Both Judith and I were up at 7am this Sunday - awakened by the plaintive cries of the cats but kept awake by the sheer volume of stuff that we have to get through this week.
She's knee deep in data, graphs, charts, a swirl of numbers and hypotheses. I'm groin deep in discussion guides, research specs, product definitions and art directional techniques.
It's 8.53 here and we have three computers open; all manner of e-mails to answer and text messages popping by the dozen. In many ways it's hell - but then I look around at the apartment, the well groomed animals, the ease with which we write cheques, our travel plans and the fact that neither of us pauses before throwing another thing into the basket or filling the car with gas and I have to say that things aren't so bad.
I'm also going to try my hand at a bit of script writing today. I have this theory that somewhere between the mundane ordinary and the trying too hard extraordinary lies happiness. I've been playing with the concept of Unordinary for a while now - and whilst it's not immediately relevant for the stuff I should be doing today it's always worth writing these half thoughts up a little and seeing what they turn into.
The pic, btw, is from yesterday's Eastern Market trip
3 comments:
To change the subject for a mo, Steve, how are you calling the US election ? Appears Hillary is being encouraged to quit.
I think that from a Democrat point of view you have to go with Obama. The issue will be finding an Vice President for him who fills in the experience and credibility gap yet doesn't have his hands sullied by votes for the Iraq war and against 'the politics of hope' - other than Gore I can't think of anyone off the top of my head and Gore isn't going to do it.
Why Obama? Well the polls are showing the a Hillary / McCain face off would be a very tight run. They voted the same way on lots of issues, he's managed to reach across to the Dems for key pieces of legislation, they're both old and old school. He has an indie streak that endears him outside of the party too. So if the Dems pick Hillary then it's going to be an election that's about personality - and she doesn't have one.
If they go for Obama it's about old guard vs. new guard. Pro Iraq vs. anti. Age against youth. It becomes an election about a bigger choice than which of these two similar politicians do you least hate. So if the Democrats are smart it's Obama, but then the Democrats lost to Bush in 2004, so anything can still happen
Thanks for your response.
Love your rapport.
And I have to say honesty.
Not like the bloggers who censor comments to control and protect their own ego.
Have dumped that type.
They can look in the mirror and preen.
And CONTROL and CONTROL, above all else.
Such fools.
I don't live in the USA.
Interested to hear an aware and local man's view.
Thanks.
Look forward to visiting with you again.
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