My new job is at a programming firm. I play the drums. I had 3 past jobs. I love Metallica.
I love dogs. I workout to the Beetles. I give bass lessons. I like owning vintage furniture. I have a cd collection. The Beetles is my favorite band, and I have all of their CDs.
I just bought a Metallica album and have decided to start a CD collection for them. I think that its a great idea to own physical copies of your favorite band's music. I agree. I always feel a sense of pride when I look at my Beetles collection. Which album of theirs is your favorite? My favorite Metallica album is Kill 'Em All. It was what really got me into heavy metal. (Much to my parents' disappointment.) What's your favorite Beetles album? That's great.  I like Metallica as well. To be honest, it's my parents who fostered my love of The Beetles.  My favorite album would be Yellow Submarine. It was one of the first ones I bought for my collection. Is Metallica what got you started on playing the drums as well? Yeah. It was very easy to get into the up-tempo music, and drumming let me get my aggression out in a productive and fun way. What sort of dog do you have? Music is so therapeutic for sure. I have a Border Collie. He is the best dog I've ever had and he loves that I work from home giving lessons now.  By the way, how's the new job going? I love Border Collies - they're so smart! I never had one, but a friend of mine did. The new job is..it's okay. It's programming, so it's tedious. The culture of the workplace isn't the best, though. Yeah, Border Collies are really clever.  I'm sorry to hear that about the new job. Was really hoping this one would work out  better for you. Do you want to talk about the culture issues that you're having there? It's really just a jerk boss. He's very demanding, and seems to think that overtime builds character, judging by the way that he expects all of us to work 12 hour days. That sucks, man.  Being overworked doesn't build character.  It builds fatigue and resentment. Have you ever considered making music more than a hobby? I have a band on the side, but we mainly just do covers. It's good for regular pay at a couple of the bars, but doesn't pay as more than a hobby. I was just thinking about the old adage "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life." I was passionate about music and was a reasonable bass player. A friend of mine told me about the lack of music programs in public schools these days and the needs for children to learn different instruments outside of school was increasing. So we decided to go "School of Rock" on the idea and it's worked out well. Maybe you could look in to that at some point for extra money. It's also really rewarding.