I don’t even understand my boyfriend’s ridiculously strong work ethic. In the time I’ve known him, he’s always had at least two jobs. At one point, he was delivering pizzas, putting in 25+ hours in the scene shop, working at Wild Adventures on the weekends (14+ hour days) and going to school….and somehow still finding time for me.
He’s scene shop assistant for our theatre department. This requires that he put in at least 20 hours a week of work in the shop. I’ve never known him to do just that minimum. This guy loathes getting up in the morning, but I’ve seen him get up at 9 am and head to that shop, when he didn’t have to be there until 1. Why? I’m sure I don’t know!
He’s been in technical theatre since his middle school days. Being in it that long, he’s had a lot of opportunities to advance in his craft, and been handed a lot of opportunities many others have to work and pay to get. For instance, he’s had courses paid for, so that he could become certified with certain voltages of electricity. I know this has occurred twice, but I couldn’t tell you what the two certifications were specifically. He’s really great about explaining things to me so that I’ll understand them, but that doesn’t mean I can remember them all any better.
It hasn’t happened quite yet, but there’s been talk of Ken paying for him to get his Class B license so he’ll be able to drive one of the rigs they have.
If this summer had worked out as it was originally intended, Marty planned a lot of wielding time for Ryan. Ryan can wield just fine, but Marty wanted to get scraps and stuff and let Ryan perfect his technique and learn a few other techniques. I think eventually Ryan plans to take wielding classes, or get certified, or whatever theres is to do.
Without completing school, he could have a job paying over $40,000 a year, just starting off. He could have that tomorrow.
Even though I never know what he’s talking about when he babbles about scrims, gels, a router, plasma cutter, or the millions of different sound/light boards used…I’m so proud of him. I’m amazed by his dedication to getting things done, and getting them done right.
A lot of people don’t know how smart Ryan is. He knows what he knows, and he knows it thoroughly. He’s good at what he does. Hell, I’ll even admit I forget how smart he is occasionally. Then he gets on a tangent about something and I’m just sitting there, watching the gears turn, and thinking, “Wow…he’s incredible.”
It’s love and I’m in it.
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