What do you do for a living, and what do you hope to do next?

[tp4tissue]

I work with crazy people.

Self employed then?

He only thinks he's still employed, but in actuality, he's been laid off,  he fired himself for incompetence months ago.

[livingspeedbump]

We all know some of each others keyboard related skills, but you may not know what we do everyday to pay for this crazy hobby. Feel free to share your profession, your school studies, your unemployed situation, and where you hope to take your career next.


Many of you know that I make plastic in my basement for ****s and giggles. But when I'm not wearing a respirator and sitting under a vapor hood, I am a stagehand! I went to school to do audio design, and ended up working on live shows in Chicago's stagehand Union. I never know what I am doing or where I am going until the night before, but you get used to not having a schedule eventually. The work is a very wide range of skilled labor; building audio systems, lighting and electrical, large scale carpentry, and rigging steel to name a few.

The scale changes very much as well. One day I am at united center loading in a household name in music with over 60 people, the next I could be teching an off Broadway production with 3 other guys. Sometimes it's 4am to dinner time, sometimes it's 12pm-12am. You just never know. The pay rate changes depending on the theater or event, but it all works out as long as you don't turn down a job. The physical work can be very taxing, but if I stay with the union long enough I'll hopefully be able to pick what jobs will work best for me and my skills.

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This was the other week, loading in Madonna. Building a thrust part of the stage hours before the show. (5am-5pm load in, 11:30pm-5am load out. What a day)

Very Cool! I have a degree in Audio Engineering but mainly stick to working in analog studios as an engineer at this point, which means flying out to Chicago or Nashville usually. Used to run sound for some larger metal bands when they were coming through but touring and being married would be hard and no run so I try to stick closer to home more now. I do still record and run live shows in a local record store, easily as fun as the bigger shows, if not more at times.

Other than that I run a small keyboard blog that sucks up way too much time.  ;)

[ImpendingxDoom]

We all know some of each others keyboard related skills, but you may not know what we do everyday to pay for this crazy hobby. Feel free to share your profession, your school studies, your unemployed situation, and where you hope to take your career next.


Many of you know that I make plastic in my basement for ****s and giggles. But when I'm not wearing a respirator and sitting under a vapor hood, I am a stagehand! I went to school to do audio design, and ended up working on live shows in Chicago's stagehand Union. I never know what I am doing or where I am going until the night before, but you get used to not having a schedule eventually. The work is a very wide range of skilled labor; building audio systems, lighting and electrical, large scale carpentry, and rigging steel to name a few.

The scale changes very much as well. One day I am at united center loading in a household name in music with over 60 people, the next I could be teching an off Broadway production with 3 other guys. Sometimes it's 4am to dinner time, sometimes it's 12pm-12am. You just never know. The pay rate changes depending on the theater or event, but it all works out as long as you don't turn down a job. The physical work can be very taxing, but if I stay with the union long enough I'll hopefully be able to pick what jobs will work best for me and my skills.

Show Image

This was the other week, loading in Madonna. Building a thrust part of the stage hours before the show. (5am-5pm load in, 11:30pm-5am load out. What a day)

Very Cool! I have a degree in Audio Engineering but mainly stick to working in analog studios as an engineer at this point, which means flying out to Chicago or Nashville usually. Used to run sound for some larger metal bands when they were coming through but touring and being married would be hard and no run so I try to stick closer to home more now. I do still record and run live shows in a local record store, easily as fun as the bigger shows, if not more at times.

Other than that I run a small keyboard blog that sucks up way too much time.  ;)

Best PM me next time you're in Chi-Town. Audio career AND keyboard lover? We should go out for a drink sometime :D

[bcredbottle]

Attorney. My office is actually pretty mech-heavy. Out of 5 attorneys, 3 have mechs. I got my boss a QFR w/ blues and my coworker an M0116 w/ Salmon Alps. They are very happy with them

Remember when I asked you why you used to think trolling was a good idea and you gave me a long explanation? You could have just said you were a lawyer.

