What I am doing at work: I’ve been kicking ass and taking names. I’ve been more productive in the last week than I have been in quite a while. It’s come somewhat at the expense of blogging, I guess. But for some reason, I’ve just found a groove lately. I never really know how to catch that lightning and keep it going; I just end up riding the wave till it crests. I suppose it helps that I don’t have a life and have been working late. Maybe I’m just doing it to get a good recommendation from the boss. I’ve been thinking about applying for another job. It’s one of those jobs that would be perfect for me — the kind of work I want to be doing in a city I want to live in. It’s almost too perfect, like there’s got to be a catch or something. Actually, the catch is that it would probably be more work than I’ve ever done. (Hint, then: It’s a real job.) So, it’s not exactly that I’m afraid to get the job, but it’s…daunting to think about. Great. Now I’m picturing my boss involved in a conversation like Mr. Waturi’s: “I know he can get the job. But can he do the job? I’m not arguing that with you!”
What I am doing at home: As noted above, I feel like I’ve been spending more time at work than at home. So things here have been kind of quiet. I did some back-to-school shopping recently. That’s a hard habit to break, I guess. Oh, I’ve been trying to figure out a mystery at home. There’s a fence at the back of the building, with a gate leading to the alley. It has a big lock and a motion-sensitive light. The past few nights, I’ve heard a noise that sounded like someone coming through the gate. But I haven’t seen anyone. I can’t exactly see it except from one window kind of far away, but I would be able to see someone. So I thought it might have been someone walking through the alley and rattling the gate or something. But the strange thing is that the light doesn’t always come on. So now I’m thinking it may be a stray cat or a raccoon looking for the trash — something just big enough to sometimes set off the light and just small enough to slip under the gate. I’ll let you know if I get rabies.
What I am reading: I’ve been working off and on with Sunday Money. It’s like Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, except about NASCAR instead of Alabama football. It’s good. Also, Deep Survival, which The Ruins got me thinking about. It’s fascinating; I’ll try to have a review sometime.
What I am watching: I watched Jarhead, The Matador, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang last week. Jarhead was pretty good, but I liked the book better. I really enjoyed The Matador (an intriguing ending that was ambiguous in a good way), and thought Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was very, very enjoyable. Lots of fun.
What I am listening to: Still trying to figure out all the channels on the satellite radio. I spend a lot of time on the comedy channels. They have a censored one and an uncensored one; the uncensored one can get kind of raunchy. So, those and a lot of sports talk, and some classic country and alt-country, and music from bands I never hear on the radio. So I’m very pleased with it.
What I am thinking about: I’m super-excited about college football season — less than a month away. Let’s go Devils! Also, trying to get some work done getting my other blog off the ground.
What I am not thinking about: Pretty much everything else of consequence.
(This post’s title from the Bob Dylan song “When I Paint My Masterpiece.”)