The Start of a New Chapter
Today is the first day of a new chapter in my life. I joked that perhaps it is really a full new book, but in reality it is only another chapter. I’ve turned in my coloring book and embraced my Moleskine. My Macbook Pro is almost like another hand. Between the two of them I can be a new media nomad from wherever I need. I’m still getting the kinks worked out, but I know I’ll get there.
A lot on my mind this morning. I felt the urge to channel some of the energy into an Accident Hash and I’m glad that I did because it felt really good to get episode #241 out there for you all to listen to.
Lots of little things to do today and things on my mind.
- Couple of phone calls for stuff around the house that I have repeatedly forgotten to call about, but want to get done today.
- Big dinner tonight in Boston that I’m excited and curious about.
- Some Second Life thinking/shopping to get done. Hasn’t quite clicked yet.
- I was named the 7th Most Recognizable Voice in Podcasting. I can’t wait to see the whole list.
- Just had a great conversation with someone about the tattoo I’ve wanted for a long time. Might become a reality in the very near future. Oh yeah!
- New client work to get underway. Two cool projects already up and running and have to finalize some writing for a third one. Scary how fast things can happen in today’s world. But, I prefer to say exciting over scary. *grin*
- Getting excited about PodCamp Boston 2. Have you registered yet?
- Going to reset up the ThinkPad for the kids to use. It has been sitting for months doing nothing and that is a waste of a sweet, powerful machine. The kids should love it.
- Yesterday was a quality day of slack that involved chili cheese fries, sausage with peppers and onions, beer and football. We actually did get some productive stuff in the morning done, but once 1 pm hit it was football until bed time.
It still amazes me how productive you can be first thing in the morning. As the world is waking up, it is a great time to jump on top of things and get them out of the way. Of course I always wonder what time to call places that I need answers from since most don’t open till 9. Then the next thing I know it’s the end of the day and I haven’t called them. Whoops. Hopefully going to change that today.
I started today with a tweet about hunting down the day. It is a good feeling for sure.
September 17th, 2007 at 8:36 am |
C.C., Many congrats! Next Monday will be a very similar day for me, so it’s fun to hear how you embrace your first new day. AH#241 was a great way to start off the day - thanks for sending it out… and best wishes on starting this new chapter!
Dan
P.S. And yes, mornings are always when I’m most productive as well.
September 17th, 2007 at 8:39 am |
Congratulations on the new start! I’m excited to see what’s coming.
On the thinkpad, have you considered making it a linux machine? Ubuntu is really user friendly, there’s some great learnig software available, and you won’t have to worry about viruses or spyware.
Aside from that, you get to play with a linux distro too!
September 17th, 2007 at 9:02 am |
Good luck on your dinner tonight and I’m looking forward to meeting you at the Podcamp event.
YG
September 17th, 2007 at 10:30 am |
I setup an old PC with Ubuntu for my 8yr old daughter and it did work well for awhile. I just thought it was so cool my 8yr old was using Linux. But we started having problems with it and I put her back on Windows XP. The real problem is that she likes using my Macbook much better. The public school here as a laptop program where kids can get a Macbook (at a discount from Apple) and starting in 3rd grade they use them for projects. They even learn how to put together PowerPoint or Keynote presentations. Crazy. Virginia goes to private school, so no laptop for her, yet.
September 17th, 2007 at 11:21 am |
Hey CC, welcome to retirement.
My friend Gwen Bell wrote a great post that I think applies to your circumstances.
Here’s a snippet:
“Fill your life to the brim with the things you love to do. Keep the student mentality that a multiplicity of interests will get you into a good school. They will. The school is life after retirement. It’s closer than you think, people. Prepare by developing your interests now. If you’re at a loss, let me know and I’ll brainstorm with you. Your kids (and grandkids) will thank you one day.”
http://www.gwenbell.com/blog/2007/09/16/you-should-quit-your-job-on-monday/
September 17th, 2007 at 11:25 am |
Hi CC. Many many thanks for the link.
Hope it’s all going well with you.
Kind regards as always.
Alex
September 17th, 2007 at 8:25 pm |
I’ve just moved from my beloved Circa to a Moleskine - the staff at the restaurant are constantly chattering about my little black book. If they could only see how NOT exciting the stuff in it is…