October 12, 2005
Husker Du's & Don'ts, Dawg
Driving sucks right now and it's basically all I do M thru F (and often S & S) - except walk. Walk & Drive. I have a low tolerance for most things driving right now so I find myself turning down work because of it. Today I turned down an offer of extra pay to go to the side of Burbank that I don't go to. It'd be SO easy to crumble because you want to take on new clients and you need the money, but I hemmed a little then hawed a little but ultimately said sorry, no. I tried to explain how one client being on one side of town and six others being in various parts of the other side of town would completely throw everything off. What I didn't say was that this would make me resent you and your "beautiful, mellow, easy-going 100 pound labs" and then I'd hate my job and it's too early to start hating my job.
The best part about driving is winning. In between every walk is a drive and in the morning hours that means Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW. (And Jonesy on indie from noon till 2.) But THIS morning meant that as Nic Harcourt barely started to mention Bob Mould at the El Rey this Saturday night, I grabbed for my cell phone and hit "contact", "K" and "send". And won two tickets. This helps me still love my job and look forward to something other than walking and driving. Not to mention - after the 2 for 1 tickets to Basquiat and these freebies - my pledge to KCRW has paid for itself.
Posted by nora murphy at October 12, 2005 08:40 PM | TrackBack|