My super power is hindsight. It's also my super weakness.
Tell no one.
08 November 2008
Distracted
I had something else I meant to say yesterday and I've forgotten what it was now. Yesterday I got distracted by working on my script and watching hockey so it's not like I got completely lazy or anything.
I have been feeling lazy of late, even eliminating my time of being sick from the process. The piles aren't moving, up until this past week or so my writing was in a 'recharge' state, and there's part of me that feels I should be employed in some way.
I think that's it more than anything else; I'm not doing anything at the moment that directly will earn me money. The writing might earn me money but it might not. It's a gamble and that's not reassuring as the economy burns around us.
Should win some money on a game show. These are the plans I get when I turn on the Game Show Network. It's easy to win from the couch, isn't it?
Anyway.
I have been feeling lazy of late, even eliminating my time of being sick from the process. The piles aren't moving, up until this past week or so my writing was in a 'recharge' state, and there's part of me that feels I should be employed in some way.
I think that's it more than anything else; I'm not doing anything at the moment that directly will earn me money. The writing might earn me money but it might not. It's a gamble and that's not reassuring as the economy burns around us.
Should win some money on a game show. These are the plans I get when I turn on the Game Show Network. It's easy to win from the couch, isn't it?
Anyway.
07 November 2008
06 November 2008
Exit interview
Was interrupted while writing that last post in order to give an exit interview regarding the job I no longer have. That felt weird. I've thought about the situation with a logical detachment as much as I could. Some of the emotion came back while talking about it. I miss it and don't at the same time.
There was one question I knew would be in the interview and it was right near the end as I expected it would. 'Would you work for them again?' Short answer - right now, with the economy as it is, no. I wouldn't feel stable or safe. Economy straightens out, sure why not.
Phew. Felt as weird typing it as it was saying it.
There was one question I knew would be in the interview and it was right near the end as I expected it would. 'Would you work for them again?' Short answer - right now, with the economy as it is, no. I wouldn't feel stable or safe. Economy straightens out, sure why not.
Phew. Felt as weird typing it as it was saying it.
More Series 4 Reviews
'The Sontaran Stratagem' and 'The Poison Sky'
Robert Holmes loved the double-act so I can't speak of these episodes separately.
Grand sci/fi action-adventure! HAVOC would have been proud of the action.
Scope showing the danger at small and grand levels! Wooo!
And U.N.I.T.s name is different! 'Greyhound Leader to Trap One'! Did she just call Yates? And the Brigader is in Peru! And Knighted!
*does little happy dance*
Everything here fits together. It takes small little continuity points from the Sontaran stories of the past and builds them into a new story. It worked so well. It was what it was supposed to be.
-Compare/Contrast-
I couldn't have the Rutans show up without mentioning the Sontarans. They couldn't have the Sontarans show up without mentioning the Rutans. Still a Holmesian double-act! Wonderful!
Robert Holmes loved the double-act so I can't speak of these episodes separately.
Grand sci/fi action-adventure! HAVOC would have been proud of the action.
Scope showing the danger at small and grand levels! Wooo!
And U.N.I.T.s name is different! 'Greyhound Leader to Trap One'! Did she just call Yates? And the Brigader is in Peru! And Knighted!
*does little happy dance*
Everything here fits together. It takes small little continuity points from the Sontaran stories of the past and builds them into a new story. It worked so well. It was what it was supposed to be.
-Compare/Contrast-
I couldn't have the Rutans show up without mentioning the Sontarans. They couldn't have the Sontarans show up without mentioning the Rutans. Still a Holmesian double-act! Wonderful!
05 November 2008
Talking about that which I don't talk about
It feels weird that I discuss my health here as I have been. I don't generally discuss it with those around me unless I have to do so. I mean, I've honestly answered 'You've been quiet today' with 'Got a headache' or whatever aliment is affecting me, but it's not like me to walk into a room and go 'Be warned; I had a bad lunch.' Or whatever.
Every situation is different and I have volunteered information as necessary but I tend to keep it to myself.
One main reason for this is that when I'm sick, I generally just curl up and try to be left alone. I'm not like some sitcom male that locates a female in his life and seeks to be babied while ill. Blankets, medicine, juice, tv, soup; I'll sweat through the rest. I rarely called into work sick (for many years I was in a room mostly by myself so I had no fear of infecting others) and would try to work through illnesses. In 17 years I think I called in sick 9 times. Something like that anyway. Stupidly low levels of calling in sick in retrospect. The only major benefit to being sick at the moment is that I don't feel as compelled to push myself as hard when I don't feel well. Once I feel a little better, I return to my less intensive projects and try to get something done. Like scanning CD covers in order to make my iTunes collection look brighter. What kind of dumb project is this? Anyway.
