The Aerie
Okay, okay, I've been remiss again.
No, I haven't posted in nearly a month. No excuse, really. I can't even claim to have been busy.
I worked a very sudden contract for a couple of weeks, that went pretty badly. I was brought in at the last minute for a two week deadline, and I just couldn't synch up with the guy running the show as to what he wanted. The last day rolled around, and he was still changing the requirements.
That stint of full-time work was dearly appreciated, but I hated not having a good outcome on that job. Unfortunately I really couldn't figure out what this guy wanted - was it because I didn't get it, or was it because he couldn't convey it? Maybe both. So that outcome was disappointing.
The sudden (I literally started the day after I got the call) return to fulltime work was challenging - I admit that being off work (vacation, underemployment) for three months has made me lazy about getting up and getting into work on time. So for the two weeks I was working, the time just flew by.
But I've been off work for a week now again, and I still haven't been blogging. Not sure why, maybe feeling guilty for... not blogging. Likewise I haven't been to the gym.
Another oddity has been the possibility of working-over-in-England. I got a call from Accenture in England for an interview, and I interviewed last Tuesday with the understanding that the next step would be to fly to England for an interview. Instead I was notified that they want to move forward... but want another phone interview NEXT Tuesday. Hooo-kay, so I'll just put life on hold for two more weeks. It's hard to commit to a course of life when you might have to start packing boxes for another country in a couple of weeks.
What else? Well, odd opportunities coming and going is the rule. The only thing keeping my morale up is that the business environment is hopping right now. I keep getting urgent, desperate calls for my skills. Most haven't worked out yet, but they're frequent and urgent enough that I have some confidence that something will break my way soon. I even have two security startups that want to talk about merging with my company, so I guess things are positive there.
I've also started to work towards doing this year's NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month. I haven't been able to make myself get any writing done for months, so I'm hoping this gimmick gets me back in the swing of things. It's a novel based on South Africa, so I'm busy studying up on the country. You're not "supposed" to start writing or plotting in advance, so I'm not doing that - but I'm learning about South Africa so that I can at least try to describe the place.
And of course I've been watching "Firefly," and "Battlestar Galactica" as described in past posts. Those are certainly a big contributor to my lack-of-posting. It's easy to consume hours of time watching old TV shows instead of doing anything constructive...
Hopefully I can get back into the swing of things now, including working out.
Posted by Albatross at October 14, 2005 4:09 PM | TrackBack