I have one foot planted firmly on each side of the career doorway and am stuck doing repeated side lunges to the point where everything hurts all over… but when I try to stop, I end up teetering over the center until the side lunges start all over again.
I haven’t managed to do everything that I want to do lately even though I’m no longer working a full-time job. Crazy the way that works… but let’s go ahead and blame some of that on the fact that I am actually job hunting and so a fair portion of my days have been spent updating resumes and trolling Monster.com and local job postings and getting distracted by the online freelance writing advice or the pull of my growing You Can Do It And This Is How freelance writing books and becoming cross-motivated to still give the freelance thing a 100% try.
Blogging about this writing/career trauma I’m currently experiencing creates another conundrum: I need to start a second blog about Becoming a Writer so that I don’t turn this one into a play-by-play that will alienate readers who just want the really geeky stuff and don’t necessarily care about my writerly journey. (Which is okay, so don’t feel guilty if that’s you.) More on that when it happens.
For now, a few things geeky:
Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Gift Set
was just released today.
Modofly. Speaking of RPGs, how about a beautiful Moleskine notebook with a laser-etched Cthulu-esque design on the front? Or a highly detailed locomotive? Or two old school joysticks? Or an emu? This artist collaborative offers several incredibly cool laser-etched artists’ designs on the front of Moleskines, which are the most beautiful, expensive notebooks out there. If I treat myself to one, I make sure to use a very nice, archival-safe pen to write in it. They’re also great for drawing in, but I’m not much of an artist so the most I usually have are little doodles for emphasis or detail. (Thanks for the link to the Wired article about this company, Erica!)
Kung Fu Panda opens in the theaters today, which I’ll probably wait to see on DVD. But I’m looking forward to the next few geeky movies that are coming out this summer!
That’s all the geeky links I have for you right now. This evening I’m picking up my friend Liz from the airport (YAY!) and I’m looking forward to hanging out with her for a couple days. My, how plans change… I was going to take Monday off work, but obviously that’s not an issue right now. Ben was supposed to be here this weekend, but unfortunately he’s on his way back to Ohio right now for a funeral. I’ll try to spend a little more time formatting my blog and website this weekend if Liz and I aren’t too busy being as Wild and Crazy as you can be in conservative Utah (which basically means adding some Peach Schnapps to orange juice and watching R-rated movies).
I’ll feel guilty trying to have fun while Ben is grieving with his family, but I sent along some heartfelt sympathy cards and I don’t think there’s much else that I can do at this point. I also can’t help but look forward to Ben’s return because he took a decent-size suitcase that could potentially transport a new-in-the-box Atari 2600 that is reportedly lurking somewhere in a closet at his parents’ house.
