Sept 27, '11

Well I can feel my cycle dipping low again. Seems like it is cycling about every 3 weeks now. I don't really have anything to write when I'm feeling this way.

Work was work. Nothing spectacular happened. I fixed some stuff, and deferred to contractors the other stuff. Still trying to figure out how to make my eTrex understand it has a memory card, and for the info stored on it IS accessible. Downloading mapsource, maybe that will help.

Sherrie arranged for me to get a netbook for $50. That will be cool for me to take when I go geocaching. Am looking forward to that.

That's about it.

Sept 26, 2011

Found out today I have a doppleganger. But he's an ugly buck. But I'm told he gets peoples' goats, and is sarcastic.

Weird.


A very busy day today, but I did sign my new lease. Transfer date is Dec 1, 2011. But that's on paper. As soon as the unit is ready, I'm moving in.

Picked up 3 caches, and the first stage of a multi. Not a bad day, just really busy. Still trying to figure out my GPSr.

Cacher weekend

Okay, www.geocaching.com, and www.canadascapitalcachers.com are two places I regularly go to for playing the game, and info. Yesterday I spent the day from Petawawa to Pembroke seeking caches with 3 other people. It was a lot of fun.

I really didn't have time to even think. I woke up at 6am, met some people for breakfast at Al's Dinner (on Clyde), and then 3 of them met me at my building (as I dropped off my car), and then drove me to Petawawa.

While we were driving there, I was thinking that this could be the start of a thriller movie. But it wasn't. It was a lot of fun.

So, after 48 caches later, my found number is at 90 now. Pretty much after that, I spent a couple hours logging my finds, and went to bed.

Today, it was pretty much just a blase day. I woke up. Had breakfast 'round 10am. We went out for lunch, to Denny's. Shopped a bit at Ikea - just window shopping. Came home and just did fluffy stuff around the house.

It was refreshing to just do some physical stuff on Saturday.

Sept 22, 11. Mid life

I figure I'm going through my midlife crisis. I think like an adolescent about 90% of the day. Fortunately, I still have common sense, and don't act on my impulses. But I will have to keep myself in check. I wonder if my stamina is the same, as it was 25 years ago :D

I've been noticing the mental changes, for the past three years. However, it has only been a month or so, that I've been aware of my changing thought patterns. The thoughts are mostly stupid fantasies. I interact with many people during the day, and it is not conductive for me to be so distracted. So, I keep myself as active as possible, to prevent my mind from being idle. The thoughts become more prevailing when I feel my mental cycle dip low. I do suffer from depression, and have worked out my cycles. I know not to do anything rash when my cycle is low. Even when my cycle is on a high, I still have the capacity to figure out all the options, not just the apparent ones.

Sept 12, 11

I think I left my journal at the campsite.

But on a lighter note, I was able to upload cache http://coord.info/GC33BR3. One of my hobbies is Geocaching, and this is the second 'Hide'.

Sept 09-11, 11

Gone camping - I'll think when I come back.

By the way, I prefer the forest, instead of the city.

Sept 08, 11

I've noticed when I'm at work, I've developed a 'zone'. I follow orders, do exactly as told, and no longer have to think about my actions. My bosses have always told me that I was hired to be a free thinker, however, when I do think outside normal parameters I am often shot down, and made to feel ashamed. I suspect it is just a human way of others to feel better about themselves to cut someone else apart. I don't bother with the possible hurt anymore, I just do what is needed, and move on.

Thank goodness I have hobbies, otherwise I'd become a robot.

Sept 07, 11

My mind is too active, giving me insomnia.

Sept 06, 11

I chose to step out of my comfort zone, and joined an online discussion group. The main topic for the next year, or so, is to explore Stoa.

I might talk a lot, online or in person, but I try to keep my true ideas/thoughts private. Anything that happens in my life, that requires thought, I will think about over the course of a week. I do this so I can focus on what is in front of me, projects or work, instead of spending my valuable time moping about the future or past.

Here's a cut & paste of a stoic premise I agree with:

The Stoic Pagan

Standing on the side watching the Hedonists dance the night away are the Stoic Pagans. The Greek Philosopher Zeno developed a philosophy that demanded a high moral character. Ethics and a modern sense of chivalry guide the Stoics in their quest for truth and right. These are the folks that would never miss a Renaissance Festival even it was held in the midst of a raging storm. For the Ren Fest exemplifies a time of grandeur, heroism, and a sense of duty and honor that the Stoic craves. The Stoics tend to be a quiet and serious lot but they can be depended on for most anything. (Anything that does not go against their high principles, that is.) The Stoics live for that moment, however small, when they can save the day. They are the priestly knights who ride in on their mighty steeds. For this reason, they love to help others - especially through divination and healing. This is not to say that all Stoics are classic sourpusses. Deep inside they may have a strong sense of fun and frolic. It’s just that they wait for the proper time and occasion to let themselves be open in frivolous.

For the entire article go to http://www.shanddaramon.com/articles/personalities.html

I prefer to be alone in my frivolity.