stuff stuff stuff stuff stuff.
So much stuff. So many things. So much. There’s stuff on my to-do list, stuff I need to buy to go camping, stuff I need to do on the Jeep to get it running well (so I can be comfortable that we’ll have it for another few years), stuff to plan for, iron out, pay off, stuff to clean up, stuff to wash, stuff to give up on, stuff to fill my computers hard disk with, stuff we don’t need that should be returned, stuff to fax, stuff to install, stuff to file, so much G.D. stuff.
I had something to say. A point. Or at least a thought. But it’s much too late for me to write cohesively so instead I’ll just leave things “as is” and hope for the best. But know this… TOO MUCH STUFF will eventually cloud your vision and make it hard for you to see what really matters. TOO MUCH STUFF forces a person to question to value of OTHER stuff (material stuff, emotional stuff, ego stuff, stuff stuff)
… that’s my point. You think it matters but the reality is, it doesn’t matter even a tiny bit when you look at the big picture.
Stuff can suck it.
“Good morning, Sunday.” Carey has written about it before and I’m sure I’ve mentioned it but, I love Sunday. I hate that it’s the last day before another crazy week begins but it’s always such a comfortable morning, complete with coffee, computers, phone calls and house cleaning. Today SHOULD be a day of rest but I’ve put off so much from the last few days that my list of things to accomplish today is slightly overwhelming.
48/365
“I mustache, therefore I am”
Another of the many great cards you’ll find at White Card Project
Currently working on a prototype set-up box for card sets! We’ll be finished soon.
47/365
“40 Years of Sunny Days”
Thanksgiving has always been a day of food and festival but today, it was also a day for surprises and gifts.
I’ve been on a bit of a Jim Henson kick lately, due in large part to the fact that it was recently the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street. When I stumbled to my computer this morning I discovered a DVD, propped up against my monitor. It was a special edition of Sesame Street with the best bits and pieces from the last 40 YEARS of Sesame Street. 40 YEARS of Sunny Days. 40 YEARS of creative genius, complete with never before seen interviews and behind the scenes stuff from the Jim Henson Studios.
We watched a bit of it this evening as we all sat idle post-meal but you can bet that tomorrow I’ll be watching the ‘extras.’
I am thankful for… a wife that knows me and loves me and surprises me with things she knows I’ll love. I could not have asked for a better day with a better person (or group of people).
This post is brought to you by the letter ‘C’ (for Carey) because without her, it would not exist. I was ready for bed but she told me I needed to come in here and make an update.
Published on
November 24, 2009 in
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44/365
“Drawing a Creative Blank”
I realize this is a rather boring update/scan for the day (it looks a lot like yesterdays) but every once in a while, I think we need to stop, breathe and tell ourselves … it will be okay. As I mentioned on my Facebook, I recently purchased a very lovely printer as the ‘next step’ in the evolution of my creative work but as it appears, now that I have the printer, I’m drawing a creative blank. I’m hoping the Thanksgiving break (from work and school) will give me time to refocus and get back on track.
Here’s to you Thanksgiving.
Published on
November 22, 2009 in
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43/365
“Project: Simply Put”
Secretly, I work on many projects at once, Simply Put being one of them. More to come. Seriously.
Published on
November 21, 2009 in
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41/365
“Boobs and a Boob”
So last night (yes, I failed to make a 365 update) Carey and I went to the Girls’ Night In (and Out) event at Taboo Tabou for a bit of burlesque dancing, some wine and a chance to win a $350 sex swing… oh, and to support Chicago Women in Film.
I don’t go out often but at the request of some friends and something of an abnormal surge in social energy, it seemed like a good thing. I’ve never seen burlesque dancers in the flesh so it was neat to watch these two amazing, confident ladies dancing in the store window from out on the sidewalk with a small group of folks. I can only imagine what passersby must have thought!
Sadly, we didn’t win the sex swing or any of the great prizes they had but we DID win a good time with some folks I haven’t seen in a long while as well as the chance to socialize in a non-work setting with some new people.
