Man, I almost missed it again. My back issue hasn't really gone away yet. It's getting better little by little everyday, but it's still bothering me. So I wasn't even busy yesterday, I just spaced it. I think part of it was that my wife was working from home yesterday. She had to come home because her office is so infested with ants and termites that they were literally falling through the roof tiles onto her desk. She started wearing a hat to work so they wouldn't fall into her hair! That's effin nasty. She said she could hear them hitting her hat as she worked. Just take a second to imagine that. Okay, now stop! I don't want you to freak yourself out. So after a few days of very creepy conditions, and a few visits from the exterminator, they decided it would be best to work from home until the problem was fixed. That is, except for the things that have to be done at the office. She went to the office yesterday afternoon, so I had plenty of time, I just spaced. It's interesting that people can just work from home now. That is one thing that the pandemic has helped people realize, you don't necessarily need to be at the office all the time. As long as you're responsible and get done what you're supposed to, I don't see why it would matter. I personally still think it's better to talk to people face to face. I still think there's something special, and important, about a team being in the same room, as opposed to the zoom. But, if you have a team of responsible self-starters that you trust, I think leaving them to their own devices is a good thing.
Most people should know how they work best, and have the discipline to do so in a timely fashion without being overseen. In my opinion the only people missing the office are probably the gossipers that don't do that much work anyway. I don't know if you've had that feeling, but it seems like some people at work are just there for the socialization. They're always going around and talking to everyone, they know all the latest scoop, and it seems like they generally just walk around all day talking to people. I bet it makes them feel like they have this great network. But it has always left me wondering “What is it that you've actually done?” They also seem to be some of the biggest ass kissers I've ever seen, but that seems like a different story for a different day. I suppose there is some advantage to knowing who everyone is, and what everyone has going on, and having everyone thinking you know what's up. But in general, I don't see how you can keep up on all of that and get your work done. I'd rather work than socialize. Although it is slightly funny to me that as I typed the last line, I realized I didn't really get my work done yesterday. Here I am talking about people being responsible, getting work done without being overseen, and this whole thing started off with me not getting sh*t done! Hilarious. That's part of what I enjoy about this process, getting to learn little things about myself along the way. I'm a hypocrite. But I try not to be. That's what I like about it. It doesn't hurt my feelings. I appreciate being aware, and I move on.
After all, the work is getting done. The week isn't over. Success! Although it's probably only possible because of another event, that happened last night. Oh wait, before I get to that, the show on Friday went great! I was pretty sore, but I don't like to turn down shows, so we did it! Once I got on stage the adrenaline took over or something, I had no problem. I gave all I had. I don't think anyone knew I was having trouble walking. On stage I didn't even think about it. It was cool. A sea of mohawks bobbing their heads, it was awesome. I think we may have gotten 5 new followers out of it, bitchin'! Anyway, back to last night. And, in a way, I think this goes along with our theme. I'm only able to write today because I don't have any tracks to mix. I don't have any tracks to mix because I'm the only one who showed up to practice! Going back to this idea of having a responsible team that you trust, I confirmed practice last week. Now, yesterday I had this feeling that I should perhaps check to make sure that we're all still in on practice. But I had just talked to the guitarist a few days ago, and thought “Nah, if something had changed they would have let me know.” So I did not follow my instinct. When I got to practice, I was the only one there. I tried to call, no answer. I sent a text to the group, no response. But hey, they could be driving, I don't text and drive, and wish others wouldn't either, so that's probably what's going on. Finally, after 5 texts and 50 minutes, the keyboard player responds that I must have missed a text because the guitar player cancelled practice yesterday! I did not get the text! I should have checked!
What a bummer. And, I can't even get mad because I know this happens some times. It's no one's fault, it just happened. Here's the real kicker, this happened a couple of weeks ago too. Band practice got cancelled, so I was going to be home when I'm usually not. My wife had plans with her mom for dinner, but wasn't sure if she was going to go or not, because I was home. At that time my phone was working. So I'm waiting for the phone call. And I'm waiting for the phone call. I know she's gotta be off work by now. Maybe she had to work late, it happens some times. Finally it was almost dinner time, and I'm not sure what I should do, so I go to call her, and my phone says “searching for service.” Searching for f*cking service! I never moved. Just for scientific sake, I called my phone from our home phone. Straight to voicemail. I'm thinking “What the f*ck!” So I called her from the home phone, and she picked up. Her phone was working, it was just mine that wasn't. She was at her mom's house, she had tried to call 7 times and was worried that I was injured beyond being able to get to the phone. That didn't stop her, but that sounds like a different story for a different day. So again, for scientific purposes, I restarted my phone. That thing started blowing up like I had won the jackpot on a slot machine! I had missed all kinds of sh*t. Now I'm worried about my phone, and periodically check just to make sure it's still working. Someone has told me to restart it every couple of days or so, so I guess that's my next experiment.
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