ok, so....
...my journal seems to be approaching more of a "friends only" status. I guess is just don't want to jinx what's coming down the pipeline. I hopefully will have some good news to report in the coming months if all goes well.
I the mean time, anyone who cares to know will be stuck with just the mundane details.
I came to a sort of revelation at work today. I realize that I like being busy. One of my coworkers is away on vacation this week and I am filling in for him on certain jobs that we both have had involvement in. It isn't a difficult task, but even though it can be a pain in the ass, I oddly do enjoy having contact with the construction managers and superintendents in charge at the job sites. I guess it give me more of a sense of purpose and usefulness that I can actually answer their questions with a professional degree of intelligence and experience. True, I'm still real green and I can only imagine what they think when a scrawny teenage looking guy with an earring walks into the job trailer and introduces himself as the structural engineer. But hey, I have only got lip from an owner, not a project manager. I must say that I am very please with the degree of professionalism in which these guys (and girls) operate.
Anyway, so this week, work in going well. I never though that I's be glad to be putting in overtime, but as long as the motivation is there, I really don't mind. To day was the most stressful day I have had in a while. A job meeting this morning basically lit a fire under my ass to get moving on a Bridgeport job that is in CD's (Construction Document phase). The deadline is sometime at the end of June/beginning of July, and given the size of the school, there is a shit load of coordination to do. [On a side note, I am increasingly getting tired of the office politics that floats around - how some people's position cloud's their judgment on whether or not their opinion is relevant. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.] So yeah, I got to get cracking.
I am also happy to announce that the drawing I am doing for the couple in Groton MA is nearing completion. I have been working on some of the hues and adding some darker shades. The Barnstonian in me says that the shades are too grey and that I need more darker contrast, but my experience tells me to quit while I'm ahead. It looks damn good and I don't think I'll mess with it too much longer. This weekend I'll have it photocopied and look into getting it matted. That will be one big task off my plate! Next step is to make the trip up north and present my most recent piece to some very eager patrons!
Oh yeah, in the last couple of weeks, I headed home for Easter and Jill came with. Home isn't really home anymore (at least not yet) since mom and dad moved to Nashua, but I think it will sink in nicely. they got a pretty cool park down the street and a great school to go rollerblading in! The house is very nice and I think that they will be happy there.
Last weekend, Jill and I made the trip down to MD to visit Brian while Dan and Audrey were down there on a little vacation. We only really had Saturday, but that was just enough to make me realize how much I miss all of them. I was in this sort of hazy depression on Sunday night and Jill was gracious enough to bear with my temporary bought with neurosis. But I bounced back as I always do. The harsh reality of work can do wonders for sobering ones emotions (or inflaming them - luckily, I haven't really experience this yet).
Whew, that felt good. now I can go to bed.
I the mean time, anyone who cares to know will be stuck with just the mundane details.
I came to a sort of revelation at work today. I realize that I like being busy. One of my coworkers is away on vacation this week and I am filling in for him on certain jobs that we both have had involvement in. It isn't a difficult task, but even though it can be a pain in the ass, I oddly do enjoy having contact with the construction managers and superintendents in charge at the job sites. I guess it give me more of a sense of purpose and usefulness that I can actually answer their questions with a professional degree of intelligence and experience. True, I'm still real green and I can only imagine what they think when a scrawny teenage looking guy with an earring walks into the job trailer and introduces himself as the structural engineer. But hey, I have only got lip from an owner, not a project manager. I must say that I am very please with the degree of professionalism in which these guys (and girls) operate.
Anyway, so this week, work in going well. I never though that I's be glad to be putting in overtime, but as long as the motivation is there, I really don't mind. To day was the most stressful day I have had in a while. A job meeting this morning basically lit a fire under my ass to get moving on a Bridgeport job that is in CD's (Construction Document phase). The deadline is sometime at the end of June/beginning of July, and given the size of the school, there is a shit load of coordination to do. [On a side note, I am increasingly getting tired of the office politics that floats around - how some people's position cloud's their judgment on whether or not their opinion is relevant. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.] So yeah, I got to get cracking.
I am also happy to announce that the drawing I am doing for the couple in Groton MA is nearing completion. I have been working on some of the hues and adding some darker shades. The Barnstonian in me says that the shades are too grey and that I need more darker contrast, but my experience tells me to quit while I'm ahead. It looks damn good and I don't think I'll mess with it too much longer. This weekend I'll have it photocopied and look into getting it matted. That will be one big task off my plate! Next step is to make the trip up north and present my most recent piece to some very eager patrons!
Oh yeah, in the last couple of weeks, I headed home for Easter and Jill came with. Home isn't really home anymore (at least not yet) since mom and dad moved to Nashua, but I think it will sink in nicely. they got a pretty cool park down the street and a great school to go rollerblading in! The house is very nice and I think that they will be happy there.
Last weekend, Jill and I made the trip down to MD to visit Brian while Dan and Audrey were down there on a little vacation. We only really had Saturday, but that was just enough to make me realize how much I miss all of them. I was in this sort of hazy depression on Sunday night and Jill was gracious enough to bear with my temporary bought with neurosis. But I bounced back as I always do. The harsh reality of work can do wonders for sobering ones emotions (or inflaming them - luckily, I haven't really experience this yet).
Whew, that felt good. now I can go to bed.