It’s been far too long, bloggy

For the record, this isn’t the first time I’ve explained my blog absence to you. I’ve blamed it on multiple factors; my job, my life, my lack of internet connectivity. While true, they are merely excuses.

My writing muscles have been dedicated entirely to broadcast copy, with its obscure numbering rules and hyphens between the letters of an acronym.

So I’ve decided to pick this back up again.

I’ll go back to sharing the details of my life too long winded for social media, but too impractical for personal conversation. I’ll share funny images and stories from work. Well, maybe some stories from work. I’m not exactly sure what I can and can’t talk about, so I’ll keep it to generalities about my observations of the industry.

When I last left you, I was “unemployed,” in the sense that I wasn’t getting paid for any of my work. I was gearing up to generally manage KUGR.org, which I now consider to be like a child to me. I was gung-ho and upbeat. How hard can management be, anyway? I wondered to myself and others.

It. Kicked. My. Ass.

You learn something about yourself as a “bossman.” My idillic view of how things work was shattered instantly upon taking the job. There was pressure where I thought there was none. There were roadblocks where I thought the path clear.

First semester taught me much, and I think I’m better for it. I understand the hoop jumping and politics a lot better. To my dismay, I’m getting much better at the latter.

The station, however, didn’t run itself into the ground. It did not light on fire. It did not get taken away. As far as I’m concerned, our best programming in years went over the interwebs last semester. Let’s see if we can do it again.

In other radio news, I’m currently employed by Inland Northwest Broadcasting (the ones who are paying me for my work.) If there were a better job in the world, please let me know. While I may only be tracking weekend shifts and coming in for the occasional staff meeting (G6, anybody?) it’s still something that I love. Radio, you see, appears to be the pinnacle of employment. Getting paid to do what you love.

So, that’s the news in my world. I’ll try to keep this updated as often as I can, and thanks to Rikki King for texting me about my lack of blog-age.