When focusing isn't just a lighting term...

I remember when I used to be able to go to work and just do my job without worrying about anything else. Now I can't imagine my life without always having "my other job" in the back of my mind. How do people without a hobby deal with free time? Is it boring, or are you a lot less stressed than I am now?

It's like I'll never really have another day off or another vacation again, because if I'm not here, then I'm at a club, or working online, or out distributing flyers. Even on my lunch breaks I spend my time responding to emails about shows, etc.

In looking for a new job, I kind of wonder if I'll ever really be happy with one. I think, in the end, I'm always going to be aggreviated about how I could be using my time better elsewhere, working on music.

I need to book either a really huge fucking show, or get a freaking release out on my label already. On the flip side, I did just bid on a big band for Nov/Dec...don't think it'll happen, but never hurts to try. Too bad the Razed in Black show didn't pan out, but one of these days, something will.

Other fun things found while cleaning the loft today:

1) A Monarch Royal accordion. Haven't been able to successfully date it yet.

2) A very nice mic case for a Nuemann. I didn't know we had a Nuemann. I wonder if my boss knows we have a Nuemann.

3) Random stickers for various audio companies. Now I can feel like a real engineer if I put a Shure and Audix sticker on my road cases. Wait...I don't have any road cases...yet...

Song of the Day: Life Cried - "Hallowed Be Thy Name" www.lifecried.net