Strain

Our Bodies was a great exhibit. It was amazing to see inside of the human form and really view it as a system. I wish I'd thought to bring a sketch book. Anyways, everything seems to be in order. Hopefully, my back will feel even better tomorrow. My lower back is tight once again. I am really looking forward to the party on Friday. Still no sign of my costume though.

I'll schedule it in...

A lot has been going on this week. The Halloween party is scheduled for this Friday. Hopefully my costume makes it here from Singapore soon. Tomorrow I am going to the Bodies exhibit at the Science Center. Should be really interesting. I got to stop by Uberbot and see the Phil Noto artwork today. I also picked up his sketch book. I am a sucker for art books. I went out Wednesday night and last night. I have been feeling really good lately.

We are your friends!

Better than

I have been in a really good mood the past few days. I was pretty stressed out last week. I guess my weekend was restful. I got to talk to chat with a friend I'd been thinking a lot about recently. I was down a bit going in to the weekend. I had been thinking about how this time last year there was so much going on. And Halloween being two weeks away made me remember exactly what I was doing a year ago. I feel like this year has been unremarkable. I know, its not over yet. The heat starting to drop off is great. That is one thing that always brings up my spirit. I'd felt extremely apathetic lately. There wasn't much to change it.
Hopefully, I won't fall into my general malaise. I went swimming today, and the plan is to just keep going. I ordered my Halloween costume. Its nice to stop wondering what I am going to do for a costume. My new favorite thing is Assassin's Creed. I had seen the trailer a while ago, but I have really taken to the style of it. I also really like the UNKLE song that is used. Things like this game make me wonder why I waste technical writing when I could be creating cool games or videos. Here is the trailer.

Racking my brain out!

I can learn to do almost anything. I am pretty fast at picking up new things. I just get uncomfortable when I am not sure what I should be doing. I am coming up with some estimates at work for some books. I am not all that familiar what these books need to contain. I hate going in and asking my boss questions, I don't want him to not have confidence in my ability. I was glad to hear him say that he was expecting me to have a lot of questions. I'll see how it goes tomorrow. I borrowed the Venture Bros. from Mortality. Its such a great show. I'll have to borrow season II soon.




"That's my thing. That's what I do..."

Raised

My meeting with my functional went well today. I wasn't sure what to expect, I was just told it was "good news." Good news indeed. The nice thing is I am still eligible for my increase in February.

Danae - Gustav Klimt 1907

28 Years Later

Does it matter how old I get or what experiences I encounter in life? It seems like whether or not you do all of those things you're supposed to do (pay your taxes, stop at red lights, help little old ladies cross the street), you still get dicked over. Everything becomes such a pain in the ass. Your car gets hit by someone not paying attention. It still costs you money, your car will never be repaired to the same state it was in, and you have to go around without a car for however long it takes. Same thing with these expense reports for work. They're supposed to be easy. I feel like the admins should be there to pull you out of the water when you can't catch your breath. Instead, it seems like they are there to stand on your head. I feel like no matter what decisions I make, right or wrong, I never catch up, nevermind getting ahead. And so 28 years later... am I better or worse off. I feel like I am working my way backwards.

Finally Home

Traveling is finally slowing down. I feel like I got to reflect a bit as I was traveling around by myself. The world seems smaller and smaller every time I set foot in a brand new city. This trip to Virginia gave me the opportunity to see a whole slew of aircraft. It was a lot of fun.