Sorry My Dude
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taz_39Monday I was up at 6am. I have two full Disney days this work week and a dentist appointment. Not sure how I will make my 30 hours for data entry but will do all that I can. Emailed my boss to let her know I may fall short, and the reasons.
Work, lunch, tromboning, work. I was surprised to find that by 3pm I'd logged 6 hours! I felt stiff and my eyes were watery from staring at a screen for the entire day, but this is the kind of week it's going to be.
Jameson was coughing a lot, and he had a long meeting that evening, AND he found out that the Potential Awesome Job he's been waiting to hear back about is most likely not going to happen (someone else hired someone else before his friend could recommend him for the job, if that makes any sense.) I am crushed for him. Every time he gets his hopes up things come crashing down. AND he's sick right now. My heart is breaking for him constantly lately :(
I got us pizza while he was in the meeting.
After dinner while we were trying to relax I had a text exchange with the person who'd intended to hire me as a digital reporter after My Fair Lady came to an end. He texted to ask whether I was still training for reporting. Nope, sorry my dude. We had agreed on a start date, then two weeks before that start date you told me I needed a two-month certification program. It was nice of him to offer to cover the cost of certification, but that still meant I was out of work until it was completed AND I had stopped applying for work because I'd thought I'd lined up a job AND I'd already bought all of the equipment needed to begin said job. But I ain't mad. I ain't mad.
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Tuesday I was up at 7am, not early enough for data entry before Disney but I really wanted that hour for sleep.
This time rehearsal was blocking (physical movement.) Our Encanto medley has actual choreography, so we mostly worked on that and then added When We're Human at the end because that one has just light choreo. The guys were patient and accommodating, and I did well, but moving + playing the trombone is not my strong suit so I felt uncomfortable.
The result was when we went out to do our first set, I didn't play my best. Not terrible, but I was more hesitant and timid than usual. On the upside my choreography for Be Our Guest, Under the Sea, and Wanna Be Like You was improved over last time.
I was excused from the parade (they feel I've done it enough to be comfortable and also Keith was bored and wanted to do it) so I used the time to practice Encanto blocking. Then we did one more set (musically much better, I was pleased) and then I FINALLY got to do the flag retreat for the first time. I was nervous but it went just fine.
As we were packing up my boss said if I could come to rehearsal on Thursday we could run Encanto again, then on my first day on my own (Saturday) we could perform it in the park. Of course I couldn't say no! But this would mean truly no time for data entry, so on the way home I canceled my dentist appointment to try and gain some time back.
No photos/videos this time because I didn't have anyone in the park to record today.
Jameson said his head was splitting all day, and along with the coughing I think he's got one of the covid variants. My poor cookie.
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Wednesday, 6am, data entry and breakfast, more data entry.
After lunch, buying new sunglasses because I dropped mine yesterday from waist height and they absolutely shattered. Cheap crap. If this next pair breaks I'll invest in, like, brand name ones.
Practicing, more data entry, packing a lunch and things for tomorrow's rehearsal.
It feels weird to have more than one Disney rehearsal in a week, but I sure am grateful for the money (one 8-hour day at Disney = 20 hours at my data entry job.)
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Tomorrow Disney rehearsal,
Friday data entry,
Saturday my first full day as a substitute musician at the Magic Kingdom.
Jameson had planned to come watch my first day, but if he's still sick of course he won't.
I was gonna make caramels for the guys in the band too, but because of the extra rehearsal I don't really have time and will push it off until my next full day, the 21st.
Work, lunch, tromboning, work. I was surprised to find that by 3pm I'd logged 6 hours! I felt stiff and my eyes were watery from staring at a screen for the entire day, but this is the kind of week it's going to be.
Jameson was coughing a lot, and he had a long meeting that evening, AND he found out that the Potential Awesome Job he's been waiting to hear back about is most likely not going to happen (someone else hired someone else before his friend could recommend him for the job, if that makes any sense.) I am crushed for him. Every time he gets his hopes up things come crashing down. AND he's sick right now. My heart is breaking for him constantly lately :(
I got us pizza while he was in the meeting.
After dinner while we were trying to relax I had a text exchange with the person who'd intended to hire me as a digital reporter after My Fair Lady came to an end. He texted to ask whether I was still training for reporting. Nope, sorry my dude. We had agreed on a start date, then two weeks before that start date you told me I needed a two-month certification program. It was nice of him to offer to cover the cost of certification, but that still meant I was out of work until it was completed AND I had stopped applying for work because I'd thought I'd lined up a job AND I'd already bought all of the equipment needed to begin said job. But I ain't mad. I ain't mad.
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Tuesday I was up at 7am, not early enough for data entry before Disney but I really wanted that hour for sleep.
This time rehearsal was blocking (physical movement.) Our Encanto medley has actual choreography, so we mostly worked on that and then added When We're Human at the end because that one has just light choreo. The guys were patient and accommodating, and I did well, but moving + playing the trombone is not my strong suit so I felt uncomfortable.
The result was when we went out to do our first set, I didn't play my best. Not terrible, but I was more hesitant and timid than usual. On the upside my choreography for Be Our Guest, Under the Sea, and Wanna Be Like You was improved over last time.
I was excused from the parade (they feel I've done it enough to be comfortable and also Keith was bored and wanted to do it) so I used the time to practice Encanto blocking. Then we did one more set (musically much better, I was pleased) and then I FINALLY got to do the flag retreat for the first time. I was nervous but it went just fine.
As we were packing up my boss said if I could come to rehearsal on Thursday we could run Encanto again, then on my first day on my own (Saturday) we could perform it in the park. Of course I couldn't say no! But this would mean truly no time for data entry, so on the way home I canceled my dentist appointment to try and gain some time back.
No photos/videos this time because I didn't have anyone in the park to record today.
Jameson said his head was splitting all day, and along with the coughing I think he's got one of the covid variants. My poor cookie.
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Wednesday, 6am, data entry and breakfast, more data entry.
After lunch, buying new sunglasses because I dropped mine yesterday from waist height and they absolutely shattered. Cheap crap. If this next pair breaks I'll invest in, like, brand name ones.
Practicing, more data entry, packing a lunch and things for tomorrow's rehearsal.
It feels weird to have more than one Disney rehearsal in a week, but I sure am grateful for the money (one 8-hour day at Disney = 20 hours at my data entry job.)
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Tomorrow Disney rehearsal,
Friday data entry,
Saturday my first full day as a substitute musician at the Magic Kingdom.
Jameson had planned to come watch my first day, but if he's still sick of course he won't.
I was gonna make caramels for the guys in the band too, but because of the extra rehearsal I don't really have time and will push it off until my next full day, the 21st.
