Music
What a Wednesday
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 | Entertainment, Music, work | No Comments
With this job opportunity just at the reach of my fingertips, I have to now go through the process of negotiating for a competitive wage. I think this is THE most gut wrenching part to the hiring process. How do we know exactly how much we are worth? We look up websites and run averages of salaries that fit job descriptions equivalent to the job we are being considered for and then just throw that back to the hiring managers and hope for the best?
The worst case scenario being they decide not to hire me after all, but wait, I really want to work for them… but there is something to be said about incorporating our value, worth and contribution to the organization.
Needless to say I’ve been obsessing over it all day.
SO, I tried to find peace of mind in doing some inhale yoga this morning. Violin lessons this afternoon, coffee with a friend, coffee alone with my school work, beer at Shanghai, and then met Ryan and I felt all better again. He’s good at doing that for me! :). Phew!
So, we decided the bartender at Shanghai was being a real grumpy pants, so we high tailed it to Thirsty Lion for more beer , dinner, then walked to Roseland.
I bought tickets for the Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV and Editors show for this evening. While Hot Hot Heat couldn’t play tonight we had a marvelous time escaping reality for few hours at The Roseland. I was pleasantly surprised at Louis XIV. With their string ensemble (2 people playing violins) and of course the usual bass, electric guitar and drums. They were hands down good old 60’s style rock and roll. Brilliant.
I always fall in love with the Editors when I see them live. They are incredibly captivating and the lead singer, Tom Smith, is just as cute as a button with his antics all over the stage. It’s as if the stage were his own playground and the piano his jungle gym.
The lights were EXTREMELY bright in the background, but at certain points it just felt as if I was looking over the horizon and the sun was setting and as such the silhouette of Tom, over the piano, made his more wistful melodies that much more poignant such as the song “The Weight of the World”. They are a charming, entertaining and just plain awesome band. I cannot wait for their next album.
I get teary eyed just thinking about it.
The weather was torrential too, so leaving Roseland was no picnic. But we made it home safe and sound and now my head is a buzz with wonder while my stomach goes back into knots realizing all the transpirations of today, this Wednesday Feb. 6th.
It’s now simply a matter of just waiting to see what tomorrow brings. It’s been a good day thus far, actually it’s been a monumentally memorable day!
Thanks again to all of my support group, friends and past work colleagues. All your affirmations mean more than mountains to me. 
Keep safe and good night! Till tomorrow.
Now I think I’ve Heard it all…..
Monday, December 11th, 2006 | Music | 2 Comments
Gwen Stefani. While I was never a huge No Doubt fan, nor have I become a Huge Gwen Stefani fan, I still like a few of her ditties, One especially is the “It’s my Life” by Talk Talk that she did a cover of and I love “south Side” with Moby, I’m troubled by the latest song I heard on the Chris Moyle’s Show. R’s been able to craftily record the BBC morning show and download it onto my ipod to entertain me on my commute into work. I Love it, what’s more is some of the songs he plays to appease the BBC. Well, this one took the cake with a sound clip from “Sound of Music” of all things.. it’s where Julie Andrews and the kids are performing the puppet show and it’s the yodeling part if you follow me. Anyway, I couldn’t believe this song opened with the yodeling. I try to spell it out, “Yodel-a-ee hoe” It’s really quite silly but once you get that in your head, for all the years I watched “The Sound of Music” religiously, well it’s hard to get it out. So now Gwen has so craftily put this little clip in her song, and well I just have to say it’s a little disapointing when artists have to steal from original music scores to help them create their own. Well if you are interested it’s called “Wind it Up” With Gwen yodeling in the beginning and middle and just about the end of it. If you are like me you’ll walk away with that yodeling in your head “Yo-ho ladle oh lay ee ho” or however you might spell, that’s a toughie!