It has been about a month and a half since anyone has heard anything from this blog. Or podcast for that matter. Initially, it was designed to be a one-week break because I lost my voice. That led to a slide of personal issues that caused me to lose myself in illness and financial issues. This is a post about what is going on and the current course of the blog and podcast.
After losing my voice, I got really sick. Still not sure from what but it wasn’t a cold. Or Covid. Or stomach issues. I had the effects of a cold. Drowsiness. Fatigue. Inability to eat. In fact, the thought of food itself made me nauseous. The after affects were only eating one meal a day. Once I started to rebound from that issue, the financial issues started hitting.
This wasn’t so much of a shock, as it was inappropriate timing, but I received a 10-day shutoff notice for my water and power. Obviously, it was due to being unpaid. Some of you may have known that I have been unemployed for a while. Due to my age, it has been increasingly difficult to get a job.
I’m over-qualified, and no one wants to hire me. I made too much money at my previous jobs, and no one wants to hire me. I accept the job and move one when someone wants to pay me more, and no one wants to hire me. Basically, no one wants to hire me. Yet, they make me jump through hoops and multiple interviews just to tell me that in the end. Or they simply ghost me – which happens quite a bit.
Through the month of September, I was preparing for life without power and water. Purchasing equipment that I can charge at my local library and keep my devices powered. However, during the first week without power, we were hit with very bad humidity. A couple of nights where I couldn’t sleep, except laying in a pool of my own sweat.
I am in the process of losing my home and could be homeless by spring next year. Fortunately, a relative stepped up and offered me a place to stay and get back on my feet. However, it is in Arizona. One thing this summer has taught me is that I hate heat. What I hate more is improper cooling, which wouldn’t be the case there. Central heating and air. Ability to take hot showers, which I haven’t had here in about a year.
The benefit is that my relative lives on a quiet, residential street. Unlike my current location. Seems to be in the center of everything. Adam, my former co-host, lives there and is excited about it. Even offering to drive up and help me move my stuff.
I promised to give myself one last go and decided by the middle of October. However, the job interviews I’ve had since don’t seem very promising. Someone gifted me a laptop, just before the power was turned off, and saved me loads. There are some promising job openings in Arizona. Once I make my decision, choosing to go, I can start sending my resume to businesses out there.
Due to my electricity being out, I haven’t been able to use my equipment to record a podcast. However, I have a thought about using my Razer gaming headset to record using Audacity on my laptop. I haven’t given it a proper test yet, but I will try.
If you guys would like to help me raise some funds for simply living, or possibly moving expenses, you can head over to the donation page and drop some help there. Discussion about when and how I would move as I haven’t “made a decision” quite yet, so there are still questions.
Although, the more and more I consider the option, the more I notice about what I dislike about here. I have lived in Los Angeles all of my life. Minus the two years I lived in Northern California. But I think I need a change. I have no one here now. Any meaningful relatives are far away. Close friends have moved on with their lives.
Someone said to me, with all the losses I’ve experienced this year, maybe life was setting me up for the move. Just moving to Arizona doesn’t mean I have to stay there. I could simply use it as a stepping stool to move on. Get myself back on my feet and live for me. Find my own life and live it. I know I’m past fifty, but it isn’t too late to find a bit of that life people tell me about.
So that has been what is going on. Why there has been silence on my end. My hope would be to either work and get back to the show in the new year or move and get back to the show in the new year.
Either way, I am coming back. Hopefully with more stability than I have had previously. Able to concentrate on content and maybe bring something new back. Who knows. Maybe I can get Adam back for a recurring role. We shall see.
Stay tuned…