Thank god I decided to bring my Sony MiniDisc player to work today, otherwise I think I might have gone insane from the boredom. I spent the entire day keying adjustments into our Oracle database. I get to do it again tomorrow too – I can’t wait! That’s sarcasm in case you’re impaired. I can’t believe I went from one end of the professional spectrum to the other. My last job was non-stop work and my new job is not enough work to keep me from constantly watching the clock and wondering why an hour at work seems to go by as fast as five hours of non-work.
When you’re staring at a computer screen for hours on end and listening to various genres of music, the mind tends to wander. Among other things, I found myself thinking about the time I went to London. It was a fantastic experience, despite the fact that I was sick as a dog the entire time and spent more time in bed than exploring the one city I’ve always wanted to visit. I did get to see The Cure live in concert, though, so that made it all worthwhile. But the thing I recall most vividly was how desperately lonely I felt. It occurred to me on more than one occasion while I was abroad that I had no one at home who cared about me (family not-withstanding). No one awaiting my return; no one who truly understood me, loved me, and wanted to spend the rest of their life with me. It depressed me more than I can put into words. My trip was at the beginning of December, and by the time the holidays rolled around I was in such despair, I don’t think I could ever feel more hopeless again if I tried.
The point of this story? When I look back on that time, it demonstrates to me how so much can change. Sure, I waited another four years, but happiness did find me. That person who completes me even more so than I could have ever hoped for found me and made me feel whole again. So when I start thinking about some things right now that I’m unhappy about (not relationship-wise, mind you), I remind myself of this very situation. It’s just a temporary stop along the intended path, you see. Do I believe in fate? Hell yes I do.
Another thing I was thinking about at work today is how much I miss taking nature photos. There is just nothing left in this apartment worth photographing. I looked back through my photos from the summer and fall and suddenly felt impressed by my own work. I look forward to the weather warming up so I can find new and interesting things to photograph. The Nikon 5700 is a good camera in any situation, but I feel that it truly shines when used for outdoor photography.
At the store today I spotted some cute flowers and had to have them for my desk at work. It’s been so cold and miserable lately and I need a little spring to cheer me up. Funny thing happened when I bought the flowers – the cashier guy only charged me $.49. See, I had grabbed one of those plastic trays that catches the water and set the flowers in it. I really didn’t think much of it when I did it. But apparently Mr. Not So Bright wasn’t paying attention and just scanned the whole thing together, so I was only charged for the tray. Normally I’d say something, but I’m really tired of correcting people’s stupid mistakes. If I bought a tupperware container and threw all my other groceries in there to make room on the conveyor belt would I only get charged for the container? Of course not. So phooey on stupid people and corporations who hire them.
But now you know the secret to buying cheap flowers. ;)
That is funny that you were only charged 49 cents for the flowers. Goes to show how people really fail to pay attention these days. Enjoy ’em!
great flowers. i need something bright at my desk too. i have had more than enough of the cold and gray.
That’s an awesome flower deal – they must really cheer a place up too.
Nice to find another Sony Minidisc player user out there! Everyone here is gaga over their mp3 players but I wouldn’t trade my minidisc player for anything…. well…. I could probably think of something…. =)
Lisa – Sometimes I regret purchasing the minidisc player because I mistakenly thought you could drag and drop files from the computer onto the disc via the pclink. Instead, it’s just a high-priced, albeit better-sounding, walkman. It’s rather annoying having to wait for it to record in real time. And now that they have the high speed recorders out that cost less than what I paid for my slow-ass one, I’m annoyed. That being said, it does come in handy when stuck doing boring data entry work as I’ve been this past week at my job.
By the way, could the cord on the headphones that came with the device BE any shorter? WTF?
Oh – you have one of the old real-time recorders – that would be a drag. Mine is the new one (birthday present) – very speedy. I like that it is sort of a cross between a walkman and a cd player and an mp3 player. The thing I didn’t like about mp3 players was the cost of a decent amount of memory – with the minidisc, it’s dirt cheap and unlimited. =) Oh, and it’s hard to beat 50 hours on 1 AA battery! That amazes me!
Seriously, the headphones are awful. You’d think SONY would do better but no.