What’s new in My Life.

Well, I’ll tell you being single is quite fun. I mean, I don’t go around dating different women, I’m just free for awhile. Yes, of course I miss affection and companionship, but that’s what my multi-personality disorder is for.

I have been accepted this summer to be a river guide for class III rivers on the Upper Kings River. I am only going up on weekends, but will be working my regular job until the school year ends. Then June looks pretty thin for work, so I’m planning a mini vacation, maybe a backpacking trip somewhere away from the city smog and noises.

But come July, I’ll be working Summer Arts, a job I haven’t had in 3 years. I know how it runs, and with a pay cut, my availablity will also be cut. I will still be guiding rivers on the weekend, and getting big tag lines around my arms and legs.  (For those who are wondering, yes I’ll be wearing my SPF sunblock)

I just finished Sound Designing a play for Clovis West High School, Noises Off. I had fun creating sound cues, and adding sound effects to a much easy show. As a sound designer I over produced the sound, but hey, the director had no problems with that. It’s a little different working for high schools. I’m used to lots of paper work and lots of communication with directors, but in this district, I have found it easier to present the stuff early on and get a yes or no, and then represent during tech and see what happens. So far the two show’s I’ve designed have been a success, let’s see about next year. On that note, I had built a sound effect of a person falling down some stairs, I didn’t realize the director wanted it to be live, so to make is sound a little more dramatic, I made a crash box out of ply wood. Then I filled it with garbaged and added pieces of wood. Rattle that thing around and drop it, and you got yourself a nice sounding roll down the stairs. It was a success, and I’m a jenius. (Yes the ‘J’ was intentional)

Now up to the river for a weekend of more training and lots of rapids.