Calli! I'm so glad the job has gone so well for you.
Tracy: Well-- That call -- That call means you just murdered me. Mal: No, son. You murdered yourself. I just carried the bullet a while.
'The Message'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2015: Goodnight moon
Every year we watch the Charlie Brown special, do the Snoopy dance, wish everybody a Merry Thanksgivukkahmas, and thank our Secret Santas in the good riddance thread. Which is this one, in case you were wondering.
Go away, 2015.
esse - Dec 09, 2015 7:31:58 am PST #70 of 251
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
NoiseDesign - Dec 09, 2015 10:38:25 am PST #71 of 251
Our wings are not tired
This year looks to have started and ended on really hard notes for our little community with losing ita and then Ginger. I'm hurting from both of them.
I was hesitant about posting because so many folks are having a hard time, but I think it might be good for some good news. This year has actually been quite good for me.
As of a few days ago, my little sole proprietor ship is now a corporation. The stamped articles came back earlier this week. I've gone from one full time employee to five full timers in the past six months. I've been lucky enough to hire a team of people that I've worked with for year and that I've always wanted to have as my full time team, and now I have it. I still can't believe it.
Halloween Horror Nights was as big as ever for us. On top of that we picked up a year round contract handling the sound for the large outdoor stage on Citywalk, which has meant a lot of mixing and concerts for my team, and they've been doing amazing.
Then we picked up a very large installation in Beverly Hills for the Holiday display, and it looks like we are going to have some projects in Las Vegas and probably one in Paris in 2016. Once I can say what they are you'll be able to see how cool that is.
All of this means that I've been even busier than normal, which has been the downside, but I am hopeful that with all the added staff that this will start to change.
Right now I'm hunting for new office space and it looks like my company is finally going to graduate from being run out of the back house on our property.
On other fronts I've been teaching classes at three major universities, and a junior college here in LA and that's been very rewarding. It's amazing to be working with and teaching some of the best graduate students in sound design in the country.
There have been lots of things to worry about as well, and my mom is still in very poor health as she has been for years now, and it's been very stressful at times for Pix and I with all the growth the business has gone through, but I'm choosing to concentrate on the good.
So yeah, I was unsure about posting, but I hope it helps to have a little balance for our wonderful little group.
Dana - Dec 09, 2015 10:43:53 am PST #72 of 251
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Please, everyone post your good news. I sure need to hear positive things, and I'm always happy when something good happens in your lives.
-t - Dec 09, 2015 10:44:34 am PST #73 of 251
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow, ND, that's pretty great!
Shir - Dec 09, 2015 10:50:15 am PST #74 of 251
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I'm very happy to read the good business news, ND. Congratulations!
(And echoing Dana: yes, please post good news).
amyth - Dec 09, 2015 11:01:53 am PST #75 of 251
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
I agree. So great to hear good news.
Congratulations, ND. It's wonderful to see all of your hard work pay off in such terrific ways.
SA, I'm so glad to hear your news of healing and academic success as well. I love seeing you around here.
Anne, that picture is amazingly cute. Hooray, kitties!!
Polter-Cow - Dec 09, 2015 12:32:31 pm PST #76 of 251
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That is awesome news, ND.
I'm also in the "Uh, I had a pretty good year" boat, so if people want good news, I have it! Uh, but not now, I just spent all day writing a blog post about Courtney Milan's romance novels.
Zenkitty - Dec 09, 2015 1:32:10 pm PST #77 of 251
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I definitely want to hear everyone's good news! ND and Calli, that's all fantastic and you both 1000% deserve your happiness and success!
esse - Dec 09, 2015 1:37:19 pm PST #78 of 251
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
hearts to amyth!
Congrats, ND, that's a huge accomplishment, well earned.
SuziQ - Dec 09, 2015 2:31:24 pm PST #79 of 251
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Thank you, Secret Santa! I got a package today that I assumed was the Jilli's color books so I let CJ open the envelope. No...it was 4 very pretty palm tree prints. Now I get to find where I want to display them. I think I know how I want to frame them. Thank you!!!