Thursday, March 13, 2014

Day seventy-two

I got up twice this morning. The first time was a little after 8:00 to take a shower. The second time was at 10:35. HR called and asked if I could come in at noon; I said no, I had other things to do before work. I was again today if I could come in tomorrow at noon. This time, I said I could come early but not until 1:00.

Yesterday, I was asked if I could work a full shift this Saturday. Again, I said no, but I had the legitimate excuse of the wedding in Woodland Hills. Truth be told, I probably still would've turned in down without the wedding, but I don't feel bad about it when I have an actual reason to say "no" other than not wanting to do it.



In the digital room, and out on the warehouse floor, we are allowed to play music from a radio; headphones are a safety issue. Our label maker, Jeremiah, spent a good part of the day playing Filipino alt-rock. Somewhere along the way, some group started playing an alt-rock cover of the disco classic "I Will Survive" in Tagalog. At least, the male singer was alternating between singing in English and Tagalog. I can understand some artist wanting to take a bonafide hit and try to make it their own, but it was a series of odd choices. Shifting genres, changing the language of the song, and changing from a female to a male singer made for eSily one of the strangest some covers I've ever heard.

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