I have a job interview tomorrow. Second one in five months. I met with a friend and former co-worker today who happens to work there. We had Mexican mochas and talked about VWs and our old TV station and reminisced about something that no longer exists. Wait, this sounds kinda gloomy. Our meeting actually inspired [...]
So the new job went away. Only 4 months. I loved my job, who I worked with, my morning bike commute. It was perfect. It was announced the day before I was leaving for Burning Man…low ratings, focusing on the afternoon newscast. WTF? How ’bout better writing and less bullshit breaking news? Be careful what [...]
So my hooping life is awesome. I’ve been teaching classes since June, selling hoops, doing birthday parties and performing. My hooping persona is The Hoopanista. Around January, I started taking Burlesque classes at the Rose City School of Burlesque. Yowza! Talk about empowering! I’ve developed a hooping burlesque persona called Chica Vroom. She is not [...]
Holy shit! It’s been awhile, huh? Well in a nutshell: My last day at the TV station was June 18th I’m on my last week of severance I am on unemployment I have started my hooping career, with the blessing of the unemployment people I have met a wonderful man and we’re getting married at [...]
Day 5/60+ hours. tomorrow is all about the website and getting the hoop cart built. Saturday is house cleaning and meeting my girlfriend (the marketing genius) for marketing and promoting my hoop biz. *sigh* I still say I need a clone so I can run around with my friends, have sex with men who will [...]
Got word that I will be working in another department during the demise of my current department until the demise of the THAT department. Estimated unemployment date? Sometime mid-May. About the same time my hooping life will start kicking in…first with a hoop booth at the Alberta Art Hop and then 5 days in North [...]
Looked at a beautiful dance studio today. Open, light, amazing energy, good vibes from the studio manager, great neighborhood. Came home and crunched numbers. *GULP* Mama’s gonna need a part-time gig in order to follow her bliss. I could break even if I had 10 students, maybe make a little money if I had 15 [...]
Got a date from one department: April 16th. Less than a month away. No savings, no job. Hmmmm. Doesn’t that seem like THE PERFECT TIME to start teaching hoopdance in JUNE?!!!** I think I’ll have a couple more weeks in the other department but don’t have a date there yet. I love the anticipation!** **when [...]
So now there’s been a tentative termination date thrown out …April 14th. Kinda arbitrary. We’re going to have a run with the automation on April 4th and gradually do each newscast with the automation until the rest of the crew is no longer needed. I’ve been searching for space for my hoopdance classes. I’m trying [...]
Just applied for a federal trademark in two classes – education and manufacturing. I can now use a TM on my business name until I get the official registration which could take 6 to 8 months. I feel official!