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I have got to stop reading the news! It just pisses me off. I\u2019ve developed the habit of reading the paper over my first cup of coffee. I don\u2019t need to be pissed the first thing in the morning even if I am moving slow.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m being a lazy bum today, I do need to get my sorry ass in gear and work in the yard but right now I\u2019m just enjoying a coffee and being a bit lazy. I haven\u2019t even bothered to pull on any clothes.<\/p>\n
I think this is probably the second or third morning where it\u2019s been warm enough to be comfortable nude. So I\u2019m\u2019 enjoying it. There\u2019s still time for me to do the chores that I need to do.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been thinking about putting up a screen around part of the deck railing so that when it\u2019s really nice outside I can have coffee out on the deck in the sun and not bother with clothes either.<\/p>\n
Thinking about it\u2026 The deck would be a nice place to do morning yoga and then have coffee. If you\u2019re going to do a sun salutation you might as well salute the sun in all it\u2019s glory\u2026 in all your glory.<\/p>\n
Yikes! Another project. I keep doing that to myself\u2026 Well at least this project should be on the simpler side. Although lately it seems that the simplest things seem to always snowball into layer on layer of complicated. Is it just my luck or am I somehow cursed?<\/p>\n
Was at a friends house for dinner yesterday and I think he introduced me to a potentially expensive new hobby. It sounds interesting and would allow me to get a lot better at shooting. For me that\u2019s a twofer. I don\u2019t get to shoot nearly enough and want to build skill and be much more comfortable with my gun.<\/p>\n
It means that I\u2019m going to have to get up early next Saturday to make it to the range. I\u2019ll also need to get more ammo sometime during the week.<\/p>\n
I know the things above seem un-related.<\/p>\n
Allow me to explain. Over the past three years I\u2019ve had a monster of a commute through some of the worst traffic LA has to offer.<\/p>\n
Most days I was on the road four hours some days it was six.<\/p>\n
The schedule was like this, drive 2 or 3 hours into work, work a 10 hour day, drive 2 or 3 hours home. Eat dinner way too late, crash for the night and repeat. By the time the weekend rolled around I had no energy to do shit.<\/p>\n
Now that my company is \u201claying me off\u201d, I\u2019ve been home for a few weeks.<\/p>\n
During that time, I\u2019ve been filling my days with chores, and workouts and writing. Now I\u2019ve got enough energy to start new projects, and try my hand at hobbies that I couldn\u2019t commit time to before.<\/p>\n
As I\u2019ve stated elsewhere in the blog I\u2019m planning to take a driving trip up the coast. If I can fit my dive gear in the car I\u2019ll take it with me too. I\u2019ve got at least one buddy up the coast that dives and I\u2019m hoping to coax him into a dive or two.<\/p>\n
The point is, now that I have the time I\u2019m trying to use it well. I\u2019ve been wanting to get to the shooting range more often. I want to dive more. I want to get out and take more photos. I\u2019m working on a book and my goal is to complete that by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
Those are the personal goals.<\/p>\n
At the same time I need to figure out what I\u2019m going to do for work. There is enough money so that with unemployment and if I\u2019m not crazy in my spending I can go for a while. But ultimately I will need to have a source of income.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m far more relaxed and in general much happier than I have been for a while.<\/p>\n
The only fly in the ointment is that the company hasn\u2019t yet said \u201cyou\u2019re laid off\u201d (there\u2019s a long story there which I\u2019ll blog about sometime). They\u2019ve told me not to bother coming in because there\u2019s little to no work for me. I check my company email once a day or so and they\u2019re still paying me. (I know\u2026 it\u2019s a great fucking gig! Too bad it won\u2019t last.)<\/p>\n
If another project wants me, I\u2019m obligated to join the new project when and where they want me. If I refuse the position then technically I\u2019m quitting and that means no unemployment benefits.<\/p>\n
For the moment I\u2019m in a kind of employment limbo and while having a job is preferred, I\u2019m done with the commute. I just can\u2019t stomach the thought of 2 and 3 hour drives to work every day anymore. There has to be a better way to make a living.<\/p>\n
So for the moment I\u2019m in a holding pattern.<\/p>\n
I suspect that the company will give me the official word soon. When they do I\u2019ll take my work computer back to them and process out.<\/p>\n
At that point it\u2019s new career time. But first\u2026.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to go play!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have got to stop reading the news! It just pisses me off. I\u2019ve developed the habit of reading the paper over my first cup of coffee. I don\u2019t need to be pissed the first thing in the morning even if I am moving slow. I\u2019m being a lazy bum today, I do need … <\/p>\n