Kevin's Watch

Cagliostro wrote:But Lurch, I'm enjoying my exploration of stagnation.

Ha!..a future Lurker turd!

Nothing personal Cag!..I just wanted ..had to..post the phrase " a future Lurker turd. " All those " u's" were screamin to be expressed. You provided n opportunity. Thanks!

lurch wrote:Jr, you want your groove back. Well, your groove existed when life was fresh, new, explored. Challenge yourself. Find, the new, fresh unexplored and the groove will be there waiting for you. Keep it going , forward. Something new doesn't do it for you, fine, let it go. Hobbys, interests, likes, even the inexplicable..explore, explore explore.

You have a point. Thanks for the advice. For someone who fears the advancement of time as much as I do, I don't try enough new things.

I'll work on that.

Oh, and this morning I found a white hair on my head.

Murrin wrote:Oh, and this morning I found a white hair on my head.

Ouch. That's never fun. I've had them in my beard for years, which is disheartening. Fortunately my beard contains all the colours of the rainbow anyway, so I think the greys slip by unnoticed.

CovenantJr wrote:

lurch wrote:Jr, you want your groove back. Well, your groove existed when life was fresh, new, explored. Challenge yourself. Find, the new, fresh unexplored and the groove will be there waiting for you. Keep it going , forward. Something new doesn't do it for you, fine, let it go. Hobbys, interests, likes, even the inexplicable..explore, explore explore.

You have a point. Thanks for the advice. For someone who fears the advancement of time as much as I do, I don't try enough new things.

I'll work on that.

Its like what Goethe did in his version of Faust..Faust's bargain with the devil was..when and if I can find something that is perfect,( ,doesn't need improving or can't be improved)..then my soul will be yours...Dr Faust thwarts the Deal with the Devil at every turn by finding a flaw and thus hinting at creating a better. Its when Faust enters into the realm of Love..his Love for his sweet heart..that Faust expresses a" perfection". At that, the Devil claims Faust's soul,,but before the devil can drag Faust off to hell, God intervenes with the edict..oh no you don't Devil,,you're not taking to hell a soul who finds perfection in the realm of " Godlyness"...Fear not the Advance of Time, Love It...or as a saying goes..May Love find its way into everything you do.

Sure, high faluten words..not easy nor with out cost ( or as SRD puts it..not without Pain)..but little steps lead to bigger steps. A future that is with out Hope, a Hope that is without Love,,is not a future, but just repeating the past.

Had a wonderful birthday yesterday. Spent it driving from San Jose, CA (where Beorn attended a campus info session and tour of Stanford University) to San Francisco with our host, Savor Dam. Stopped at Half Moon Bay beach for our first toe dip in to the Pacific Ocean (not intentionally as the surf caught us unawares); tried my first ever "double-double" (will need to try it "animal" next time); saw the Golden Gate Bridge from the Fort Point overlook; drove down twisty Lombard Street.

Finished the day with a nice pistachio crusted sea bass served with grilled asparagus and sauteed mushrooms. Beorn tried king crab legs with broccolini for the first time, and SD had a rib eye steak. We shared marscapone mashed potatoes and sauteed spinach with roasted garlic. All after starting with an artisan five cheese platter.

No birthday cake or any other food sweet to celebrate the day, but the glass of chardonnay was plenty celebratory for me.

Beorn is on his way home to Gator Town as I type; SD and I will spend a couple of more days here on the bay exploring before we each head home on Tuesday.

How did Beorn like Stanford?? Heidi loves it! And Half Moon Bay is soooo beautiful. Uncle Steve would go out there all the time and stay for days on the beach.

Sounds like you had a nice bday!

As with all of the campus info and tour sessions Beorn has done so far, he was disappointed that he didn't get to go in to classes, labs, dorms, etc. I think he may be more torn than ever regarding where to go, if he is accepted to all the schools where he applied. As far as non-reach schools go, that choice may have been narrowed. It may also depend on if he gets the library page position he will be interviewing for this coming Friday. Should he get the position, and like it, he may choose to go to UF so he can keep the job as well. Although he feels UF is way too big a school for him now, even with the possibility of commuting from home.

Menolly wrote:tried my first ever "double-double" (will need to try it "animal" next time);

or go for a four by four protein style

that's four patties, four slices of cheese, and lettuce wrap instead of a bun.

Sounds perfect for someone on Atkins, Rob.
But I haven't gone back on that for a while. Hyperception might enjoy one though.

Cagliostro wrote:But Lurch, I'm enjoying my exploration of stagnation.

Stagnation is exactly what my problem is. It's why I stayed in my old job for eight years, and why I would probably still be there if I hadn't been laid off. It was a fairly thankless and soul destroying job, but the pay was decent and there was some room for advancement. And now... I can't even remember when I stopped caring about things like advancement. Making half as much money, living in an apartment that should probably be condemned, and soon to be starting a schedule where I won't even get to spend time with friends. I should be looking for a new job, but I just don't feel motivated, I just don't care anymore. And I hate applying and really hate interviewing. Hate 'selling myself' because it seems like everything of value must be long gone by now. And I know that attitude isn't gonna get me anywhere, but I just can't seem to shake it.