Plus I'm a hypocrite. I'm the first to jump on people when they stereotype lawyers and there I went being a prick for no reason.

In all fairness, most lawyers I know are of average or above-average morality/integrity. AFAIK lawyer jokes are longstanding but they got much worse in I believe the '80's when US Chamber of commerce funded a PR campaign to discredit the profession as a whole. They wanted to create a legislative climate receptive to pro-(big, corporate) defendant legislation (e.g. damage caps, restrictions on contingency fees, etc.).

That being said, most prosecutors are scum. I do civil litigation partly b/c I can't stand them.

I was just taking the cheap shot. I love my lawyer. He has a client picnic every summer with cool giveaways for kids and stuff, and he's just a gregarious old guy making an honest living.

Society became extremely litigious around the '80s, so that probably has a lot to do with it as well. I'd love to read about that PR campaign you mentioned, if you have any references.

Bloomberg article about it. 

There's a documentary called Hot Coffee that documents this  but I would take it with a grain of salt because it's made by the ALJ (trial lawyers association). I'm sure the truth is somewhere in the middle.

I love your avatar btw. It's so bad.

[nubbinator]

I work with crazy people.

Self employed then?

Nope, work for the county.

[mobbo]

I work as a consultation advisor for the government dealing with Aboriginal issues in my province, primarily related to resource development. It can be quite challenging discussing matters related to Aboriginal rights and title to land with First Nations but it is my job to ensure the government has consulted with them on any project that may impact their rights (hunting, fishing, and gathering for a moderate livelihood) and accommodate them should there be any impacts. This can range from waste water treatment to the development of a full blown mine or pipeline, and it is a rapidly growing area of concern in Canada - it wasn't until very recently (2004) that the courts laid out the legal requirement to consult with First Nations on such projects. As you can imagine, reconciling the desires of government and First Nations can seem impossible at times since they have conflicting goals regarding the treatment of the environment, long term sustainability, and economic growth.

The mechanical keyboard hobby doesn't seem to compliment my profession as well as most others here. Sometimes I feel weird for enjoying it so much without any technical/computer science background.

[hudson0804]

Hold a degree in Computer science - great 4 years completely pointless but a great 4 years.

Recently a Microsoft certified technical consultant for a small IT firm in Birmingham. 

Pre sales, install, post sale support.

Current project for south Oxford council VMware migration with Veeam co-lo backups.

TL;DR - a boring job with very little job satisfaction.

I aspire to become a long distance heavy good driver (HGV1) the pays fairly ok and you get to see places.  I have very little family and maybe three friends (people who i'd consider saving when the zombies come) outside of work so on the road sounds appealing.

[swimmingbird]

In management consulting - will probably stay in a for a year or two more then try and do an MBA

[vivalarevolución]

Want to continue doing it, just in a better company where I actually feel like I'm considered.

Hahahahahahaha!  Good luck with that.

Maybe strike out on your own eventually, that's the best way to feel valued.

[Steezus]

It's very interesting reading about everything, there's a fair amount of cool jobs out there.

I'm currently a full time student going for a Computer Engineering degree. I come from a family of Mechanical Engineers so I'm the odd one out.
I'm a freshman but in discussion with a family friend in Google working on an internship after my sophomore year. I've also been offered an internship at UPMC Pittsburgh in their IT department for either their networking or program development for their hospitals, haven't looked into it too much.

[swimmingbird]

It's very interesting reading about everything, there's a fair amount of cool jobs out there.

I'm currently a full time student going for a Computer Engineering degree. I come from a family of Mechanical Engineers so I'm the odd one out.
I'm a freshman but in discussion with a family friend in Google working on an internship after my sophomore year. I've also been offered an internship at UPMC Pittsburgh in their IT department for either their networking or program development for their hospitals, haven't looked into it too much.

