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Catching up, shuffling around and figuring out what to write

June 6, 2013

OK, allow me to take a deep breath and catch up here.

This week has been slow on the blogging front as I get used to actually working again. That’s not a bad thing whatsoever. In fact, it’s a great thing. Though just a summer gig, hopefully being employed will help me find something permanent.

I can hope anyway.

So as far as the blog goes…

All I needed to do was start to get used to new hours and being out and about. That means planning the blog a bit more than writing on the fly. That’s not a bad thing. So I’m going to be re-working things a little bit, too. The ultimate goal is to have a bunch of things written so I can kind of be ahead of the game.

With that in mind, I’m going to start working on a few weekly features. I already have Snapshot Saturday and that won’t end. I also have Foto Friday, or Foodie Friday. My goal is to do two of each per month. That way, it rotates a little.

I’m going to get back to Soundless Sunday, too. I just need to get a bunch scheduled! Finally, I’m going to add something called “Collectible Closeup” where I’m going to take a photo or scan some things I collect (geocoins, pathtags, signature items from geocaching, baseball cards, autographs, some street art etc.) and then write about them and if there’s a story behind them. I’m going to start working on them and maybe get it rolling in the next few weeks.

Then I’ll also have all my other writing and all that. This blog won’t change much, but I just want to make sure that it continues as I move back into the world of being employed.

I truly do love this blog. And I love it even more when I have things on an everyday basis.

On top of it all, I have a bunch of other post ideas ready and just need to get working and writing them.

So, being I’ve been a little slow with things this week, I just wanted to throw this up on the blog and explain what’s been going on. I’ll get back into some regular things soon. I just need to get myself on a better schedule!

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Filed Under: blogging, My world Tagged With: blogging, catching up, job, planning posts, posts, sleep, writing

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Learning to change sleep patterns isn’t easy

June 4, 2013

I’m a bit of a night owl.

I always have been. I don’t know why, but I dig sleeping in and staying up late.It’s not that I don’t like being up during the day, but the evening is a great time to get some things — such as a job hunt, writing or whatever.

That all started back several years ago when I worked for a local weekly paper.I did most of my work at night and several of us used to hang out late into the night, chatting, chilling or doing whatever else.

When I went back to college, I was a bit of a night owl, too. That being said, I purposely made sure I had 8 a.m. classes. In fact, most of the time, I was done by noon. Then I’d usually do whatever work needed to be done, take a power nap and be ready for whatever shenanigans the night had in store for me.

In graduate school, all my classes were after 5 p.m. The night owl continued.

Finally, my last stop, at a daily paper required later hours. The standard shift was 4 p.m.-midnight — or later. Coming home from work, most people don’t go right to bed. That’s no different when you work silly hours. So a 3 a.m. bedtime was never strange for me.

When I lost that job because of my position being cut, I kept those hours. I found writing cover letters, researching jobs and going through the application process worked better at night. Why? It was quiet. No kids, animals or any other noises from the neighborhood to alter my attention.

Then I got a summer gig.

This job, which is a photography job at a local camp that attracts people from around the country and beyond, is a 13-week deal. It’s not bad and there are some really good people there. I’ve enjoyed it so far and expect that to continue.

But holy cow are the hours something to get used to.

See, the job runs, for the most part, from 8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. In theory, that’s excellent. It gives you normal hours and with the summer as it is, you still have plenty of daylight to do whatever — such as geocaching, or disc golf, or whatever.

And softball, which is something I’m quite happy about.

But that also means my recent bedtime of, oh, 2 a.m. or so is out the door. I have to get up at about 6 a.m., which allows time for a shower, breakfast and travel time to get there on time. It’s about 45 minutes from me, so I have to plan accordingly.

I’ve noticed so far that those hours have wiped me. After work, I’m more likely to fall asleep than go on a hike to find some geocaches.

Part of it I blame on my body not being used to the early wake-up call, which I’m sure will eventually adjust. My sleep pattern is something I’ve had for years, so it’s not easy to change it right away. As the summer wears on, I have a feeling I’ll be OK. And, hopefully, it will help me prepare for something beyond the summer — something I keep working on in hopes of finding the career gig.

The other is the weather. When you are out all day in the elements (so far, hot) and carrying around a camera with a massive zoom, it catches up to you. For the eight or so hours I’m working, I’d guess I’m on my feet for 7-7.5 of them. That works the body over.

In the first two days of outside work (the first day was studio work), I’ve logged 4.6 miles on the pedometer.

Eventually, I expect my body to catch up with things soon, too. And that is something I’ll be quite happy about. Then I can start taking advantage of being done with work with several hours of daylight remaining.

In the end, I’ll take the all the results of having this new job. Sleep, a sore body and whatever else. Being back in the workforce — if even just for 13 weeks — is a good thing.

But those sleep patterns… they aren’t easy to change!

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Filed Under: Job hunt, Life, My world Tagged With: early, job, lack of sleep, sleep, sleep pattern, work

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A siesta at the Dunk

March 4, 2013

It’s the little things in life that mean the most.

No, no, no… I’m not going to quote the Zak Brown Band. I’m talking about the things that make you smile and know that doing something for a day was well worth it.

Let me backtrack a little here.

A few weeks ago, two of us ventured to Albany on an extremely cold and brisk Saturday evening. The goal was to capture some night photography for a 52-week challenge we both take part in. And, to be fair, Albany really is one of the best places for night photos in regard to places close to us. With the Empire State Plaza as a starting point, it’s a great area.

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Catching a couple o’ zzzzs at the Dunk.

I did mention it was cold, right?

The temperature seemed to be about 15-20 degrees, which isn’t that bad. But add in the wind and it was brutal at times.

So after a little more than an hour of snapping photos outside in this weather, it was decided it was time for a quick bite to eat. Alas, I obviously wasn’t up to spending a ton of money. A quick check on the phone showed a Dunkin’ Donuts being close by. Off we went.

As we started in, I saw this one gentleman. He looked like he was praying before eating. That’s nothing out of the blue, I’ve seen it times before. He had a newspaper, a cup of coffee and seemed content. But I saw every once in a while, he’d peer at somebody.

We ordered our food and sat across from this gentleman. He had looked at us once or twice. As we were eating, I heard it.

A loud snore.

Now I’ve been know to snag a siesta in odd sports, so I can’t blame the guy. When you’re tired, you’re tired. And, well, sometimes you just close the eyes for a moment or two and you’re out.

It still doesn’t take away from the humor.

Needless to say, we got a few laughs out of it. Especially when we heard a few more snores. Using the hashtag #dunkinsnore seemed appropriate.

A few moments later, one of the workers came out and checking to see how people were doing. She had a louder voice, so we were like “don’t wake the guy up.”

He must be a regular. She laughed and went over and said “Hey David, wake up!” And the guy, groggy and all, looked up. Must be a heck of a good place for a nap, then.

When we left, his head was back down.

Like I said, if you’re tired, you’re tired.

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Filed Under: humor, My world Tagged With: #dunkinsnore, donut shop, dunkin donuts, funny, humor, public sleeping, public snoring, sleep, sleeping, sleeping in public places, snoring, snoring in public

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