Still have $62 available to spend. Still have a week to go before the next paycheck comes in. Will be needing gas and probably some sort of groceries. Ultimately, it looks like I'm going to come close to zeroing out this week. :D Zero is not a bad number, as long as there's nothing requiring funds while I'm AT Zero.

Living tight isn't all that difficult. The good news is that this WON'T be forever. My outstanding credit card debt is $1286.59, which will get knocked down another $200 next Tuesday. It might take another hit before my tuition reimbursement check comes in, which I will use to pay off the remaining balance. Whatever is left from the check will go into savings to put my safety net back in place. From that point, $750/mth will go into paying down the Honda. :D

This is working out very well. Much better than I could have expected it to. As it is, Xander's income is being completely drained for household expenses and leisure items. Ultimately, I hope to get to a point where she doesn't HAVE to work to keep the house going. We'll know more come June when I renegotiate with Sallie Mae on my student loan terms.

Current Mood: accomplished

Ok, no matter what happens in the next year, I will be attending these events:

July: Megaplex
September: MFM

Very likely, I will also be at Furloween.

Sorry... no third con this year. Money is tight. :<

Current Mood: awake

Slowly chipping away at the principal.  I've been sending an extra $50 per month to help get the principal down as much as possible while I still can.  I'm starting to see the benefits....

Total Principal left: $52,910.56.

Come on house payments!  Whoo!

Current Mood: accomplished

Tags: hammer time
Current Mood: ROFLMAO

So, I have a couple of nice gigs lined up.

Thursday, I'm going the country band thing again at Tailgators in Green Cove.  woot.  That's $60.  Additionally, the fiddle player told me he'd give me $20 to get duplicate copies of the last two gigs.  WOOT.

Sunday, I'm doing a LARGE, LENGTHY event, and I'm doing it for free.  I normally wouldn't do free work for a multi-band event like this.  Especially at a commercial venue.  However, this is a benefit for the Thompson family.  For those that don't know, we had a little girl named Somer Thompson who was murdered and dumped in the trash.  Her body was recovered in a landfill in Georgia.  Because of that, the local biker group Love to Ride is putting on a motorcycle ride benefit which will start out somewhere on Philips, drive by the Thompson home to deliver flowers to the family, then end up at Buffalos Cafe in Orange Park.  That's where I'll be spending all of Sunday mixing three bands, only one of which have I ever heard before.  :D:D  I'm exicited.

Current Mood: accomplished

Whoo!  Mushroom infused hamburger patties marinated in A1 and grilled with a side of boiled corn on the cob!  Tonight!  Whoo!  Whoo!

(I actually cut up mushroom pieces and mix it in with the ground beef before I form the patties.  Murr!)

Current Mood: hungry

Current Mood: amused

Did ANOTHER gig last night at the PGA Pro Production Studio.  I didn't even realize what that actually meant until a few of the people that work there regularly started telling me how great the drums sounded and how clear the vocals were, how well utilized the effects were, etc, etc, etc.  Turns out, these are people that get paid big bucks every day to master and mix tracks for various films about golf and golf history.  I took a short tour of the studio on a break and felt extremely humbled by some of the gear there.  Realizing that I'm getting such positive reviews from people that do this professionally must mean that I'm doing a pretty decent job.  Especially with limited equipment.

I'm contemplating making a part-time business out of this.  I'd like to invest in some DMX lighting so I can learn the ins and outs of that...

By the way, this was supposed to be a free gig, but it was stipulated that if the band sounded good, they'd get paid (meaning I'd get paid).  They kicked ass.  We had people that drive expensive vehicles and play golf all day long out in the dance area doing the worm.  o.o

Current Mood: accomplished

I had a really great time at Furloween this year.  Even though it seemed a lot slower this year than my past two visits, it was still an awesome party.  I'm not so sure about some of the song choices, but I can't complain overall.  The food was great, and the party went off without any major problems.  I got to see a lot of friends and made a few new friends, which is the whole point....  AMIRIGHT?

Anyway, Thanks to Mach and his volunteer staff for a great time Saturday.

I also have to throw a special thanks out to Brace Bear for doing some pretty special stuff to help ensure that despite this economic crush, my mate and I had a good time in a low stress environment.  Thanks, Brace.  Really.

So, Furloween was my last furry event until Megaplex.  I'll miss everyone, but just think how exciting it will be to see everyone again in July!  I know that everyone will be at MP this year... right?  :D

Current Mood: chipper