Michelangelo sibyl from the Sistine Chapel

 

sergei and yuri

I try not to sound overly bitter here, because I am not. For the most part I like to think that I am a pleasant person. I just seem to be in another phase where I need to change some things in my life. I am always examining what is and isn't important to me. Maybe I make a bigger production out of it than other people do, but part of me feels that is the function of a journal.

I also know that my feelings of being underappreciated at work are not mine alone. Both members of second shift and the other third shift person feel the same way. So what I am asking for from the company isn't all that strange. I'm not trying to make this into some kind of peasant revolt. I just feel that I shouldn't have to beg so often for something interesting to do.

When I got home from work this morning I decided not to watch another wedding episode of Martha Stewart, but read my book instead. I really haven't done justice to Cold Mountain. What I mean is that it should not be taking me this long to read the book. Other things just keep getting in the way.

Maybe I should lighten up on my Martha Stewart viewing, because on an impulse tonight I bought two new lamps. Both of them have wooden bases and really add to the overall look of my place. Besides the decorative aspect of the lamps there is a practical side as well. Now I have better lighting at my computer desk and I can read in my livingroom without having the torchiere lamp on all of the time. The lamps are more subtle than the bright overhead lighting that used to be my only option. For some reason I was really pleased with my purchases and I think that Martha would be proud. Sometimes I really scare myself here.

 
written input at the moment: Cold Mountain - Charles Frazier
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