Sunspots through the haze and pall of the Simi Valley Fire, 2003
- Finishing up processing on my last weddings. I have none scheduled for next year. I doubt I will get back into wedding photography, despite the fact that I will miss it a lot. I need to take care of these people, and I’m behind. Thanksgiving looms, and they don’t have their photos. Not cool. Any competent PhotoShoppers who’d like to earn a little bit of cash on quick-turn processing should contact me. Seriously.
- A really hectic production cycle at work. This is the problem working for a rapid-cycle development group: we’re pushing builds to our Development environments several times per week, with several programs working concurrently. I haven’t had a work-week less than 50 hours since May.
- My son and I test this weekend for Level 2 Instructor certification for ITA TaeKwonDo. At which point, we will HAVE to put in a minimum of 5 class-hours per week. This sounds arbitrary, but it’s not really. This directly relates to Commander Other’s retirement path.
I am hoping to re-join the land of the living bloggers by the inauguration of our new president, but I can’t make promises at this point. The bottom line is, I simply don’t have time to do this right now, and my inability to keep up, I think, is dishonorable to those who’ve been so gracious as to link to me.
Profile: i write things. sometimes not too poorly, even. i photograph things. i don't capture them, but i render how the appeared to me, or perhaps how i might have seen them if i'd been looking in a different way. i don't believe in finalities, and new beginnings are old hat with me. i am not what i appear to be, or even what i think i am. i am, in a nutshell, a nut. eat me, or feed me to an elephant.
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romius t
I read your blog in reader most times so I had not seen the new layout. you seem to be able to do wonderful things with the design of your webpage. I have to stick to the shitty and free blogger templates so I don’t have a cool looking blog like you.
Nov 12th, 2008
Tengrain
Come back when you are read, you will be embraced with open arms. I wonder what other kind of arms there are for embracing, actually.
Regards,
Tengrain
Nov 12th, 2008
Pat
Wow work sounds way too hectic right now.
I can relate how hard it is to do weddings with a full-time job and family life and I only do the regular 36!
Keep you’re quality time with your son - your blog can wait
Nov 13th, 2008
commander other
LOL, Tengrain: “Come back when you are read”….If that’s a typo, thank you. If it’s not a typo, it’s appropriate, and stands as part of the reason why even trying to keep up with this makes not much sense.Three people noticed this post in the space of 24 hours. I’m terribly useful up here, LOL….
Nov 13th, 2008
Pissed in NYC
Take some time off and take care of things. I’m finding it harder to blog because, well, things are in flux and I don’t know what to think. Besides, the holidays are coming up and life is busy now. I’ll be back when you are.
Nov 13th, 2008
darkblack
Don’t sweat it, Commander. We may play in cyberspace, but we still have to live in meatspace.
;>)
Nov 14th, 2008
Comrade Kevin
Take as long as you need, but in the interim, you will be missed.
Nov 14th, 2008
Omnipotent Poobah
No worries, it happens to everyone. Well, not everyone. I think Big Three CEOs have time to knock out a post while flying around in the company jet.
You haven’t tought of a jet as a solution have you. I hear Sarah’s jet might be available again. Look under “collectibles” on eBay.
Nov 20th, 2008
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