Andrew Meyer Music, Life, Et cetera

Farewell Colorado, Hello South Dakota

View of Boulder from the Royal Arch

I just got back to South Dakota after a six week internship at Blitzlocal. They are a local online marketing agency and are experts at what they do. I have decided to take what I’ve learned apply it to the Sioux Falls area. It is going to be rough at first, but I have some ideas to make it work. So what did I do in Colorado? I started out doing some engineering projects, but it really didn’t work out. I ended up learning a lot though and decided that engineering isn’t what I want to do in life. It’s a good thing I figured that out now, instead of when I’m in a cubicle farm getting a salary and going crazy. It took the advice of Dennis Yu, Chad King, and Jay Martin to help me figure this out. They have really put a lot of thoughts in perspective for me and are really good people to know. I had a blast up there doing some great hikes and bike rides. I also worked a ton and got very little sleep. Expect more posts about my experience up there.

So what now? First off I am going to start doing show skiing again at Catfish Bay. I almost went professional with my skills there, but put it off to focus on my degree. There’s a good chance I might try and go professional again. We shall see where events lead me though.
Secondly, I am going to pick up music again. Today I got my acoustic guitar back from Sioux Falls Music. I got to chat it up with the lead guitarist of Kory and the Firefllies and learn about some possible music ventures to pursue. With my twelve years of trumpet playing experience I should be able to grab some pretty sweet gigs.
Finally, starting today, I am going to start regularly posting on my blog. I plan to really get into it and make some posts about the process I used to get there. Hopefully I can inspire other people in the area to do the same. I plan on checking out some live music events in Sioux Falls and post about those.
That’s about it in a nutshell. I have other ambitions, but some doors have to open for me first. I think this is a pretty good start