New Developments

Here we are, almost half way through March. Interesting. Things got a little hectic there for a minute which is why I haven't checked in. The good news is that now I have a lot to talk about:

I'm back to doing mornings and middays at work. This time I got a 20% salary increase.

My brother and sister-in-law flew out here and we spent a few days at Lake Tahoe.

I got swine flu.

AND...

The roommate from hell.

1). WORK - New developments have occurred. Last time I did mornings and middays, I wasn't given a choice. I was told, "You have to do this or your job is probably at risk." I didn't get paid any extra for doing double the work and it left a bad taste in my mouth. On a lighter note, I took the show to #1 in the ratings and did enjoy my extra bonus money. Then one day they came to me and said I was being pulled off middays (which I suspect is because my boss needed to make room on the staff for his friend). Fine. I wasn't getting compensated for the extra work anyways so I might as well go back to doing one show. Well, the person who took over middays tanked it and as of right now, the show is in 8th place. So about two and a half weeks ago my boss came to me and this time (unlike last) made an official offer for me to return to the show I worked hard to build up last year. This time there's a better bonus structure and a pretty significant raise involved. I gladly accepted.

Anyways, as with any job there are reasons why I love what I do and there are reasons I hate it. Let's start with the positive. My job makes me laugh almost everyday. Our stunt guy had to go out promoting the new movie "Our Family Wedding" and we had him dress up like a bride.

Ridiculous.

On the flip side, I work with some of the biggest jackasses in the entire world. There's something about being on the radio that causes inflated egos and "dirty old man" syndrome. Case in point: my boss' friend...the one who was brought on to our staff when he got fired from his last station. He's almost 40, thinks he's 19. The other day I found this while looking for our station contact list because I needed to call my engineer with a transmitter question. I was flipping through a binder when I came across this little gem:

Now, there might be another explanation for this...but I can't think of what it might be. My best guess is that this tool decided to sit down and make a list of his sexual conquests for the week. Keep in mind he's almost 40 and these girls are probably in their early 20's. After I took a second to process what I was looking at, I had to take a picture of it because I doubt anyone would believe me if I tried to describe the list without proof. He thinks he's funny, he thinks he's smart and he thinks he's hot...none of which are words I'd ever use to describe him.

I think it's sad, pathetic and disgusting. I wish I could record some of the things he says. At least he's my friend on Facebook so I can read his status updates, roll my eyes and sigh out of sheer repulsion. It makes my stomach turn that this idiot is one of my peer's. He's the type of person who gives our profession such an obnoxious reputation.

2). TAHOE - Can I just say that Lake Tahoe is one of the most amazing places I've ever been? I love it there so much I can't stand it. If I do wind up moving back to the east coast, I will miss random weekends at LT. My brother and sister-in-law were here so we got a place for a couple of nights. They wanted to ski and I'm more of an extreme snow boarder...not...but I do like walking around, gambling, snow mobiling, and hanging out. It was gorgeous!


3). SWINE FLU - let me preface this by saying that I was never actually tested or diagnosed with H1N1 but I was put on Tamiflu which is what they prescribe to treat the swine. I thought I was dying. I hadn't been that sick in SO LONG. It happened the week before my brother flew out. I had to take a few days off work. I was given a sars mask and told to stay out of the general population and even now, over a week later, I still feel pretty bad. It's that last little part of a cold/flu that seem to linger forever.

And finally...

4). THE ROOMMATE FROM HELL - I don't have the time nor the energy to launch into this story right now. It'll have to wait until next time...but I promise it's good.