The Happiness Thread

After 6 months of not working on my book... because life happens... I wrote a good few pages. That felt good. I might just do that again tomorrow.

 

I've been cultivating an idea for a novel, and I think I may start actually writing it today. Not sure if I'm excited or terrified, or both. I haven't written anything "long" in years, so this'll be a struggle.

 

Monty Python's Novel Writing

 

Leaving at 4:00 today instead of 5:30, so that's nice. On the opposite end, though, I'm already at 48 hours for the week and I have to come in tomorrow for two appointments. Sometimes I really hate being salaried.

 

Getting a bored with the routine, Love writing... getting bored with my tedious job, so I needed a bit of a change. I also have been feeling that Warrior Spirit I had as a kiddo (Pre-teen) which has been acting for the last year, reminding me how I fucked up, lost my way, once I entered my teen years.... before that I was focused and knew what I wanted. When I emerged from my teen years, I was lazy and weak... an opportunist who took advantage of a weak mother, whose only quality is to prevent the men in my life from making a man out of me. He had operations, I don't want him to get hurt... blah blah... Fuck that.

So too out of shape and to old to be a Marine or a Cop, so I did the next best thing and signed up to volunteer with my local PD. I realize it won't be anything special, but still, hopefully it will be a good change and take me out of my comfort zone.

and maybe, get back into shape as well. LOL.

 

I have left the big corp I were I was employed for the past 8 years. Now down to a three day week at my new square job in a family run business. Love it. I can actually talk to "the man" by walking into his office when I have an idea.

I am never working for a corporation again. Always say "never" when you have had enough. A rule respected can cure you of anything. I think Simone de Beauvoir said that, and I certainly would not want to wrongfully take credit for that truth.

 

What? No working for a CEO who makes 3 mil (Or more) a year while the worker get's fucked over when the CEO makes risky (Aka Bad) business decisions and an incompetent board supports his bad decisions. I am totally not outing the retail chain I work for, when I say this.

Nah, Congrats, I am gett'n pretty tired of Retail and corporate incompetence as well. Looking for a job with my Local PD, at this, moment, any job with them has to be better.

 

I am with you on this. There is something deeply wrong with greed, but we all know this, yet few of us take a stand out of the fear they have instilled in the general population. I am not judging those who are scared to stand up to these pigs, and yes, they do have alot of power, but I still have a voice until......

 

Agreed, I am a Capitalist and I support everyone right to make money from their natural skill sets, and it disgusts me when corporations take advantage of people or treat them like garbage to use and throw out.

Agreed, people don't realize how much power they actually have and corporations don't want them knowing it either or are in an situation, where as you mention, are to afraid or can't afford to take a risk, even if it means a better life.

My mindset, prior to this moment in time is that there was a mutual benefit between me and the company I work for, I get paid they get my services. however, lately that benefit has been shrinking with me getting the short end of the stick, my Pharmacy Manger does his best but there is only so much he can do, and naturally most are going to want to move on to other things, stagnation is a killer, and I felt the bug last year, but cowardice kept me were I am (Also my Pharmacy Manger is a good guy, and I hated to leave)... but lately it's returned and this time, I"m fucking taking it... I can do better, I can get a better job, without a soulless and incompetent corporation taking my valuable time and service. I have a very limited amount of time on this world, and I would rather spend it being happy, helping my fellow man (even If I disdain them, LOL) than give it to an incompetent corporation.

If everyone was the Capitalist they are suppose to be, we wouldn't have CEOs getting 3 mill a year while the workers get fucked over. They need us, we don't need them.

 

I am in the fortunate position to personally know the CEO of my company, and he's a pretty good guy. Used to come over to my uncle's house every week for a game of poker, one my father used to bring me to every week as well. He knows when he should be taking peoples' advice, which I think is an admirable quality. I even helped talk him out of a pretty big decision (not gonna go into details because then all you scoundrels would know where I work), which we found out later would've been disastrous.

 

My mum and dad came to see me today, and my dad asked me what I want for my birthday next week. I couldn't think of anything, so he asked if I wanted any music equipment. I told him I had been thinking of getting a new mixing desk, so they ordered me one and a new microphone as well It's gonna make such a difference to my recording process. At the moment I have to record everything on a field recorder, which has no audio output. I have to record it to the SD card, take the card out, put it in my computer, copy the file over..... and I can't record using my electro-acoustic guitar's pickups, I have to record that using my field recorder. But now I'll be able to record directly into my DAW, do multiple takes easily, and record my guitar using the pickups for a nice clean recording. And my vocals will sound cleaner on a proper mic too

 

I'm just going to nod and pretend I understand any of what this entire post means.

 

Congrats and happy early birthday!

 

Basically my current microphone is shit, and I don't have any way of recording by plugging a cable into my guitar. But with my new desk and mic, I'll be able to record much better quality vocals, and plug my guitar into the desk and record it that way

 

Thank you

 

Hmm, how very interesting...writing in italics helps me express myself much better. I think its because I write that way on paper... with a sight lean, so seeing it reminds me of my own writing on paper, giving the illusion that I'm actually writing and not poking buttons on a keyboard. I dunno. Could be going crazy though, but it kind of makes sense. I mean, if one writes with very bold wording, wouldn't the bold setting give you more comfort when typing, since it reminds you of your own bold letters on paper? Its the same reason why I like writing my manuscripts in Georgia or Book Antiqua, because it reminds me of my handwriting too. The long letters and slim letters.

Meh, whatever. That's my happy thought for today.

 

I’d be interested to know what’s going on neurologically there

 

Haha, me too. I find that when I use the font 'verdana' my writing becomes too direct... like a robot. When I use Book Antiqua and Georgia, I can get all flowery with long-winded sentences. It's weird as hell. I haven't tried any other fonts, but I know for sure I could never write in Verdana or any font with a similar structure. I despise New Times Roman; because society tries to force that on me. Fuck outta here society, I'm my own man.

 

And if you write in Comic Sans?

 

Comic Sans, baby!

 

She needs him like she needs a hole in the head. Wait...

 

It's cloudy, it's been raining and a there's a good chance of more rain today! I love the traditional Irish weather!
Also, temperature highs of 21C!

 

I found this and it perked my day up a bit.

http://www.geekfill.com/2017/04/29/words-of-wisdom-from-children-these-are-brilliant/