Update and/or something serendipitous.....

[lildreamer316]

I just wanted to tell all who responded to my thread earlier:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=245&topic_id=28959&mesg_id=28959

that, as several of you pointed out to me, I need to be PATIENT. (DUH!!)
If you recall the story in the above thread, husband lost a job at a club about a month and a half ago or so.
Found out 3 days ago said club has CLOSED.
Aha ha ha. (sorry, tiny bit of shadenfraude (sp?) there--he TOLD them they were messing up).
Turns out that the reason it was so easy to let him go was not because he was being a problem or in the middle of drama, but because they 1)couldn't afford to have him make the company as much money as he was making them, and 2)they are getting ready to re-open it as an urban club, which means he is the wrong style (read:color) dj for them.

--BEFORE you get upset with me for that last comment; you have to understand the way this business works--it's still very split along color and culture lines when it comes to the 'style' of a club. Of course my husband could feasibly dj an urban-style gentleman's club-but the owners want the perception of the club to be a certain way, and my long-haired husband does not fit the bill. There's still and inherent racism going on in a serious way in this particular industry; it's one of those things that's hard to prove and OF COURSE goes mainly the OTHER way than this example..the only ones crossing the line regularly are the dancers..we are working from the inside out to try and bring this business to a different understanding of itself. But, that's a whole other discussion--

ANYway, sorry for the long explanation, but I wanted you all to see how I am understanding how this all played out the best way it could considering. IF he had not lost his job when he did, he would not now have the 2 jobs that he has, because of a shuffling of local djs (all of whom are our friends) that allowed him to slide right into a slot in the next town, and pick up another slot in the same town (ironically run by a guy who used to work with him in the club he got fired from! HA!. Sure, we have still had some serious problems (I believe that darn Mercury retrograde is kicking us good in the butt) but it's a little clearer to see the light at the end now.

As I said before, somebody just cyber-slap me when I get hysterical about my life. It IS all ok. I'm just a damn Leo sometimes.:eyes:

Other funny thing: I was perusing my bookmarks here last night, and ran across the thread Ladyhawk had posted about leaving some months ago. I was interested because she was talking about the traits of a sensitive person, and had lots of resources on that page about it. I re-read it last night and was just looking up some of the resources today(and lamenting that she was gone), when to my suprise...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5800500&mesg_id=5800957

I know I do that with the TV and phone calls...no biggie, seems a lot of us do..but this is the first time over the computer.Just a little funny.
:crazy:

[BlueIris]

1. HEY. That's interesting that you were *just* thinking about LH, too.

And...yay for your husband's better opportunities.

[suziedemocrat]

2. Great News!!! Good for you!!!

What a great story! I've been in a funk this morning and this story really cheered me up. Good for you and your husband!

[I Have A Dream]

3. I'm glad that you're feeling a little better about the situation, lildreamer.

It's interesting to see how things work out. We need to remember that often things happen which we're not even aware of, and that, if this "bad" thing hadn't happened, something "really, really bad" (which was avoided because of the "bad" thing happening) might have instead happened.

:hug:

[Why Syzygy]

4. I'm really confused.

I read this post this morning. Yesterday morning acutally. I am up way too late.
I never saw LH's message, and I keep pretty good tabs on this forum.
Oh wait, that was the lounge. I only go there when I have a technical question.

I have been trying to think of something to say to your post.

All I can think of is, please don't say damn and Leo in the same sentence.

[lildreamer316]

5. You don't have to say anything...

it's ok...but thanks for the thought!

Sorry about the Leo and the d_______ in the same sentence.....

I was just pointing out that I was actively thinking about her and looking at the thread where she said she was leaving....and the next day she showed back up!
I was just thinking it was kinda cool, cause I'm always doing this with friends and things on tv, but have never done it over the internet before.

:hi: