Hopefully this gets read lol...
*** So yea "WOW", I'm going back to school again @ 29 years of age in order to learn early childcare education. It's been a fantastic run in the music business but there is absolutely no job security in it. I now have about a year as well as some time in the student teaching block before I end up "warping all the young minds." lol My choice would be about 3rd grade while I pursue my Master's degree for more $$$. I start again this January.
Factors that weighed heavily in on my decision to transfer occupations is I wanted a rewarding job where I could make a difference, keep my mind freshly challenged, decent pay, and I will also get holidays and time off to be with family or to do vacations and such as well as teaching is pretty good job securiy. No other profession will give you the perks teaching has in relation to time-off, work schedule, benefits, and security even though the pay scale kind of tops out around 50-60k unless you have a doctorate or teach private school. Oh yea, my major was in education so this is how I'll finish early. ;p
I will still do music...however I am seriously considering making a site similar to djplaeskool's (the final fantasy remix artist, I met him a while back and did a song with him, was very cool!)
http://www.djplaeskool.com/home.htm
I am considering making everything I have done as well as future works online for free download simply for the love and enjoyment of getting the music "out there!" To me it will be more enjoyable that way as I could give a shit less about the fortune and fame and the cut-throatness of it all. This way I can just enjoy making it instead of using it to eat. I have eaten the losses as the economy cut my business of recording people and doing shows to a minimum. I did a bit of foresight and saw there is no future in it unless you know the right people, work harder than I already was, or had extensive wealth to pour into it.
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- I still play a few games when I can on occasion, probably more than a few in this forum. ;p I am addicted to Fallout 3 currently, but enjoyed Forza 2 and their online community and made some great online friends from there. Ninja Gaiden 2 earns the glitch of the year award.
- Did a bit of traveling around the South, nothing big, but it was nice to hit the beach this year and soak up the sun.
- The older I get, the less and less I see friends as they are often concerned with with their own lives and wives/family/etc. This observation depressed me greatly but I'd have to say it was a big hurdle as many of these people I used to hang out with on a daily basis and was there for seemed not to be as "there" for me. Oh well, life goes on, guess that's part of living.
- I'm not exactly a big bar or club guy anymore...nor do i really get out there a hell of a lot and socialize with strangers. Most of the people I have dated were all people I "know" in some respect so this year...
...I tried online dating, I will probably blog about it soon. It has been nice increasing the social network but there are some positives and negatives to this. I'm glad I'm doing it, as it is nice to get out of the house and can be a bit exciting meeting some cool girl you meet online, but there are some positives and negatives to the situation. From it, I have met one girl that although we aren't together, nor will we be, has become a great friend and big part of my life so for that it was worth it.
- My mother was a victim of the economy last year as she got cut-out at 55. She doesn't know what to do now and has been searching extensively for a job for the past year to no avail. I know she isn't the only one out there as I meet a lot of people whose parents have suffered this.
- I hope 2009 will be better than this fucking year. Things have been kind of a rollercoaster ride but I'm hanging in there and trying to have fun when I can.
- downloaded the new SSF2HDR (Super Street Fighter 2 HD Remix) video from XBox arcade game film downloads, was hilarious that Joe Esposito's "You're the Best" which was played during the Karate Kid was playing throughout the trailer...irony lol
- B.