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Tedwords Picture Parade: Me and my Martini
Oct. 2nd, 2013 07:46 am
Saturday night in Newport, at the Red Parrot. Delicious! As you can see the light was blinding. I felt like Zorro.
Monday afternoon, I finally said NO
My motivation was a health examination at work. They offer it once a year at the new company, and I thought, what the hell, I'll give it a go. And while they had my weight lower than Weight Watcher last had (171, down 13 pounds from two months ago), my cholesterol level was well over 200 and my strength was pretty damn bad. It's time to head back to the gym, I think.
But how could I do that if I was involved in a play? Every night I would have free would be sucked up with rehearsals and preparation. I'd never have time for exercise, for six months at least.
That did it. Finally, after all this time, I fired off a quick note to Judee and Tony: I've thought about it, and my answer is that I cannot direct Les Miz. There's too much on my plate right now. Sorry!
That finally stuck. I am free and clear of the play and they are looking for someone else. I am a little sad, because it's always fun to be wanted, and of course, there's the inevitable: what now? What now is what it has been: focus on my four goals.
One thing I will not be focusing as much on: Facebook. At least, when it comes to political stuff. I found myself getting really caught up in the government shutdown nonsense yesterday when I arrived home from work, and posting back and forth, saying this, reading that. Before I knew it, it was nine and Corb was furious because I had hardly paid any attention to him whatsoever on one of our nights alone.
He's absolutely right. Besides, it's a big fat empty calorie. Arguing on Facebook about politics is a huge time suck and gets you nowhere, because you never convince anyone of anything they didn't already believe in. You converted the converted and piss off people who don't see things your way. What's the benefit? There is none. It's even a worse distraction than doing a play. At least with a play, you have something to show for your efforts and you are really interacting with people in a positive way.
Next time Corb complains that I'm paying too much attention to Facebook, please give me the strength to toss the damn iPhone to one side. It is not enhancing my life.
Monday afternoon, I finally said NO
My motivation was a health examination at work. They offer it once a year at the new company, and I thought, what the hell, I'll give it a go. And while they had my weight lower than Weight Watcher last had (171, down 13 pounds from two months ago), my cholesterol level was well over 200 and my strength was pretty damn bad. It's time to head back to the gym, I think.
But how could I do that if I was involved in a play? Every night I would have free would be sucked up with rehearsals and preparation. I'd never have time for exercise, for six months at least.
That did it. Finally, after all this time, I fired off a quick note to Judee and Tony: I've thought about it, and my answer is that I cannot direct Les Miz. There's too much on my plate right now. Sorry!
That finally stuck. I am free and clear of the play and they are looking for someone else. I am a little sad, because it's always fun to be wanted, and of course, there's the inevitable: what now? What now is what it has been: focus on my four goals.
One thing I will not be focusing as much on: Facebook. At least, when it comes to political stuff. I found myself getting really caught up in the government shutdown nonsense yesterday when I arrived home from work, and posting back and forth, saying this, reading that. Before I knew it, it was nine and Corb was furious because I had hardly paid any attention to him whatsoever on one of our nights alone.
He's absolutely right. Besides, it's a big fat empty calorie. Arguing on Facebook about politics is a huge time suck and gets you nowhere, because you never convince anyone of anything they didn't already believe in. You converted the converted and piss off people who don't see things your way. What's the benefit? There is none. It's even a worse distraction than doing a play. At least with a play, you have something to show for your efforts and you are really interacting with people in a positive way.
Next time Corb complains that I'm paying too much attention to Facebook, please give me the strength to toss the damn iPhone to one side. It is not enhancing my life.
