That's a tag line from one of my ill-fated street bits from DVD, but it is also what is going on here in New Jersey. The youngest of the clan Boylan (Allison), graduates from Watchung Hills Regional High School today, so I am at my parents' house, fixing up their TiVos and rewiring the dish. However, as wonderful as June 16th is, June 15th proved even better.
Yesterday, it was announced that Cyberonics' new treatment for untreatable depression was approved by the FDA's neurological committee. What does that mean? That means Chris made almost $3,000 this morning when CYBX was allowed to trade again (trading had been suspended due to the upcoming decision). GOOD TIMES!!! That puts my portfolio up over 55% for the last four months in a flat market. Now I'm only 9 and a half years away from being a millionaire.
Oh, yeah. And the Pistons are Champions of the World.
Welcome to Kix Country! Starting tomorrow, Friday morning, I begin as co-host of the Kix Morning Crew (or something like that). Every weekday morning from 5:30 to 10 AM, Tracy Taylor and I will be offering up wild and wacky nuttiness on "The New Kix 106.9". What lies in store? I have absolutely no idea.
The good news is that I will be able to post audio from the show from time-to-time, although only with everybody understanding that this site is not owned or endorsed by Cumulus. If you can understand that, then I can do what I want.
As for actually getting up early in the morning again - part of me fails to understand why I chose to re-enter this profession that makes me tired at least 5 days a week. I knew it was coming. I know that I hate going to sleep early and I hate getting up in the morning. My only consolation is that, in all likelihood, I would feel the same way if I had to get up at 10 AM every morning as well.
P.S. Amber's and my wacky camera phones arrive tomorrow. I'm sure that will add to the general hilarity of this site, which I believe there might have actually been at one time.
I mean, besides the whole getting paid thing, what is with having to be somewhere EVERY DAY at a CERTAIN TIME!!! Come on, people! I'm human, not a robot!
It's truly astounding how much stuff you can accomplish in a day when you don't have a job. All of the sudden, if you take away 8-10 hours a day, your ability to accomplish things gets diminished. I need to be unemployed again, but without the possibility of financial ruin. If somebody has a good idea, please pass it along.
Yes, for reasons unknown, I do get paid for doing a morning show. Well, actually - as I believe Rock said, "I'd do the show for free. They pay me to get up at 3:50 in the morning." Well, they don't pay enough for that. Ever. There is no amount of money that is worth feeling tired and miserable all day. And yet, here I am.
I'm getting to sleep earlier and am becoming less paranoid, so the sleep is more restful. You know when you have something big happening early the next morning, like the first day of school, a new job or a long drive? And no matter how much you want to sleep, you can't do it? You've somehow forgotten how to go from laying down, eyes closed over to unconscious. Like there is some trick you do every night and you just can't remember what it is tonight.
The day after that non-sleep is the most painful day of your life. That is how almost every day feels when you do a morning show at first. Then, slowly... bit-by-bit... you care a little less every day. You become confident that you will wake up when the alarm goes off. And even better, you stop fearing that you'll have four and a half hours to fill with 20 minutes of stuff to talk about. It just becomes easy.
It isn't quite there yet, but I can see signs of it coming around the corner. As Amber said today, after we cleaned out our bedroom finally after moving in, "A few more days like this and life will almost seem worth living!"
P.S. As a quick taste of some of what I've done, here's six quick mp3s of bits I did for just before the 4th. You know how political ads are always taking shots at the other candidate while saying they are above the fray? What if companies began doing the same thing?
(listen to them in order)
American Fireworks Association, Spot 1Coalition of Sparkler Manufacturers, Spot 2American Fireworks Association, Spot 3Coalition of Sparkler Manufacturers, Spot 4American Fireworks Association, Spot 5Coalition of Sparkler Manufacturers, Spot 6
