Archive: January, 2009

Stress and coping

As you all know (or should by now) I have 2.5 jobs, attend school full time, play a major part in the local Jaycees chapter, and still maintain some semblance of a family. I have to say that everything together was just becoming too much. While I am still very busy, I have cut way down on my level of involvement in the Jaycees.

Over the past 3 years I have loved and hated my time with the Jaycees and everyone involved. Unfortunately at this time in my life something had to go, and as much as they have helped me grow and make community contacts, they are a volunteer organization. I enjoy giving of myself, but sometimes you have to realize your limits and step back as I have done.

Working at Ecodigital is still awesome and teaches me how to better support IS every day, not to mention it pays. 🙂 The gas station isn’t bad. My co-workers are all great, and the customers are usually regulars and quite nice themselves. Fixing PCs helps me learn more, and gain some extra cash too (albeit very little). School is soooooo very close to being done for now, I can taste the parchment.

I think that with the slight stress reduction I can continue working 2 jobs, finish school, and still enjoy time with my great family. Those of you who have been emailing support, thank you very much. It means more than you know to hear that people other than family and super close friends care about me and how things are going.

2009-01-03 Twitter Digest

  • I love Roger Rabbit. #
  • Adventure at the library again with Erich and Amaya. #
  • What would Bryan Boitano do? #
  • This is a great Monday. #
  • Working, all the live long day… #
  • Big meeting in the afternoon tomorrow. #
  • Working to get everything done by noon. #
  • Relaxing after taking the afternoon off. #
  • 7 Pounds is about the weepiest movie ever. #
  • Lets hope this year finds me a degree, less jobs, and more time with friends and family. #
  • Anyone watching the Looney Toons marathon on Cartoon Network? #
  • So much tired to I have. #
  • I wish more people had skype. #
  • I need to organize better. #
  • Odd, I just got a possible consulting opportunity. #
  • Almost time to go home. Unfortunately, working all weekend. #

Daniel’s Tweets for 2009-01-03

  • I wish more people had skype. #
  • I need to organize better. #
  • Odd, I just got a possible consulting opportunity. #
  • Almost time to go home. Unfortunately, working all weekend. #

Why the obsession?

I wonder almost daily what Emily’s obsession with ‘Mythbusters’, ‘Deadliest Catch’, and Discovery Channel has sprung from. I am the first to admit that today’s crop of mainstream television shows suck, but damn I get tired of the various marathons that DC seems to have every week.

For example, New Year’s Day she took over the television and devoted her afternoon to watching and re-watching Mythbusters episodes. No watching anything else, just the re-runs.

Occasionally the Mythbusters have some good tales to test, and Deadliest Catch isn’t bad in small doses, but she insists on watching them every time they are on. How can a person re-watch the same testing and dramatic fish-catching over, and over, and over, and over…?

Mostly this post is asking if anyone has any insight into this behavior. Do you know others who have this type of obsession? Do you?

I’m really wondering what is going on with the obsession.

Daniel’s Tweets for 2009-01-02

  • Lets hope this year finds me a degree, less jobs, and more time with friends and family. #
  • Anyone watching the Looney Toons marathon on Cartoon Network? #
  • So much tired to I have. #