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The Truth About English Muffins
Oct. 12th, 2006 05:32 pm
A small tidbit I've gleaned from working the media dept. of a used bookstore: the smile of Kurt Russell on the covers of his 80s comedies really irk me. It's just so...*smug*. Grrr.
Still settling in, I suppose; it's an ongoing process. But everyone here has been tremendously nice and supportive and wonderful. I've felt very comfortable almost right off the bat, and it's mainly due to the people who've taken great pains to make sure of that. Thanks a lot guys. :)
Bookbuyers is going well; I've settled into the job well enough and I know pretty much what's expected of me. I'm getting a better handle than ever on how to make sure there's always new CDs, DVDs, video and the like going out, and I can juggle that with a few other responsibilities I've picked up along the way, like working the register, co-ordinating the buying of product for Saturday, being phone guy a few hours a week, etc. Apparently, the media stuff is about to become pretty important, especially since Tower Records is apparently all set to shut down. We'll be the only used-CD and DVD store in town if that happens.
I would still like to find a job that pays more. I'm making less than I made when I left Arkansas, though I should get my first raise sometime in December. I'm hoping for more than the dollar they promised, but we'll see.
So, what else have I been doing with myself? Mostly...well, working on the things I've always been working on. Same problems, different locations. I don't write as often as I want to, though I'm writing more than I have been. I've got this really neat idea for a serial/soap-opera short story series (with macro!) that I've done a bit of planning for. Hopefully, that won't be something that will end up being put on the bench before too long. The revising of poetry has gone absolutely nowhere, mainly because I've had to prioritize my writing time (and because I still suck at time management).![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
2guysreviews has suffered a bit, not only because of that, but also because Ryan and I aren't getting terribly much feedback for it. I'm not sure if it's our reviews that inspire apathy or what; I know I've been trying to write with much more of a sense of audience than before...at the beginning, I kinda wrote reviews with the idea that no one would read them, but why would anyone listen to a conversation a guy's having with himself? ;) Still, that's something we need to get back on track with.
Mostly, though, it's been a full-time job just taking in all this change. I'm a lot more relaxed and pleased with things in general, and I think a lot of that has to do with just being with Ryan. It's been amazing building a life with him. :)
Online time has been drastically reduced, actually. I do miss just hanging around on MUCKs, but there's not enough room for much of it. I also severely miss RPGs. If I don't find a group to play with by the end of the year, I might go through serious withdrawal! And finally, the time seems to be right for seeking out a Buddhist temple or sangha nearby. I've heard almost nothing but disparaging remarks about the California Zen scene, but I think I would like to see about these things for myself.
There's a LOT of stuff going on in the world that's just getting to me; North Korea's nuclear standoff and the very awful American response to it; the insistence that global warming isn't a big problem, or that our dependence on fossil fuel (a non-renewable resource by the way) isn't something that should be addressed; the apparent apathy of so many people about our predicament in this country; the apparent helplessness of those people who really want to get involved, but have no idea how...lots of other things. Things are out-of-sorts, but what can we DO about it?
I honestly don't know, except for, well, being the best person you can possibly be. Do good work. Vote with your beliefs and conscience. Above all else, BE INFORMED. It's depressingly difficult to really know both sides of an issue objectively, what with the amount of spin being shoveled on either end, but...do the digging, and come to your own opinion. That's all I can think of right now, besides running around ragged with charities, lobbyists, action groups, political affiliations, volunteer work and the like. Just thinking about that is exhausting, really.
Oh! and no post would be complete without a meme!
The first five people to answer this meme will receive a piece of art from me. Since I can't really draw to save my life (no, really), it'll have to be a short short story or poem. I'll decide what that piece should entail, etc. etc., and you only have to post this to your own journal if you want to. I might be a sucker for memes, but I'm content to just be a carrier. :)
Still settling in, I suppose; it's an ongoing process. But everyone here has been tremendously nice and supportive and wonderful. I've felt very comfortable almost right off the bat, and it's mainly due to the people who've taken great pains to make sure of that. Thanks a lot guys. :)
Bookbuyers is going well; I've settled into the job well enough and I know pretty much what's expected of me. I'm getting a better handle than ever on how to make sure there's always new CDs, DVDs, video and the like going out, and I can juggle that with a few other responsibilities I've picked up along the way, like working the register, co-ordinating the buying of product for Saturday, being phone guy a few hours a week, etc. Apparently, the media stuff is about to become pretty important, especially since Tower Records is apparently all set to shut down. We'll be the only used-CD and DVD store in town if that happens.
I would still like to find a job that pays more. I'm making less than I made when I left Arkansas, though I should get my first raise sometime in December. I'm hoping for more than the dollar they promised, but we'll see.
So, what else have I been doing with myself? Mostly...well, working on the things I've always been working on. Same problems, different locations. I don't write as often as I want to, though I'm writing more than I have been. I've got this really neat idea for a serial/soap-opera short story series (with macro!) that I've done a bit of planning for. Hopefully, that won't be something that will end up being put on the bench before too long. The revising of poetry has gone absolutely nowhere, mainly because I've had to prioritize my writing time (and because I still suck at time management).
2guysreviews has suffered a bit, not only because of that, but also because Ryan and I aren't getting terribly much feedback for it. I'm not sure if it's our reviews that inspire apathy or what; I know I've been trying to write with much more of a sense of audience than before...at the beginning, I kinda wrote reviews with the idea that no one would read them, but why would anyone listen to a conversation a guy's having with himself? ;) Still, that's something we need to get back on track with.Mostly, though, it's been a full-time job just taking in all this change. I'm a lot more relaxed and pleased with things in general, and I think a lot of that has to do with just being with Ryan. It's been amazing building a life with him. :)
Online time has been drastically reduced, actually. I do miss just hanging around on MUCKs, but there's not enough room for much of it. I also severely miss RPGs. If I don't find a group to play with by the end of the year, I might go through serious withdrawal! And finally, the time seems to be right for seeking out a Buddhist temple or sangha nearby. I've heard almost nothing but disparaging remarks about the California Zen scene, but I think I would like to see about these things for myself.
There's a LOT of stuff going on in the world that's just getting to me; North Korea's nuclear standoff and the very awful American response to it; the insistence that global warming isn't a big problem, or that our dependence on fossil fuel (a non-renewable resource by the way) isn't something that should be addressed; the apparent apathy of so many people about our predicament in this country; the apparent helplessness of those people who really want to get involved, but have no idea how...lots of other things. Things are out-of-sorts, but what can we DO about it?
I honestly don't know, except for, well, being the best person you can possibly be. Do good work. Vote with your beliefs and conscience. Above all else, BE INFORMED. It's depressingly difficult to really know both sides of an issue objectively, what with the amount of spin being shoveled on either end, but...do the digging, and come to your own opinion. That's all I can think of right now, besides running around ragged with charities, lobbyists, action groups, political affiliations, volunteer work and the like. Just thinking about that is exhausting, really.
Oh! and no post would be complete without a meme!
The first five people to answer this meme will receive a piece of art from me. Since I can't really draw to save my life (no, really), it'll have to be a short short story or poem. I'll decide what that piece should entail, etc. etc., and you only have to post this to your own journal if you want to. I might be a sucker for memes, but I'm content to just be a carrier. :)
