Counting the Days

So, I think I may start counting how many days the co-host will have the "I don't want you to go Live for an hour a day, 5 days a week, b/c it'll tie up a studio...plus here's a lot more excuses" brick wall up. I'm going to guess maybe another few weeks or so, or maybe until I find a new job, who knows. Or maybe my sales peep that I've talked to will be able to have some sponsors (or even just one sponsor) interested in the Lunch Request idea, so the days may shorten.

I know, you shouldn't go behind your co-host/kind-of boss' back when it comes to almost everything...but he did say that if it was sponsored, I could do the Lunch Request from 12pm-1pm. So I guess, I'm not really going behind his back, I'm just getting the ball possibly rolling and doing some research, no harm there. Some may think that going around him will get me in trouble, so why do you think I've only talked to one sales person, plus she's going to casually bring up the idea as a hypothetical situation. As my dad said, if I get a sponsor, what excuses can the co-host really use.

When we sort-of discussed the idea again today, the co-host still listed off his same lame excuses, which in turn I had more backing and responses/solutions to the "problems" he came up with. Even then, he still didn't want to hear it, so I ended up just sitting and answering with one word answers, but inside I just wanted to scream, "Why are you so against this idea? Why do YOU not want me to do this?" I knew if I asked these questions, it would probably rile him up and he would take his anger out at me some way. It just saddens me a little that someone who has helped me with lots of stuff this year with my on-air skills, and who I thought was starting to become a friend, has decided to turn out to act like a complete di**head, jacka**, who for some reason wants to crush hopes, dreams and good ideas that may make the station a tad bit better. Why he's acting like this, I really don't know, but I am just sad for him...even though, at first (up til even yesterday morning before church) I wanted to string him upside down and continousely through snowballs at him, while having little kids hit him with wiffle bats, and then the occassional kick to the groin. Now though, I have become just sad and confused with him. So instead of getting angry, I'm solving the "situation" myself--I'm finding a way to get things going. If I can't have the station streaming online, then just give me my Request Lunch.

I hopefully will be able to carry out my mission, but if I don't, I leave me full music collection to my blog friends, I leave my electronics to my siblings, and my clothes to my friends back home. Other stuff may be divided amongst my family and close friends. :)

Is the Ride Stopping Soon...or at least Pausing

And the Carousel of annoyance goes around a little bit more. After cooling down some yesterday (plus being able to do the morning show by myself and deal with only 2 other people at the station), I thought all was good and I could continue on forward. I don't know if it's because of my personality, some mannerisms I've picked up from some of my guy friends, or both, but I usually can get a little worked up, but after anywhere between 2 minutes to 24 hours, I shake the problem off (or deal with it asap) and move on. Well, all was going fine until we were on the air this morning and the co-host decided to make some comments to a story I was telling relating to new laws that went into effect yesterday. One was that in Maine, human trafficking is illegal now, with a very serious punishment if found guilty. I know, it surprised me a little that it wasn't already a law in Maine, but maybe human trafficking wasn't becoming an overwhelming problem in Maine until recently, or maybe the law just took a very long time to pass--who knows. Following this fact, the co-host replied with his shock as well, and then asked me at one point about TX--is it illegal down there? Well, from my knowledge, I told him that I believe it's been a law in Texas for awhile...duh, we're right next to the Mexico border. The co-host follows with a, "Well, it is Texas," which proceeded with me starting to discuss the border reasoning, which he then replies with an, "Again, it's because it's Texas." I try to say something to counter debate/question his comment, but he cuts me off with a commercial sweeper.
First off, a little rude with the cutting off bit--not cool. But I guess the big problem for me was, What the Hell was He meaning by, "Because it's TX" ?!? It wasn't like he was trying to help back up my reasoning for the border idea, but instead questioned the reasoning, and in fact put down my home state (plus a little bit of my intelligence) all on the air and all with his usual bitter, snide attitude. I usually tend to blow off his silly little boy remarks, but this was following me trying to chill and calm down my annoyances around me. It's a test I tell ya, and to pass it, I must go in to work on Monday and just be chill, like nothing is bugging me. But I have to say, one more snide remark on the air to me like that that isn't out of fun will get him a very hard kick in the shins!! Thankfully, it would only be his shins and nothing else.