looks like my posting habits are a’changin’ and that’s alright by me. i’m going to try and make a point of posting at least once a week, artwork not withstanding, to yammer about what’s happening and basically do my part to keep those who care to read about it up to date on what’s happening in my corner of the universe.
i don’t really have a lot in the way of ‘new news’… the dentures were relined on thursday and the comfort level has greatly improved. we’re already talking about the implant schedule, though likely no movement beyond talking will occur until late july or so. i’ve set up my benefits at work to toss in max contribution to both health care savings plans and they’re all use or lose oriented, so Q4 is the annual ‘get things done’ area. the intent is to finish out lower jaw implants this year and get lasik done. i’m not planning any further ahead than this for now.
as far as work goes, my shift into architecture from analysis has proven very wise. it’s always nice to know your instincts are spot on, and the visibility and authority i’ll have as an architect eclipses what might have been available as an analyst, so all good there. add to this that i’m contributing in fairly significant ways to the future of the company, which makes me feel pretty damn good, too. there is very little in life more enjoyable than to do something you truly love to do and to be able to directly see and experience your choices and efforts making a direct, profound, and lasting difference for everyone.
today’s activities dealt with reviewing and providing recommendations for the build out of our asset management and data rights management platforms over the next five years. this ain’t no small potatoes as we’re dealing not only with baselines for information storage and identification, but also with security, search engine architecture, taxonomy and information labeling, as well as the convergence of our (presently) analog systems into the existing (albeit rudimentary) digital processes.
best of all, it’s the springboard for full on workflow management and related high-speed production processes that will be imperative for the future.
being the one to take the ideas from the business and shape them into something that can actually work, make things more efficient, increase time to market, and do it all with the sexiest technology available is… fun… to say the least. (grin)
on the home and hobby front, i’m slowly migrating my work from Flickr to RedBubble, where they may be purchased as anything from cards to full size matted and framed prints. i’m hopeful that all the feedback i’ve gotten on them from flickr will translate into a trickle of revenue through redbubble (who manages and handles the direct print and drop ship as well as collecting income and sending me checks). we’ll see.
otherwise, i’m not back to writing like i used to, but that’s ok because when i really want to do it, i know la brea will send up things worth putting to the page. i’ve been giving intermittent thought to those sketches of books again, but the discipline of really ‘doing more than thinking about it’ still has me skittish, so no dice just yet.
in more ’emotional’ news, i think the last spasms over michael are done. i’m not angry anymore, just very regretful for the what might have been. this too, shall pass, and i’m not worried for it. also, an old friend called me up the other night and expressed that ‘he was a fool’ to have known me this long without at least trying a relationship. i’m not real sure if it was more than a temporary thought in the midst of loneliness for him or not. i suppose time will tell there, too.
i’m overcoming my spate of desolation in relation to ‘being alone’. the realization that i have a very good life, intermittent moments of rather intense loneliness aside, is starting to sink in and soak through. it’s funny, i’ve never really ‘needed’ a man, but i’ve always ‘wanted’ one. if that makes sense. meh. anyway, it’ll happen or it won’t and either way, life goes on, right? (right!)
hrm. did i miss anything? i don’t think so. i took myself out to the ‘best of the northwest’ artist showcase last weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it. my intention is to be more outdoor or involved in arts and the culture of this area. no real ‘plans’ in any direction, but there will be soonish.
in closing, my daughter turns 21 on the 16th of this month. i can hardly believe that 21 years have passed. i swear the memory of nursing her is as fresh as if it happened yesterday. it’s odd and rather curious how one’s perception of time differs as one ages. i can’t say i feel 25 anymore, but i definitely do not feel 43, almost 44.
all in all, life is good and i am well. i hope you are, too, and please remember that i’m here for you if or when you need me. write, call, whatever… (hug) i love you.