i had breakfast with my shadow, we had quite the discussion*
1026 hrs:It happens every morning. As I get ready for the day, I think of all these things that I want to blog about - things that might actually hold some entertainment value - but after the drive to work, they are lost to me. Today, I was going to blog about how lately, when I wake up, I have Yoda-like wisdoms swimming around in my head. Of course, now I can't remember any of them. Well, I do remember one from this weekend, but it's not really Yoda-ish: Life is like the coin tornado in the grocery store - the closer to the drain you get, the faster time goes by. I woke up with that one stuck in my head around 2 or 3am Saturday. I could expound on that saying, but me thinks it would be too dark for a (mostly) upbeat blog such as mine. *delusional about optimism*
It was hard not to call in a vacation day today. Only the fact that the coffee was already brewing (or just about to) and that it was supposed to be below zero all day today anyway convinced me to get out of bed and come in. I think I can speak for others when I say that I am
extremely disappointed it is NOT Wednesday yet. *admonishes Tuesday for not being Wednesday* What the shit?
1056 hrs:Just a note: I don't think until today I have ever fully realized just how integral calf muscles are in walking. Wow.
1142 hrs:Now, for a quick explanation of the last note. The other day I saw a fitness/health magazine while at the grocery store. A stack of them were sitting with the real estate booklets, so it was free. In the magazine were some suggestions for 10-minute workouts to do 3 times a day. One variety was designed for work. I did all three 10-minute workouts. Oh man. I could see how you could seriously get fit doing them! While the rest of my body is mildly sore, my calves are super sore. I try walking normal, but it's just not working for me. :(
Last night I finally went through the B&H Photo catalog that came with the gift certificate I got from my sister for Christmas. I had resolved to pick something out, think on it a few days and then if it still appealed to me, use the gift certificate to buy it. *deep breath* Well...it didn't exactly turn out that way. There is no shortage of
completely awesome things in the B&H Photo catalog. The thing is - the stuff that makes me drool is all stuff for pro photographers; aka photographers who actually know what they are doing and get
paid to take good photos. Because of this fact, a lot of it is VERY expensive (and completely unnecessary for the hobbyist like myself). This is not to say that there is nothing in there that would be of use to me. There is plenty for me to choose from - that is part of my problem. I think the biggest part of my problem though is that I don't know enough about photography to know what my best choice would be. I think it's a lot like buying stuff for babies: some stuff seems cool, but in practice is not really worth it and some of the simplest, cheapest stuff becomes absolutely indispensable. It takes a mother to know which is which. I need a photography mother to guide my buying choice. Otherwise, I fear I'll stay unsure and not use the gift certificate wisely.
1402 hrs:Checked my pay stub for this upcoming pay day. Sometimes, I may bitch about this job, but as I was looking at my pay stub today I realized something very important: at least I have a job and it does pay the bills (as long as I don't spend it all on hookers and blow). This morning on NPR, I heard about at least 1300 more layoffs from various companies throughout Minnesota. After watching chain stores that once flourished go out of business last year and hearing about drastic layoffs to come in efforts to save various companies, I feel even more grateful that not only do I have a job - they haven't reduced my pay. Some days I feel unworthy.
*Cloud Cult - Breakfast with My Shadow Labels: dreams, getting fit, giving thanks, photography, work
we make love to some weird sin*
0921 hrs:Ah~! It is finally Friday, eh? I would celebrate, but I have drill this weekend. Bummer, isn't it? As per usual there is absolutely nothing on the schedule. Tonight, I will need to find a good book to take with me so that the weekend isn't a complete waste. I miss the "old" unit. We actually had things to do and it was nice to feel productive. Well, no use dwelling on it, right? I'll just take a couple of things to do during down time and try not to think about it too much.
I can't believe it isn't even 10am! As expected, Friday is going to make this day as long and painful as possible. Oh, Friday - how I love and hate thee!
Oh - and I've decided to make sure to credit the title lyric in my posts from now on. I'm sure some of you have noticed that almost all of my titles are snippets of song lyrics. I want credit to go where credit is due.
1057 hrs:*stares disbelieving at clock* Slowest. Day. Ever.
There are only 2 people out of the office today so it is super quiet. Also, the main line has only rung (rang?) 2 or 3 times, which might be some kind of non-holiday record. I'm having a hard time concentrating because my attention span on Fridays is pretty short unless I have a ton of work to do. *looks at Playlist* And when did I somehow collect more KAT-TUN (Japanese pop group, for those of you unfamiliar) songs than Spoon (an American prog-rock band) songs?! If I wasn't currently jamming out to "Our Story", I would totally feel a bit of shame right now.
1411 hrs:Guh. I can't believe it's barely past 2pm. The idea that I still have almost 2 full hours left makes me feel like crying out of self-pity.
That thought reminds me of this lately recurring thought: Sometimes when I think about how good I have it compared to how it would have been even a few decades ago, I feel like a big whiner. I think about how I work at a desk and have a normal work week of 40 hours. I don't have to do manual labor for many hours every day for very little pay and my working conditions would probably be in the 95th percentile (if not, indeed, higher).
When I think about it that way, life is pretty good, eh?
PLAYLIST (from the mp3 player):
Wilco - 2 songs
Whitetown - Your Woman (ye-ah! It's been too long since I heard this! *heard it on Monday*)
U2 - In A Little While
Tom Waits - Hoist That Rag
The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes
The Grass Roots - Sooner or Later (how ironic that this song follows 'Steady As She Goes')
The Darkness - 3 songs
Tenacious D - Tribute
Telepopmusik - 3 songs
*Spoon - The Way We Get By
Spoon - 11 other songs
KAT-TUN - 17 songs
Elephant Kashimashi - 8 songs
NEWS - 9 songs
the sound of laziness:...giving up on playlist...
Labels: giving thanks, music, playlists, slowest day ever, work