So, last year, I did this challenge with a group on Flickr. Take a (creative) self-portrait every day for 365 days. I decided to end it just before the Forge, to focus there.
But, I think I want to start again...
Here's a link to last year's shots: 365 Days
6.17.2010
Transitioning
Having a real job is different. It's not terrible, I just need to get used to the new schedule - going to bed earlier, getting home late, remembering to eat breakfast...
Anyways, hopefully I'll be in a routine soon and can update more often. Right now, I'm just dead tired....
Bryce
6.04.2010
6.02.2010
Lancelot
So, I took my advice from a few posts ago, and read a book - Lancelot by Walker Percy. I'm not going to try and tie it into LOST, because that's done and gone. But, I did enjoy the book. I'm not going to go into much detail right now, but I did want to share an interesting quote.
In the book, the main character comes to an awakening of sorts. He realizes he's been doing the same thing, everyday, for the past twenty years, a slave to his habits. But now, shocked out of his shell by an event (that's a whole other story...), he begins to really live. This is a snippet of his take on 'time.'
"No, that's not the mystery. The mystery lies in the here and now. The mystery is: What is one to do with oneself? As you get older you begin to realize the trick time is playing, and that unless you do something about it, the passage of time is nothing but the encroachment of the horrible banality of the past on the pure future. The past devours the future like a tape recorder, converting the pure possibility into banality. The present is the tape head, the mouth of time."
Like I said, I'll try to give more thoughts on the book after it digests some more. It's an interesting story, told in the second person, by a man in a nuthouse. As he retells some crazy events of his life, we also get his commentary about life and time... that's all you'll get for now though. Anyways, the quote has been motivating me lately, so I thought I'd share it.
In the book, the main character comes to an awakening of sorts. He realizes he's been doing the same thing, everyday, for the past twenty years, a slave to his habits. But now, shocked out of his shell by an event (that's a whole other story...), he begins to really live. This is a snippet of his take on 'time.'
"No, that's not the mystery. The mystery lies in the here and now. The mystery is: What is one to do with oneself? As you get older you begin to realize the trick time is playing, and that unless you do something about it, the passage of time is nothing but the encroachment of the horrible banality of the past on the pure future. The past devours the future like a tape recorder, converting the pure possibility into banality. The present is the tape head, the mouth of time."
Like I said, I'll try to give more thoughts on the book after it digests some more. It's an interesting story, told in the second person, by a man in a nuthouse. As he retells some crazy events of his life, we also get his commentary about life and time... that's all you'll get for now though. Anyways, the quote has been motivating me lately, so I thought I'd share it.
5.28.2010
Life in Transition: Part 2 - Teleportation
Why haven't we figured this one out yet? It would make it a lot easier to go to an interview in Dallas if I could just step through some portal here in Kansas City. Forget about colliding atoms in the underground tunnel in Europe, we need to focus our efforts on something practical! But, by the time they do get around to teleportation, it'll probably be too late...
That's alright though, because I figured it out. Yep, I did it. On Monday, I went from Kansas City to Dallas with little physical effort. Now, it took about 8 hours and I had to make some bathroom stops mid-teleportationizing, but that's just details. . .
The point is I ended up in Dallas for my job interview. And, just to prove I could, I teleported back to Kansas City yesterday, by the same means...
Alright, forget about the teleportation. Let me get serious for a second. I'm really excited for these jobs in Dallas. There's a few reasons why, but the most important is this: I've never really earned a job all on my own before. I worked for three years at a restaraunt in high school, but my cousin was the manager, so I was a shoo-in. Then, in college, I worked with the newspaper, and my good friend was the editor. Even with Pine Cove, my good friend Indiana Jones was the program director. At the VA after college - my grandpa was on the research board! It seems that everywhere I've been, I've gotten in because I knew someone.
But now, with these jobs in Dallas, I have no connections. If I do end up with a job, it won't be because of a boss's order. It feels like a real start, you know?
- - -
It seems like each time I write here, I get an important phone call.
Just a few minutes ago, I got a call from the people I interviewed with this week. In their coded language of policy, they told me they were sending off my information to HR as a 'preferred candidate,' while assuring me that HR makes the final decision. . . I'm taking this to mean they want me! Building expectations? You betcha!
That's alright though, because I figured it out. Yep, I did it. On Monday, I went from Kansas City to Dallas with little physical effort. Now, it took about 8 hours and I had to make some bathroom stops mid-teleportationizing, but that's just details. . .
The point is I ended up in Dallas for my job interview. And, just to prove I could, I teleported back to Kansas City yesterday, by the same means...
Alright, forget about the teleportation. Let me get serious for a second. I'm really excited for these jobs in Dallas. There's a few reasons why, but the most important is this: I've never really earned a job all on my own before. I worked for three years at a restaraunt in high school, but my cousin was the manager, so I was a shoo-in. Then, in college, I worked with the newspaper, and my good friend was the editor. Even with Pine Cove, my good friend Indiana Jones was the program director. At the VA after college - my grandpa was on the research board! It seems that everywhere I've been, I've gotten in because I knew someone.
But now, with these jobs in Dallas, I have no connections. If I do end up with a job, it won't be because of a boss's order. It feels like a real start, you know?
- - -
It seems like each time I write here, I get an important phone call.
Just a few minutes ago, I got a call from the people I interviewed with this week. In their coded language of policy, they told me they were sending off my information to HR as a 'preferred candidate,' while assuring me that HR makes the final decision. . . I'm taking this to mean they want me! Building expectations? You betcha!
5.25.2010
LOST Doesn't Have to End . . . Pick up a Book!
So, LOST is over...
But, the fun doesn't have to end. The writers, Carlton and Damon have mentioned many times how much the Lost Books have meant to them. I saw a good interview with them; their advice was to 'read, read, read.' By throwing the books in, they can delve into deep, complex themes they didn't have time to fully develop in the show.
I'm not gonna read them all or anything crazy, but it's a good list . . .
But, the fun doesn't have to end. The writers, Carlton and Damon have mentioned many times how much the Lost Books have meant to them. I saw a good interview with them; their advice was to 'read, read, read.' By throwing the books in, they can delve into deep, complex themes they didn't have time to fully develop in the show.
I'm not gonna read them all or anything crazy, but it's a good list . . .
5.24.2010
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