I've now had two occasions in recent months where someone has referred to me, or something I've said or done, as inspirational. Which is a new thing for me, I've never heard anything like that before, and it's not like it was anything I was even trying to be. I don't aspire to inspire, I'm … [Read more…]
Following up on my last post, here’s a few more potentially embarrassing confessions/things you probably don’t know about me… I used to be a ginger kid. Up until I was around 5 or 6 I had curly, bright red hair and a face full of freckles. The freckles mostly faded, as did the hair color, … [Read more…]
Yes, it’s true. Once upon a time, I was quite the metalhead (as the icon for this post will prove.) What can I say? I was in a teenager in suburbia during the 80’s, and there was no better form of rebellion than listening to Slayer. It’s really all my father’s fault, it was a … [Read more…]
I've spent a good deal of the day today just sitting and listening to it rain. It's been a constant drone throughout the day, and I find it very relaxing. Soothing, even. Other sounds have come and gone, the heater clicks on and off, the refrigerator purrs in the background for a while, the fans … [Read more…]
Okay, I’ll warn you in advance: this is very nerdy/geeky. So, if you have no interest or knowledge of back-end web development then you should probably just stop reading right now and move on to the next post. :) I’m excited because I finally got Ruby On Rails running today! I’m using Ubuntu Linux running … [Read more…]
I've been thinking about the direction I've been taking with this blog lately. Too much personal, introspective stuff? Is a wide open, publicly accessible avenue such as this the best place for it? Should I pull back on sharing all these explorations into my psyche and soul and go back to ranting and rambling about … [Read more…]
Okay, time to finally let this particular rumination free. Yet another case of my friend Melissa giving me things to think about, putting these little birds in my mind that flit about and make me pay attention. Pondering their flight paths, if you will. She wrote: (and I hope she’ll forgive me for editing this … [Read more…]
I think my old, reliable iPod might be getting a bit sick. I've noticed it locks up for about a second every once in a while while playing, not terribly long and it recovers quickly (and it does it very rarely) but it never used to do that. It's also tripping up on files it … [Read more…]
As some concern has been expressed more than once about my current mental state in recent weeks, I decided to sit down tonight and do a bit of brutally honest self-assessment of where my head is really at right now. Am I happy? No. I’m miserable. General sadness punctuated by bouts of full-on depression. I’m … [Read more…]
Okay, I’m pretty sure I’ll be done rambling on creativity and the right brain after this. There’s a couple more things I spent some time examining and thinking about, so here it goes… (The quoted bits are again from “How To be Creative”.) The more talented somebody is, the less they need the props. Meeting … [Read more…]
I’ve been spending a lot of time today reading the “How To be Creative” text I quoted in my last post, and thinking about it a lot. One element of it has really stuck in my head: Everybody has their own private Mount Everest they were put on this earth to climb. You may never … [Read more…]
Well, I was able to tightened up my belt one further notch this morning, so that's another inch or so off the waistline. Nice to have some validation that the lifestyle change is continuing to have a positive effect. The outside is coming along well, now it's (past) time to start paying better attention to … [Read more…]
I spent some time looking at the shelves in my apartment last night, observing what a mess they are. There are things on them that just don't belong there. There are other things that (perhaps) belong on there but are on the wrong shelf. Things are scattered about randomly and without order, or when there … [Read more…]
My original weight loss goal had been 40 pounds, but I plateaued at 30 a few weeks back so decided the "diet" was over. I've completely and permanently changed my eating habits, and I know what I can eat and how much of it. Those changes are for good, but I did stop keeping a … [Read more…]
Well, I had planned on having a bit of hibernation last night, but it was not to be. I usually go out after work every Friday and meet some friends at a local bar, but I got off work early this week and decided to instead go home and relax for an evening of doing … [Read more…]