Home and Family...
Wow, well, it's been just about half a year since I last posted. How time truly does fly! What I find funny though, is how not a heck of a whole lot has exactly changed since I last posted in August. I find it funny, and troublesome at the same time, because I have a sneaky suspicion that I have fallen into the daily rigors of the "day job." While it is great that I do have a consistent job that pays decently, especially in today's age of skyrocketing unemployment, it makes me wonder if I have given much time for myself to explore and try new things? I guess that's why it's hard having a second shift job, because it doesn't allow for much time to do things in the evening other than on Wednesdays and Thursdays. It's great for getting appointments in and everything, but honestly, in terms of doing "fun" things, how many places are open between 9 am and 2 pm before one has to go to work? I guess that's why on a side note, I'm continuing to try and explore the voice over world, and how to get my name out there with that. Especially with how much technology is up and coming, where else can one audition right from their computer?
Separate topic, I've been struggling with the term "home." They say home is where the heart is. But why is that? Is home what we make of it? When I've gone back to visit my Mom in Michigan since moving to Ohio, I find it extremely hard to leave each time. Now, when I was at Grand Valley, and had to leave to go back to school, it was still hard, but not nearly as hard. Granted, it's probably because that was a 1 and 1/2 hour drive, vs. a 6 hour drive. Or, better yet, do we associate home with family? Is home our attachment to family? Maybe that's it, while I might not miss the physical space that is home, I do miss family. It's interesting how when everyone "grows up" (in my opinion, everyone is always "growing up"), how each person handles this. When I went to the annual Tilmann Christmas gathering, it's interesting as to how a family grows, it almost becomes more distant. It seemed like each section of the family had its own little clique, when it used to be when everyone was there, everybody talked to each other. Could make for a great psychological study, in that if the larger a family grows, the more distant it becomes.
At any rate, I'm curious, for those who still read blog postings any more, as you continue to go through life, do you find yourself becoming more attached to home and family, or less?
Personal opinion: I really hope Heath Ledger gets the Golden Globe tonight and then an Oscar. I was sort of a fan of his work before, but holy cow, after the Dark Knight, I definitely am now. He WAS the Joker.
As it has been awhile, I do hope that this blogging finds everyone doing well! I miss you all back in Michigan, and here there and everywhere!
Separate topic, I've been struggling with the term "home." They say home is where the heart is. But why is that? Is home what we make of it? When I've gone back to visit my Mom in Michigan since moving to Ohio, I find it extremely hard to leave each time. Now, when I was at Grand Valley, and had to leave to go back to school, it was still hard, but not nearly as hard. Granted, it's probably because that was a 1 and 1/2 hour drive, vs. a 6 hour drive. Or, better yet, do we associate home with family? Is home our attachment to family? Maybe that's it, while I might not miss the physical space that is home, I do miss family. It's interesting how when everyone "grows up" (in my opinion, everyone is always "growing up"), how each person handles this. When I went to the annual Tilmann Christmas gathering, it's interesting as to how a family grows, it almost becomes more distant. It seemed like each section of the family had its own little clique, when it used to be when everyone was there, everybody talked to each other. Could make for a great psychological study, in that if the larger a family grows, the more distant it becomes.
At any rate, I'm curious, for those who still read blog postings any more, as you continue to go through life, do you find yourself becoming more attached to home and family, or less?
Personal opinion: I really hope Heath Ledger gets the Golden Globe tonight and then an Oscar. I was sort of a fan of his work before, but holy cow, after the Dark Knight, I definitely am now. He WAS the Joker.
As it has been awhile, I do hope that this blogging finds everyone doing well! I miss you all back in Michigan, and here there and everywhere!