From what's turned out to be an eventful day.
- I still hate AOL. I signed up for AIM and now it wants to install new software every time I turn around. GoogleTalk really needs to add a chat room feature.
- I was looking at Carole tonight as she stared at the laptop screen and thought to myself, "So that's what my wife looks like." Some times it hits more than others.
- Carole's ability to surprise me with weird spaces in her cultural knowledge remains undiminished. Paul Simon was playing and she said it was that Neil Simon guy. That was laugh-worthy enough, but when I told her she was a first name off, she said, "Paul Simon? Oh, right, he's the 'Call Me Al' guy." I said, "Well, yeah. And that 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' guy." Her response: "That was him?" "Yeah. You know, Simon and Garfunkel?" "Paul Simon was that Simon?" That's when I got up from the computer to go hug her and thank her for the humor she brings to my life.
- An oldie but a goodie, though I haven't blogged about it: I'm glad I live now. While I agree with John Derbyshire that American civilization (though not necessarily music) may have peaked in the '50s, I'm glad I live today. Carole's dad went to the hospital tonight for a heart attack and was stented within the hour. (It was serious, but he should be fine. Six pills a day for the rest of his life and he has to stop smoking, but alive and joking. He's a likely no-show for the wedding, unfortunately, but we'll see.)
- I remembered that there was a dream I had before I proposed to Carole that was one of the hints I had that I should propose to her. Unfortunately at this point I don't remember what the dream was, but it did remind me of another hint: Seeing Serenity with her and realizing I really liked watching it with her. I held her hand and rested my head on hers. It was just a feeling I had. This is the way it should be. Indeed.
- Another one: We were sitting on the couch discussing the house I've had in mind to build for lo these many years. As I was telling her about it I realized I was taking it for granted that she'd be there. That was really a hint.
- I've told Carole I need a ten-second delay before she speaks my own thoughts. I really ought to be able to get credit at least for those.
There were more that I don't now remember, so that's all for now.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Thursday, March 16, 2006
The minister and me
Well, not quite. He just finished seminary and is currently looking for his first church. Thus the putting up for sale of their home and my being dispatched thereto to take pictures. His office bookshelf being filled with books of commentary on the Bible and Christianity, and histories of the Bible and Christianity, and the meaning of evil, etc., I remarked to him and his wife that one of them must be a minister. They laughed and confirmed the above. This prompted me to ask him if he knew of a good book relating the history of the Bible itself, which in turn prompted two hours of discussion primarily centered on religion, but with related tangents into politics and anthropology. It was the most interesting and fun conversation I've had in a long time.
The job's going pretty well. Still can't seem to settle into a groove, what with tripods breaking and cameras breaking and rather random schedules, but I do feel a lot more comfortable with the photography itself now and am beginning to feel the comfortable feeling of old hat. I need that. Once we can get the other issues worked through, and more than anything find a way to streamline the post-photography work -- choosing and tweaking the photos and getting them e-mailed -- I'll be much happier. The main reason I haven't written here in so long is due almost solely to that post work. I'm either doing that when I could be writing here, or too sleepy to write after having done all that. (About the way I feel now, in fact.) If I can get all that finally smoothed out, it will be one of the best jobs I've had. If I can get all that finally worked out, I could even start writing spec material again, and learning the CGI that I've been meaning to pursue. Yes, I need to get all that figured out.
The job's going pretty well. Still can't seem to settle into a groove, what with tripods breaking and cameras breaking and rather random schedules, but I do feel a lot more comfortable with the photography itself now and am beginning to feel the comfortable feeling of old hat. I need that. Once we can get the other issues worked through, and more than anything find a way to streamline the post-photography work -- choosing and tweaking the photos and getting them e-mailed -- I'll be much happier. The main reason I haven't written here in so long is due almost solely to that post work. I'm either doing that when I could be writing here, or too sleepy to write after having done all that. (About the way I feel now, in fact.) If I can get all that finally smoothed out, it will be one of the best jobs I've had. If I can get all that finally worked out, I could even start writing spec material again, and learning the CGI that I've been meaning to pursue. Yes, I need to get all that figured out.
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