Get as many internships done as you can while you're still in college and try to get a couple different places under your belt - will help you a huge amount when you have to get a real job when you finish

[Steezus]

It's very interesting reading about everything, there's a fair amount of cool jobs out there.

I'm currently a full time student going for a Computer Engineering degree. I come from a family of Mechanical Engineers so I'm the odd one out.
I'm a freshman but in discussion with a family friend in Google working on an internship after my sophomore year. I've also been offered an internship at UPMC Pittsburgh in their IT department for either their networking or program development for their hospitals, haven't looked into it too much.

Get as many internships done as you can while you're still in college and try to get a couple different places under your belt - will help you a huge amount when you have to get a real job when you finish

Thanks for the advice, I don't want to bank on Google but that is my dream place to be. I'm definitely planning on doing as many internships as I can but I believe that I won't be able to after my freshman year, so it looks like next summer will be another one working for dad.

[swimmingbird]

It's very interesting reading about everything, there's a fair amount of cool jobs out there.

I'm currently a full time student going for a Computer Engineering degree. I come from a family of Mechanical Engineers so I'm the odd one out.
I'm a freshman but in discussion with a family friend in Google working on an internship after my sophomore year. I've also been offered an internship at UPMC Pittsburgh in their IT department for either their networking or program development for their hospitals, haven't looked into it too much.

Get as many internships done as you can while you're still in college and try to get a couple different places under your belt - will help you a huge amount when you have to get a real job when you finish

Thanks for the advice, I don't want to bank on Google but that is my dream place to be. I'm definitely planning on doing as many internships as I can but I believe that I won't be able to after my freshman year, so it looks like next summer will be another one working for dad.

Yeah if you want to work at Google you're going to have to work your butt off - that place is for Comp Sci students what SpaceX is for aerospace engineers or what Goldman Sachs is for finance grads

[Steezus]

It's very interesting reading about everything, there's a fair amount of cool jobs out there.

I'm currently a full time student going for a Computer Engineering degree. I come from a family of Mechanical Engineers so I'm the odd one out.
I'm a freshman but in discussion with a family friend in Google working on an internship after my sophomore year. I've also been offered an internship at UPMC Pittsburgh in their IT department for either their networking or program development for their hospitals, haven't looked into it too much.

Get as many internships done as you can while you're still in college and try to get a couple different places under your belt - will help you a huge amount when you have to get a real job when you finish

Thanks for the advice, I don't want to bank on Google but that is my dream place to be. I'm definitely planning on doing as many internships as I can but I believe that I won't be able to after my freshman year, so it looks like next summer will be another one working for dad.

Yeah if you want to work at Google you're going to have to work your butt off - that place is for Comp Sci students what SpaceX is for aerospace engineers or what Goldman Sachs is for finance grads

Whatever it takes I'll do but there's a lot of sleepless nights studying ahead of me. I don't want to screw up this wonderful opportunity I've been given, ironically as I'm typing this and studying for my physics exam this Tuesday the kids in the apartment above me have been getting **** faced since 10 a.m. today.

[aznairjordan]

It's very interesting reading about everything, there's a fair amount of cool jobs out there.

I'm currently a full time student going for a Computer Engineering degree. I come from a family of Mechanical Engineers so I'm the odd one out.
I'm a freshman but in discussion with a family friend in Google working on an internship after my sophomore year. I've also been offered an internship at UPMC Pittsburgh in their IT department for either their networking or program development for their hospitals, haven't looked into it too much.

Get as many internships done as you can while you're still in college and try to get a couple different places under your belt - will help you a huge amount when you have to get a real job when you finish

Thanks for the advice, I don't want to bank on Google but that is my dream place to be. I'm definitely planning on doing as many internships as I can but I believe that I won't be able to after my freshman year, so it looks like next summer will be another one working for dad.

