Basically back to normal.

I was fairly lethargic all day long but didn't really feel crummy so that's a trade I'll take. My work might have suffered a bit but I don't really think it was enough to matter. It is the middle of the week. A bit on the slow side. I'll take the short pauses as often as they come as long as they don't actually mean our overall momentum is dying.

Holy sick face.

I am not a fan of illness... I don't know who would be. I have been sliding through what seems to be food poisoning for about 24 hours now. It's quite the chore doing nothing in pain. Ha. Anyway, I hope I feel better tomorrow. I can't afford to be missing work.

An actual semi-slow day at work.

And I'll take it again when it comes back around. I could have been a busy bumble bee if I was more energetic and motivated but I don't think I really needed to do that today. I haven't taken many days off lately so a slow day is probably a necessary break in itself. Good times. Good, slow times.

Hot days in Washington.

They do pop up from time to time. We even get several in a row sometimes. In general, I don't mind a good, hot day as long as I have a comfortable place to enjoy it from afar(inside of a building.) I enjoy the sight of the sun, the warmth, the energy it brings. I tend to wilt in the heat when I don't have much of an escape route, and am especially fond of the rain patterns in this area but, despite all that, this latest weekend has been a grand one. And it looks like we will enjoy a hot streak for several days to come. Weirdington!

Helping the car out.

I went several months overdue on my oil change but finally got it taken care of today. My car sighed a breath of relief. I also had my tires replace after having driven somewhere close to 100k on the last ones. My car exclaimed its utter joy loudly. I was informed I have a little work still to take care of but overall I think my car is sort of floating on cloud nine now. I need to be better to my car in the future, however, as he is my only car and he has treated me so well for more than four years. Thanks, Big Blue... this blog entry's for you! Ha.

Slowing down for a day is nice.

And I look forward to a relatively slow weekend, as well. I plan to do some shooting tomorrow but that will be more for pleasure than it will for the pocketbook. Plus, the weather sounds like it should be shaping up nicely. All kinds of pleasant, really.

I probably already say it more than enough...

But I really love my work. There are some tedious, less enjoyable elements to be found from time to time. But, when considering everything as a whole, I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities and experiences I have had. It is challenging, enlightening, motivating work and I would hope everyone could be as lucky to enjoy their own work in a similar way.

The fun work.

It's really interesting to learn about a person's history. It's especially interesting when they have a huge part of their life that was entirely unknown beforehand. It's basically fun on any level, though, so I'm sure I'm not saying anything new. It's one of the surprises I generally enjoy in life. Some other types of surprises(like a twist ending in a movie, or a unexpected gift) are generally okay but not as consistently appreciated for me, I suppose. I guess I'm sort of boring that way. Ha.

A piece of my youth revisited... soon to be visited.

Sometimes there are some very cool opportunities in my line of work. One of them includes the occasions when I get to shoot a celebrity or well-known person in a more personal setting. Tomorrow I get to shoot with a musician that definitely influenced my musical enjoyment in my younger years. It would be strange to think, way back in 7th or 8th grade, I would one day meet him at his home. I'm not one to be star struck, generally speaking, but I expect this sort of opportunity to be an interesting one.

Doing just about any kind of work.

I have been doing a bunch of assistant editor sort of work for the last several days and I am definitely not so attuned to that sort of work, lately. It is difficult to do entirely computer oriented work for such long hours. I have done it for many years in the past but, thankfully, have been able to be a bit more active in the recent years and don't really have the endurance like I used to. Anyway, the work is solid despite it being a little far away from my preferred work. I guess I just enjoy doing quality work in general.

The really cool people in life.

Are the ones who seem to get you. They are the ones who share their trials with you, not to weigh you down but to share the burden with you. In reality, every person on earth could have this sort of kinship, in my opinion. It just happens that since it doesn't happen that way that the few I am lucky enough to share life with in that way really do feel special to me. I am a lucky fellow and I'm not sorry to sound repetitive by saying so.

Just workin' all the time.

I don't have much of a social life. Is this because I work so much or do I work so much because my social life doesn't really exist? Chicken or the egg, maybe? It's probably not very emotionally healthy but my pocketbook isn't exactly healthy to begin with. So I work a lot. Luckily, I really enjoy my work! And it's nice that my work can sometimes be a somewhat social experience, anyway.

Slowly returning to normal?

If you think of 3:30am as a normal time to get to sleep, I suppose. I get to sleep in a little so that's the nice part of it all. I have a lot of work to do but at least I can do it at my own pace. I do tend to go at my own pace most of the time anyway but having it not matter that much is the actual nice part.

More all-nighters than I should.

But I did make productive use of the time so that's at least something positive. I really enjoyed the collaboration all around today. Lots of solid plans to reach for with lots of good feedback on every side. More looking forward with a healthy dose of review to guide our direction and pace.

Maximum challenge points.

Which felt like they might be toppling all over me for most of the first half of the day. We had a lot of trouble to be shot but slowly pulled it together. By the end of the day we were wondering where everybody else was, anticipating their arrival with enthusiasm... and cookies. It isn't all about the cookies... but it could be. Anyway, it was a tough, fun day that I hope we are able to indulge in again soon.

Inconsistency due to work overload.

Which isn't necessarily a terrible thing... but I'm sure it would be better to be able to be consistent despite the workload. My priorities could use adjusting for sure. Sleep was the priority that knocked several of my recent entry misses lately which, again, probably isn't necessarily a terrible thing. It was simply the lack of scheduling control that led to even being so sleep-deprived in the first place. A priority I could definitely stand to move higher up in the pecking order.

Potentially incredible opportunity.

We might get an actual episode or two passed off to us(in Creative Media), assuming the numbers line up correctly, and I fully believe we can step up to meet the challenge. The variables are definitely recognizable... I hope we do get the chance.

Business progress.

We are several steps closer to completion of the technical beginning of our new company. It is a very exciting, challenging, interesting experience with all kinds of twists and turns. I am quite excited to see where this could all go.

The highly unexpected game break.

I was privileged enough to spend an evening at the Mariners game with some co-workers tonight, free of charge, and loaded with a dose of relaxation that I was definitely not planning for before yesterday. It was the kind of mental reprieve I have certainly needed for a little while now. I'm sure the inconsistency in my entries here(as well as the lessening quality) has been quite evident. Anyway, I really enjoy my work and more so enjoy the folks I work with. I am a lucky fellow, indeed!

Hot head.

Because, when the sun beams, unimpeded, directly onto my scalp for 8 - 9 hours straight, the resulting burn actually feels as if the temperature has risen... which, I think, it actually has. My brain is sitting in the sauna, I suppose... and I look forward to the regular weather to return.

The busy weekend has already begun.

And it's not even really Friday yet. I'm pretty much going to be in maximum overdrive for the next 5-15 days. It might even hurt a little but I guess that's all just part of the fun! Ha.

Reasonable steps.

I think much of my work over the weekend really helped the forward progress of several different projects today. It is always pleasant to fairly immediately recognize some of the fruit of one's labors. Now there is definitely a lot of things yet to happen that will ultimately tell the actual value of it all but the intrinsic value, such as that usually applied through the mere act of work, can certainly be good enough for me. What is work if not practiced?