My True First Love

When I graduated college in 2005 I was determined to be independent and to not go back to work full time at any organization. I was determined to start my own business, so I pursued this desire. I made this intention into a reality and since December of 2006 I have had more work than I can handle. I have supported my lifestyle of renting a beautiful house on a horse farm in a prestigious area of Albemarle county, supported a record label, done a little bit of traveling, bought a new car, and paid all of my bills on time (including my student loans). However, I have noticed that owning and running my own business is a hell of a lot of work. Many nights I have spent time away from my relationship and my own creative pursuits, slaving over the computer to get caught up on work that I am doing FOR OTHER PEOPLE. Not only has my relationships with my SO and my friends suffered, but also my ambitions to work on music and release a record. I long for the days when I worked 9-5, had health insurance, and no responsibilities once I came home. I also miss PAID VACATION. I have decided to put my business on a bit of a hiatus and accept a job at the University in order to change things up and get some good benefits for a while. I am hoping that I will have all of my evenings and weekends to myself to do whatever the hell I want to do and not worry about catching up with work. Hopefully, my new job will not require a lot of overtime. If it is anything like my former job at UVA, it will not. I dream of coming home at nights and working on my personal web sites FOR MYSELF, and my EP which I plan on putting out on FBI in two years.

After one year, if my new job is a good fit, I plan on enrolling (free tuition!) in a Masters Degree program at UVA. I want to get my degree in Music Composition and Computer Technologies. I am tired of focusing my education on design and programming and am ready to put the focus back on my true first love: MUSIC. I look back to my childhood with its ambitions and have realized that my life is starting to come around full circle. I am a musician first and foremost, and I somehow found a way to support myself comfortably even though traditionally musicians have a tough time making it.