So my mate Birdie is recovering from a bit of major surgery, and after reading her post, and I hope she's not offended, but it immediately brought me back to memories of this:
Mostly because she spelled it like "Pyjamas" in that wonderfully British/Canadian/Australian way.
And also because I remember weekends at my first job in Atlanta, at WUPA, way back in 1996, when the world was my oyster. I was working the overnight shift, Master Control, as in, controlling what people saw on their TVs if they happened to be up at 7am on Saturday mornings, or up at night watching infomercials.
Those were the days.
I worked in television for quite a long time. Hell, I went to the University of Georgia to major in Journalism and my first job in my "field" was playing country music videos overnights at a local station in Athens, GA.
I still have a soft spot in my heart for Dwight Yoakam because of this, but even more so for Lyle Lovett, because his videos tended to run for at least 8-9 minutes and would afford me a brief nap on the couch in the studio in between commercial breaks.
I miss working in television and media. My current job is so...blah. Just as I miss working in a big city. Yes, there are benefits to living in a smaller Southern town: less traffic, closer to my family, more laid back, etc, but I also miss the advantages of the bigger city...and the excitement...and the making near $60k a year when I make half that now.
But life is what it is, and I've done it to myself. And life isn't all that bad...just a little on the boring side.
But despite what it looks like, I am not complaining, because I much prefer this life to what it was about three years ago. Every day is another step forward.
My Mood Ring(tone) Of The Day:
PS: I especially love this clip from "Little Miss Sunshine", one of my most favorite movies ever, because I totally relate to the Steve Carell character, and his line in this scene pretty much sums up my feelings about people in general if they dare to cross me or one of my loved ones:
"Those fuckers...I will kill them..."
And also because I remember weekends at my first job in Atlanta, at WUPA, way back in 1996, when the world was my oyster. I was working the overnight shift, Master Control, as in, controlling what people saw on their TVs if they happened to be up at 7am on Saturday mornings, or up at night watching infomercials.
Those were the days.
I worked in television for quite a long time. Hell, I went to the University of Georgia to major in Journalism and my first job in my "field" was playing country music videos overnights at a local station in Athens, GA.
I still have a soft spot in my heart for Dwight Yoakam because of this, but even more so for Lyle Lovett, because his videos tended to run for at least 8-9 minutes and would afford me a brief nap on the couch in the studio in between commercial breaks.
I miss working in television and media. My current job is so...blah. Just as I miss working in a big city. Yes, there are benefits to living in a smaller Southern town: less traffic, closer to my family, more laid back, etc, but I also miss the advantages of the bigger city...and the excitement...and the making near $60k a year when I make half that now.
But life is what it is, and I've done it to myself. And life isn't all that bad...just a little on the boring side.
But despite what it looks like, I am not complaining, because I much prefer this life to what it was about three years ago. Every day is another step forward.
My Mood Ring(tone) Of The Day:
"Those fuckers...I will kill them..."
OK, I had no idea that I was spelling pyjamas in a Canadian way. How on earth does everyone else spell it?
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Little Miss Sunshine. It makes me cry everytime because the boy reminds me so much of my own son. And I love that the movie doesn't have a happy or sad ending. It just ends and you know the family will continue to struggle and still have good days. I like to think they all turn out OK. Not great, but OK.
Wow, that totally brings me back! My brother watched that clip when we were little (I had no idea it was from so long ago, because this was in the late 80s) and drew bananas in pyjamas coming down the stairs. That was what started his interest in art.
ReplyDeleteLife is way too exciting sometimes, as you probably know - so enjoy boring while you can!