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    Hello Everybody! Well shit, (again) I had this nice, little, entertaining blog all worked out in my head for the past several days but was too worn out from work mentally and physically to actually sit down and write it. Then, something happens at work that changes the entire tone of the blog. This blog is going to be about my life current day and what I am doing for a "survival job" as I try to break into voice acting. Since I have a 40 hour a week day job this blog will be job heavy because that's where most of my life is lived currently. I was going to blog about how blessed I am to have the job I currently have until I got pissed off and walked out last night.

    I have held a lot of jobs and that is the very first time I just straight up walked out because I was so pissed off. So what now? Well, I am going the George Costanza route and I am just going to show back up on Monday like nothing ever happened. I will keep y'all posted on how that goes. Before I drop this subject, I must add that I did complete all my required tasks before I walked out. I don't like dumping my work onto others just because I'm having a shitty day.

    When I am not working on my voiceover career or sleeping, I am likely working. I clean hospitals for a living. I am not a housekeeper, I am more like the hospital garbageman. Or, "garbage collector" for those who are easily offended. You know? I should have stated this on my first blog post. If you are one of those that live to be offended always looking for a way to be a victim then you can step the fuck off right now. This blog is no way edgy, I just cant stand weak ass people like that. First of all you're taking away from real victims. Second of all, hanging on every persons words just searching to twist them into something to be offended by is no way to live life. It's more like get a fucking life. Sorry about that rant, it's been a tough week. Anyways, instead of just collecting garbage I collect just about everything a hospital wastes from bio-hazard, pharmaceutical waste, chemo-waste, sharps, soiled linen, all the way to the most important, garbage. I must say, not the most glamorous job on the planet but I do feel very lucky to have a full-time job during this time and it's a job I enjoy doing for the most part. There's a lot of moving parts to a hospital and ALL roles are vital. Without my day to day tasks being performed all that nasty stuff would pile up or god forbid a nurse (princess) would have to take it out.

    Now please let me start of by saying that nurses play such an important role in the hospital while dealing with probably the most stress. I have seen first hand how much shit they have to deal with on a daily basis. I have witnessed nurses get trays of food thrown at them, cursed out on a daily basis, spit on, dealing with unhappy patients, family members, and doctors. Not to mention the gross things they have to deal with and of course the harsh reality that comes with the job, death. But my god. The current hospital I am assigned to I couldn't pay (nor afford) to get a simple smile from a nurse. Yeah they're real "caring" people they don't treat anyone not in their department or a doctor like they are a peer. They treat them like an absolute underling. They can't do the bare minimum to help a fellow employee, half the trash ends up on the floor. Of course picking up their missed attempt is a task that is beneath them. Do anything nice for them like hold an elevator or door open for them don't expect a thank-you in return. If I dropped to the floor I think they would all just step right over me since I am not in one of their assigned rooms. I must be naive to think of a caring nurse to be a friendly person though. It reminds me of when I started in comedy I couldn't wait to meet fellow comedians and make friends and all I ran into was unfunny misery. I also want to make it clear this is just what I experience. I know some great nurses that are also nice people, it's rare but it does happen. My mother-in-law is a nurse and so is my godmother and they are very nice people.

    I also want to make it clear how blessed I feel to live in a nation that has such highly skilled nurses. I never said they weren't great at their jobs, I am just a tad burned out on the attitudes I receive when I am trying to my job that is helping them out. And I am well aware there are other industries that have elite dickheads that are insufferable to deal with but I am simply just trying to point out the irony about a profession that has a reputation for "Caring."

    I do have some exciting news to share about voice-overs. No, I didn't land my first gig yet. I am going to launch Garbage in the Rain the podcast very soon!  I figured I have the voice I might as well share it and people will have the ability to listen to my blog because I will read one blog per episode. I will also elaborate on some certain topics and I am sure I will talk a little sports during the podcast. I am also working on an official Garbage in the Rain logo. Right now I am just using a stock photo.

    I have some auditions to record so I am going to step off for now. Go to Michaelvalice.com for any VO needs or just to listen to my demos.
I promise my future blogs will have a much friendlier vibe to them going forward. I just had such a frustrating grinder of a week. We all have those. Thank you for reading I hope you found this somewhat entertaining. My next few blogs will be covering my crazy last few years (covid has little to do with it) which include job suspensions and receiving a diagnosis I never thought I'd receive. Stay kind, be well and I bid you a farewell.