This is not a rant

I am not ranting, I am venting.  Nothing following this is a statement made in anger.  I just want to let you know that.

Today has been a slow day in the office where I am working.  So, of course, we are talking in the office area.  I tell a funny story from living in England.  I was not even thinking about explaining why I lived in England.  Of course, that is the next question asked.

Coworker: Why did you live in England?
Me: um, I was going to school to get my masters degree.
Coworker:  Really!  What in?
Me: Radio Production
Coworker:  So why are you not working in that?

I hate that question.  It is an honest question to ask.  I cannot fault them for it at all.  I smile and explain that when the economy hit the rough patch everything consolidated.  There are truly not that many radio positions in this region.  They smile and the conversation moves on.  Me, I am left wondering what is wrong with me.  Where did I fail, did I miss a simple step somewhere?  No, I don't tell them about the years of applying to every station east of the Mississippi, nor do I tell them I have interviewed with every radio group in town.

I don't know where I made my mistake.  I wish I did, I would fix it but....

I am a peaceful person but...

I am generally a very mild laid back kind of person.  I like it that way.  So when I say that I am irritated to the point of being pissy you will understand.

Ok for those who do not know my background, I am a radio person.  I have my MA in Radio and a BA in Mass Media.  I loved working in the radio station.  Since entering the working force I have not been able to find a job in radio.  I tried and tried but bills and life required a job in anything.  So, I gave up my dream.  My dream to work in public radio.  I love that public radio is local and unique to the area.

Today during lunch I was listening to my local NPR station WUTC.  There was a happy/upbeat/reggae-esque song playing that was followed by a slow/mellow/ballad.  Yes, this is a bad transition.  There needed to be a medium song in there or another song totally.  This is forgivable.  What has me in a state is that the DJ pressed STOP!  Yes, he stopped the song, no fade just a hard stop.  Then popped on to say "Sorry that was not the song I wanted", 3 seconds dead air, new upbeat song starts.  What REALLY drives me batty is HE has done this once before in recent weeks.  How inept are you that you did not check that the song PROGRAMMED to run next is indeed the correct bloody song!

I should go in and demand his job just due to that fact I have not messed up my playlist since my first show nor have I have hard stopped a song.

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With futher research the DJ has been there for 28 years!  No excuse!

Crafty time

I missed last weeks posting due to just feeling utterly ill and now Jason has been sick so i am just totally behind on everything.  I have been crafting but no desire to actually sit at the computer and post.  I am still crocheting a lot.  It is easy to do at work.  But soon (like this month) we will be moving into a new apartment and I will I have sewing space again and will be having fun with that.

I have not been baking.  I find it very hard for bread to rise in a cold kitchen.  Once in the apartment I will be baking again.

Below are my crochet works for the past month.

1. Eggy shopping bag
2. kindle cover (shown as WIP but is done)
3. (WIP) Baby Owl
4. Flower Doily
5. (not shown) Gypsy wig.