Yeah if you want to work at Google you're going to have to work your butt off - that place is for Comp Sci students what SpaceX is for aerospace engineers or what Goldman Sachs is for finance grads

Whatever it takes I'll do but there's a lot of sleepless nights studying ahead of me. I don't want to screw up this wonderful opportunity I've been given, ironically as I'm typing this and studying for my physics exam this Tuesday the kids in the apartment above me have been getting **** faced since 10 a.m. today.

haha thats the spirit! I do have to say though, study your ass off and do well in class, but figure out good times and ways for you to relax and make friends. Finding breaks weekly/monthly just so you don't burn out from the grind of school. I just graduated and started my first job and I'm realizing that being sociable is pretty damn important too. good luck!

[Steezus]

Thanks for the advice, I took the day off but I'm back to the grind tomorrow studying for my physics exam, after that's over it should ease up a little.

[vivalarevolución]

Government bureaucrat here.  Write environmental regulations.  Not as fancy or noble as it seems.  I like to say that government work is where creativity and ambition go to die. 

To my detriment, I'm terrible at long-term planning, so I don't have much that I hope to do next.  Might be a good idea to work on that.  On the bright side, if I never rediscover long-term planning, risk taking, and ambition, I can be eligible for retirement and fully vested at 55 because I got in early at the state government.

Perhaps you'll see my satirical government employee handbook in the future.  That would be a fun project.

[derzemel]

I work in project management and financial analysis/management for a big IT corporation. My educational background is cybernetics (the economics and mathematical part of it) and project management (masters degree) so I am working in the same field as my education.

This may seem nice, and it was, until a year ago when our management changed. Now I am seen just as a "non-billable resource" and creator of costs.

As a curiosity until the end of the second year of university I heavily disliked maths, but in the third and fourth year I learned how to use it in economics, forecasting and risk management and I fell in love with it.

[engicoder]

Manufacturing Engineer at the largest jet engine manufacturer. I help build test and prototype engines.

I think I'd like to go work in the test division next....or do something more creative based like freelance writer.

Didn't realize you worked for P&W 

[CPTBadAss]

Manufacturing Engineer at the largest jet engine manufacturer. I help build test and prototype engines.

I think I'd like to go work in the test division next....or do something more creative based like freelance writer.

Didn't realize you worked for P&W 

They're not the biggest manufacturer .  I did work for em in the past though.

[engicoder]

Manufacturing Engineer at the largest jet engine manufacturer. I help build test and prototype engines.

I think I'd like to go work in the test division next....or do something more creative based like freelance writer.

Didn't realize you worked for P&W 

They're not the biggest manufacturer .  I did work for em in the past though.

There is an engine plant here in RTP (Durham). Last I heard they were part of the GEnx program.

[CPTBadAss]

I want to move there and work at that plant. That's our sister plant.

[Tachi]

My normal job is working as a computer science teacher but for the last year started working at a special behaviour school so trying to teach programming to kids who prefer to throw computers haha.

[ImpendingxDoom]

My normal job is working as a computer science teacher but for the last year started working at a special behaviour school so trying to teach programming to kids who prefer to throw computers haha.

Sounds like a worthwhile challenge! Difficult, but rewarding I hope.

[livingspeedbump]

We all know some of each others keyboard related skills, but you may not know what we do everyday to pay for this crazy hobby. Feel free to share your profession, your school studies, your unemployed situation, and where you hope to take your career next.


Many of you know that I make plastic in my basement for ****s and giggles. But when I'm not wearing a respirator and sitting under a vapor hood, I am a stagehand! I went to school to do audio design, and ended up working on live shows in Chicago's stagehand Union. I never know what I am doing or where I am going until the night before, but you get used to not having a schedule eventually. The work is a very wide range of skilled labor; building audio systems, lighting and electrical, large scale carpentry, and rigging steel to name a few.

