We all have those moments where you just ask yourself repeatedly, "What the...?"
This week has been FULL of those moments. Let's see...the most trusted car company of recent decades is taking even more heat for yet another manufacturing flaw. Now it seems you can add the Toyota Corolla to the list of "Don't Drive" models. After dealing with faulty accelerators and floormats with attitude, Toyota is now facing faulty steering wheels in their small sedan that I like to refer to as a roller skate. It's a bad day when you can't trust Toyota. I guess it's like my Grandpa said..."Don't trust the Japs. Buy American." Well, go ahead and email me some hate mail but before you do please realize that he fought in WW II.
THEN this BS happened: In honor of the newly redesigned Chanel.com, the French design house is introducing Les Trompe l’Oeil Temporary Skin Art. The graphic adornments, created by Global Creative Director Peter Philips, were first seen in the Chanel Spring-Summer 2010 runway presentation. “For the show, I wanted to play with the Chanel symbols: pearls, chains and wheat, as well as blossoms and small swallows that announce the arrival of spring,” Philips says. And now that they’ve made their way off the catwalk, the tattoos can adorn your skin for $75 for a package of five sheets, including a total of 55 designs. (People.com)
This makes me ask, "What the..." because if I want a tatoo, oh excuse me..SKIN ART, I will get one. If I want to wear some temporary skin flare it will be edible (love you Russ) and it damn sure won't be $75.00. Hey Chanel...get over yourself. I have to buy things like gas. WTF?
Then some wack job in Austin got pissed at the IRS and decided to take it out on innocent people. He left a six page suicide note online, set his house on fire with his family in it, stole a small aircraft at the local airport, and flew it into an IRS building. Wow. Now, we've all had fantasies of screwing big brother and I'm sure there are at least 10 people we all want to kill at work but the difference between us and the wack jobs of the world is we only fantasize. They live it. At least this time there weren't hundreds of fatalities. In my opinion that's the Universe saying screw ya right back buddy. Take yourself out but leave the rest of us alone.
A 15 year old boy shot up a church during service in Richmond, California. No motive has been established. WOW. I mean, I don't really want to go to church either kid but damn. All you have to do is pretend to buy it for mom and dad's sake and hold out for that free post service lunch. Calm down with the guns, kids. You're making me nervous.
John Mellencamp is being urged to run for the soon to be vacant Indiana Senate seat. I guess why the hell not. If a guy named Kinky can run for Governor I suppose the guy who champions the people with songs like Little Pink Houses can run for Senator. I'm sure Republicans everywhere are bending over and singing, "Come on baby make it hurt so good..."
And to top of a crazy week of news I just read that the Enquirer is up for a pulitzer prize. Hold on...I'll be right back.
Ok, I had to gather myself. The same trash mag that reports how dangerous "Batboy" (memba him?) is of the 90s and that Bill Clinton is actually an Alien is now in the running for a Pulitzer. Apparently the John Edwards story they broke has turned out good for them. You get ONE right out of millions and you can get a Pulitzer. I hope they win. I can't wait to tell my brother's kids (I'm not having any) about the days when the Enquirer WASN'T reputable. ;)
So that's the crazy news of the week. Oh, that and some PETA assholes protested the Westminster Dog Show. That was greatness. What a bunch of idiots. Leave the Scotty alone..and the rest of us for that matter.
I think for the rest of the weekend (THANK GOD it's here) I am going to turn the television off and enjoy some away time from this crazy world. I think the hot tub, husband, gym, wine, good food, and some LSS planning with my awesome colleagues and friends Larry and John is in order.
Until next time..."What the????"
Friday, February 19, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Work Woes
Does anyone else wish they were famous in some way? Not just for the money but more for the freedom? Imagine getting up when you want to only to go DO whatever you want to. Yeah...if you're in the studio or shooting a film you're up and working for as much as 16 hours a day but think of the down time between albums/films. You don't answer to anyone. You are "The Boss." Even if you just narrated some show on Discovery or Animal Planet it would be 100 times better than the daily corporate grind of 8-5 Monday thru Friday. Right?
Right. At least, I'm pretty sure. ;)
Of course, we all have to start somewhere. I swear to God if I hear that one more time I'm going to go Predator on somebody's ass. But, here's some fun proof that even Mike Rowe didn't come out of the womb hosting Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWEI-5t2m54&feature=related
Well, we can't all be Mike Rowe. So, how do we balance our lives with what we want to do with what we HAVE to do? If you have the answer to this age old question please let me know because I am totally LOST. If you know me you know that I work in what I refer to as "Nazi Germany". I have found myself in the most buttoned down corporate environment you can imagine and it is totally crushing who I am. I am not allowed to flourish, be creative, be myself, laugh, be a part of the team...I basically have one function and I'm chained to my desk for 8 hours a day with about a 15 minute lunch break so that I have plenty of time to perform that function. I spend my day trying to accomplish what I'm paid to do all the while dodging the Gestapo and the upper management otherwise known as the firing squad. On weekends I chase my dream of radio on the Larry Stanley Show here at Bigbadsportsdaddy.com. I also try to pack in as much LIVING as possible. I regroup, focus on WHO I really am, and let go just enough to feel alive so that I can get through the next Monday through Friday while I look forward to the next 3 day weekend or holiday. What the Fuck has happened to me? This was not supposed to be my life.
