Well...let's see.... what have I been up to of late....


My wife and I are moving to the Huron/Sandusky OH area. She just took a job with the Veteran's Administration there. Most of the facility is state run, however two floors of the out patient clinic are federal. She scored a Federal gig. Nice! Great bennies. Pretty much can't get fired. She has a union. All in all everything I'm against...meaning government, unions, etc.... but works FOR me in this situation. Call me a hyporcrite. I don't care.

Job front. Still don't have a fulltime gig. Working the freelance; imaging, voice over, commercial production and consulting. Whatever I can do for revenue. Haven't taken to the street...yet.

Had some interviews last week in Cleveland for marketing...and even an Admin Asst position. They wanted a lot for very little. State of things these days. Empoyers are in control.

Trying my network to get some part-time work in Cleveland and/or the Sandusky area. Looks like I have something part-time lined-up. If Cleveland works out then I'll do both and juggle. Decent part-time hours, with minimal driving, would help augment the freelance income. I really need more monthly clients as those are contractual (to an extent) and it's monthly $$$ one can count on....until the dreaded "Dear John" you get aka The Canellation Notice. Hear that? That's the vaccum created when my bank account sees the "Dear John".

I NEED to go back to school. I don't WANT to....but NEED to. Looks like computer graphic design or physical therapy assisant. Two different ends of the spectrum. The former is more in-line with staying in the media field and being creative. The latter....being employable, although in Ohio there's only about 50 jobs per year available for that field. There u go. But if/when you get one your good to go.

Have something in the works, that if it pans out, would mean fulltime employment for at least the next 12 months as it would be a contract situation. Which isn't a big deal. Most employment anyone has is at will in Ohio. So a contract situation, where I get paid no matter what, is actually a good thing. I can go back to school and in the long run be better off should this potential opportunity work out.

I'll know more next week....and hopefully know for sure by the end of October, early November. It would be a great Xmas present to get this potential gig. For the other parties involved it's a no-brainer for them to agree to terms... but when has a "no-brainer" ever been just that? Most times common sense escapes people, even smart business types. Can't see the forest through the trees kind of thing. More on that ONLY if it materializes.

Still waiting on a potential VO client to sign papers. I should never have mentioned them below as a new client when the Agreement had yet to be signed. Always a jinx!

Facebook. One word....addictive. I like it better than Myspace as it's more adult (not much though). FB is a good networking tool. Linedin is professional, less personal, and a great networking tool as well.

Until later....adieu'

Matthews out