YEE-HAW

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Well, at least all the vitamin C and disinfectant is working. All but a few sniffles are gone now. Good thing. Another week with lots to do.
It's almost February. Time to get out the pink and red cards, and hope for flowers, right? Nah. Time to think about NOT skipping yoga class. Weekly update on the crazy diet? t- minus 6 pounds. Is that from being near death sick? Probably, but it's good motivation just the same.
Latest news? Remember Baby Jessica? The kid who fell in the well 18 years ago. She got married this weekend. Not huge news, but news to make fun of. What kind of issues does a girl have after being the kid in the hole? Oh, and news that I love? Tom Cruise named for his acting skills! HA HA.
I sound like a gossip columnist. Not my intent. I'm just mixing Monday morning catch-up and coffee this morning. Maybe it's the lingering effects of that damn Niquil. I love the stuff, I do, but it's 9:00 and I feel a bit sluggish.
I'm loving Joe's post about a vacation. I've yet to decorate the office space, so maybe I'll throw some sand on the floor, and a beach towel over the chair. Better yet, let's have some cocktails for lunch and call it good.

oh, and the naggin bother, though still a bit of a worry, is working it's self out. We'll see how it goes.

pass the tissue, please

second week of work, and what follies should befall me? I get sick. Not like a cold, sick. I'm talking eyes-may-pop-out-of-my-head-migraine, don't-let-me-smell-any-food-or-I-might-vomit-on-you, feel-like-I'm-hungover-dizzy, can't-move-my-ass-weak. Lucky for me, most of the office is this sick. There's been alot of pre-recording shows this week, and trying to avoid the pollutants (sick ones) in the hall. I could actually stand the shower this morning, instead of leaning against the wall. Things are looking up. It's inevidable that we would all be sick. We all use the same studios, the same mics. No matter how much I clean everything with disinfectant, there are still some germs floating around. The minute someone starts sniffling, everyone starts getting Lysol out, making sure everything is sprayed. Doesn't look like it helped this time. At least we can all suffer together.

Skid marks

No, not that kind of skid marks,.........as in throwing on the brakes kind!!! Knew that would be a little eyebrow raiser. Taking a few minutes in my busy morning to talk.
I'm a little over a week at the new job, but working here before, it feels like a lot longer. I know it's not been long, because everyone still assumes I'm really nice and sweet! ha I'm glad to be back in the work that I love. I had forgotten how time consuming it can be, but it keeps me busy in my new chapter. It's good to be around different folks, even crazy radio ones. It's been a while since I've made new friends, and not because I'm so hard to get along with. Living in a small town, or on an island with a bunch of hippies doesn't make for real interesting people. Well, the hippies were interesting, just not real reliable. Besides, living in Key West are either retired folks, or co-ed springbreakers. Again, not really folks you can get to be friends with. At least here there are people my age, and they aren't in a drunken stage most of the day. It's refreshing really. I have a bit of a nagging bother today, but I need to think on it a bit more before I share it.

As radio folks, we get to try things, like the car, to talk about on the air. Such items include free concert tickets, food items, new drinks, there is no limit to our sell out quality. I've recently gotten to start a cooking school program, which is much like Emeril, minus the "BAM". It's really a blast. I take my grandmother, and we're lovin' it. Also on the lines of radio air-time hookers, is the new diet program I'm trying. Nothing does the ego good like someone saying "we've got a new diet program, we think you'd be perfect for it".....ouch. I know it's just another item to sell, and I actually get good drugs to take while I'm on it. Can u tell I'm trying to sooth my wounded self esteem? Then, I think about being skinny come bathing suit weather, and my ego is just fine. Besides, free pharmaceuticals? I'm in. So far the only side effect is the fact that my head itches.
I've got a million things to do, but I couldn't go without checking in. Happy Tuesday

busy

oh yes. Lots to be done on a new job. I almost fell asleep in yoga class last night. oops. Keeping me going....would be the new car I get to drive for the next month(except the one I'm driving has a sunroof). Each month I get something new, and this one is pretty nice. It's not my Jeep, but it's fun. My ole Jeeper is sitting out here in the parking lot, and it's still got my heart. It's suppose to be nearly 70 today, so I'm not sure if I want to ride around with the sunroof, or ride around with the top down. Oh the choices!! On the air in few, but I didn't want to ignore the new blog. Gotta keep the love.
I'm reading over all the news for today. New feeds, piles of newspaper, anything on line that looks good. Actually, nothing looks good. There's women all over the news. The kidnapped journalist, the little girl beaten so badly that she may not live, no, not good. I'm looking at the picture of the little girl, and I'm fighting the tears. Can you imagine? No. What kind of a person would do something like that? I try not to watch television anymore. Not because I'm not truly American, but because the violence against women is everywhere. I'm not on my feminist soap box, but it's un-nerving seeing it all the time. I read an article that said it's actually dangerous to be watching such programs, because women may become de-sensitized to the danger, thinking that the bad guy always gets caught, and within an hour episode fixes the crime. Not so the case. For me, I just tend to get paranoid. I wouldn't have even thought about half the things I see on these programs. I guess I live in my little bubble that the glass is half full, and that happy endings can happen. Where is the balance? How can I be cautious, but not afraid? How can I believe in people, and fear them at the same time?
For now, there's peace on the home front.

back to what I know

After the move, I obviously had to have a job. Since I'm back in the town where I've been before, it's good not to have to start all over. I know my way around town, know a few faces, and when I talked to my old company, they offered a job pretty quickly. That makes it pretty nice. So, after all the ruckus (excuse the red neck vocabulary intermission) I'm finally on a routine again, back to work, and feeling pretty good. I'm one of those people that have done the same kind of work for a long time, since high school actually. So here I go again. Its good to be back on air. Radio is such a crazy business. Most folks have a glamorous, and very unreal picture of what radio folks do. It's more than just talking for a few hours a day, dressed in old jeans with a cigarette in your mouth. It used to be that way. It's quiet different these day. More about the job later. Stay tuned, I'm sure there will be many more radio tales to emerge! I know it's Monday, and it's January, and normally those 2 things would amke for a pretty bland outlook, but in some annoying way, it doesn't seem to matter today. I hope you have something in your day that makes you smile, even if it doesn annoy someone when you do!

The quiet road

It's sad that on the first day, first post, the beginning.... I should feel un-ispired today. So why not wit till I am inspired? It's like my workout routine for the new year...I have to start, whether I feel it or not, because I know that in the end, it will pay off. I had some good encouragement as well. My dear friend said it was a good idea to branch from the road I had been on, just as my life has done, and to continue traveling, even if I travel alone. They were wise words. So, my journey continues, with changes no doubt, but with the knowledge that I must keep moving, because I can't just stop the whole parade because I'm uncertain where the road leads.