Watch How I Soar

Hey there folks! Been an awfully long time since I've done anything with a blog, and I don't want my writing to become rusty, so I decided to start a new one up and get anyone who bothers to read it up-to-date on what's been going on in my life (and in my head). I'm extremely reflective (almost to a fault...I'm guilty of daydreaming at almost any point in the day), so if you don't like rambling, you might want to turn around now ;)

It's a fine Saturday evening, by my standards, anyway; I'm at my parents' house with Matt, the younger of my two older brothers, for Labor Day weekend. It's overcast, I've got a full belly on account of my mom's Monte Cristo sandwich, and my niece Madison will be here in a couple hours to spend the night. I'm fully expecting to work off all the calories I just ate by running around with her. I wish I was still able to run around like that! I just found out she's been carrying a photo of me (Uncle B) everywhere she goes...apparently I'm only 6 or so in the photo. She knows how to play me...cunning little devil.

I started my "new" job at Ardrey Auditorium a couple weeks back, and it's pretty much exactly what I envisioned it to be. Lots of paperwork, planning, and meetings. I'm in charge of booking events in the hall, except for the biggest ones; I also staff them and do much of the paperwork, save for the contracts. I'm so used to this hall now, it's like a second home to me. The people there are my family (for the most part), so I love working with them. A couple things have been going wrong recently: most notably, getting blamed for problems that aren't a result of anything I've done. I know this is fairly common in the workplace, but frustrating still because we teach the kids that they need to own up to their mistakes. Fortunately, I'm used to dealing with a wide variety of problems; this shouldn't be any different. Hopefully.

The wind is picking up again...

Despite picking up a second job as the stage manager for the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, I find myself still struggling with money. Ardrey doesn't pay near enough, and although I have benefits now, I really wish I had fought harder for more pay. I can't save near as much as I'd like, and when I get the Jeep, I'll have a couple more bills to worry about every month. I've never been very good with money...I wish I'd inherited my dad's sensibility when it comes to spending (or, more importantly, not spending). Sometimes I know it would be great to find someone to start a relationship with, and maybe start a family; but how can I possibly consider that when I just get by making only enough for myself? I hate money and the stress it can bring; it's honestly one of the few things I ever stress about.

I'm gonna disappear for a while to go play some Mario Kart with Matt. Time to see how much my skills have eroded over the past year or so!