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Ways I'm good-
-I spent last night alone and that was good for everyone.
-Friday I'm seeing quasiradiant and also furies
-soon I'm seeing mischa and wearemany; santa claus is coming to town!
-I have tea, blackcurrant
-I have a really strange job
-Fi is relaying the SF chat to me, first one I haven't missed in ages
-I'm spending tonight alone and that's good for everyone
-I love my G the most

Ways I'm less good-
-I will never have money again. I will never have discretionary funds. I will never have cash in my wallet. It's like being a communist, but, unlike communists, sometimes I want to buy a DVD or a hat. Still, I shouldn't complain, since my rent will get paid and my bills will get paid and I should almost break even at the end of the month. With help.
(but sometimes I want a DVD or a hat!)
-I have a really strange job, and my boss is strange enough that I don't actually have any idea what I'm supposed to do. This seems to be a trend for me. Note the following conversation-

BOSS:
So, you're going to be managing the entire booking department. So you should evaluate the file drawers near the conference table.

ME:
Do you have a list of all the artists we're actively booking?

BOSS:
Don't worry about that right now. You're getting ahead of yourself. Right now I just want you to evaluate.

So I go off and examine the file cabinet, which seems to contain press packets about each of the artists we represent. I return to the Boss.

ME:
I've evaluated the file cabinet. What do I need to know about booking?

BOSS:
You're going to be managing the entire booking department. You need to be proactive and really multitask.

ME:
Okay. I'm going to go to my desk and start making calls about the Buchi tour.

BOSS:
No, don't worry about that yet. Now I just want you to evaluate, and be really proactive about evaluating the materials in the booking department.

ME:
What's the booking department?

BOSS:
You are.

ME:
Who am I booking?

BOSS:
Don't worry about that now.

ME:
(trying DESPERATELY hard to say the right thing)
Okay, I'm going to go to my desk and evaluate the booking department.

BOSS:
And then we need to get started on the Lisa Haley calls, when you're done.

ME:
I'm ready. Is Lisa Haley one of the artists I'm booking?

BOSS:
No, no, you're getting it mixed up. You're the booking department. Lisa's a separate thing. You're going to be managing her contract, so I want you to be really proactive about her media.

ME:
Can you give me any materials on her?

BOSS:
No, you're confused. This is a separate thing.

(At this point, I go eat a burrito and talk to Runpunk and read helenish's novel, in attempts to clear my head. I wonder what will happen next. To reiterate -- I have NO IDEA what I'm doing here. He gave me five clients yesterday, that I will "manage," but I have yet to learn what that entails aside from being proactive and evaluating a file cabinet.)

(I'm dead serious. Verbatim serious.)

(Also that burrito was way too big)

(Also, I want the Sports Night DVDs, and that red hat!)

(My head is cold.)

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happy birthday lenadances, happy birthday two ewes!
And make CtT give you a tender sexy slashy kiss from me.


...back to evaluating the file cabinet, which still appears to have mass and to be retaining its original color...

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if I never hear "pro-active," "multitask" or "evaluate" again...

Here's another priceless gem:

BOSS:
Let's look at the budget for the Buchi tour.

ME:
Okay.

BOSS:
You need to start thinking about tour support.

ME:
What do you need me to do?

BOSS:
You'll really be managing the whole project.

ME:
So we're trying to book venues.

BOSS:
Before we do that you should really get your checklist together.

ME:
What checklist?

BOSS:
For Peter's booking.

ME:
What should I put on this checklist?

BOSS:
I'll show you one of mine.

ME:
Great.

(Some silence.)

ME:
Can I take a look at one of your checklists?

BOSS:
(Laughing, tapping my shoulder)
Don't worry, I'll take care of you. It'll be fine. You just get started on the thing.

ME:
What thing?

BOSS:
What are you working on?

ME:
I was evaluating the file cabinet, but we should start making calls on Buchi's tour.

BOSS:
Just get your checklist started and we'll meet on that tomorrow.




(FYI, the buzz is that boss has smoked a lot of weed in his day. So maybe it's not just me. *g*)

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