This semester has been a busy one. Not hard, but busy. A lot of small projects to keep me occupied. There have been more than a few moments in which I have felt discouraged, but there have also been a couple of instances that have been really affirming in regards to the path that I am on.
I was thinking the other day about my phone conversations of five years ago with one Joshua Overbay. The absurdity we spoke of over the phone was a brilliant light that I miss. As pleased as I am with my current life, I wish that both he and I had the schedules to converse in such a manner again. Maybe when we both finish with this thing called academia.
My dog, Knucklehead - a Brittney spaniel, turned thirteen years old yesterday. That's ninety-one in dog years. Which means what exactly? Anyway, for an old timer he still loves to run and pee on things. Not at the same time of course.
I watched Slumdog Millionaire last night. A beautiful film. In all honesty it in some ways it was a bit demoralizing. For someone who aspires to write, it makes me question whether or not I will ever be able to write anything that comes even close to being that good. That being said, I started working on a short film project for this summer - it's exciting, but intimidating as it will be my first real script. I'll keep it at that for now. you have my love.
Her? Campaign pledges: 4
Her? Campaign contacts: 1
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Her?
I'm a little nervous to write this post, partially because of what reactions [or lack thereof] might occur, and partially because of what could come from it. That second source of nervousness is why I think I should write this, so here it goes.
Today I am announcing an initiative well-fitting of the day it's being announced on: "Her? A Campaign to get Travis Dating". I know that this could cause of furor amongst the remaining iEHBS members, but please note that it's a campaign to get me dating, but a campaign to get me a girlfriend. Big difference. My attitude has always been to be skeptical of dating [not sure of the root of that], but something changed when I attended the Chambers-Johnson "incident" [wedding]. Upon returning to the land of snow and ice my thoughts meandered towards the idea of getting myself comfortable with casual dating, as I have no experience with it whatsoever, in hopes of preparing me for the possibility of someday being in a serious dating relationship. In short, though I'm jokingly bringing it about, I feel that this could be a good thing for my psyche.
How will this campaign work? Well, it depends on you the reader [no pressure]. I am in no position to find single ladies on my own. The places in which I spend nearly all of my time [school, work, my car, Wilson House] are not very conducive to finding compatible ladies for me to date. So the campaign is this: readers, set me up on dates [blind or not] with single ladies that you think I would get along with. I will give priority [if needed] to those who I feel know me best, as the people who know me best would have a better idea of who would be a good match for me. Why you? Well, I trust my readers, mostly because you're my friends. And you're much cheaper than eHarmony. That being said, there will be rewards [titles] for those who participate in this campaign:
1) Pledges. Those who pledge to actively look for someone to set me up with.
2) Not-liars. People who actually do what they pledged to do and set me up with someone.
3) Winners. People who set me up with someone that I am fairly compatible with.
If you set up a double date for me and my friend Kevin, all rewards will be doubled. And I suppose if anything comes from the set-up you could possibly get mad props at any further advancement in the relationship [engagement, marriage, fifty-year anniversary]. But let's not start with that, the point is to minimize the pressure of casual dating.
So there is the inauguration of the campaign. Was I right to be nervous in writing this? Will anyone respond? Will it be the most awkward blog post ever? I'm not sure, but I suppose it's time to find out. you have my love.
Today I am announcing an initiative well-fitting of the day it's being announced on: "Her? A Campaign to get Travis Dating". I know that this could cause of furor amongst the remaining iEHBS members, but please note that it's a campaign to get me dating, but a campaign to get me a girlfriend. Big difference. My attitude has always been to be skeptical of dating [not sure of the root of that], but something changed when I attended the Chambers-Johnson "incident" [wedding]. Upon returning to the land of snow and ice my thoughts meandered towards the idea of getting myself comfortable with casual dating, as I have no experience with it whatsoever, in hopes of preparing me for the possibility of someday being in a serious dating relationship. In short, though I'm jokingly bringing it about, I feel that this could be a good thing for my psyche.
