Meltdown

Okay, perhaps a bit melodramatic... but in case you get here first, this is one of my photo blog pics that will be posted later today. In the meantime I am using it to illustrate my feelings about going back to work tomorrow. Actually, having been on vacation for a week, I am going back to work this afternoon, just to try to reduce the pain that will be my Monday morning.

Other than all that whining, this was an awesome sunset I captured on Clearwater Beach, FL. Of course, taken with my Nikon D80. Shutter speed was 1/200, f11.0, 70-300mm at 300mm. ISO 100. And all that technical stuff courtesy of iPhoto's 'photo info' display. Because believe me, I am not the type to record all that stuff! And yes, just a very minor bit of tweaking... because I like it just fine the way it is.

I hope you like it too.

Back, and Back... Too Bad

Holy Cow, and so forth! What the heck happened to Wayne? Did he give up on redemption? No! He went on vacation. And yes, before that, he did sort of fall of the face of the earth. But he's back now. Unfortunately, that also means back to work on Monday. I HATE WORKING! Well, not quite true. I hate working for someone else.

Yes, I have every intention of becoming self employed. But that takes time, and I am not there yet. But believe me, like the little mushroom that could, I am going to make it there somehow! Sometimes it seems like I have too many ideas, and not enough action. Other days it seems like the ideas dry up and all I have is a lot of pent up energy. It's like I want to run like hell towards a better life, but I don't know what direction that is. OY!

So, I just got back from a very nice vacation with my sweetheart. We headed up into the mountains of Tennessee and the Carolinas. Wow, were we treated to some SPECTACULAR fall colors! I mean, we hit it RIGHT ON! Check back soon, and I will have some pictures posted on my photo blog. It was a most spectacular time. We spent time in Greenville, SC and in Gatlinburg, TN and in Asheville, NC and so on. Wow, what a great time. I definitely have to recommend the Best Western - Twin Islands in Gatlinburg. What a nice time we had sitting on the balcony outside our room, overlooking the river that runs right through Gatlinburg. AWESOME. More on all of this later. With pics!

T G I Freaking Friday!!!

Okay, I worked way too many hours in the last week, LIFE BALANCE be damned, and now it is finally Friday! You can tell I have TOTALLY dialed it down now, since I would have been at work 20 minutes ago otherwise. But hey, all those extra hours means I got most of my crap done. Which means, I have Friday-itis! Yup, not planning on getting a whole helluva lot done today!

But what I will do is spend hours on end daydreaming about what fun can be had this weekend. What will it be? Kayaking? Movies? Painting? Maybe some glass etching? Who knows! But one this is for sure... there will not be any WORK involved! No way! After all, I worked 13 hours last Saturday. And that is just WRONG!

Yeah, I am not the dedicated 60 hours a week type. I don't get it. I am very fortunate to get a decent wage for my 40 plus or minus hours. When I am done, I am done, and I want to go have FUN! So, that notwithstanding... I DO still have to go to work today. So, enjoy your Friday... and remember, don't let them suck too much life out of you in one day... save some for yourself, your significant other, and your family!