The scale changes very much as well. One day I am at united center loading in a household name in music with over 60 people, the next I could be teching an off Broadway production with 3 other guys. Sometimes it's 4am to dinner time, sometimes it's 12pm-12am. You just never know. The pay rate changes depending on the theater or event, but it all works out as long as you don't turn down a job. The physical work can be very taxing, but if I stay with the union long enough I'll hopefully be able to pick what jobs will work best for me and my skills.

Show Image

This was the other week, loading in Madonna. Building a thrust part of the stage hours before the show. (5am-5pm load in, 11:30pm-5am load out. What a day)

Very Cool! I have a degree in Audio Engineering but mainly stick to working in analog studios as an engineer at this point, which means flying out to Chicago or Nashville usually. Used to run sound for some larger metal bands when they were coming through but touring and being married would be hard and no run so I try to stick closer to home more now. I do still record and run live shows in a local record store, easily as fun as the bigger shows, if not more at times.

Other than that I run a small keyboard blog that sucks up way too much time.  ;)

Best PM me next time you're in Chi-Town. Audio career AND keyboard lover? We should go out for a drink sometime :D

Obviously ;D Same if you ever hit NC up.

[zlittell]

I work at a steel mill in the Process Control department.  Basically I write automation code for the steel creation process.  Do some IT work as well for the process related computers.  It can go from fun to boring to extremely stressful all in the same day.  When I am not at work I like to develop different projects and post about them online.  I have also been spending some of my time 3D modeling some stuff for my keyboards.  Embedded programming is my hobby and where my wealth of information lies.

It's really cool to see all the varying backgrounds that you keyboard enthusiasts come from.  I also love how small but large this community is!  Really cool stuff going on here.

[livingspeedbump]

I work at a steel mill in the Process Control department.  Basically I write automation code for the steel creation process.  Do some IT work as well for the process related computers.  It can go from fun to boring to extremely stressful all in the same day.  When I am not at work I like to develop different projects and post about them online.  I have also been spending some of my time 3D modeling some stuff for my keyboards.  Embedded programming is my hobby and where my wealth of information lies.

It's really cool to see all the varying backgrounds that you keyboard enthusiasts come from.  I also love how small but large this community is!  Really cool stuff going on here.

Thats awesome! I bet a steel mill is pretty cool to work at. Made me immediately think about this...

lumber yard, not steel mill, but i just picture a huge industrial building like that. The 3D modeling sounds great as well!

[bcredbottle]

I work at a steel mill in the Process Control department.  Basically I write automation code for the steel creation process.  Do some IT work as well for the process related computers.  It can go from fun to boring to extremely stressful all in the same day.  When I am not at work I like to develop different projects and post about them online.  I have also been spending some of my time 3D modeling some stuff for my keyboards.  Embedded programming is my hobby and where my wealth of information lies.

It's really cool to see all the varying backgrounds that you keyboard enthusiasts come from.  I also love how small but large this community is!  Really cool stuff going on here.

Thats awesome! I bet a steel mill is pretty cool to work at. Made me immediately think about this...

lumber yard, not steel mill, but i just picture a huge industrial building like that. The 3D modeling sounds great as well!

It's probably more like the depressing industrial scenes from The Deer Hunter.

[zlittell]

Yeah it's a pretty crazy experience!  I do process control for 3 large facilities within the mill.  All contain 3 furnaces each and the necessary sub facilities for running.  It's a awe inspiring sight to watch a crane charge hundreds of tons of hot metal into a furnace.  Also terrifying to know what rides on the line when programming the automation.

[trenzafeeds]

I've often though that I'd like to become a translator, especially translating for like recent refugees to help their needs be met.

[vivalarevolución]

I work at a steel mill in the Process Control department.  Basically I write automation code for the steel creation process.  Do some IT work as well for the process related computers.  It can go from fun to boring to extremely stressful all in the same day.  When I am not at work I like to develop different projects and post about them online.  I have also been spending some of my time 3D modeling some stuff for my keyboards.  Embedded programming is my hobby and where my wealth of information lies.

