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Squid Baby and Chocolate Cheerios
Jun. 20th, 2012 02:46 pmHow long has it been since I've done an update? Wow, um, I'm really sorry about that. Seriously I had no idea it had been so long.
So what's been up around here lately? Well, its been hot as hell for days on end with no rain. I'm not a big fan of the heat. Or of the sun for that matter (pale = burn). And the lack of rain means drought - I'm not sure if its official yet or not but 16 days without rain and most of them over 90 degrees? Yeah, not good.
The painting is finished, or at least nearly so. I signed it so I guess that means its done. There are a couple of touch ups to do then the gloss varnish then it will officially be complete. Now that I've done one and I know how I can get the effect I want I have ideas for more stained glass type paintings. We'll see if I actually do any of them.
Saw Prometheus last weekend. Overall I liked it but damn does it have some problems. It was entertaining but I wasn't able to get really immersed in it due to the stupid. So much stupid! Which is sad because there is so much there that is really cool from the look and feel of the movie to all the mythological and Christian symbolism/allegory to the Creation vs Evolution (and are they really at odds?) story beneath the surface. Plus all the hat tips to Alien. Pity about the stupid because if the storytelling had been better it would have gone from a fun movie to a truly meaningful one.
Have you ever tried Chocolate Cheerios? I got some at the store a couple of weeks ago, figuring what the heck, right? Damn! A bowl of these with vanilla almond milk and I'm in taste bud heaven. I also have a box of the caramel flavored to try. Yes, I'm having desert flavored cereal for breakfast. Your point?
Work is work. The Project From Hell continue to be a project and from hell. Luckily my part is ramping down at least for the time being. I've designed the hell out of this thing, now its time to hand my designs off to the developers. I still have a lot of work to do, especially getting my resources to see my vision and bringing them up to speed on the project, but I don't feel like TPFH is eating my brain anymore. In other work news now that TPFH is easing up I'm being assigned to another very large project as an architect and Subject Matter Expert. Which means I now have another project to eat my brain. Yay!
In somewhat related news I have an appointment with a therapist on Monday. As mentioned here before between the stress from the job and my regular depression I've been having periods of more intense crazy. They could be hormonal or related to medication or just me going crazy. Since its pretty much impossible for me to know I decided that adding talk therapy back in would be a good thing. One of my friends started seeing this doc a little over a month ago and likes her so I decided to give her a try. My work, thankfully, has an employee assistance program that lets me have 6 sessions for free - more than enough time to know if I like her, if I'm comfortable and if the dynamic is right. If not I'll try someone else. If she works for me then maybe we can find new strategies for me or break through the blocks that are keeping me from using the coping skills I already know.
On a lighter note I have another cultural/social engagement this weekend. My friend B- and I are going to see Idina Menzel in concert. I am seriously looking forward to this. And a week after that we're seeing Quidam! Cirque du Soleil rocks! So yay me for getting out of the house, being social, and getting some culture. Not to mention having fun.
That's it for now. I have one more meeting then I can scoot. I would promise to post more often but we know how that goes so I'll just say "Later".
So what's been up around here lately? Well, its been hot as hell for days on end with no rain. I'm not a big fan of the heat. Or of the sun for that matter (pale = burn). And the lack of rain means drought - I'm not sure if its official yet or not but 16 days without rain and most of them over 90 degrees? Yeah, not good.
The painting is finished, or at least nearly so. I signed it so I guess that means its done. There are a couple of touch ups to do then the gloss varnish then it will officially be complete. Now that I've done one and I know how I can get the effect I want I have ideas for more stained glass type paintings. We'll see if I actually do any of them.
Saw Prometheus last weekend. Overall I liked it but damn does it have some problems. It was entertaining but I wasn't able to get really immersed in it due to the stupid. So much stupid! Which is sad because there is so much there that is really cool from the look and feel of the movie to all the mythological and Christian symbolism/allegory to the Creation vs Evolution (and are they really at odds?) story beneath the surface. Plus all the hat tips to Alien. Pity about the stupid because if the storytelling had been better it would have gone from a fun movie to a truly meaningful one.
Have you ever tried Chocolate Cheerios? I got some at the store a couple of weeks ago, figuring what the heck, right? Damn! A bowl of these with vanilla almond milk and I'm in taste bud heaven. I also have a box of the caramel flavored to try. Yes, I'm having desert flavored cereal for breakfast. Your point?
Work is work. The Project From Hell continue to be a project and from hell. Luckily my part is ramping down at least for the time being. I've designed the hell out of this thing, now its time to hand my designs off to the developers. I still have a lot of work to do, especially getting my resources to see my vision and bringing them up to speed on the project, but I don't feel like TPFH is eating my brain anymore. In other work news now that TPFH is easing up I'm being assigned to another very large project as an architect and Subject Matter Expert. Which means I now have another project to eat my brain. Yay!
In somewhat related news I have an appointment with a therapist on Monday. As mentioned here before between the stress from the job and my regular depression I've been having periods of more intense crazy. They could be hormonal or related to medication or just me going crazy. Since its pretty much impossible for me to know I decided that adding talk therapy back in would be a good thing. One of my friends started seeing this doc a little over a month ago and likes her so I decided to give her a try. My work, thankfully, has an employee assistance program that lets me have 6 sessions for free - more than enough time to know if I like her, if I'm comfortable and if the dynamic is right. If not I'll try someone else. If she works for me then maybe we can find new strategies for me or break through the blocks that are keeping me from using the coping skills I already know.
On a lighter note I have another cultural/social engagement this weekend. My friend B- and I are going to see Idina Menzel in concert. I am seriously looking forward to this. And a week after that we're seeing Quidam! Cirque du Soleil rocks! So yay me for getting out of the house, being social, and getting some culture. Not to mention having fun.
That's it for now. I have one more meeting then I can scoot. I would promise to post more often but we know how that goes so I'll just say "Later".
