Straight from class.

Due to the timing of the class I am currently in, and how much later it runs beyond my intended sleeping schedule, I feel inclined to do my writing now before I get home and have to consume some of my valuable time once I am there before going to bed. I hope I have the ability to actually lay an interesting thought or two down despite these circumstances.

I have to say that I really enjoy ethics class(which must obviously be recognized as the class that I am currently sitting in) for several reasons. I like the lively, generally intellectual conversation. The personalities are an interesting mix. The conceptual theories are generally relevant. It is all kinds of fun stuff.

I feel like I should probably get back to the act of participation in my education now... so, I will have to be off now. Better luck next week!

Day one of many to come.

I think I am going to like it at "brown". It is oozing all kinds of stability and future positivity. I know the work is far from glamorous, and that it may be a decent chunk of time before it really begins to pay off, but the benefits of working there and all the good experience associated with the whole job at large seem inevitably excellent. I am not sure I have made as many good moves in life as this one may turn out to be. Though, I suppose only time will tell for sure.

Super duper early.

My new job starts at 4:15am and I think it will be a bit of a challenge to adapt to. Luckily, I think the morning is my favorite time of day. Unluckily, I have not been so good at getting to bed at a good time for quite a while. Now, because this job is extremely important to me, I am quite motivated to get to bed at a reasonable time. Heck yes!

I am honestly quite excited to get used to this schedule. Life only gets better in ways I can not even describe. I guess I am greedy for a better life. Ha.

Holy, early-pants!

I have no idea where that phrase originated from within my brain... it is a simple, profound expression of exclamation, though, so that is the point I guess.

I start a new job on Tuesday morning at 4:15am and I feel quite obliged to make the early-to-bed-early-to-rise thing start to happen tonight so that I am a little better prepared for it. I really do not remember the last time I retired this early outside of any day where I was seriously ill. It feels like I might have only done this a few times in my whole life. And now, because of my new-found employment, it will likely become the norm for me. Oh, the things we do for financial security.

This week should be an interesting one. I am on the verge of good things in life. It is a tremendously excellent thing indeed!

Tie tin... or some sort of clash, I guess.

I think there are a lot of ways to make a fool out of oneself. Many of those ways are actually fun, though, and I think a lot of people overlook the simple delights of exploring the wild side once in a while.

Tonight was prime example number infinity in my book. I had a good time everywhere I went while I was in costume. Even if nobody else was wearing anything I immediately seemed to become the holiday all by myself. And all of this, luckily enough, in a fairly inconspicuous manner. What a beautiful day indeed!

Moustache is king.

Or, so I am told. And I tend to believe it for the time being. It is a good way to think at this time of year.

I really enjoyed the motivational jumping-off point that was the Movember kick-off party tonight. The people were all delightfully positive with plenty of substance to back up their smiles. I hope I am able to hold up my end of the bargain with all the panache they would hope of me.

Moving into an exciting weekend.

Tomorrow I get to start working on the video production of a potentially influential piece of work. The audience could be immense and if I am prepared well enough it could be a great opportunity for the future.

If it does not turn into much else beyond a simple, quality experience I am quite okay with that also. I just hope we can make a positive difference for other people of the world too!

School is super cool.

I am really digging my classes this term. I may have already said this before multiple times, I don't know, but I feel like the emphasis of repetition is warranted in this case. Every class looks to be something of a delightful learning experience.

I really dig all the thinking I get to engage in for ethics class. We have a very lively group of well-thought individuals. They have some interesting opinions on all kinds of topics. Much of what we talk about is somewhat related but I really enjoy looking at things from so many different angles. Especially the deep topics like good and evil, moral and ethical choices, and some of the historical figures who were generally vocal on said topics.

I have a lot of work, no doubt, but I know it will all be for my good, beyond already being fun and engaging.

Minor oversight, big repercussions.

This is how my life feels sometimes. The age of automation has its plusses but it has certainly had its share of negatives as well.

I do not expect any lenience for my automated carelessness but I would like a little automated assistance to minimize my faulty behavior in the future. That would definitely be something I would happily work to achieve. Somewhat of a strange conundrum, I suppose: work hard to automate your life.