It's really cool to see all the varying backgrounds that you keyboard enthusiasts come from.  I also love how small but large this community is!  Really cool stuff going on here.

Arcelor Mittal or Us Steel? FYI, I grew up in Valpo.

[zlittell]

US Steel to be exact.  I live out in Hebron, so not far from valpo.

[romevi]

We all know some of each others keyboard related skills, but you may not know what we do everyday to pay for this crazy hobby. Feel free to share your profession, your school studies, your unemployed situation, and where you hope to take your career next.


Many of you know that I make plastic in my basement for ****s and giggles. But when I'm not wearing a respirator and sitting under a vapor hood, I am a stagehand! I went to school to do audio design, and ended up working on live shows in Chicago's stagehand Union. I never know what I am doing or where I am going until the night before, but you get used to not having a schedule eventually. The work is a very wide range of skilled labor; building audio systems, lighting and electrical, large scale carpentry, and rigging steel to name a few.

The scale changes very much as well. One day I am at united center loading in a household name in music with over 60 people, the next I could be teching an off Broadway production with 3 other guys. Sometimes it's 4am to dinner time, sometimes it's 12pm-12am. You just never know. The pay rate changes depending on the theater or event, but it all works out as long as you don't turn down a job. The physical work can be very taxing, but if I stay with the union long enough I'll hopefully be able to pick what jobs will work best for me and my skills.

Show Image

This was the other week, loading in Madonna. Building a thrust part of the stage hours before the show. (5am-5pm load in, 11:30pm-5am load out. What a day)

Very Cool! I have a degree in Audio Engineering but mainly stick to working in analog studios as an engineer at this point, which means flying out to Chicago or Nashville usually. Used to run sound for some larger metal bands when they were coming through but touring and being married would be hard and no run so I try to stick closer to home more now. I do still record and run live shows in a local record store, easily as fun as the bigger shows, if not more at times.

Other than that I run a small keyboard blog that sucks up way too much time.  ;)

Best PM me next time you're in Chi-Town. Audio career AND keyboard lover? We should go out for a drink sometime :D

Obviously ;D Same if you ever hit NC up.

Wow. I'm from Chi-town (no one here says that aloud) too and I was just in NC last week!

Anyway, I'm a paralegal. I write and act for small groups on the side, and the intention was to keep pursuing that but get a career to make ends meet. The career I planned? Being an English professor.
Cue laughter here.

Ended up getting my master's in it and realized it was a dead end after that, so law school it is.

[ImpendingxDoom]

We all know some of each others keyboard related skills, but you may not know what we do everyday to pay for this crazy hobby. Feel free to share your profession, your school studies, your unemployed situation, and where you hope to take your career next.


Many of you know that I make plastic in my basement for ****s and giggles. But when I'm not wearing a respirator and sitting under a vapor hood, I am a stagehand! I went to school to do audio design, and ended up working on live shows in Chicago's stagehand Union. I never know what I am doing or where I am going until the night before, but you get used to not having a schedule eventually. The work is a very wide range of skilled labor; building audio systems, lighting and electrical, large scale carpentry, and rigging steel to name a few.

The scale changes very much as well. One day I am at united center loading in a household name in music with over 60 people, the next I could be teching an off Broadway production with 3 other guys. Sometimes it's 4am to dinner time, sometimes it's 12pm-12am. You just never know. The pay rate changes depending on the theater or event, but it all works out as long as you don't turn down a job. The physical work can be very taxing, but if I stay with the union long enough I'll hopefully be able to pick what jobs will work best for me and my skills.

Show Image

This was the other week, loading in Madonna. Building a thrust part of the stage hours before the show. (5am-5pm load in, 11:30pm-5am load out. What a day)

Very Cool! I have a degree in Audio Engineering but mainly stick to working in analog studios as an engineer at this point, which means flying out to Chicago or Nashville usually. Used to run sound for some larger metal bands when they were coming through but touring and being married would be hard and no run so I try to stick closer to home more now. I do still record and run live shows in a local record store, easily as fun as the bigger shows, if not more at times.

