I wonder how many posts are apologies for gaps in posting?
I fail as a blogger. Seriously, I have not words to spare. I spend my days working in a job that I took in a town I don’t want to live in, being unmotivated as I sit through meetings wherein we are told there will be cuts… no mention of layoffs but y’know, the Governator just slashed the statewide budget, and that means a year from now….
There’s nothing more depressing than a dead end job than a dead end job PLUS a heartache. PLUS a town that’s so depressing it borders on the twilight-zonish. I go looking for book clubs, hiking groups, whatever meets my hobby list, and find… nothing. Oh, the Sierra Club, but I’m not so sure I like the politics of it, plus the local group appears to exist to recycle batteries and pick up highway trash. The group to the north and west of me, now, they go out camping and hiking.
Retail therapy dictated that I pick up a new camera, small and simple enough for backpacking. My current camera weighs about a pound and the lens cover sticks shut, resulting in random black boxes where there should be pictures. Also a 4GB memory card.
I think I have one beer left. Perhaps I can write, for a change. I’ve been listless and unmotivated for too long.
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January 27, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Seema
Is there a MeetIn group near you? Meetin.org. You can also try meetup.com (or org — I don’t remember). I’ve done both and met some cool people.
Or you can take up jewelry making as I have. It seems to help…
January 28, 2008 at 7:50 am
Pam
Hi there, I did wonder what was happening to you. You enjoy photography, if you live near any scenic areas, perhaps being out for a few hours with any camera (film or othewise) and enjoying the peace and beauty of an area would be good (photography clubs?). AND there is always writing. Where else can you have total control on how a story begins, progresses and ends!
take care.
January 28, 2008 at 7:58 am
Pam
ps. if you write, remember Trek allows for all spices of bad guys. I used a boss once as the model for my evil regent, and since they never rule alone there is always room to include others. I have to say I really enjoyed picturing him in the role I created.
As creative as you are I would think you could do an epic and rid yourself of all the a$$holes in your life at once. Well.. fictionally. When I left that job and saw the old boss in other places I would find myself being very kind to him (well, inside I was having a nice chuckle at his expense). It worked for me at the time. A rather cleansing ritual.
Take care!