Tiring couple of days. Didn't go up to my parents. I just couldn't coordinate it, and there was no way I'd take SoS with me. My sister decided not to go either (she's been closing down her child care center for the last couple of weeks and was just too tired to make the long trip up there). But, nonetheless, being here and feeling helpless has been a bit stressful.

The Murray River is currently rising slowly but slower than first predicted and so instead of peaking today it's not going to be until next Wednesday or Thursday. The main "unknown quantity" is that Swan Hill is situated on three rivers. If the flood waters traveling down all these rivers arrive at the same time they might be stuffed. But no one knows. All this flooding is unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. They're monitoring the river levees, have reinforced the levee at what is known as the No 9 Channel (an irrigation channel that runs from the river and through town--if that levee breaks 90% of the town will go).

So everyone in Swan Hill is playing a waiting game, but at least mum and dad have had time to prepare and move things up high in the house. There's a high point in town where they can go to be safe if the levees are compromised. Mum is relaxed, my dad is driving her bonkers stressing but...well...they haven't killed each other yet so that's something.

Ok, in the interests of doing something new, I'm trying to learn basic conversational Welsh. At the same time as comprehensive medieval Latin, yes. Sigh.

Now I just have to decide whether to learn Gog (northern) or Hwntw (southern). In the area I live at the moment Gog would make more sense, but I get the impression it's less widely spoken.

CovenantJr wrote:Ok, in the interests of doing something new, I'm trying to learn basic conversational Welsh. At the same time as comprehensive medieval Latin, yes. Sigh.

Now I just have to decide whether to learn Gog (northern) or Hwntw (southern). In the area I live at the moment Gog would make more sense, but I get the impression it's less widely spoken.

Woo! Medieval Latin! That is attractive. I took Latin for two years in high school. Didn't learn a damn thing, except anything pertaining to Roman history. I'd love to go back and relearn it again, though. That and Spanish.

In unrelated news, the internet is one big headache. So many people I want to reach into my monitor and slap. No one from here, though.

I'm having serious thoughts about going back to school. Again. This time for a Creative Writing Bachelor's with a Minor in Illustration. Most of my credits from my Associate's should transfer to a particular Uni I have my eye on. It'd be an hour plus commute from my in-laws' house where we're moving into. But I feel now would be the best time to pursue my dream. Something tells me my mother-in-law would disapprove with a vengeance, though....

Sigh.

Sorus wrote: Stagnation is exactly what my problem is. It's why I stayed in my old job for eight years, and why I would probably still be there if I hadn't been laid off. It was a fairly thankless and soul destroying job, but the pay was decent and there was some room for advancement. And now... I can't even remember when I stopped caring about things like advancement. Making half as much money, living in an apartment that should probably be condemned, and soon to be starting a schedule where I won't even get to spend time with friends. I should be looking for a new job, but I just don't feel motivated, I just don't care anymore. And I hate applying and really hate interviewing. Hate 'selling myself' because it seems like everything of value must be long gone by now. And I know that attitude isn't gonna get me anywhere, but I just can't seem to shake it.

I try and make a point of not staying in one job for more than 2 years. There are ways of getting out of a malaise - but the more effective ones seem to involve either death defying activities, or completely changing everything in your life overnight - and doing so on purpose. It's like a great big RESET switch. You should try it. All of you should. Oh and do it every four years

Vain wrote:

Sorus wrote: Stagnation is exactly what my problem is. It's why I stayed in my old job for eight years, and why I would probably still be there if I hadn't been laid off. It was a fairly thankless and soul destroying job, but the pay was decent and there was some room for advancement. And now... I can't even remember when I stopped caring about things like advancement. Making half as much money, living in an apartment that should probably be condemned, and soon to be starting a schedule where I won't even get to spend time with friends. I should be looking for a new job, but I just don't feel motivated, I just don't care anymore. And I hate applying and really hate interviewing. Hate 'selling myself' because it seems like everything of value must be long gone by now. And I know that attitude isn't gonna get me anywhere, but I just can't seem to shake it.

I try and make a point of not staying in one job for more than 2 years. There are ways of getting out of a malaise - but the more effective ones seem to involve either death defying activities, or completely changing everything in your life overnight - and doing so on purpose. It's like a great big RESET switch. You should try it. All of you should. Oh and do it every four years

I'm liking my reset switch so far.
I'm sitting safely in my apartment in Korea trying to get over the jetlag.

Awesome !! It will possibly feel like it's the worst thing ever for a few months but it isn't

You should have a great internet connection and pay peanuts for it over there, Auleliel.

JazFusion wrote:Woo! Medieval Latin! That is attractive.

It's difficult. The grammar and syntax are bizarre compared to English. Apparently I'm our group's expert on the ablative case though. The tutor can never remember all five uses of the ablative and usually has to ask me (absolute, comparison, time, preposition, instrument ).

Vain wrote:I try and make a point of not staying in one job for more than 2 years. There are ways of getting out of a malaise - but the more effective ones seem to involve either death defying activities, or completely changing everything in your life overnight - and doing so on purpose. It's like a great big RESET switch. You should try it. All of you should. Oh and do it every four years

I wouldn't know how. Honestly.

Auleliel wrote:I'm liking my reset switch so far.
I'm sitting safely in my apartment in Korea trying to get over the jetlag.

How exciting and scary! I think we're now only a couple of hours different in time zone now. Good luck with it all.