Good morning, all! I went to be around 8:30 last night; I'm sure it's depression over the current turn of events; the the Toyland project over, I'm concerned about meeting my expenses. I've had a couple of calls about arrangements - like converting a holiday album written for about 8 players, or an arrangement I did for an album with 15 players, to a pops symphony orchestra - but the singers want the work for nothing, hear the estimated costs, and run away to figure out how to have it done by someone else at a cheaper rate.
I will stop into Toyland every few days to check on the office, insure there's been no break in or problem that I need to alert the California office about, tote home a few books or other possessions that have been sitting there - once the office is officially closed and I can't get in, I don't want my possessions carted away with the rest of the office contents. The question is what to do with the piano.
So, today is a day at Encores! Yesterday was Joshie's birthday, so I have a gift to wrap for him before I leave. On my way down, I will stop at Citibank and talk to one of the investment bankers about cashing in a part of my IRA: there is no way I can manage the 2010 IRS payment and accountant fees without it. The IRA was never much and since I lost half of it in the 2008 crash, it's not accumulated much since.
More coffee.
