A Small Job!

After getting a bit of mediocre new yesterday, I'm happy to report that I did get picked up for a very brief runner gig in Cardiff next week. Its only for one day, but its something a little extra that I can put on my CV in the future.

Slight Bummer

Heard back from a very hopeful sounding mixing job for an indie film and sadly they had decided to go with someone else in the end. They wished me well though so that's more than any of the other positions I've applied for so far. I also got a message from another bloke I was meant to be doing sound for in two weeks time, that shoot has now been pushed back by another 3 months as their location fell through last minute which is a real shame.

Overall, today was a little bit of a bummer on that front. But I did successfully schedule a pickup of my dissertation and send over a final list of folks willing to go to Youth for Europe this year. Ticked a few of my boxes.

Apprenticeships?

Eyed up a few juicy looking apprenticeships this morning. Positions at the BBC and the Bottle Yard have opened up and I'm in the process of writing up a killer application for each of them. In the meantime though, I finally got my hands on a copy of Metal Gear Solid 4 which I have been dying to play ever since its first trailers came out a decade ago. It'll serve as a nice carrot to the stick of writing covering letters.

Do you want my Services?

Put my name out for two new jobs today, one of which has already asked me some follow up questions so I've really got my fingers crossed. On top of that, my old housemate Lincoln recommended me to be a sound guy for one of his mates working on a really humble and fun production. I had a Skype call with the director earlier this evening so we could finally see each other and chat face-to-face. Really excited to get back in the game now.

'I'm the Ice Guy'

Louis once told me that if you ever wanted to get into a comedy or music venue for basically free, all you need to do is buy a few bags of ice, turn up to the bouncer and with authority say: 'I'm the ice guy.'

That's what it I felt like saying after walking into Rebecca's work while carrying a plastic container and a cool-bag full of ice and the contents of our fridge as we scrambled to get it into the chiller in her staff room. See, our fridge broke this morning, at least, we think it happened this morning. We came back having done a big weekly shop and a boat load of frozen salmon to find a big puddle in our freezer drawer. It was back to Asda for me. I came back with several bags of ice to dump into some vessels we found, it seemed to do the trick for a little while, fortunately Rebecca had the bright idea to stash the food in the fridge at her work.

In addition, our washing machine broke today, it started to make this death rattle after our first wash went through and then our timer didn't go off while we were cooking some garlic bread. The bad luck culminated somewhere around lunchtime when Rebecca and I couldn't help but laugh at all our misfortunes as I started to knowingly sing the chorus of 'Manic Monday' while bursting into hysterics.

A bit of light came back into our lives as Jamie and his girlfriend Heather came to visit though. We went out for dinner with them and I had a good old catch up with Jamie about all the time in-between now and Christmas. I always say on this blog how nice it is to see old friends, and after a crazy day like today, you learn to appreciate those moments all the more.

Damn You, Clocks!

The clocks going forward normally gets me, bit this year it knocked me quote hard. Getting out of bed was a real struggle, especially after I had an oddly restless night. First thing I did was down a glass of Barocca and apply to another job before heading out with Rebecca's parents once again. We took the to Brandon Hill to bask in the glorious sunshine and then headed to a little cafe for a bite to eat. Rest of the day was spent recovering from the clocks again, Rebecca had a nap while I just powered on through, don't think I've ever had a successful nap.

Rebs and her Folks

Rebecca and I took her parents out to see the various sights Bristol has to offer, from the humble delights of our flat, to the majesty of the Suspension Bridge. Actually went for a very long walk with them which culminated in a meal put at Prezzo's which was very nice indeed.