I hate the physicality of moving one's possessions. It's a pain in the you-know-what!
I like moving to a different city...it's an adventure.
I hate moving b/c it costs time and more importantly money.
2-1 against. I hate moving.
Moved from Perrysburg (Toledo) to Huron OH, about 45 miles west of Cleveland.
I am now 60 miles east of Toledo. Meaning I can commute there if needed.
The move is complete. Took the moving company, ABC Movers of Toledo, almost 12 hours, including the one hour drive here and back. Gotta pay for the drive time as well.
Three guys, two trucks. A 23 footer and a 16 foot. What does this mean?
My wife and I have too much crap! Two people with no kids should NOT have this much stuff.
Needless to say as we unpack we are staging things off to the side for a garage sale Saturday October 25th, weather permitting.
I will be selling pretty much every cd and dvd I own. With everything being downloadable these days I can replace whatever I sell at ease and for less than I originally paid for the hard copy version.
Lots of clothing to be had.
I must have 8-10 boxes marked "radio". Gotta go through it and see what can be purged. Or ripped to a hard drive first, then purged at the sale.
The home studio is back together....not quite liking the setup at the new place as I did the old....but I can adapt and overcome (thank you USMC training).
Except...the either the floor is leaning to the right... or my computer desk has about had it and is leaning. Can't tell. I think it's the desk and floor both.
Ideally we're in this house for 10-12 months, then either we land contract this one....b/c we both hate moving... we buy a house locally....or my wife gets a gig at another V.A. location, preferably Wilmington NC.
We'll see.
Until then....Huron OH it is.
Matthews out.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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
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
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