Back from a Rest
It's just amazing how nice a little 4-day weekend can be. It's also just as amazing that a job with little to no purpose is a terribly boring thing and hard to stay interested in.
I've had barney back up for a week now, and that's made things a lot more fun - at least knowing he's up and there ready for me has helped the near total boredom of the job lately. This past weekend I did so many fun things with Liza and the kids... it's almost too bad I had to come back to work. I know it's all about making a lifestyle that facilitates the time-off, but still... it's hard.
So I come back to work and thankfully I have a little work to do, but I do it far too fast (like a hungry man's first real meal) that it doesn't last nearly long enough. But I am grateful that I had at least that little bit of really interesting work to do. Since then, I've been waiting on folks to get things done so I can do more work, but waiting is a slow and boring job.
Given the job market out there, I have to be grateful that I have this job at all at this time of year. And I am. But still... I can think of so many interesting things that could be done for no more money than sitting here takes, and it'd be nice to be able to do those things - if only as work that might never really be used.
There was an interesting Dilbert several years ago about the choice of doing great work but having no one recognize or appreciate it versus doing trivial work that's seen as the next best thing since sliced bread. It was funny to see Dilbert struggle with the answer (which he never gave). There's a lot to be said for being appreciated. Then again, there's a lot to be said for keeping your mind busy.
Right now, I'd really like to have an interesting idea to look into. I've been in this state before, and typically it's just worked through until the folks holding me up get around to doing their part, and things pick up for a little bit, at least. But I'd really like to have a passion to work on now. That's the real thing... boredom sucks passion dry, and the more you give into boredom the less likely you are to get passionate about anything.
Good enough. I need to stop being bored and start being more receptive to passion.