snow and wind... brrr.

So, my cousin Jen and I are staying at Wildflower condos in Mammoth. As mentioned yesterday, it was to start snowing. Well, it started and is still continuing. Its a bit cold. And I have some pictures of outside the condo and my car. We are still cozy in the condo, thinking about boarding this afternoon.

i love snow.

Snow is so beautiful, especially in the sierras. Today was the first day my cousin, Jen, got on a snowboard. She did great, already leafing down the green slope near Canyon Lodge. I have a picture of her first run, she looks rather comfy, I'll post it later.

I am getting more and more comfortable on the mountain. I think I am a switch-foot boarder as my bindings are Regular, but I seem to favor my "Goofy" side. We spent half the day on the mountain today. It was good, my last run was the best, as I was able to do J-turns in both directions.

Its suppose to snow tonight through tomorrow, so it should be fun, if we're both up to it.

morning person.

Okay, so, over the years, I figure, I am definitely not a morning person. Yet, I get so much more done if I come into the office at 7:30am. It comes down to my motivation when the alarm goes off at 7am. See, I think I have, over the years, figured out a way to "sleep in" through a series of AM decisions which ends up coming down to motivation. Since I lack serious motivation to come into the office, I sleep in, sometimes, like yesterday, figuring out a way not to come into the office until lunch time! I know this has to change, maybe if my work motivation changes, daily life will get better and I will get more things done in the day, both work related and personally.

perspective.

A friend of mine over IM gave me some perspective today. It was just the right thing for him to say. I was sharing with him a bit of my Friday -- he went up Big Bear to snowboard (boy did I want to go), but I had to be at work. I had back to back meetings, meetings that were stressful, intense and frustrating for me personally. He asked why, and I shared with him that I was turning into somewhat a manager, or maybe IPT lead explains better what I am doing now, doing activities like schedules, staffing profiles, task priorities, leading others to do work. This is different for me, as before I use to be the techie who solved the issues and did the work and someone else had to worry about schedule, status, staffing. Anyhow, this is what he said, that it was a good thing. That it was in God's plan that I grow in this field. And he IM'd me with a smile. I was "wow'd". I hadn't thought about it that way, instead I was bummed and stressed and down on myself that I had so much more responisbility that I didn't want. But now I guess I get it, that this is a good thing, that I should be more positive towards change and that I should have the perspective that things are in God's hands and that if things are changing, its because God has a plan for these new skills -- oh and that growth is most times painful, but necessary.

grissom.

Okay, maybe I am watching too much CSI, I am beginning to find wisdom in quotes from the show. "The best intentions are frought with dissappointment. Grissom, CSI Season 3."

without a trace.

Another awesome CBS TV show. I really like the character dynamics. But I realize that there can be too much CSI and Without a Trace episode watching. Now that I have Season 3 and 4 of CSI (the Original Las Vegas series), I can camp out on my couch and watch commercial free televesion drama for a long time. I think this new realization could be an indicater I need to get out more, watch less TV, and do something productive like organize my house!

epiphany.

Okay, I have come to realize the more time one spends alone, the more they get to know themselves and come up with these small nuggets of knowledge. The other thing I've noticed, the less I talk to people around me and get submerged into my work or studies, I think more, or come up with random bits of information or delight. Its wierd, and I am probably not explaining it well. I think these nuggets of revelation are related to the personal characteristic of me constantly, continually, thinking of something. Because I don't know how other people spend their free time, or what they do to relax, I notice when I am alone, I am thinking or planning what I have to do next. There is a behavior I need to work on, that's learning to live in the moment and enjoy. I am always planning at this free moment, how to fill my other free moments. Also, finding enjoyment and activity for me to do by myself, like clean the bathroom, remodel the kitchen, finishing organizing my disorganized room.

remote test.

So, there might be a way for me to publish remotely, instead of logging into blogger. Lets see if it works.

office move.

So, its been more than a month since our offices moved from one building to another. The new location is nice, but I have not unpacked. Partially due to the fact that I have no motivation to unpack, primarily due to the fact I have way too much work to do that i don't have time to unpack. Yeah, I know "having too much work" is relative, but I know I will get to unpacking in short stints, one box at a time. Like many things in life, taking steps, smaller, more managable pieces.

I am venturing into a interesting role at work, I think I am turning into a manager of sorts. Crazy. Fortunately I have a mentor of sorts, but its hard to vent to a mentor when he is the one who I owe my project schedules, staffing profiles, and status reports to! Anyhow, it is definitely a work in progress. The hilarious thing right now is, we are both cripple of sorts. He has a torn calf muscle from surfing two weeks back and I have a sprained knee from volleyball this past Saturday. Though I am no longer on crutches this week, he hobbled into the office with his today. I am passing the nickname Bill Fay gave to me on Sunday, "Hobbles" to my friend and co-worker, Chris! Go "hobbles"!

In the mean time of all this work... I am trying to find time for personal growth (as well as personal cleanup). Definitely working on moving, organizing and cleaning stuff at the house, and then there are periodic courses online as well as web development enrichment activities with sessions.edu.

I think I like to blog more often, just because my mind seems to be filled with tidbits of things I'd like to share. Funny, I might be the only one who may actually read my blogs. I am looking at Movable Type as a new blog tool, but I am not sure I really need it. I am also looking at a database driven content managing system for the Venice website. I have it all installed, but I am not sure how to use it yet. Working on that.