Other than that I run a small keyboard blog that sucks up way too much time.  ;)

Best PM me next time you're in Chi-Town. Audio career AND keyboard lover? We should go out for a drink sometime :D

Obviously ;D Same if you ever hit NC up.

Wow. I'm from Chi-town (no one here says that aloud) too and I was just in NC last week!

Anyway, I'm a paralegal. I write and act for small groups on the side, and the intention was to keep pursuing that but get a career to make ends meet. The career I planned? Being an English professor.
Cue laughter here.

Ended up getting my master's in it and realized it was a dead end after that, so law school it is.

Lol I say Chi-raq occasionally.

I might make a post when I've got some free time to meetup for drink, or a full on bring-your-boards meetup. Lots of Windy City residents that I don't know yet!

There's nothing wrong with wanting to teach, but gotta pay the bills first and foremost :P

[romevi]

We all know some of each others keyboard related skills, but you may not know what we do everyday to pay for this crazy hobby. Feel free to share your profession, your school studies, your unemployed situation, and where you hope to take your career next.


Many of you know that I make plastic in my basement for ****s and giggles. But when I'm not wearing a respirator and sitting under a vapor hood, I am a stagehand! I went to school to do audio design, and ended up working on live shows in Chicago's stagehand Union. I never know what I am doing or where I am going until the night before, but you get used to not having a schedule eventually. The work is a very wide range of skilled labor; building audio systems, lighting and electrical, large scale carpentry, and rigging steel to name a few.

The scale changes very much as well. One day I am at united center loading in a household name in music with over 60 people, the next I could be teching an off Broadway production with 3 other guys. Sometimes it's 4am to dinner time, sometimes it's 12pm-12am. You just never know. The pay rate changes depending on the theater or event, but it all works out as long as you don't turn down a job. The physical work can be very taxing, but if I stay with the union long enough I'll hopefully be able to pick what jobs will work best for me and my skills.

Show Image

This was the other week, loading in Madonna. Building a thrust part of the stage hours before the show. (5am-5pm load in, 11:30pm-5am load out. What a day)

Very Cool! I have a degree in Audio Engineering but mainly stick to working in analog studios as an engineer at this point, which means flying out to Chicago or Nashville usually. Used to run sound for some larger metal bands when they were coming through but touring and being married would be hard and no run so I try to stick closer to home more now. I do still record and run live shows in a local record store, easily as fun as the bigger shows, if not more at times.

Other than that I run a small keyboard blog that sucks up way too much time.  ;)

Best PM me next time you're in Chi-Town. Audio career AND keyboard lover? We should go out for a drink sometime :D

Obviously ;D Same if you ever hit NC up.

Wow. I'm from Chi-town (no one here says that aloud) too and I was just in NC last week!

Anyway, I'm a paralegal. I write and act for small groups on the side, and the intention was to keep pursuing that but get a career to make ends meet. The career I planned? Being an English professor.
Cue laughter here.

Ended up getting my master's in it and realized it was a dead end after that, so law school it is.

Lol I say Chi-raq occasionally.

I might make a post when I've got some free time to meetup for drink, or a full on bring-your-boards meetup. Lots of Windy City residents that I don't know yet!

There's nothing wrong with wanting to teach, but gotta pay the bills first and foremost :P

The thing is that, initially, I saw becoming an English professor as the final point between my passion and having a steady job. Throughout grad school, and not before, I realized that if you're not in the STEM fields you're not going to make it as easily.
My passions are writing and acting, and I know they don't bring in much money to the table as quickly as many would like, so I saw pursuing a PhD in English as a means to compensate for that. Too late did I realize my plan wasn't as sound as I'd hoped.

Heck, even law schools are becoming saturated with students and aren't guaranteeing careers. I'm going to at least apply though at take it from there.