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Monday I received some onboarding stuff for transcription and got started on that, then slammed down breakfast, then called someone at NETworks and left the most awkward voicemail in the world asking if I could break away from the tour on 11/25 to attend the Disney overnight rehearsal. I felt it needed to be a phone call so that I could adequately explain the situation and answer any questions. But the guy didn't answer, so I had to leave a message and then follow up with an email trying to explain myself anyway.
Having to ask for accommodation right off the bat terrifies me. The fearmongering part of my brain insists that they'll decide I'm more trouble than I'm worth and find someone else for the gig. But the logical part of my brain insists that's unrealistic. I hope the logical part is right.
I'd meant to make a nice fish dinner but that bubble was popped when I drove all the way to Fresh Market and they didn't have halibut OR a good substitute for it; the nearest Publix didn't either; and a check of Whole Paycheck's inventory showed that even THEY didn't have any, not even a thick cod fillet. Is halibut seasonal? I never knew. So I threw up my hands and got frozen pollock and fries. Lame, but oh well.
Back home I practiced Elf, chatted with my Aunt on the phone, and had a brief onboarding with the transcription company QA guy. He was super nice and informative. I found out that I WILL be able to take this transcription job on tour with me!! Excellent!!
Jameson had Hooligans rehearsal in the evening, and up until he left I sat down with a cup of tea and tried to get my life together. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed but making lists is very helpful for seeing that, yes, I CAN handle all of these things if I do them a little at a time.
My current To-Do before going on tour:
That's about all I can think of right now, there's definitely more than that involving cleaning and yard work and cooking/baking things for Jameson. But you get the idea. I have from now until the end of October to do all of this, so it'll get done bit by bit.
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Tuesday, fertilized the firefly petunia. It's looking great after resuming indoor life. It's gotten pretty big!
And of course still glows softly every night.
After breakfast I did laundry, ran the dishwasher, folded the laundry, put away the dishes, and worked on my first transcription training modules. Additionally the banana trees, one with fruit and one with a new flower, are BOTH leaning, so I really needed to get that tree support ASAP. You can see a banana flower coming in on the second tree, and the first tree is actually touching that flower, interfering with it's path. I needed to get them a bit apart.
I went to Lowes and ended up with two very thick 8-foot poles...bamboo would have been preferable and PVC would have been cheaper, but there was no bamboo and I was worried that PVC would be too slippery. I got the poles home and immediately realized they were too short; I should have gotten the 10-foot (if there were 12-foot I hadn't seen 'em.) Ah well. You are supposed to put the "x" directly under the banana fruiting stem but since the poles are too short I did it further down. I think it will still prevent the tree from falling, though it may not help the fruit stem if that decides to break.
You can see that the second banana flower now has room to drop next to the fruiting tree, instead of being obstructed.
From another angle.
I put my whole body weight on the poles to get them in the ground, but it's sandy soil back there so not sure if it'll be enough the next time it rains. We will see. The tree is still leaning but it's not, like, imperative that it be vertical, just that it not collapse.
After lunch I practiced, Jameson went to his first Hooligans performance, I filled out new tour paperwork. Still no word on whether I'm allowed to separate from the tour for that Disney rehearsal but I got an employee handbook that seems to have a provision for buyouts (an option to travel separately from tour) and this puts me at ease.
Eventually it was time for work.
Today's hat:
I've been away from the hat shop for three days, and since then we've gotten a pile of multicolored berets. I've never worn a beret before but as soon as I walked in my coworker plopped one onto my head, so in the spirit of trying new things I kept it on. Not really the hat for me, but fun!
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Wednesday I woke with a blazing headache, likely from the barometric pressure/humidity. It is INTENSELY humid right now, fluxing between 96% and over 100% (yes, that's possible) so a headache is not surprising.
Breakfast, packing lunch and dinner, and finally buying flight tickets for my Disney rehearsal on 11/25. In the Elf paperwork that I got yesterday, the provision for buyouts means that the tour DOES allow people to handle their own personal travel. This tells me that they have no reason to prevent me from going to that rehearsal, as long as I show up on time for sound check the following day. It'll be a VERY long day, but I've done it before and can do it again :)
After that I did a big chunk of transcription training, then went to work for my afternoon shift.
Today's hat:
"It looks like a Cinnabon," said Jameson.
Another customer said, "I can't tell if that's multiple hats, or one hat?"
Both of them have a point!
It was a normal-if-slow shift. My boss gifted me another shift tomorrow, which I accepted but haggled to leave an hour early so I can get to Epcot before 5pm and watch Jameson perform. Excited for that!
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Thursday: Transcription training, hat shop shift, then going to Epcot to see the Hooligans (and Jameson) perform!
Friday: Night shift at the hat shop.
Saturday: A day off. Possibly making "cowboy candy."
Sunday: ???
Having to ask for accommodation right off the bat terrifies me. The fearmongering part of my brain insists that they'll decide I'm more trouble than I'm worth and find someone else for the gig. But the logical part of my brain insists that's unrealistic. I hope the logical part is right.
I'd meant to make a nice fish dinner but that bubble was popped when I drove all the way to Fresh Market and they didn't have halibut OR a good substitute for it; the nearest Publix didn't either; and a check of Whole Paycheck's inventory showed that even THEY didn't have any, not even a thick cod fillet. Is halibut seasonal? I never knew. So I threw up my hands and got frozen pollock and fries. Lame, but oh well.
