What’s New? Everything!
I have been quiet here lately, as well as on the other blogs I write at. Sometimes life hits you in the face, and extra-curricular activities have to take a back seat to what’s going on.
So, what’s going on? Well, for starters, I’m moving to a new job. I’ve taken a job in marketing at a software company that I previously worked for in a technical role. Marketing is the direction I’ve wanted to take my career for some time, and I know my new company’s technology and am excited by the direction they’re going, so this is an incredibly good fit. I’ll be working with some very close friends, which never hurts, but it’s truly invigorating to be excited about both the new role and the software I’ll be working with. Sometimes when an opportunity comes along, you’d be an idiot not to follow the path to see where it takes you. For me, I think this is one of those times.
As if wrapping up an incredibly busy project management role in preparation for the move to the new job isn’t stressful enough, Fran and I are also in the market for a new home. This will be our first purchase, which means a lot of firsts. I’m sure any of you that have gone through buying or selling a home know exactly what I’m talking about.
So, if you see me and I seem a bit stunned, it’s because I’m getting very little sleep, and dealing with more stress than I care to consider. All that being said, I couldn’t be happier with how things are going, and I think it will work out very well once the dust has settled.
I Can See Clearly Now
I think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of my bad feelings have disappeared,
There is the rainbow I’ve been praying for
It’s gonna be a bright, it’s gonna be bright, sun-shiny day
Look all around, nothing but blue sky
Look straight ahead, nothing but blue… sky
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way,
Gone is the dark cloud that had me blind,
It’s gonna be a bright, it’s gonna be bright, sun-shiny day
- Johnny Nash, “I Can See Clearly Now”
Lights out on this season
As a dyed-in-the-wool Vancouver Canucks hockey fan, I just don’t have it in me to dissect this train wreck of a season. All I can say is that I want - no, need there to be wholesale changes to the “core” of this team before the puck drops on opening night next year. Of course, Naslund, Bertuzzi, and Morrison all scored tonight, when it didn’t matter any longer. Maybe they were simply squeezing the stick too hard this year?
Anyway, if you’re a depressed Vancouver hockey fan, you might take some solace in this video of the exploits of Alexander Ovechkin in Washington. This guy looks like Bure, but better. I’ve watched this thing at least 5 times, and I can’t get enough of it.
U.S. had plan to attack Canada?
I suppose it’s not surprising, but in 1934 the United States drafted a plan to invade and take over Canada, according to Damn Interesting. If this plan did exist, and I have no reason to think it didn’t, it’s probably reasonable to assume that a modern equivalent also exists. I mean seriously, would you be surprised?
Something to think about. Or not. What the hell could we do about it anyway?
“Welcome to the United State of Canada” 
The Waiting
The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you see one more card
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
- Tom Petty, “The Waiting”