Life doesn't need to be so difficult.

But I seem determined to make it that way from front to back. I had basically five days to do a couple or so hours worth of homework and I seemed to think that cramming it all in right as it was due was somehow acceptable... perhaps even preferable? I do not understand myself sometimes.

So... This next time I will do something different. I need to trick myself into thinking my deadline is sometime much earlier than it actually is. Maybe I need a hypnotist or something. That would be pretty handy to have sometimes.

Finding a new habit.

Habits are such a challenge in so many ways. Building a habit is difficult. Breaking a habit is nearly impossible. Is there anything in between? Perhaps the mere definition of a habit precludes the possibility that there could be anything in between.

I have been basically whining about my inability to build a good sleeping habit for I do not know how many years. Admittedly, I have not been very methodical in my approach to rectify this particular challenge. I honestly can not remember the last silly little plan I concocted in an attempt to that effect, but I doubt its momentum or positive improvement level had any serious traction to account for. It probably means that I prefer whining about it more than actually changing myself in the positive ways I expect I could.

I guess I even enjoy whining about whining. What an ugly word. Ha. I need to find a new topic next time I think I might have something cool or interesting to say about my lame sleep habits. At least I might be getting a job that improves my need for better sleep habits. THEN we will see what I do to adapt.

Not enough "do" time.

Too much "later" was in full effect today. It was really quite a disappointing thing. I have a tremendous need to improve my ability to overcome procrastination at will. I am sure simple self-discipline would suffice.

It is interesting calling it self-discipline. It sounds like it could mean that when I do not do something I know I should, that I should punish myself in some way. There could certainly be a certain level of danger in such things but I think it can be done tactfully, and appropriately, as well. I am sure I should do something to make a change... perhaps discipline is in order.

Make better plans.

And then follow through with them the best and most efficient way possible. Falling short of ideal is totally fine, though, as any action is always better than none. I need to remind myself of these facts more frequently so the paralysis and inaction keep a greater distance from me.

Round two: the unexpected acceptance.

I have never before, at least to my recollection, been told by an interviewer that I am "saying exactly the things" the interviewer wanted to hear. Without actually extending me an offer on the position(which was simply not something he was even able to do, pending background check and secondary approval) I feel like his statement was essentially just that. I think I will patiently wait for the call to come through. It will be glorious when it does.

Lively ethical treatment.

Or something of that sort. I just started my ethics class tonight and was quite impressed with not only the content that we covered but the interesting discussion that was generated because of it. It looks like this term will be quite intellectually satisfying in all regards.

We even had a sunny, clear sky thrown in for good measure today. The temperature was not particularly warm but it definitely was comfortable. A nice addition to the day's already good motif.

Thankful for the lines.

Today I had an epiphany about the importance of the lines in the road. The depth of my thoughts went pretty far down but I will simplify them a bit here. Lines are constantly saving lives. I am thankful for it.

Video games might squelch greatness.

It might be a bold assertion for how little proof of concept that I might have regarding it but there is technically a virtual mountain of evidence to support my claim. Namely, the fact that they were not even around for the bulk of human history and a myriad of great people came about all over the place. It was a pretty happenin' earth for quite a while, even. All kinds of loaded with the great people of history. What did they ALL have in common? I don't know. Except, MOST(far greater than 99% of them) never even played a video game in his or her entire life! So, what the heck am I doing lately?!

Casual fun.

Continuous planning.

It has come upon me to become a better daily planner. Each day needs to have a solid, clear outline of potential happenings. I already to some degree of this in my mind but putting things down in writing will definitely serve to leverage and improve my efficiency and commitment to getting the good things done. Making a new checkbox sort of list seems good. Maybe I can put my iPod to good use for this task. I know it will be a challenge. I somewhat wonder what the unseen benefits will be.

Lost in the music.

