutes anyway, and it felt nice. Dinner was just Panda Express, watching Jameson play Botany Manor video/puzzle game until I got motion sick, and watching some anime.
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Tuesday was super-boring. I had a regular checkup in the morning, and after that did all my usual things (data entry, memorization, lunch, data entry.)
In the evening Jameson had a short rehearsal to help a friend, and I needed something other than staring at a screen, so went for an evening walk. It was hot, I didn't see any animals. Just walked and contemplated life.
We got our own dinners but Jameson was home early enough that we could have our usual evening chill time together.
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Wednesday wash rinse repeat.
When the days get repetitive like this I get twitchy. Feels like I should be "doing something," taking action in some way to keep from getting stagnant, to help myself get a better job or the next gig. But also, sometimes the best thing you can do is be still and keep your head down.
Feeling a bit dejected about the audition...I haven't heard anything and they have not viewed my videos since I fixed access to them. As part of sulking about it I gave myself a "treat" by ordering the Vedshakti toothpaste that I'd loved so much while on tour. Nothing else has made my mouth feel so clean for so long after brushing.
Jameson, also, nothing from his friend on the Potentially Very Exciting Job that he'd hoped for. This has happened to him so. many. times. We are both tired of it. At least in my case I generally hear back from people regarding gigs (at some point Hadestown will probably at least send a rejection.) But when it comes to non-music jobs, I get ghosted or screwed over just as often as Jameson does.
I guess we are fools to believe that when someone offers you a job, they're actually offering a job. Or for believing that when someone says they'll get back to you, they actually will. Because we both keep falling for it.
Anyway, I'm just griping over small stuff. We are both relatively healthy and both have work, and our complaints have more to do with feeling fulfilled in our professional lives, which truly in this day and age is a first world problem to have. Jameson had a dentist appointment in the morning. I did data entry from 8am-noon. We had lunch, I memorized Disney music and did more data entry and planned for what to make for dinner this week.
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And that's the week, folks. You must be relieved that for once I've posted something less than a mile long.
