Entries this day:

4 April 1999

STATE OF MY LIFE

1. Dude and I worked for 7 days pulling data and voice cable into a new construction site. It was actually an old warehouse being remodeled on the inside to be office space.

   We got this job after working on a couple of small cable jobs for a different company; we were all, "yeah we pulled some cable.." and the guy goes, "really? that's what we do all the time; wanna help us?"

   We were paid a delightful $25 per cable (actually we haven't been paid yet) and we did a super clean great job on all 182 cables. Nice.

2. I bought stock in FlashNet soon after it hit the market. It had jumped from $17 in the primary market to $39 in the secondary market; I bought it at like $43. It immediately sank, then has come back up to that level now.
3. I intend to put $10,000 in stock by the end of this year. I am thankful that money will come into my life as I need it.
4. KTRU has been great fun! (Hey Bryn and Eryn!!!) I found the North American Frog CD! I knew it should have been filed under Various Artists (various frogs), but I looked under "North American", "Frogs", "Various Frogs".. I never found it. It's under "Sounds of North American Frogs" Yay! I've played some from that CD twice now.

   I feel way more comfy on the mic than when I first started, and I've experimented with various sounds and stuff.

   The coolest mix I've done is play Miranda July's "Medical Wonder" over Francis Dhomont's _Frankenstein Symphony_. That probably means nothing to you...
   Basically "Medical Wonder" is a dramatic story told from the point of view of a researcher who has gone mad after an experiment. _Frankenstein Symphony_ is a CD of crazy sounds chopped up from various symphonies. I combined the two, using Dhomont to amplify the drama in "Medical Wonder." I loved the result!

   I'm on air from 4-7am on Thursdays (CST) http://www.ktru.org to listen on the web!!

5. I have made plans to go to Six Flags Great America on the weekend of May 7-9!!!! I'm super totally excited about it! I'll use my Southwest Airlines voucher to purchase the tickets (should still have some $$ left over) and attend the park FREE with my Six Flags Season Pass. yay!!

   My friend Carina lives up like 20 minutes from the park, so she'll pick me up from the airport and stuff. yay!!

6. Oh, this Six Flags excitement is part of writing my book, _Rob's Rollercoaster Roundup_, a big beautiful coffee table book of coasters and just riding them all around the country! If you know any publishers who are looking for this project exactly, let me know!
7. Wende and Dude got me the best present in the world!!! Vanity license plates (oh that sounds so egotistical) that say "MR LABS" See? delightful advertising for www.mrlaboratories.com! Also I have a "ktru" sticker on my car cut to bits to say "www. mrlaboratories .com"

   Chopping to bits and reassembling KTRU stickers is a common practice. The unaltered stickers say

   ktru 91.7fm
   rice radio
   

   so it's easy to make them say "mice radio" or "rick rodeo" or "foam dice" With a bit more effort, pretty much anything can be written, including

   www.
   mrlaboratories
             .com
   

   with the "mrlaboratories" going up at an angle so it all fits nicely all on two lines.
8. I'm late for church.