Sweet Catastrophe

So Ken (Ryan’s boss in Jacksonville) called this weekend to tell him he’s closing the shop. Thursday is their last show.I have mixed feelings on the whole situation. I’m disappointed for Ryan because he’s put a lot into the job and it was something he enjoyed doing, but at the same time I’m relieved.It was a job that just wasn’t good for Ryan. It was what he wanted to do, but in that situation, Ken expected a lot more out of him than what he was paying for. Ryan was regularly put in situations where he’d be jumping through hoops you’d really only expect the owner to be jumping through, and he did it without question.He keeps getting himself in these situations, working with people who help him out and form this connection with him to where he feels like he owes them something because they ‘look out’ for him. He’s gotta get away from that and this is a big step in the right direction. He’s still at his computer job where the same type of thing is going on, but at least there’s no traveling and he seems more aware of the reality of it right now. He really does have an obligation to stick around a bit longer, but I’m holding out hope that things will look up.He’s got to look for more steady work now. I’ll be honest, I’m a little more pessimistic in that area. He’s had something close to his dream job and I don’t know how he’ll go back to anything less, and there aren’t really any prospects for gigs like the one he had. He tends to surprise me though, so we’ll see.