Working and not working.

Is there a question?(other than this one, that is) I guess life is basically one or the other at all times anyway. I wouldn't call them specific opposites, like the difference between good and evil, but I do realize they are both two sides of the same coin. Maybe life is actually just both of them at all times? Eh? How do you like them mental apples?

Slight progress.

It is still better than no progress. Even though it may feel like it isn't I know that would just be false. So today wasn't all that bad. I moved a tiny bit forward.

Finding more work is sometimes quite lucky.

And I am quite grateful for the great network of friends that add to that luck pool. Also, I highly appreciate the times when positivity gets recognition. I agree that it is a highly valuable trait.

Learning about the act.

I have long thought it would be a fun thing to pursue. I think I might have a bit of skill for it, too, though that has yet to really be tested. In any case, I look forward to giving it a shot. I wonder when I will find the opportunity to do so.

The camping weekend.

I was off in the hills for the last couple nights and really enjoyed the disconnection from technology. I brought my paper journal with me but did miss this part of my journalling a bit anyway. Life events are really swirling around a lot and I think the coming week might be full of potentially impactful decisions to be made. I guess the end of the week knows better than I do so I suppose it'll be a bit before we meet each other and make that connection.

The bright and ever-emerging future.

I like to contemplate the possibilities with great enthusiasm. I sit at the crossroads of my mortal existence with a strange sort of muse lingering in my mind and heart. It is similar to the idea that "I am the oldest I have ever been and the youngest I will ever be again." Something that brings a smile with the sober stillness of the dignified reality of life.

Super meeting day.

Three meetings spanning four and a half hours is quite the chunk of meetings. They were all quite productive so the time was well spent, even somewhat invigorating at times. And in quite the semi-unusual way they all point to a brighter future... which is often how meetings don't feel at all. Ha.

Timeshifting.

One of the strangest things that happens whenever I take a late evening nap(or even go to be super early, for that matter) is how off my biological clock gets whenever I wake up. Time seems to pass exceptionally slowly for reasons I don't have any theory to explain. I was only napping for about half an hour and it felt like several hours had passed when I unexpectedly woke up way before my alarm was set to go off. I wanted more sleep so I adjusted my nap time for another half hour and maybe only slept another ten minutes and woke up again... feeling that I had slept another couple hours. It was weird. And it was not the first time this sort of thing has happened. It's just the first time I realized the consistency of the strange happenings and felt like writing about it. Fun.

Broken windows don't equate to broken hearts.

But they are pretty annoying when they put some pressure on your bank account. Especially when the bank account is not particularly quick to replenish its fundage these days. I really need to get my act together!

A day of mental rest.

I do appreciate a day of inactivity. The brain needs a break every once in a while. Perhaps using less sentences is a good reflection of that. Ha.

Learning the ways of business.

We had a very insightful meeting today that I think will go a long way toward helping us get things set up the best way possible as we move forward toward the possible partnership opportunity laid before us. Again, I am sure there was a simpler way to say it but I am a bit tired for simple I guess. Simple is often more challenging, strangely. Just thought I'd defend myself by pointing that out. Ha.

More interesting things.

I am quite interested to see what sort of business partnership/opportunity we might be able to form with my current employers. It is somewhat of an unexpected proposal and I hope we are able to make a wise decision about it. And I certainly look forward to meeting with people who know more about the whole thing than I do.

Loves me some basketball.

And that's why I'll keep playing it until my body decides otherwise. I hope that time is still very far off. I need to lose weight doing something fun somehow!

Rambling back to normalcy.

I can't say today was actually any sort of normal but it certainly felt pretty mundane, in not a necessarily negative way, and certainly feels like a step in the 'normal' direction. This is just part of the normal life progression cycle, I suppose. And I'm sure I've remarked on it in a very similar way numerous times in the past. Maybe I'm just expelling words for words sake right now. Ha. Oh, well.

High-quality creation.

I am quite impressed with the result of last weekend's efforts from our 48-hour team project. It was quite an immense labor to perform and we turned out some excellent work, it seems. Watching the other submissions was somewhat enlightening and I am confident if we had a non-disqualified submission(missed the time requirement but a few minutes) that we would have surely claimed a prize or two in the awards ceremony. In any case, I quite enjoyed the experience as the work itself was definitely reward enough.

Working with the right people.

I think there is definitely some level of luck involved when I think about all the great people I work with and each of his or her respective talents and characteristics which makes him or her such a good fit.(that was a wordy sentence... oops) What I'm saying is I work with many people very well-suited to their work. It's awesome and delightful and fun. I am a lucky man, indeed!

48-hour film festival, coming right up!

And I should have gone to bed long ago... but excitement is one of the hardest things to sleep through... so tomorrow comes later than preferred and the products of our passion will soon be put to rest!

Creatively entrenched.

I quite enjoy days like today that are chock full of creative endeavors. It is especially rewarding when there is a decent level of complimentary praise tossed my way as well. Sometimes I have to take a step back just to take in the awesomeness of life!

Unexpected event.

I went to a career fair thing today. It was a bit of an unusual format in an unfamiliar place. But I found it to be quite a fascinating experience, nonetheless. The interactions were... unexpected and delightful. I learned a thing or two about my job searching direction... and self. I would like to repeat this sort of experience again in the future.

Things a happenin'!

But mostly because I was actually smart enough to do something today. Namely, actually cleaning my car for a change. I am also working on my bedroom but that probably won't get finished until tomorrow or so. But it's a good thing. And the productivity is quite appealing, I must say.

Back on the pavement.

So, I need to be hunting for more work with a bit more vigor this week. I have a decent amount to keep me busy but I need to be smart about the kind of busy. All of this is good for the excitement, I suppose, and toughens the will power a bit so that's pretty swell. Just gotta keep moving forward and up.

Words of wisdom.

I appreciate hearing them as often as they come to me and in whatever form they are offered. Friends, foes, far-spoken fundamentalists and everything in between, on, and around. Wisdom is a fleeting concept only found in personal experience. A specific kind of wisdom is found in adherence to the expression of it from someone else's own findings. I lack all of it in every form... and basically just get lucky whenever anything goes right. Better lucky than good, I hear. Don't know if I really subscribe to that theory, though. Ha.

A day off is nice.

Especially when my sleep has been all screwed up by work... for two consecutive days. Anyway, I am quite glad for a break and thoroughly enthusiastic about sleeping in tomorrow. That is all.