I had something of an epiphany on the bus this morning.. When considering why I want to simplify and organize and whatnot, I was struck with "why?" I think I have the answer to that elusive question: to be free to do the things I want to do ( Read more... )

Two years away and I start with a reference to Army of Darkness. Well, ok then. I think I'll use this for the occasional private post. Dunno. Let's see. Who is still here? :)

I've been working out..

I found out that there's an extension to unemployment available..

I've been working on web development and have a client now..

There's a few other options available for living going forward..

Life seems OK.

What happens when the unemployment benefits run out a month or so from now? Where will we wind up? I feel like I just don't have the skills to compete in such a saturated market.. as if I just wasted the last 10 years of my life learning a wide breadth of things but not going in depth enough into anything to get a job now ( Read more... )

Well.. Something like that. But uh, I expanded my resume out to 2 pages with lots of details about what each of my jobs entailed. Previously, I had condensed my 9 or so years of experience into a single page. Easy to read and, apparently, easy to ignore. I hope that the new version rocks it out a little better ( Read more... )

Yesterday I biked 18 miles in this huge, weird figure 8 around Ann Arbor. It crossed itself at 7th and Stadium. Heck, why not see for yourself? (Google maps ( Read more... )

We appear to now be functionally broke. All of our unemployment money is spent before it comes in, and it's to the point now where we'll need to sell our stuff to cover what's left. I haven't been pushing hard to get a job because there's the contract written up for GHS, but that's been "a done deal" for about 8 weeks now.. And the contract itself ( Read more... )

So.. Yesterday, I went to Sleeping Bear Dunes. Activities included:

• A stop by Leelanau Roasting Company for an iced coffee. Was curious, because the Wunderground entry for Empire originates from there. And hey, coffee.
• Grabbed a spot at D.H. Day campground. Always a sure bet for one person with a tent. :)
• Headed over to the dune climb! This ( Read more... )

Without ego, we're all capable of sublime divinity. I'm so incredibly thankful to everyone. For everyone.

I want to create something much better.. To be what I can be based on mindfully applying my unstoppable will, and graciously accepting the help of those who offer it.. And offer my help to those who need it.

Who's with me? :)

So, with some luck I'll be hearing back from GHS this week.. But I've been saying that for quite a while now. Hrm.. Last I knew, my contract was in the hands of the president for signature. That was a week ago, though ( Read more... )