A Very Productive Day

I had three successive dreams in a row last night, where I was horribly late for my first day on the new job. Do you think my subconscious is trying to warn me of something?

So when I finally did get up, I resolved to get as much work done today as possible. K had a meeting to go to this morning, so I got the breakfast dishes cleaned up. I put out the kitchen trash, I mowed the back yard while E raked leaves in the front. After that, we all had a little apple snack. I bagged the leaves in the front, then K came home and we all straightened up the garage together.

Finally, in the afternoon, H and I took a trip to the local Meijer and picked up a few things. One of which was a shaving brush that I had been thinking about getting for a while. I used one a while back, when I was experimenting with different shaving methods for my face and head. I have now found a shave cream that I really like, and wanted to try it with a brush. Sadly, the first attempt was a bit of a failure. The brush had loose bristles, and felt very coarse on my face. However, I'm going to; first, give it a few shaves to see if it starts to soften up and second, remember that you get what you pay for. (It was the cheapest one, after all.)

I haven't had a day like this in some time - just haven't had the energy for it. I may have been just the teeniest, tiniest bit depressed about the job situation.  However, that's all been settled, and I feel really good about what I got done today, as well as a few other things that are going on:

I applied to a certain software company a while back, one of the few I would seriously consider relocating for. My app was rejected, but I ended up in a really nice email conversation with the person who reviewed it, who told me to keep them in mind if my skill set changes. I may just do that. It was a refreshing change from the standard HR brush off.

Ba-Con has invited me back to their convention again this year, to do one or more of my Skeptic's sessions. I don't know how much material they need yet, but I'm really looking forward to going back. I had a lot of fun last year and met up with the Airship Archon, a really nice group of Steampunk folks. I'm also considering working up a new presentation for this year, which will involve me overdosing on sleeping pills! (It's a homeopathy demonstration, so don't sweat it. I'll be fine. Trust me.)

I'm considering going back to podcasting. I'm waiting to see if a project I've been invited to participate in pans out, but if not, I'll probably start my own. I had an enjoyable run on CORICast, but it didn't end up being a long term project. A new one, if I would do that, would be mostly science, tech, games, and maybe some philosophical meanderings. Which is short for me talking about stuff that interests me. It needs a format and some work, but who knows, maybe someone other than myself would want to listen to it. :-)

In short, I see a lot of opportunities opening up for me right now. It would be foolish not to take advantage of them. Let's see what happens.

Thanks for reading.
-D.