Back home I practiced Elf, chatted with my Aunt on the phone, and had a brief onboarding with the transcription company QA guy. He was super nice and informative. I found out that I WILL be able to take this transcription job on tour with me!! Excellent!!
Jameson had Hooligans rehearsal in the evening, and up until he left I sat down with a cup of tea and tried to get my life together. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed but making lists is very helpful for seeing that, yes, I CAN handle all of these things if I do them a little at a time.
My current To-Do before going on tour:
- Complete transcription training (6 hours) and the two tests, and start the job (20 hours per week max.)
- Learn Elf music including mute changes BUT! Be prepared to receive and learn a new orchestration in October.
- Continue upkeep on Main Street Philharmonic memorized music in case they call before tour starts.
- Confirm that I can attend Disney Candlelight rehearsal in November while on tour, then buy flight tickets for that.
- Continue working at the hat shop through 10/14.
- Make plans for firefly petunia, banana tree, and other plant care while I'm gone. This includes a watering and fertilizing schedule, and making a trunk support for the banana tree.
- Make "cowboy candy" because the jalapenos are almost ready!
- Make a batch of caramels to send to people (you promised!)
- Go through personal belongings and take unneeded items to the thrift store.
- If the transcription job works out, list and sell the equipment that you bought for the digital reporting job.
- Buy, wrap, and store as many Christmas and birthday presents as you can now since you'll be on the road for the holidays this year.
- Plan pumpkin carving and seed roasting with Jameson before going on tour.
- Take car for service and clean it inside and out in preparation for storage.
- Pack for tour. Includes buying anything needed and planning for items like extra mutes, transcription equipment, etc.
- Once packing is done, clean the guest bedroom in preparation for Jameson's parent's visit.
- Book a massage and haircut.
That's about all I can think of right now, there's definitely more than that involving cleaning and yard work and cooking/baking things for Jameson. But you get the idea. I have from now until the end of October to do all of this, so it'll get done bit by bit.
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Tuesday, fertilized the firefly petunia. It's looking great after resuming indoor life. It's gotten pretty big!
And of course still glows softly every night.
After breakfast I did laundry, ran the dishwasher, folded the laundry, put away the dishes, and worked on my first transcription training modules. Additionally the banana trees, one with fruit and one with a new flower, are BOTH leaning, so I really needed to get that tree support ASAP. You can see a banana flower coming in on the second tree, and the first tree is actually touching that flower, interfering with it's path. I needed to get them a bit apart.
I went to Lowes and ended up with two very thick 8-foot poles...bamboo would have been preferable and PVC would have been cheaper, but there was no bamboo and I was worried that PVC would be too slippery. I got the poles home and immediately realized they were too short; I should have gotten the 10-foot (if there were 12-foot I hadn't seen 'em.) Ah well. You are supposed to put the "x" directly under the banana fruiting stem but since the poles are too short I did it further down. I think it will still prevent the tree from falling, though it may not help the fruit stem if that decides to break.
You can see that the second banana flower now has room to drop next to the fruiting tree, instead of being obstructed.
From another angle.
I put my whole body weight on the poles to get them in the ground, but it's sandy soil back there so not sure if it'll be enough the next time it rains. We will see. The tree is still leaning but it's not, like, imperative that it be vertical, just that it not collapse.
After lunch I practiced, Jameson went to his first Hooligans performance, I filled out new tour paperwork. Still no word on whether I'm allowed to separate from the tour for that Disney rehearsal but I got an employee handbook that seems to have a provision for buyouts (an option to travel separately from tour) and this puts me at ease.
Eventually it was time for work.
Today's hat:
I've been away from the hat shop for three days, and since then we've gotten a pile of multicolored berets. I've never worn a beret before but as soon as I walked in my coworker plopped one onto my head, so in the spirit of trying new things I kept it on. Not really the hat for me, but fun!
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Wednesday I woke with a blazing headache, likely from the barometric pressure/humidity. It is INTENSELY humid right now, fluxing between 96% and over 100% (yes, that's possible) so a headache is not surprising.
Breakfast, packing lunch and dinner, and finally buying flight tickets for my Disney rehearsal on 11/25. In the Elf paperwork that I got yesterday, the provision for buyouts means that the tour DOES allow people to handle their own personal travel. This tells me that they have no reason to prevent me from going to that rehearsal, as long as I show up on time for sound check the following day. It'll be a VERY long day, but I've done it before and can do it again :)
After that I did a big chunk of transcription training, then went to work for my afternoon shift.
Today's hat:
"It looks like a Cinnabon," said Jameson.
Another customer said, "I can't tell if that's multiple hats, or one hat?"
Both of them have a point!
It was a normal-if-slow shift. My boss gifted me another shift tomorrow, which I accepted but haggled to leave an hour early so I can get to Epcot before 5pm and watch Jameson perform. Excited for that!
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Thursday: Transcription training, hat shop shift, then going to Epcot to see the Hooligans (and Jameson) perform!
Friday: Night shift at the hat shop.
Saturday: A day off. Possibly making "cowboy candy."
Sunday: ???
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