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The job has, of course, picked up a lot of speed this week. My primary focus has switched to getting the technology for Roosevelt’s internet radio station up and going. It has been a fun experience. My lack of experience as a DJ makes a few things challenging to grasp but everyone is ecstatic about the progress I’ve made. It’s interesting that the station manager who has been pushing for a radio station since she was a freshman (now a senior), has never been a DJ. She doesn’t even own an iPod and hasn’t really used iTunes. This is interesting because there is no record/CD player that you play music from for this station. You drop music on to the streaming server from iTunes. Live DJ-ing is challenging to because there is about an 8 second delay from what you say/play to when you audience hears it. So there is no real time method of monitoring you levels.

It was a busy week for me outside of work too. I went on a date with the chainlink guy on Wednesday and on Thursday I went to Green Spa Night. The date went fine but I am not going to go on another date with him. First date jitters aside there is something that I didn’t click with. It’s one of those “little voice” things and I am trying to let my little voice have more of a say in my life. It is something I did not listen to with both my mom and with Jeff and both of those relationships had me sacrificing who I was to care for people who could not demonstrate their love for me. So no more with cycle guy and onward to office hot cop. At Green Spa Night I sat right next to a woman who was from Trinity, Texas (pop. 1200). We were both equally shocked by our encounter. She and her friend are much younger than me but are interested in keeping in touch. I have added two more Facebook friends to the mix.

Family matters: my grandpa has been writing me. I am still not sure what to make of the comment in that email or the blurry/blacked-out memories I have from my childhood. I have been paralyzed my whole life by these memories. I have recently decided to break free of them and just acknowledge (especially as I get to know some of these family characters again) that there is pain on the horizon and I will deal with that when it arrives. Until then I will just interact freely with these folks as if nothing has happened.

As for today. I have a one day weekend because I had to work out in Schaumburg yesterday. So to make up for lost time I think I am going to attempt a double feature today (Revolutionary Road and Milk). I also hope swing past the Gap or BR to spend these gift cards I have. This will leave little time for the domestic duties I have to complete: laundry, grocery shopping, and house cleaning but, oh well, fuck it.

Tomorrow starts bright and early with me needing to be out in Schaumburg by 9 am. Luckily the campus shuttle starts tomorrow and I do not have to take a bus for the third leg of my journey.