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[sab]

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.)

Comments

Re: Don't be mad at me

[se-parsons.livejournal.com]

OH, yeah.

ALSO - create a letter of introduction about yourself as the rep of the new company. Work on it for several days until it's really punchy and good.

Include all of your contact information, including e-mail address for the company etc. Make sure everyone knows to contact you if they need anything.

Be friendly, but succinct. Then send it out to all of your media contacts. When you can pry the list out of your boss's cold, dead hand.8