I play the guitar. I'm not in a band. I sleep a lot. I love coffee. I have a wife and 2 kids. I'm an offshore oil rigger. My job is demanding and dangerous.
I also play the guitar. I'm in a grunge band with my sister. I'm a barista. I like the flexibility of my job. I have an eyebrow piercing.
I'm about to go on a long work trip and have to prepare to be away from my family. I'm pretty sad about it.   Oh no, that really sucks I'm sorry.  I'm away from my family frequently when I'm on the road with my band.  I'm sure it is nice to be able to do gigs with your sister though! How long have you been playing music together? We've been playing since we were teenagers in HIgh School.  It's the two of us and our two best friends.  We play at a lot of bars and nightclubs. It doesn't pay that well but it's really fun. That does sound fun! I have always wanted to play in a band, but it just doesn't work with my job. I do like to play guitar on the oil rig to pass time though. That's awesome that you can play guitar out there. It must be kind of serene out there in the ocean too. How long are you going to be gone from your family? I'm usually gone for about two weeks for a time, and then I get to go home for another two weeks. It is hard being away for so long, but it does allow me to be a large part of their life half the time! I assume you can send them messages and chat while you're away too, right?  My sister will call her kids (my nephews) every night while we're on the road. Phone service can be pretty bad out in the ocean, but luckily the rig has wifi that I can use to keep in touch with my family. Has the rig ever gotten hit with a huge wave or anything while you've been out there? I used to surf with my younger cousin and we saw some pretty monster waves from time to time. Yeah the weather is probably the scariest part about the job. Sometimes it is calm, but I have also been out in some crazy storms with gigantic waves.. I am pretty much stuck there, so there isn't much I can do. Yikes! We've hit some pretty bad weather when we've been on the road and it is scary stuff, but I'm sure it's nothing like what you face out there.