03-10-21 milestones
7 years ago today I began working full time for the Bella Bella Community School Board. 4 years ago I awoke to a large dump of snow that required a snowblower here in Cranbrook. That same day I received a letter that I was accepted into the Bachelors program at the local college. Today I remember all I learned and experienced living in a First Nation, I am grateful for small flurries and no snow on the ground, and realize I don’t need a degree to have what I have and feel successful.
I was reminded this morning that yesterday was the anniversary of the release of the U2 album The Joshua Tree. I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the effet it has had on my life. I even got a tattoo to signify how much this album moved me.
I have always joked that some day this would’nt be my favourite song. I suspect however that I will go to my grave wondering what I will miss. I was born with a sense of FOMO.
I had a most extraordinary experience today meeting with the electrician who will be doing the work in our theatre renovation. I was able to say, this is on my dream wish list and he can make it happen. It’s a Tech Directors wet dream. He suggested I look on Pinterest and find my dream booth and let him know. It was funny as we took about 10 minutes before we were speaking the same language and he was calling me Marn. Made me laugh inside. I really want this project to be my legacy after all the drama and issues out of my control in the past. Another thing I had to do today was write a cheque to transfer the money for the grant to our investment account. It was so strange to have to think how to write in longhand 178000.00 Our President, Peter picked up the cheque to go invest it.
The Tech Director position has been challenging as I have no capacity to retain how to run and program all the equipment. I do however have a great ability to see a finished project and was able to point out all the wee things that add up to a theatre to be envied going forward. We will be wired and set for decades to come. It isn’t all about me, it is just my gift to guess what we will need going forward and my ability to communicate well with sub trades. Bonus, prior career building houses. I serve the future and am grateful for the money coming in to make these changes when the theatre is at rest.
I am going on an adventure for work the day after tomorrow and will be staying with a friend on Friday night who values his privacy more than anything else so going forward I will only be referring to his pseudonym, Gage Blackwood. This will allow me to tell my tales without infringing. Truth be told, he has a great personality and I want to shout from the rooftops all he is to me. I shall however respect his wishes and likely barely check in Friday night as I will be playing games and enjoying his company.
triumphgal 