i think i’m ready for christmas.

everyone’s presents have been purchased and/or delivered.  my last gift, the one for dad, was locked in today on an adventurous trip to walmart.

i’m feeling a little bit restless, as we were more or less trapped in the apartment all weekend from the snowstorm.  although, i’m not gonna lie, it felt pretty awesome.  last night, i turned down invites to all christmas parties and goings-on and simply crawled into bed at 11:30 and read some of my book and was asleep shortly after.  i can’t tell you the last time i got a good night’s sleep like that.

this is all in preparation for the next two weeks that will be completely crazy.  because of my trip to iceland earlier this year, i chose to forgo any additional days off during the holidays, so i am the only account person in my department who will be consistently working across the next two weeks, which means i’m playing back up for everyone while they’re on vacation.  i’m not complaining though - i’m actually stoked that i’ll be able to give everyone a little relief so they don’t have to stress about work while they’re out.  it’s just going to mean some long days and some craziness, but i’m ready for it.

in addition to work, things are about to get really busy with my record label, decoration day recordings.  my first record is arriving via a giant truck tomorrow at some point.  i don’t know when, but i know it’s going to be 16 boxes and the shipment total is something like 500 lbs.  i have to somehow get all this shit up three flights of stairs on my lunch break.  on top of all this, i have a video shoot all day tomorrow.  i have warned everyone i might have to dip out for a bit, but i’m already predicting it’s going to be hellish.  but what can i do?  it’s not like i can leave 500 records sitting in the little foyer of my apartment building until i get home from work.

so, assuming i can successfully get the records up the stairs, then the real work begins.  i have to sticker all the releases, make sure i get them in some kind of organized system for inventory, and then i have to start doing the work of setting up the webstore, ordering shipping supplies, getting my plan in motion for consignment, and somehow getting the artist their copies of the album.

did i mention it’s the holidays and there’s also a million social events going on as well?

i might have to keep my head down and become a hermit for the next few weeks, so if i disappear for a little bit, that’s why.

so that’s what’s coming.  what’s happening now is that i’m relaxing at home listening to death cab, about to put on the warmest sweater i own, enjoy this gigantic big gulp i bought, and watch a movie with the roommates.  i gotta get two weeks of relaxing crammed into one night, and i’m gonna do it right.