Misc

Today I am putting al my music onto my computer.  How unexciting!   I just can' stand to look at the cd packets anymore - these days they just take up space.  

Amazing - as I run through all these CDs, I am intrigued by the jackets/ booklets included.  Digital music has made music a lot more accessible and portable.  However, the whole user experience has changed.  I remember the feeling of buying a CD (or even an album for that matter) and realy connecting with that visual of the artist's picture, the layout of the cd/ album cover the type used for the song lists and then there was combing through their thank you list to see who they were friends with or trying to figure out who the nicknames actually represented in their world...id they thank their mom?  Were they religious?  Were they naming their significant other?  who were their friends?  what were all the song lyrics about? And just how long was that thank you note at the end of the day?

I found it all so interesting.  It seems it is all reduced to that instant download of music and some possible associated artwork on the download - somehow not the same.

I'm also amazed at the range of music I am finding in my collection - again back to the visual.  I look through all these cds and laugh to myself - it is quite  a collection.  Classical, Hip Hop, Blues, Lain, Country, Movie Soundtracks, Reggae, Pop, you name it, it's there.  I love it.  I think I am at least happy with the prospect of actually listening to what I have - now that it will all be in one place.

Two Months Later...

So I have had a bit of a hiccup...

It's been almost two months to the day!  DAMMIT!  Ok I am back.  I have these bursts of energy and then I sometimes can get off track.  I'm back. 

Does anyone know if there was an extended full moon cycle or something during the last two months?  Its bee a bit of a roller coaster.  So I won't dwell on it because - no excuses - I could have written much sooner.   I have to make an effort to try and do this more often.  I will do it.

So I am getting myself back together.  Looking for a job/ income, trying to keep my relationship going, and trying to stay positive.  Don't want to go back to doing boring back breaking work for little reward.  As I perform my "job search" the thought of going back to a traditional corporate environment scares me.  I had lunch with two former coworkers and hearing them talk about trying to get out of work early (meaning on time) made me cringe.  

I was always drawn to the "stability" of the corporate environment.  But really, what is so stable about it these days?  After having been laid off I was forced to rethink this over and over.  Nothing is guaranteed these days!   The number of people I have met of late who have been laid off is staggering.  Most of us were "corporate" employees - yet so many of us find ourselves in shock at how quickly our lives have changed.  Some with sheer relief at being freed from the daily grind of unfulfilling work, some totally heartbroken by the cut, and others wondering what the hey is next - hoping to God that is will be something much more fulfilling - certainly not any worse.

It is going to get much better.

Its also the last weekend of the summer...  going to enjoy it.

Starting Over

Forsake all Inhibitions. Pursue thy dreams! -Walt Whitman

This is my start. Put this blog together and want to see where this goes.
That's all for now.

BN