So, my question is this: Is this how the majority of the world lives? I mean, in my search for truth and my life's path I have run into alot of people who say the same things. Does anyone acutally like what they do? I mean...we all have to have health insurance and a paycheck so do we all just do whatever to get those things or are there actual people who leave work feeling satisfied and fulfilled in some manner? If so, call me. I'd love to meet you.
2010 was supposed to be a killer year for me. And maybe I shouldn't give up so fast. Maybe it's all just around the corner. It's only February after all. :) Wait...what's that? Hope? Hmmm...haven't felt that in a while. Maybe the "work depression" is actually lifting. Hey, maybe there ARE good things ahead I just have to be patient and work to make them happen. Now, there's a thought! Ok...I feel a smile coming on. Life isn't all about the work grind. It's about who you are and how you love others. It's about being fulfilled overall...not just in your job. Jobs come and go but WHO you are remains. :)
Hey, I feel a bit better now. After all it's Friday. Whoo Hoo! I think I'll shave my legs. I've been too sad lately to even do that but that's more of a punishment on poor Rusty. lol. Yeah..a nice hot shower, freshly shaved legs, a DECENT Friday at work spent on Monster.com, and later dinner with friends, wine, and a hot tub. Maybe John will even bring Witten by. Nothing cures a case of the sads like an 8 week old puppy!
To be continued and here's a thought to start your weekend. Braveheart much? One of my fav lines is Cicero: "Sometimes I do what I want to do, the rest of the time I do what I have to..."
Right. At least, I'm pretty sure. ;)
Of course, we all have to start somewhere. I swear to God if I hear that one more time I'm going to go Predator on somebody's ass. But, here's some fun proof that even Mike Rowe didn't come out of the womb hosting Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWEI-5t2m54&feature=related
Well, we can't all be Mike Rowe. So, how do we balance our lives with what we want to do with what we HAVE to do? If you have the answer to this age old question please let me know because I am totally LOST. If you know me you know that I work in what I refer to as "Nazi Germany". I have found myself in the most buttoned down corporate environment you can imagine and it is totally crushing who I am. I am not allowed to flourish, be creative, be myself, laugh, be a part of the team...I basically have one function and I'm chained to my desk for 8 hours a day with about a 15 minute lunch break so that I have plenty of time to perform that function. I spend my day trying to accomplish what I'm paid to do all the while dodging the Gestapo and the upper management otherwise known as the firing squad. On weekends I chase my dream of radio on the Larry Stanley Show here at Bigbadsportsdaddy.com. I also try to pack in as much LIVING as possible. I regroup, focus on WHO I really am, and let go just enough to feel alive so that I can get through the next Monday through Friday while I look forward to the next 3 day weekend or holiday. What the Fuck has happened to me? This was not supposed to be my life.
So, my question is this: Is this how the majority of the world lives? I mean, in my search for truth and my life's path I have run into alot of people who say the same things. Does anyone acutally like what they do? I mean...we all have to have health insurance and a paycheck so do we all just do whatever to get those things or are there actual people who leave work feeling satisfied and fulfilled in some manner? If so, call me. I'd love to meet you.
2010 was supposed to be a killer year for me. And maybe I shouldn't give up so fast. Maybe it's all just around the corner. It's only February after all. :) Wait...what's that? Hope? Hmmm...haven't felt that in a while. Maybe the "work depression" is actually lifting. Hey, maybe there ARE good things ahead I just have to be patient and work to make them happen. Now, there's a thought! Ok...I feel a smile coming on. Life isn't all about the work grind. It's about who you are and how you love others. It's about being fulfilled overall...not just in your job. Jobs come and go but WHO you are remains. :)
Hey, I feel a bit better now. After all it's Friday. Whoo Hoo! I think I'll shave my legs. I've been too sad lately to even do that but that's more of a punishment on poor Rusty. lol. Yeah..a nice hot shower, freshly shaved legs, a DECENT Friday at work spent on Monster.com, and later dinner with friends, wine, and a hot tub. Maybe John will even bring Witten by. Nothing cures a case of the sads like an 8 week old puppy!
To be continued and here's a thought to start your weekend. Braveheart much? One of my fav lines is Cicero: "Sometimes I do what I want to do, the rest of the time I do what I have to..."
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