Job shift.

Yesterday was my final shift at Hot of the Press, the coffee shop in Cambridge. The pay was decent, the people were cool but I couldn't deal with slinging drinks and sandwiches for customers anymore. I also began to feel like HotP work wasn't bringing me any closer to figuring out what I want to do here in Boston.

So, I've dropped the coffee shop hours and that means I've picked up more shifts on the WFNX street team. Live Nation also offered me a position (though not the one I had hoped for). Starting on Sept 4th, I'm going to be a runner 2 days a week. This means I get to drive around the streets of Boston picking up and dropping off whatever is needed. The idea, really, is to get to know people in the office stay and stay poised in case a full-time position opens. This all means that I'll be ditching the commuter rail for my black Jetta once again. Sadly, that means my list of books over there on the right will be much slower to change. It also means that my Sirius satellite radio will get a workout.

On another note, there's potential for me to get an interview at the GE aircraft engines plant here in Lynn. I don't know if that's a good thing, but I won't rule it out. The issue is following a dream vs. financial security...and I don't have an easy answer.

Overall, the Live Nation opportunity is a good thing. Lately, though, I haven't been very happy with the jobs I'm doing. My mind and engineering degree are capable of bigger and better things than this. It feels like I'm spinning my wheels, trying to find a direction in which to focus my energies. Lately, that's been frustrating and I'm having a tough time deciding what to do about it.

This weekend, though, is a different story. Jess and I are headed to Utica to see Joe, one of my best friends, marry his fiancee Julie. There will be plenty of friends, merriment, cold, adult beverages and perhaps even shenanigans. I can't think of a better way to spend a long, labor day weekend.