Is it Earthday? No, apparently not. Tomorrow is Earthday, but ever since 1991 and I first heard the Dramarama song “What Are We Going To Do?” all I can think is that, “it’s April 21st and everybody knows today is Earthday, Merry Christmas, happy birthday to whoever’s being born.” It’s an inaccuracy that shouldn’t matter, but every year it makes go a little crazy. Was Earthday on April 21st that year? I suppose that I could look online and see, but that kind of ruins the fun. A little scheduled insanity on the calendar never hurt anybody, at least that I know of.
Today was another training session with Tony, the breaker of bones and wills. I am still sore from Monday and today we did a series of free weights that has already made me feel like my arms are made of lead and about as useful. When we completed that workout I decided that my abs weren’t punished enough and did a bunch of work on them too.
As much as I think I’m being funny with my workout complaints I’ve actually really enjoyed getting back in shape. The running, punching, lifting and grunting is helping to relieve the stress as I wait on other people for the deals that I’m working on right now. I completely cop to the fact that I don’t like it when my destiny is in the hands of other people, but that’s the nature of this business – there’s only so much that you can do on your own.
Another side effect from waiting and working out is that my creative juices are flowing. I’ve had an idea for a web-series that I’ve been tossing around in my head but I figured out, at least intellectually, how to actually produce it. I don’t know how quickly I’ll actually move on that, there is so much other stuff that I feel has priority, but I like the feeling of being a “creative” again and not just the “business” guy.
Speaking of businesses my sister has just started a new cookie business! Her first orders go out this weekend and I was asked by her and my Mom to help come up with some temporary labels for the packaging as Molly gets her logo made. Today’s picture is of the label test sheet:
See you tomorrow!
Project 365 4-27-2010
Before we begin, a video presentation:
I found that on Facebook today posted by my friend Kristin. I think it’s important to point out stuff like this because it’s easy to ignore things when you don’t see the final outcome or consequences. I used to watch Penn & Teller’s Bull Shit on Showtime, I even own the first three seasons on DVD, and even though they were definitely pushing an agenda I really liked seeing a different perspective on very hot topics. What I liked best is that they could back up a lot of their claims with straight up facts. Verifiable, cross-referenced, generally accepted facts. There was plenty of editorial tossed in, but the facts were there all the same. I stopped watching when I stopped paying for Showtime, is the show still on? Just checked, it is.
I have been very bad about my workouts this week, I’m definitely placing higher priority on movie biz things then on my fitness and I’m a bit conflicted about it. I try to ease my guilt of not working out by checking off stuff on the task list. Honestly that could be shrinking a little faster too, but whachagonnado? I’ve found that, in all the mire, I’m keeping my personal integrity but it isn’t making the choices any easier or making things move any faster… but I have made a commitment to not randomly vent on this page – if I did there’d be noting else – and I’m trying to push myself to write more story-like posts, in the vein of The Tobolowosky Files from /film. Since all of these posts for the rest of the year are focused on the actual day and its associated picture it’s been hard to do genuine reflection, I mean, at best I get a day to think about what happened and the effects of it all, but I’m enjoying looking for that one part of the day, a certain hour or five minutes, that ignites deeper insight then just a list of what went on through the course of the day.
I just thought about what that would look like on paper. Here’s the last couple days as a list:
Most days I could literally copy/paste this string and it would be 90% accurate. Although tonight I added a trip at the end of teaching to watch Doctor Who with Dean and then get to the grocery store for some general supplies. Then home.
Today’s picture is from my trip to the store:
The cart just seemed so lonely. I think I might be thinking too hard when I start impressing emotions on inanimate objects.
See you tomorrow!
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