Busy Busy Busy

As always, my absence is for a reason.  This time is due to lots of travel, work, and just a need to not over-expose myself to my loyal readers.  In late January I started a new job, and I have been constantly moving and shaking, putting myself in a better position to be successful.  Kerri is also moving and shaking, but you wouldn't know it because she DOESN'T EVER BLOG ANYMORE!!!!

Let's begin, shall we?

I was asked by Howard of MLA in January to come help out at his company by plugging numbers in and such.  I started in late-January down in beautiful downtown Bala Cynwyd, which, ironically enough, is very (like 100 feet away from me) close to 97.5 the Fanatic.  This is a cool job for me for various reasons.  While it has become a grind already, it's still a job where I can feel just like the rest of middle America where I have to commute an hour each way, work 8:30-5 Monday through Friday, get weekends off, drink coffee all day, sit at in a cube, and work with a computer the whole time.  My jobs have consisted of moving very heavy things all day, making pizzas, catering, waiting on people, driving all day (I actually liked that part), assembling sandwiches, assembling book orders, and working at McDonald's.  I feel normal now.

Kerri is also close to getting a job.  She had an interview last week with a company out of Fort Washington, which is great because we want to live in that general location.  She's also been applying for more jobs, so hopefully it'll happen soon.  Also, hopefully she'll blog more.  Lame.

I joined another band called Southwork, which is based out of South Philly.  It's a very cool sound...late 60s meets funk meets ska meets pop rock.  It's a 7-piece with horns added when needed.  It's not a lot of time I'm investing, and I can be a part of an awesome project that will hopefully turn into something really big at least here in the mid-Atlantic region.

MLA had a fantastic showcase a couple weeks ago in Conshohocken.  We had 3 brides-to-be (and Kerri) show up.  One is already booked, and we're trying to win the others over - looking very favorably so far.

I'm looking to start taking guitar lessons to clean up/fill in the gaps in my playing so I can start teaching with confidence.  This isn't like trumpet where I know what I can do and know what needs to be taught.  I do know a lot about my own guitar playing, but I need to get better with the basics.  I'm a self-taught player of 15 years that knows how to play certain things, but I need to be more well-rounded, so hopefully this will bring me up to speed and may be the beginning of real growth as a serious guitarist.

Finally, I've been very serious about P90X again.  I did it two years ago, and it was the best fitness decision of my life.  I was ripped and could run circles around my friends (and the Boy Wonder...hahahaha).  This time my goal is to shed my quarter-life-crisis weight and figure out that I need to take care of myself much better than even two years ago.  My metabolism isn't getting any faster if I sit on the couch eating and drinking all the time.  I've been getting up at 5 every single morning to do the workouts to be out the door around 7-7:15.  That's also part of my "being normal" thing...I have a set schedule.  Here it is:

Monday

5 a.m. - do the X
7 a.m. - leave
8:30 a.m. - FINALLY make it to work
5 - leave work
6 lesson, 7 lesson, 8 lesson
9 make it home in time to pass out

Tuesday

same thing except get home at 7

Wednesday - home at 9

Thursday - home at 11 p.m.

Friday - early passout cuz I'm old

Granted all this doesn't happen every week.  I do teach some students every two weeks, but still...too much driving...too much out til forever.  It's ok, though, cuz once P90X is over, maintenance begins, and I don't have to get up at 5 every freaking morning...and I'll be ripped apart.  Sounds like I'm complaining...nope...just 'splaining.

That's it for now kids...things are looking decent so far this year.  It's certainly a hell of a lot better than last year at this time (minus the whole getting engaged thing - best decision I've ever made).

See ya next time.