Seven Year Itch?
Nov. 4th, 2013 01:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
asthranWell, it's been awhile since I've posted anything that wasn't music geekery. So, a recap:
Work: This year I went to Georgia for the first time, making me a manager at every renfaire I do. Georgia went well overall. The weather was a little less than stellar, but overall the booth was up, so I made good money. Further, I had water and electricity, and there was a gym only 4 miles away, so the living situation was very comfortable. Colorado also went well. Minnesota was a bit stressful - management told us we had "outgrown our location," and wanted us to move or shrink. So we shrank. And then one of my people quit on me midshow, but thankfully we had an extra week to get to TRF, or packdown would have been wretched. Now TRF is looking to be fairly good, though we are still having skunk and roof issues. After TRF I will be working at the Austin Armadillo Christmas Bazaar for the first time, and I am looking forward to that!
Play: Really, my main hobby nowadays is clubbing and music things, which is pretty much all I post about. I've been to some concerts (Notably Ayria and Project Pitchfork in Atlanta and Denver, and Faderhead in Chicago), but not nearly as many as I would have liked. I missed I:Scintilla in Minneapolis because it was a school night, and KMFDM in Phoenix because I was a slacker. I need to be more focused and follow through on other hobbies. I think it would be good to pick up poi again. I'd also like to learn more languages. I certainly need to expand my German vocabulary, and I'd like to pick up some Spanish, and maybe listen to a few more Mandarin lessons. It would be good to pick up a bit of ASL as well.
Financial: I just completed my final ambitious savings goal for 2013. Yay, I guess? Next, if there are extra funds, will be a reward - a new home stereo system, and solar panels.
Boys: I recently told my main squeeze of the last four years that I wouldn't see him any more. He was losing interest, and not giving me the time I needed to be happy. To be succinct. I have a couple cuddle buddies scattered around the country, so I'm not entirely high and dry, but it would be nice to find a primary eventually. Not holding my breath though.
The future?: I'm starting to feel .... boredom? ennui? complacency? I don't know. But I'm feeling like I need some change in my life. In Colorado, and for part of Minnesota, I barely put any effort into Friday setup - I'd go to bed without having spent any time making certain I knew where the bank was, or what garb I'd wear in the morning, or any of that. I'd like to be more involved in making product. I have a couple ideas about that - maybe ask a new jewelry maker in Arizona about learning how to sauter and maybe make some necklaces, or next Georgia and winter I might try sewing for a new company. Or there's the company I've been sewing for during MN, but when I have the most time, they have the least need.
In future fun, I'd like to go to Mera Luna in 2015, if my work schedule permits it. I'd like to have a companion for the trip though. And of course, if my schedule doesn't permit it, I need to think of something else to do. Maybe a cruise? Australia? Aber ich moechte Urlaub in Deutschland machen. Und Winter = Weihnacht, und Weihnacht ist... Weihnachtlich.
In other news, I do check LJ regularly, and read your posts, more or less (I may skim the long ones). Do you?
Work: This year I went to Georgia for the first time, making me a manager at every renfaire I do. Georgia went well overall. The weather was a little less than stellar, but overall the booth was up, so I made good money. Further, I had water and electricity, and there was a gym only 4 miles away, so the living situation was very comfortable. Colorado also went well. Minnesota was a bit stressful - management told us we had "outgrown our location," and wanted us to move or shrink. So we shrank. And then one of my people quit on me midshow, but thankfully we had an extra week to get to TRF, or packdown would have been wretched. Now TRF is looking to be fairly good, though we are still having skunk and roof issues. After TRF I will be working at the Austin Armadillo Christmas Bazaar for the first time, and I am looking forward to that!
Play: Really, my main hobby nowadays is clubbing and music things, which is pretty much all I post about. I've been to some concerts (Notably Ayria and Project Pitchfork in Atlanta and Denver, and Faderhead in Chicago), but not nearly as many as I would have liked. I missed I:Scintilla in Minneapolis because it was a school night, and KMFDM in Phoenix because I was a slacker. I need to be more focused and follow through on other hobbies. I think it would be good to pick up poi again. I'd also like to learn more languages. I certainly need to expand my German vocabulary, and I'd like to pick up some Spanish, and maybe listen to a few more Mandarin lessons. It would be good to pick up a bit of ASL as well.
Financial: I just completed my final ambitious savings goal for 2013. Yay, I guess? Next, if there are extra funds, will be a reward - a new home stereo system, and solar panels.
Boys: I recently told my main squeeze of the last four years that I wouldn't see him any more. He was losing interest, and not giving me the time I needed to be happy. To be succinct. I have a couple cuddle buddies scattered around the country, so I'm not entirely high and dry, but it would be nice to find a primary eventually. Not holding my breath though.
The future?: I'm starting to feel .... boredom? ennui? complacency? I don't know. But I'm feeling like I need some change in my life. In Colorado, and for part of Minnesota, I barely put any effort into Friday setup - I'd go to bed without having spent any time making certain I knew where the bank was, or what garb I'd wear in the morning, or any of that. I'd like to be more involved in making product. I have a couple ideas about that - maybe ask a new jewelry maker in Arizona about learning how to sauter and maybe make some necklaces, or next Georgia and winter I might try sewing for a new company. Or there's the company I've been sewing for during MN, but when I have the most time, they have the least need.
In future fun, I'd like to go to Mera Luna in 2015, if my work schedule permits it. I'd like to have a companion for the trip though. And of course, if my schedule doesn't permit it, I need to think of something else to do. Maybe a cruise? Australia? Aber ich moechte Urlaub in Deutschland machen. Und Winter = Weihnacht, und Weihnacht ist... Weihnachtlich.
In other news, I do check LJ regularly, and read your posts, more or less (I may skim the long ones). Do you?
