Yup... this year has been tiring. Work has been crazy, primarily thanks to Washington politics. FIFA was great, tho. A few telemundo stations used my applications on air to demonstrate player lineups and an interactive bracket. In the end, I heard nothing from management about my job performance, on the apps... didn’t even get a review, this year... got a shitty raise, etc. the more I think about it, the more I realize I should leave and find something elsewhere. But that’s a topic I debat so very often...
Haven’t had any real luck at the club. Kinda just go to hang out with the bartenders, now. I would say I’m wasting my time, but I love the girls. Love talking to them, and seeing them makes my week feel far less boring and dreary.
Have made a slight impact on someone art work, tho. Never thought that would happen. Nearly all the women I run into, there, seem annoyed and I NEVER see them smile. I get it, it’s a new station and things can get horribly frustrating... but even though I work in a division that gets butchered by 42 stations across America, I still try to keep my chin up and remind myself that this place really means nothing but a paycheck to me, and that there are plenty of other things to look forward to. So back to it; There is a sports anchor at Telemundo who I worked with throughout FIFA, and she was just so supportive and sweet. First and only person, outside my office, who actually knows me by name.. management doesn’t let us out much, and they don’t like us mingling with anyone outside the office... kinda Ef’d up, if you ask me... anyway... she is so beautiful, talented, sweet and has an accent that melts me. Love seeing her around the building and try to find moments to run into, but its hard to do now that Men’s World Cup is over... and I can see the new Spanish weatherman hitting on her, all the time. Looks like a Spanish Paul Ryan... anyway... don’t know what to do, got too much on my mind and putting in an effort to get any sparks going just seems like too much work that may harbor no fruit... I’ve been down that path WAY too many times, where I put in serious effort and in the end some schmuck comes in and whisks her away. Feel like that way about a lot of things, can’t tell if I’m teetering on depression, but when I always seem to have that voice telling me to back down, perhaps I am. I just feel too exhausted to care. Sucks though, this woman is a conduit of energy whenever I’m around her... especially when we wave to each other in the hallway. She even went out of her way to open a door for me, even though she had a leg injury. She is so sweet.
Picked up a PA system for my electronic drum set, and a better drum rack. Love the PDP drm rack, its heavy and can withstand so much weight. The PA system is a 1400watt powered Alto speaker system with a 16 channel mixer. Sounds SO good... Like, ridiculous... hold the phone... it’s Friday... I just realized it’s Friday and I have a 4 day weekend, this weekend with no plans. Holy Crap! Freaking awesome AF!
Anyway, time to make the donuts.