Visit me at themick.tumblr.com. doing a music/photo blog thing. that is when i rescue my music from the clutches of the bastard hard drive that tried to eat it. Until then you can see photos of me getting flicked off….
I’ve fixed my last headphone, answer my last phone with Ultrasone this is…., issued my last return authorization and posted my last headphone related post. I’ve cleaned out my desk and sent my goodbye email. I even took my dirty dishes back where they go. This sucks it really,really unimaginably sucks. It feels like I’m saying goodbye to a family member. And three sisters. I’m gonna miss this crappy shed that leaks when it rains. Dear life….please improve soon.
Filed under: Life
I went down home for the funeral of my godmother, Genevieve (Jane) Pitruzzello yesterday and had the funeral mass for her today at her church in Athens, Al. I didn’t really effect me when my mom called Friday to let me know she had died. I always imagine how I’ll feel when people die, but it takes you by surprise i guess. She had been fighting various health problems for the last two years and sadly I hadn’t seen her in about that long. I only saw my godmother and godfather on Easter and Christmas and special occasions. But they always made my brother and I Easter baskets, long after it was appropriate. And they always treated my family like we were part of theirs. She was 79 and had been married to Frank Pitruzello for 63 years, or so I’m led to believe. I remember her for having an amazing smile, genuine laugh and a welcoming spirit, not matter what. She was always laughing and telling bad jokes. And she always wore a flower in her hair, even in the icu. So if you’re the praying type, pray for the Pitruzello family, Frank her husband and their four sons and many grandchildren and great-grand children. Sorry for the maudlin post. They’re some of my favorite people.
So I figured it was about time for another mix, this one for the lead into summer. This is just some of the stuff I’ve been listening to lately. I couldn’t put everything up since muxtape only lets you put so many songs up. So I put the highlights up there and you’ll just have to go search for the rest yourself.
*Updated, I screwed up the link at the bottom to the muxtape. Its fixed now. And for whatever reason it won’t let me put everything in the right order and I’m done trying.
1. Forbidden Love- UFO- Gotta love some mindless throbbing techno.
2. Creator-Santogold Vs. Switch And Freq Nasty- Very catchy, I promise I had a copy before it ever was used in a beer commercial.
3. How Glad I Am-The Greyboy Allstars featuring the Living Sisters- Old school groovin, how can you not like this. If you don’t you suck.
4. I Like It, I Love It- Lyrics Born
5. Rio De Janeiro- Ugly Duckling- These guys are one of my favorites. It’s just fun.
6. The Harbor is Yours- Aesop Rock- A rap about pirates?! Excellent (say it like ted)
7. Right Hand on My Heart- The Whigs- Great rock song. Great video here.
8. Knock Em Out- Lily Allen- Snuck a pop song in here. Great piano track in the background.
9. Los Angeles- Counting Crows- Sage advice from masters of the craft. Who wants Mexican?
10. Born Under a Bad Sign- Albert King- Blues is good.
11. Bad Liver and a Broken Heart-Hayes Carll- I’m not usually a country fan, but this is a great song.
12. Hideaway- The Weepies- Thank you paste sampler.
13. Scared at Night- Kathleen Edwards- This song makes me sad but its still good.
14. Time to Move On- Tom Petty- It is.
15. Postcards from Hell- The Wood Brothers- This is one of my favorite new albums. Wood of Medeski Martin and Wood and his brother.
16. Get you out Alive- Fair- Not sure, I just like it.
17. Mistaken For Strangers-The National- For some reason this bands just embodies hot summer nights to me. Its good driving music.
18. Going Back to Rehab- Sage Francis- This is fast become on of my favorite songs. Great music and imagery and lyrics.
I just had a really great interview at a company that would be great to work for. I’m really stoked about the possibility of being involved in what they’re doing. There would be lots of opportunity to innovate, find new ways to do things push new technologies forward into the music industry. Its also really gratifying to get recognition for doing a great job at my former job against tall odds. So I’m feeling pretty good right now and the day is only going to get better from here on. More updates as events warrant…..