How will this campaign work? Well, it depends on you the reader [no pressure]. I am in no position to find single ladies on my own. The places in which I spend nearly all of my time [school, work, my car, Wilson House] are not very conducive to finding compatible ladies for me to date. So the campaign is this: readers, set me up on dates [blind or not] with single ladies that you think I would get along with. I will give priority [if needed] to those who I feel know me best, as the people who know me best would have a better idea of who would be a good match for me. Why you? Well, I trust my readers, mostly because you're my friends. And you're much cheaper than eHarmony. That being said, there will be rewards [titles] for those who participate in this campaign:
1) Pledges. Those who pledge to actively look for someone to set me up with.
2) Not-liars. People who actually do what they pledged to do and set me up with someone.
3) Winners. People who set me up with someone that I am fairly compatible with.
If you set up a double date for me and my friend Kevin, all rewards will be doubled. And I suppose if anything comes from the set-up you could possibly get mad props at any further advancement in the relationship [engagement, marriage, fifty-year anniversary]. But let's not start with that, the point is to minimize the pressure of casual dating.
So there is the inauguration of the campaign. Was I right to be nervous in writing this? Will anyone respond? Will it be the most awkward blog post ever? I'm not sure, but I suppose it's time to find out. you have my love.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Manual labor
I've had some fun manual labor projects as of late. I thought it would be fun to share some pictures of what these projects entail. The first is of the massive warehouse project that involves the moving of upwards to seven-thousand boxes of files, all by the means of two-wheelers. Fun times.
The project starts here, the files from the Eighties [imagine files here].
We move them to here.
Then we move the files from the Nineties...
to where we had the Eighties.
And then we move the files from oh-six and beyond...
to where we had the Nineties.
This is the path that we are taking in between the Eighties and the Nineties.
w
Another project that I had going on was a little framing on my parents' farm. They built a metal building and part of it will be a lofted living area. My dad and I had the task of setting the I-joists to create the floor of the upper level.
Before.
After from below.
After from the upper level.
This kept my hands warm.
This is actually from when we put the windows and doors in, but so you get an idea of what we are working with.
This is going to take up a lot of blogpage. Oh well. If you've made it this far, brace yourself for the San Valentino's Dia post. Saint Valentine's Day for our non-Spanish speaking friends. you have my love.
The project starts here, the files from the Eighties [imagine files here].
We move them to here.
Then we move the files from the Nineties...
to where we had the Eighties.
And then we move the files from oh-six and beyond...
to where we had the Nineties.
This is the path that we are taking in between the Eighties and the Nineties.
w
Another project that I had going on was a little framing on my parents' farm. They built a metal building and part of it will be a lofted living area. My dad and I had the task of setting the I-joists to create the floor of the upper level.
Before.
After from below.
After from the upper level.
This kept my hands warm.
This is actually from when we put the windows and doors in, but so you get an idea of what we are working with.
This is going to take up a lot of blogpage. Oh well. If you've made it this far, brace yourself for the San Valentino's Dia post. Saint Valentine's Day for our non-Spanish speaking friends. you have my love.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Coffeed
Five years ago I worked at a locally owned coffee shop. I was "let go" after four shifts because I wasn't learning quickly enough. Lesson: I should have gone to Starbucks with their corporate path of destruction and two month training period. Anyway, this semester I am making a conscious effort to like coffee. When I worked at the shop of coffee my drink involved a lot of non-coffee related sweetness. Since I can't justify spending that much with the recession in play, I am just jumping right into the coffee life by ordering plain coffee. That's not to say that I don't put in creamer, though I am avoiding adding sugar. I don't actually drink a lot of caffeine, so it really effects me when I do drink it, therefore I can't really drink any caffeinated beverages after midday. Which means that I can only really get one or two cups of coffee down in a day, which makes for learning to like coffee a slow process. And I don't drink it when I first wake up as that might condition my body to need caffeine, which I'm not down with. But the effort is paying off, I'm starting to like it more and my body isn't going into overdrive everytime I drink it. I suppose the next step is to get my own coffee maker and maybe a bag o' grounds. I know that there are some readers who have a low percentage of coffee in their blood count, so they can go ahead and grant me some advice on such things. I like writing again, I have many thoughts and hopefully I can translate some of them to you on a regular basis again. you have my love.
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