The other main reason is that I know other people, younger and older than myself, that have worse things they deal with on a daily basis than I do. A tummyache pales in comparison to lingering illnesses or aches and pains from injuries that never really heal. Serious stuff. Most of them don't complain about their issues. They might explain them but they don't really complain and they have things to complain about. It doesn't seem right for me to kvetch.
It's said that Midwesterners are a tough breed. Maybe that's part of it as well.
Anyway, I'm feeling a bit better today. We'll see how this goes.
Every situation is different and I have volunteered information as necessary but I tend to keep it to myself.
One main reason for this is that when I'm sick, I generally just curl up and try to be left alone. I'm not like some sitcom male that locates a female in his life and seeks to be babied while ill. Blankets, medicine, juice, tv, soup; I'll sweat through the rest. I rarely called into work sick (for many years I was in a room mostly by myself so I had no fear of infecting others) and would try to work through illnesses. In 17 years I think I called in sick 9 times. Something like that anyway. Stupidly low levels of calling in sick in retrospect. The only major benefit to being sick at the moment is that I don't feel as compelled to push myself as hard when I don't feel well. Once I feel a little better, I return to my less intensive projects and try to get something done. Like scanning CD covers in order to make my iTunes collection look brighter. What kind of dumb project is this? Anyway.
The other main reason is that I know other people, younger and older than myself, that have worse things they deal with on a daily basis than I do. A tummyache pales in comparison to lingering illnesses or aches and pains from injuries that never really heal. Serious stuff. Most of them don't complain about their issues. They might explain them but they don't really complain and they have things to complain about. It doesn't seem right for me to kvetch.
It's said that Midwesterners are a tough breed. Maybe that's part of it as well.
Anyway, I'm feeling a bit better today. We'll see how this goes.
04 November 2008
Just a note about my Dad
Was talking to my dad the other day about the election. He noted that the last time he voted for President was in 1968 during the Nixon/Humphrey battle. He stated it didn't even feel like he had a choice between the lesser of two evils. It did feel like he'd wasted his time so he never went back.
Now, my dad has never been a radical as far as I can tell. He had no hippie period or anything like that. He was in high school in the late 50s/early 60s, spent some time in the military, and has been a blue collar worker for the bulk of his life. He apparently took some computer programming classes at some point (I remember getting to play with his flowchart template as a kid) but didn't care for it. A very normal, salt of the earth type guy from that description I think. Of course, I've known him for a long time so my normal is largely based on his normal and if I'm not normal I'd have to think that he can't be completely normal either. 1968 would have been about the time he started hanging out with my Mom and, while they don't exactly agree on everything, she's not politically minded so it would have been easier for him to not be at that point either.
Still, I think it's funnier to believe that Nixon destroyed by Dad's desire to vote.
Now, my dad has never been a radical as far as I can tell. He had no hippie period or anything like that. He was in high school in the late 50s/early 60s, spent some time in the military, and has been a blue collar worker for the bulk of his life. He apparently took some computer programming classes at some point (I remember getting to play with his flowchart template as a kid) but didn't care for it. A very normal, salt of the earth type guy from that description I think. Of course, I've known him for a long time so my normal is largely based on his normal and if I'm not normal I'd have to think that he can't be completely normal either. 1968 would have been about the time he started hanging out with my Mom and, while they don't exactly agree on everything, she's not politically minded so it would have been easier for him to not be at that point either.
Still, I think it's funnier to believe that Nixon destroyed by Dad's desire to vote.
03 November 2008
Progress I think
Had a big lunch, took a handful of pills, had a nice nap and feel a bit better.
Okay, that was a joke. I didn't take a handful of pills. That would be reckless. I took something to settle my stomach and it helped.
Take a handful of pills... Silly. That would be like mixing pain medication and alcohol. No one I know would do that...
Okay, that was a joke. I didn't take a handful of pills. That would be reckless. I took something to settle my stomach and it helped.
Take a handful of pills... Silly. That would be like mixing pain medication and alcohol. No one I know would do that...
The fun of my last couple days
1) Stomach knots up.
2) Body tenses up in response to 1). Muscles in back that like to tighten up anyway take this opportunity to do so. Discomfort is high.
3) Everything relaxes. Am at peace.
4) Repeat step one.
Occasionally I've been skipping step 3.
Unpleasant, distracting, pretty sure I'll live through it though.
2) Body tenses up in response to 1). Muscles in back that like to tighten up anyway take this opportunity to do so. Discomfort is high.
3) Everything relaxes. Am at peace.
4) Repeat step one.
Occasionally I've been skipping step 3.
Unpleasant, distracting, pretty sure I'll live through it though.
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