Jobs & Such

Every now and again I have to wonder if I didn’t pursue the wrong field in terms of career. I have such a fascination with the entertainment industry, and there are certain aspects of it (not just the celebrity part) that I find so intriguing and interesting. It gets me thinking as to whether I’m seriously doing what’s right for me professionally. My knowledge of music and film isn’t that extensive, by far, but there are certain inner workings, certain behind-the-scenes aspects of it that I find to be so gripping.

There was sort of docu-video thing online that I stumbled upon – it showed Rob Thomas (lead singer of matchbox twenty) in the studio, laying down the lead vocals for “This Is How A Heart Breaks”, a track off his new CD “…Something to Be”. And it’s just so interesting to see what goes into making a song. And how it’s not as easy as listening to it might make it seem. He sings a few lines, his producer interrupts him, says “it was a little pitchy that time, let’s make it more solid” or “let’s try it again with a little anger”. Or Rob himself interrupts to say “Let me try this with the notes going down” and then after doing so, decides, “I’m going to do it up again, I think I liked that better.” I mean, there’s so much detail that you have to pay attention to. It’s surprisingly riveting. I’m not sure if that, per se is what I’d like to be doing, but Lord knows it would be nice to be able to work in an industry where you were able to create pieces of art like that. With musicians like that.

I guess it would depend on who you worked with though. I mean, I’d have to enjoy the music and respect the musician – Rob is one of those folks where I truly think he’s got talent, not just to sing but as a true artist – songwriter, musician, lyricist, etc.

I think I’m digressing from the point at hand though. Which is basically that it would be pretty cool to do something like that. Then again, that’s not really where my skills (which are what, exactly?) are.

It goes back to that whole earlier entry of “Ambition”. I know what I like, but my skills don’t seem to tie in. I’m good at a number of things, but that’s just it. I’m not REALLY good at one thing or another. I’m just GOOD at MANY things. So that just makes it really hard to narrow down. I like to write, but I’m not a really good writer. I like watching folks put art (music, songs, etc.) together, but I’m not good at that, either. I like photographs, etc. but am not good at taking pictures. So where does that leave me?

Evidently it leaves me with an MBA in Human Resources working as an admin in the Advertising and Sales department of a large media company.

Woo. Hoo.

Anyone out there a fan of the show '24'?

Check this out:
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Upcoming '24' Focuses on Jack Bauer Eating a Sandwich
Tuesday, March 15 12:00 AM ET
By Cody James
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2005/03/24_hamburger.html

Hollywood, CA - Fox was uncharacteristically candid this week about the next hour in one of CTU agent Jack Bauer's (Kiefer Sutherland) many harrowing days. In an interview with Variety, executive producer Evan Katz revealed the next hour of this season's 24-hour "day," from 7-8 p.m., would mostly focus on Jack eating a sandwich.
"Many fans remarked how Jack never seems to stop for anything," said Katz. "Since the episode is the proverbial deep breath before the plunge, we decided Jack needed some nourishment."
While Katz declined to get specific, he did share a few moments from the episode. As CTU searches frantically for Marwan and tries to uncover McLennan-Forster's secrets, Jack's SUV power-slides into an In-N-Out Burger in Van Nuys. He jumps out, dashes inside and hurriedly orders a Double-Double with no pickles, fries and a Dr. Pepper.
Naturally, the order goes horribly wrong.
The barely sentient cashier fails to enter Jack's order correctly, so the sandwich arrives with pickles anyway. He then tells Jack that the Dr. Pepper spout is broken. "Listen to me," Jack says, grabbing the cashier by the shirt. "I need you to take the pickles off now. There's no time to explain – you're going to have to trust me."
Bauer is then forced to choose between Coca-Cola and root beer while the cashier ponders a solution to the pickle crisis.
The balance of the episode is a series of intercuts between the chaos at CTU headquarters and Jack as he eats his sandwich, reads the paper and visits the rest room. As for what Jack does about the soda situation, Katz said, "Jack's a resourceful guy – he'll think of something." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Taking Care of Business

So I’m sure most folks who are reading this (yes, that would be you, the one person who comes and reads my blog…) know by now that my husband and I are “trying”. We’ve been trying for about 9 months now with no success. My husband tends to get frustrated more easily than I do, but I had a little breakdown last week when it started to get to me as well.
Tuesday morning we had our team meeting here at work. One of my colleagues opened our meeting by saying his wife was pregnant with their first child, and that she was due in November. Great news, I was happy for him, felt slight pang of jealousy, but nonetheless, felt genuinely happy for him, getting to be a first time dad and all. Then my boss adds, “Oh by the way, my wife is pregnant as well, with our second child.” That’s when it hit me – I’m ashamed to say that my feelings jealousy grew to a point where they were slightly higher than my “happy for him” feelings. I mean, really. How fair is it that their wives are both expecting – much less, my boss’s wife for the second time and here I am with my husband, struggling for one?!?
I know I shouldn’t complain – after all, we’ve only been trying for a few months. Even my OB said to give it a year, and if we’re still not having any luck, then we’ll do some tests and stuff. I don’t know. Hopefully we’re both healthy and it’s just taking us a bit longer to conceive…Hell, it took my brother and his wife about 7 years before they were able to have a baby! So I’m sure it will happen…just gotta be patient and positive.
I’m trying to be healthier, too. Whole grains, lots of veggies and fruits, lots of water, exercising more….I’m going to gym more now. I’m trying to go every weekday. I do a bit of cardio and some weights every day, but I alternate the part of my body doing the weights. One day I’ll do upper body (arms, shoulders, etc.), then the next I’ll do lower body (legs, hips, thighs, etc.). Abs, I do every day because that’s one of the areas I need to focus on. It means getting up about 15 minutes earlier in the morning, but it’s not such a big deal. Actually does make me feel better, like I’m doing something good for myself, so it helps keep my spirits and energy up.
All part of the master plan to be in good shape, good health and therefore…good breeding ground!

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