Filed under: Life
Why do we spend our lives waiting to be happy instead of being happy. Whats the point. We spend our lives waiting for that singular moment of revelation from tv and movies and songs where we figure it all out. And we know ourselves and our purpose. Where we get some omniscient permission to be that person we always secretly hoped we would be., but were afraid of cause they would kick our asses if we ever met. It never comes though, or maybe it does after 50 years. It’s like spending all night in a field waiting for the sun to rise and never looking up at the stars. As a kid at mass they always said “body of Christ, bring us everlasting life”, I’m not convinced thats what was intended. I don’t think God wanted us to be concerned with where we land, but how to flap our arms on the way down so they’ll turn into wings at the right time. We measure our lives in milestones reached, notifications received and holidays survived without incident. We chase after status updates and pursue careers we never got a real chance to decide if we wanted in the first place. But it make us feel better about turning the lights off at night. If we stopped moving completely, our brains might actually pop out of our heads from the force of the hit. And then maybe there’d be room enough for the soul. I don’t know what this is, so don’t ask me. If anyone even reads this.
*I probably should be reading donald miller at one in the morning.
So I’ve been pondering this post for several weeks, editing it, rewriting it as things change. I think i’m ready to let it go now, that I can see the end. For the past three years to the month I’ve worked for and with some of the best people you’re ever likely to meet, distributing a german made product in the western hemisphere and unfortunately it’s coming to an end. Basically we were so successful, that the german company that makes our product decided that they wanted not a bigger piece of our market, but our entire market. They think they can do better than us which is laffable in the least. So they came over, set up their own distribution company on the west coast and terminated our distribution agreement over some ridiculous, trumped up claims. But they haven’t taken the time to understand how we did what we did. They haven’t taken the time to realize that their product, though good, wasn’t really that important to how we did what we did. It was always about doing something great, having enthusiasm and showing that to people and making them want to be a part of it. I think if you can truly believe in what your doing, success will take care of itself.
So the last few months has been fighting for the life of our company and consequently, when we realized we couldn’t make it work anymore, dismantling that company, selling off all of our assets and starting the process of finding other jobs. It all just sucks, cause we’ve all poured ourselves into this company and this product and to have that just destroyed by someone who’s only looking at the bottom line. You’re always told work hard and nothing can stop you, but it seems like greed and lies won this round. In the end though, I’m kinda glad not to be working for them anymore, if this is the way they treat people who do well for them, I can’t see why anyone with half a brain would want to work for them anyways. Bastards. I’m sad to see it go, I keep telling myself change is good and something else will open up. It helps sometimes and other times not. I hope that we can resurrect this thing in the future. It would be great to show up with a new product and be more successful than ever and throw that in their faces.
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So here’s my political/social standing. I new it would rat out my socialist tendencies. I got pretty good an anarchistic tendencies too which is a little surprising, although not too much. You can take the same test here if you want.
You can really taste the skank!
I found this at publix last night. And no I didn’t buy any. But when the weather gets warmer I promise there will be ho-made ribs and chicken. Mmmmm
The forces of mediocrity cometh…
Taken from Seth Godin’s blog this morning, this one really hit home. This is the exact situation my company is going through at the moment. We did too well and someone (who things they’re) bigger, stronger and smarter than us, wants to take credit for it and take over the business. No matter that four people took a product from nothing to being the best selling product at a certain price point in the USA in just four years. No matter that we invested our time, sweat, tears and lives in this thing. It’s all about the bottom line. Not about the people. Not about the work done or the storms fought or the hills climbed. It’s so frustrating that people think like this. That we try to grab something for nothing if we can. That if we have to lie and cheat to take the easy road we will to get ahead. That we live in a society where that’s maybe not okay, but its excusable. Cause we’ve all done it at one point or another. So everybody just calls it the cost of doing business and looks the other way. Or looks for a way to get some of that sweet sweet cash themselves. I read somewhere a long time ago that you shouldn’t be modest about your talents. Don’t pretend you’re not as good as you are at something because when you do well it gives other people license to shine. To do what they do well. I’m beginning to think thats about as good an idea as communism. It works on paper but not in real life. I’m not saying we should all be mediocre, but be realistic about it. If you do too well, like the post said someone is going to try to take part of it. If you push to hard into new areas, someone is going to push back. It’s just disheartening to be going through it. Vent Vent Vent.
