I would do more site development and such, if I happened to have any clients. Unfortunately, I do not. Spreading the word is hard in this small town, but I am determined to help create some competition around here, considering a certain company that does websites around here I don’t care for. They do most of their site programming and coding based on artistic design and layout.  Don’t take it wrongly, though. They do create some great site layouts, but what gets me is some of the extremely unnecessary coding that is taking place. It’s almost like they take a template, add what they need, then be done with it.

Hopefully this interview I had yesterday will spell out some good news for me. My current job is now in limbo. Working as a temporary laborer is difficult, but when that temporary agency loses their biggest contract to another company, and your job technically expires on February 2nd, it makes life even MORE difficult. I’m trying to decide whether I should go ahead and attempt to get hired on with this new company, or draw unemployment while waiting to hear from a certain local company to contact me back about a job. I really hope and PRAY that I get this job. It’s exactly what I’ve been wanting to do. All the work that pertains to it, is exactly what I went to college for. Not only do I want the job, I am striving for it!

Getting hired with that job will answer some of my prayers. Whether people believe me or not, I have been working EXTREMELY hard at finding a job that requires the knowledge that I have acquired through schooling. I didn’t work that hard to be relegated to a job that has no benefits, little pay, and absolutely no room to move up. Seemingly, I may be finally reaching a point where I am no longer “spinning my wheels”.

Ok, that’s enough of my rambling. Have a good night.

Johnny Cash’s seminal work before his passing was American IV: The Man Comes Around. The album, although littered with covers, it is a phenomenal closing statement for his life. There are covers of Depeche Mode, The Eagles, and even Nine Inch Nails. Arguably, what has become one of Cash’s most famous songs is his cover of Hurt. Reportedly, Trent Reznor was furious about the fact that Johnny Cash was recording a cover version, but when he listened to it, was astonished and taken aback. Cash made it his own. The gut-wrenching, painful cut of a song would bring tears to a grown man’s eyes. If that didn’t do the trick, then the video that was made shortly before June Carter-Cash, and The Man himself, will. Mr. Cash even goes as far as covering The Beatles, by having his own version of In My Life.

There is no doubt that this is one of his best albums, and the fact that it is mostly covers proves that he was a man of musical talent and genius. Now that he’s gone, may he rest in peace, and we will always remember him for his powerful, and provoking music.