No, I still haven't decided between special projects and hazard tree. I've been going back and forth about it all weekend. Saturday, I decided special projects - learn some new skills, make some more money, diversify a little bit... Yesterday, I decided hazard tree... Grand Lake in the spring, a little bit over overtime for the first month or two, running a chainsaw... And then I remember that it is a DEAD END and I'll be seasonal until either 2009 (if I'm LUCKY) or until I leave Rocky!
So, I am procrastinating while I think about it. I'll probably wait until this afternoon and then just whatever blurts out of my mouth is my decision. Either way, it's not like I won't have a great summer - how can I not love doing ANYTHING in this beautiful park! It's not like there is a wrong answer. It's just a matter of, you know, some day being MORE than a seasonal!
Tim and I went down to Boulder, got sushi, and went to that e-Town Chris Thile and the How to Grow a Band show... and once again, I have to totally rave. I didn't realize that this guy was the same guy that started playing mandolin at age 5, was in the band Nickel Creek by age 8, and is just unbefreakinglieveable. They are a bluegrass/swampy old time sound, and every musician was so talented - from the fiddle (Gabe Witcher) to the banjo to the upright bass to the guitar. Check out their myspace pages and have a listen... Especially their version of the White Stripes' "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground". :) On top of that, Chris is HILARIOUS and when there were some "technical difficulties" during his interview, he kept us entertained. I'm convinced he's a member of the ADHD club with his rambling stories and fidgeting. Takes one to know one!
.... Need to continue later. Gotta gab with Steph!
Ok it's later and I'll continue my e-Town show review. After Chris Thile was done, JJ Grey and MOFRO came on. They were a down south blues/funk group, complete with back up singer girls (which I didn't think were very good singers), a trumpet and a tenor sax. As soon as this relatively short/small guy opened his mouth, I was blown away. He belted out songs in a low, gravelly voice that I think anybody that likes Joe Cocker or Tom Waits would appreciate. I would never have expected him to sound like that! I highly recommend listening some music clips on the website.
Tim leaves next week for Bandelier NP in New Mexico for a month. I think I'm going down there to hang out and adventure before I start working on the 16th. And even better... my friend Jenna is coming to visit!! I am sooo psyched, she has never been out here and I've only seen her once in the past year or so. Spring = busy busy busy!!
Oh, and it's official. I'm hanging up my chaps and chainsaw and leaving Resource Management... I'm now a proud employee of Special Projects, in the maintenance division. Looks like I'll be on the construction crew working on some new buildings in the campgrounds, and then doing whatever else pops up. They take up whatever random projects need to get done. I went back and forth and back and forth, but hey - why not give it a shot? Not like I have anything to lose! And, I'll be making more $$$ and working with a couple friends of mine. Time to learn some more random skills... carpentry, plumbing, electrical... it's all part of the job!
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