tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037641.post115817221166168243..comments2023-09-07T08:13:32.442-07:00Comments on Powellhurst: Surf SpinningMartinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919215971601240222noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037641.post-1158341382791096762006-09-15T10:29:00.000-07:002006-09-15T10:29:00.000-07:00LESLIE -I can't tell you how good that is to hear....LESLIE -<BR/><BR/>I can't tell you how good that is to hear. Sometimes when you feel stuck, it helps to know that other people have been up the same creek and are managing to swim out.<BR/><BR/>There are some possibilities even at my current company. The most immediate one would be great, if it weren't for one little thing that I would only maybe have to do, but know would tax my freak out levels in a big way. The rest of the job, however, has quite a bit of promise and could actually be made FUN. I suppose, if I were going to follow the Jen commandments, I would "Just say yes!", but I'm following the Way of the Wishy-Washy and floundering back and forth.<BR/><BR/>In closing, I just want to say that Jen's horoscope must've influenced me, because I'm finding my language laced with fishy things like swimming, creeks and flounder and that I'm feeling particularly regional today and pronouncing Creek in my head as "Crick". I could even live with sporting the West Coast Dude "R" in most cases, but if I start calling Washington "Warshington", I'm counting on you and Jen to make it stop!Martinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919215971601240222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037641.post-1158340410086658122006-09-15T10:13:00.000-07:002006-09-15T10:13:00.000-07:00JEN -I was going to answer these in the order they...JEN -<BR/><BR/>I was going to answer these in the order they came, but a blogographic emergency has caused me to throw seniority to the wind!<BR/><BR/>It may just be the pain talking (but probably not, since my knee and I have struck an accord - if I don't hold my leg in certain positions, it won't hurt), but you don't EVER sound like an obnoxious blowhard. I actually LIKE the horoscope, so thank you for sending it. <BR/><BR/>I think the biggest float in the suck parade, is that even though I am sure that this isn't doing it for me, I don't know what will make me happy. I like to think that it's just not been the greatest summer for me and that fall will bring new clarity about life in general, thereby making that one little part about the job better too.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I say maximum happiness for everyone!Martinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919215971601240222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037641.post-1158339946960061792006-09-15T10:05:00.000-07:002006-09-15T10:05:00.000-07:00And now that I've just left my borrowed Words of W...And now that I've just left my borrowed Words of Wisdom there with virtually no context, I see that I sound like an obnoxious blowhard. (sorry)<BR/><BR/>I just want to commiserate with the difficulty of finding that balance, and maybe, just maybe it's not an either/or situation. Maybe we need to keep looking for that elusive Other Way that will bring maximum happiness without having to sacrifice professional or artistic ambitions.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998413591822017096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037641.post-1158339124321161772006-09-15T09:52:00.000-07:002006-09-15T09:52:00.000-07:00!!! Man, I read this right before I read the horos...!!! Man, I read this right before I read the horoscopes in WW. You need to read your Free Will Astrology for this week, which I will include here to save you a trip: <BR/><I>Pisces Horoscope for week of September 14, 2006<BR/><BR/>Millard Fillmore was President of the United States from 1850 to 1853. He was the last holder of that office who was neither a Democrat nor Republican. Let's make him a symbol of freedom from the rigged con game that is America's two-party political system, as well as an inspiring image for those of you who aspire to rise above every either-or dichotomy. Fillmore will be your mascot as you declare your independence from the dualistic ways of thinking that threaten to ensnare you. He'll be an emblem that rouses you to transcend the simplistic arguments spewed by fanatical devotees of the Us Versus Them racket. Escape the vise, Pisces. </I><BR/><BR/>I thought it was good, anyway.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998413591822017096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037641.post-1158287431484217472006-09-14T19:30:00.000-07:002006-09-14T19:30:00.000-07:00I know exactly what you mean! I was getting bored ...I know exactly what you mean! I was getting bored to tears by my low level job while people in the company encouraged me to climb ladders and stuff. But they weren't ladders I was interested in at all! I was on the fence between "what am I complaining about? This job is virtually stress-free now and I can do whatever I want with my evenings, which always end at 5pm or earlier!" and "My creative soul is crying and there must be some job that I could get that might make my heart sing!". Luckily for me, it turns out that there are jobs at adidas that have more creativity and don't require dressing a certain way or talking like an asshole to get into and I happened upon one. Even though I am now overflowing with stress and don't leave at 5 or have time to do everything I want (yet), I still think it will ultimately turn out to have been a good decision. I hope that you can find some similar balance in a future job! The hard part is not knowing what that is or you could just go for it! Sounds like you're trying hard in your search - good for you!Leslitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01705519804326410713noreply@blogger.com