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Thursday, January 19, 2006

So much has happened in the past week, where I feel that my normal vice/virtue of Starbucks can't even cheer up this blonde. I've made a conscious effort & decision to work on my finances and have been struggling with trying to figure out how to afford LA when I have bills looming. Well, fate decided to send me a wakeup call in the terms of a light flickin' on in my car warning me that a tune up is on the horizon. Instead of counting on money I don't have, I decided to cancel my L.A. trip to reschedule for something less "industry" and will go out there hopefully in April.

It's not like I can't drop by to see my friends out there, but with a artist having an album coming out shortly, new clients AND a whole PR campaign that needs my attention/focus, I need to really buckle down. It's still an honor to be invited and I am stepping up a notch and getting more involved in the NARAS activities here in Florida. We have a reception in Miami during Winter Music Conference which pans out PERFECTLY with one of my artist's singles that will be coming out at that time. So Miami will be on my radar in March. Plus - it’s a 4 hour drive ;) Much better than a plane ride, hotel, car rental and shopping.

Also, the past week has involved me having issues of not being able to fall asleep til 2/3 o'clock EVERY night only to have to wake up at 5/5:30 in the morning. This lack of sleep is kickin' my butt, severely. I'm hoping that I'll be able to catch up on my sleep oh, in about a month or two.

On a good note, I finally caught the premiere ep of Love Monkey. What a GREAT show. Yeah, I know - it’s a tad male Sex & The Cityish, however where the main character works in music, a lot of what he echoed (and his friends echoed) was on par with what my friends and I have to go through. Being in entertainment, your life is not your own sometimes. You have to worry about what your artists are doing, their charts, how they are feeling, and it sometimes pans out to be a 24/7 job when you are touring. Early mornings, late nights and sleep when you can. God forbid if you have a nightmare client. So when the main character was told by his girl that he was "married to his music", its true.

I can't even BEGIN to tell you about my nightmare ex. One story comes to mind where I brought him to an event and I get told later by a producer friend that my ex was trying to broker a record deal while drunk. Mind you, my ex wasn't even in the music business, not managing any act, not affiliated with any act, just drunk and trying to play the "big man" role. Its memories like that which remind me why I try to keep my personal and business lives separate and am cautious with the men I encounter. My career is like my child right now. I've worked hard over the years, put up with alot and kept my nose clean, so I don't want to screw that up at all! I'm not going to introduce any ol' guy to it, ya know?

So now that I've rambled on, its back to the grindstone!

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