But it definitely could have been in the better way. The usual implication construed by the title of this post makes it seem like I was so involved with the music that it was a somewhat ethereal/soul changing experience... when, in fact, it is more that I think we were a bit "out of gas" during our set tonight and could stand to learn some covers in order to fill the space more appropriately. We certainly do not have three full hours of quality music to play, anyway. It was a good learning experience to say the least.

Beautiful musical beauty.

I am quite taken when a woman displays such wonderful musical capability. I am even more taken when her capability is also exquisite to my taste. Both of these clunky sentences feel inept to describe what I am trying to say. Needless to say, a great impression has been made on me tonight.

My band had fun playing in a show at a cafe with several other performers. They were all excellent, entertaining, and enjoyable musicians. Sincerely. The final performer was a beautiful woman with an even more beautiful gift of song. It is the second time I have seen her perform. I look forward to seeing more in the future. She is phenomenal.

Now I need to really step up my game and get some things together on my end of the musical world. More practice is required!

What can I do for brown?

I had the opportunity to meet a couple potential employers at a job fair thing at the school today. It was a fairly positive experience which leads me to believe I might soon find a new form of employment which can have a tremendous impact on the stability of my life situation. It could happen as early as Tuesday, even. The prospect is somewhat thrilling.

I have a new found motivation to simply "get things done" in a way that feels somewhat fresh and useful. I generally always have that kind of feeling but after losing my last job it had certainly become quite subdued, relatively speaking. It kind of feels like an old friend has come back into my life.

Even more tools at my disposal.

I took a stab at a new web design program by Adobe today. It has been around in beta, and recently full release, for more than a year but I have been sidestepping it for longer than I probably should have. The world is all up in commotion now that Flash has been forced into retirement/evolution and I was choosing to sit on the fence while the train was still moving. I know Flash has a good set of legs under it still, and I am frankly thrilled by the potential it still offers me, but I am now quite happy to be taking the new kid on for the future leg of the race.

Why did I get so metaphorical/symbolic with this post? I do not really know... but there it is. I guess it is something fun to do once in a while.

Back to the life.

I have been travelling for the last four days and am quite glad to finally be back home... where the internet roams... and the skies are generally cloudy all day. Glad to be back to my wandering blog postery as well.

It was a very pleasant weekend. I even went to a place essentially new to me(even though I have technically been there before) which is always a fun sort of thing to do. I really enjoyed the triple-berry shake at Sammy's, too.

Montana is a tremendously cool place. I did not get to explore any of it, per se, but travelling through it certainly made an impact on me. It is a tremendously, and uniquely, beautiful place!

Anyway... life rolls on. Gotta hit the sack soon in order to enjoy it as ridiculously much as I am planning to.

Served in service.

I am always deeply impressed by those who would offer me their personal, sincere charity. I often do not feel worthy of such blessings but am always inspired that I need to try harder to do more in return. It is an ever-losing battle but one I am happy to fight.

Finally finals.

Except, I am not quite done with them all. Though I feel like I have made nearly enough progress in the last day or so to feel okay about things. It looks like a very good chance that I will maintain my grade point average where I want it to be. This is a pleasant, somewhat unexpected turn of events, even.

Slightly less procrastination.

Even just a little bit less procrastination really helped my productivity this term. I am actually going to get some sleep tonight and that is definitely not what is normal for me. This is even more unexpected considering the heavier workload this term compared to the previous terms.

I am glad I actually found a place to be productive today. I stayed away from my distracting places for quite a while and really put my shoulder to the wheel whilst doing so. I expect it will reflect positively in my grades.

Lots of projects to do.

I think this might be the greatest concentration of finals project homework that I have had during any term up to this point in my schooling. All three of my classes require a fairly extensive final project. And I am down to the final day to complete it. Fun.

I am reasonably far along with all of them but do have a lot of work yet to do before any of them are finished. It should be a good and grainy ride tomorrow. I am not really sure what that could mean but it sounded like it fit in my mind... so there it is. Fun, again.

Back to square two.

Which is not the desired square to be on... but still better than square one, I would say. I have a good idea which direction to be heading but I am not sure exactly how to get there. Hopefully I can keep my ear to the pipeline and hear something good to follow.