workaholic

i've always wanted to do it all...and i'm trying to do it again.

i decided to take both jobs.

three days a week, i'm working at a lighting and sound production company, although i think he eventually wants me to work there full time. the job is pretty easy and normally i'd be happy to work there full time, but the reverse commute to long island is a bitch. we'll see how it goes and if i get used to the commuting, otherwise i may have to look elsewhere. i just don't want to piss off my boss, though, since he offered me the job just based on our limited contact when i was working on don't quit.

and as of september 17th, i'll be box office manager for the new york musical theater festival. i'm pretty excited about that. it'll give me a nice reprieve from the long commute. and my venue is the has the only musical with full frontal male and female nudity (they're washing blood off each other in a bathtub) and die hard: the sock puppet musical.

and i'm still working on hurt so good.

i don't know how to not overschedule myself. i'm hoping with these jobs to make good connections as well as a bit of cash. i eventually do want something more stable, but i feel like i haven't found the right job to settle in just yet.

how different i am from a year ago when i was working a miserable job that i just stayed put in rather than venture out to find something to make me happy...now i feel like i almost have career a.d.d.

...or that...an update

my interview yesterday went really well, although it was a bit weird because it was a group interview. they said they'd let me know by tuesday.

and the interview today went so well that they offered me the job on the spot. i told them that i was waiting to hear about another offer, and they still said that they would like me to come in on tuesday on a temporary/part-time basis. if i work out, they'll bump it up to full time and a higher pay range. why am i hesitant? because this is the job on long island.

i'm not going to lie, i do need the money. but i still want to hold on in case some of the other places i've applied (blue man group, the public theater) call me. what do i do? take the job but give it a while before i settle in? i don't want to leave these guys hanging, but it also seems like they need someone pretty immediately. and the money can't hurt, right? but still...it's LONG ISLAND.

this or that...

i have two job interviews in the next two days. this is what i want and need...so why am i so apprehensive?

neither position is ideal. one would require commuting to long island and the other is with a festival; so the position isn't permanent.

i guess i'm just scared that i'll accept something and miss my golden opportunity or something.

essay

i'm applying for a job at...well, i don't want to jinx it, but anyway, it's a place i've always wanted to work for. and they want me to write a 500 word essay on my goals, experience and education and how it has helped me thus far.

i haven't had to write an essay since 2002. i haven't had to write an essay about myself since i applied to colleges...last century. a history paper is easy. you have themes, events you can talk about. but an essay about yourself is fucking hard.

and it's for a finance position, anyway. i don't expect i'd be writing a lot of essays in between doing the reconciliation reports and doing the theater payroll.

i mean, all i really want to say is that i just want a paying, theater related job that is stable and pays me enough so that i won't have to skip meals. but somehow i don't think they'd go for that.

i think it's time for a break from the job search.

job offer

when jeromy and i were discussing my leaving rci and working at ha!, he gave me this speech about how one thing leads to another and who knows where working at ha! would lead me. i know he felt bad about telling me i was losing my job, but i also kind of do believe it. i really do believe everything happens for a reason.

and now as my time at ha! comes to a close, i was beginning to think that my working there was just a waste of time. that nothing has come out of it besides making my resume look a little more interesting...then glenn walked in to ha! today. he rented the sound equipment and did the sound and lighting design for don't quit. he and i got along quite well during the limited contact we had.

well, he offered me a job today in his office. he said it could be part time and we didn't really discuss the specifics because my boss walked up. but the draw back i'd have to travel somewhere on long island. he and i exchanged numbers and the more i think about it, the more i think i should call him. i initially was just going to pass it off, but it could lead to something. and it is money. it would just have to be enough money to make my traveling on the lirr worth it. regardless, i should call him and get more info...

so should i call him tomorrow or should i wait a day and call him wednesday?

who would have thought the theater girl who has never run a light board could end up working in a light/sound design/rental office???

sucks

my time at rci will be up in two weeks. i was told today.

i saw it coming...shows closing, less work, etc. and i know i've grown too comfortable and should be working harder at finding a better paying job. but i like the office too much. maybe this is the kick in the ass i need. but regardless, it still sucks.

anyone know of a theater job that pays and is hiring?

it has happened.

friday i gave notice to my boss at petaholics. why? you may ask, knowing how long i stuck it through crappy real estate jobs that provided more grief than this current part-time gig.

because i was offered (and i accepted) a position as asst. company manager/box office liason for don't quit your night job, a new improv/sketch comedy show created by and featuring broadway actors. yes, you heard right. karron's day and night jobs have finnally merged. my primary source of income will be from the theater. well it fucking took long enough, didn't it?

i'm still not fully filled in on the details of my job...i know my work schedule and it will be a total life and schedule change. i'll be working 6 shows a week, with my weekend being tuesday and wednesday. because all of the actors in the show are currently working on broadway, the show schedule is around the broadway hours, meaning we have 3:30, 5:30, 7:00 or 11PM shows, depending on the day of the week. i've always said i was a night person, now's the time when i'll put my money where my mouth is and see if it's true. i'm really excited to see what this job brings.

my one regret is that i'm going to have to leave the cast of five years later a week early. the first preview of don't quit is during the last week of performances for five years later, and there's no way i can be in both places at once. it's a good thing my part is so minor. they're on the case searching for my replacement, and i have no doubt that she'll do a wonderful job.

so you know what that means, kiddies...this week will be your last chance to see me on stage for at least a little while...so if you need your dose of karron on stage, go see five years later.

i'll keep you posted on the details of my exciting break through as soon as i have them. yay! i've done it...finally.