I had a storytelling gig yesterday. It looks right now like it will be the only paid gig of the year. I'm telling stories at the Springfield Games in two weeks, but they're strapped for cash, so we bartered clan space and food. I haven't heard anything from Chicago yet, despite talking to the coordinator and giving him my business card. I know it's all volunteer work, and it's labor intensive. I've been on a Games board so I know what goes on. But it seems like the IL Games are all suffering from Don't Give A Crap syndrome lately. In fact, I have it on good authority that MO is infected, too. At this rate, all the small Games will die out within a decade, and we'll all have to travel to NC to go to one. Grandfather Mountain is the Mecca of Highland Games, so that one is probably safe.
Huh. There's a guy on the corner doing squats, push-ups and calf raises. 10 squats, walk around a little, ten push-ups, walk around, 12 calf raises. He's on his third round. Seems like there are better places to work out than on a sidewalk, but I guess he's getting more exercise than I am right now. I wonder if he knows his hands are a little too far back on those push-ups? The things we see around here.
Job is going well. I got words in last week. I'm working on getting a menu together so I can go to the commissary on Tuesday. We might have good news on Eric's job soon. I'll jump over to Hangouts as soon as I know anything. I think that's about it.
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Don't Give A Crap Syndrome is highly contagious. It spreads from the Only Five People in Any Given Group Ever Do Anything To Accomplish Group Goals (if that many) field.
Prayers for good news.
Many people want to be generals, but few want to be privates. So the privates get worn out. Or sometimes the group has nothing to new to offer to people who attend week after week, year after year. A group is only valued if the members value it. If that makes sense. The reality of it is that it's twice as hard to restart an event that has stopped than to start one. I hope the smaller Games survive.
Hope it's good news on Eric's job!
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