March 30, 2006
I guess I really shouldn’t say that I have nothing to write about while I’m up here. There are a ridiculous number of things that go on here on a daily basis that absolutely blow my mind.
Take the phone call that I got yesterday for example. The first time this lady called she was looking for her husband. When she told me what company he worked for I told her that he had been moved to another camp. She was satisfied with this answer and hung up.
About four hours later the same lady calls back and I had the misfortune of answering the phone. I could tell by the tone of her voice that she was obviously distraught and when she asked her first question I knew I was in for a weird conversation.
“Is your staff unionized?” she asked. I replied that yes the housekeeping and kitchen staff were unionized. To which she asked where the hell are their moral standards? Now I was completely confused by this and asked her what she meant. She proceeded to tell me that she had been a union worker for 17 years and that if people she knew in her union acted the way that people in our union (allegedly) acted that she would be completely ashamed.
By now I was wondering if she was calling from a mental institution. “Well what did our people do?” I had to ask. She then proceeded to tell me that her husband had (allegedly) been messing around with one of our female staff members, whom she referred to as a crack hoe, and that her union would never let that happen. By this time I was frantically waving my hands trying to get the attention of my co-workers so that they’d rescue me. My co-workers both walked across the office and stood in front of me mouthing what’s going on? Well of course I couldn’t tell them I had a crazy lady on the phone so I had to go on listening to her for another five minutes with my co-workers staring at me. I finally just told the woman that I would pass her thoughts on to the Union rep and that I hoped she found her husband soon.
Strangely enough you’d think that a story like that would be a-typical, well apparently it’s not. Go figure.
Today I had to go to a meeting that proved to be insane. All I had to do was take the minutes but I came out of there absolutely frazzled. One of the most insane meeting experiences I’ve ever had. For confidentiality reasons I can’t say what was discussed but I can say that in my view the demands of the people that live here are so out of whack with reality it’d make your head spin.
Final story for today, I don’t think I mentioned I got chastised the other day because I cleared my own spot at dinner. Apparently by picking up my tray and carrying it to the dirty tray cart I was stealing Union jobs.
KS Out!
Friday, March 31, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Grinding to a halt
Tonight was the first time that I really didn’t feel like talking to anyone at dinner and of course it was the first time someone came and sat with me, as opposed to me sitting with them, nice guy and he talked forever and ever and ever and ever.
I have a feeling that this blog is going to get more and more infrequent as my life up here is good and there’s really not all that much worth updating most of the time. I can only go over the menu so often before all of you stop reading (Prime Rib tonight by the way).
All I can say is that I’m tired and it’s time for bed.
I have a feeling that this blog is going to get more and more infrequent as my life up here is good and there’s really not all that much worth updating most of the time. I can only go over the menu so often before all of you stop reading (Prime Rib tonight by the way).
All I can say is that I’m tired and it’s time for bed.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Karen Armstrong
I first heard of Karen Armstrong while driving along in my truck on my way to Mackenzie a few months ago. She was the featured guest on CBC’s Tapestry and I found myself completely enthralled with what she was saying. A few weeks after the broadcast I was wandering around in the Kamloops Chapter’s when I suddenly remembered her name and thought that I should look for one of her books. Well as luck would have it her latest book, The Spiral Staircase, My Climb out of Darkness, a biography, was inexplicably in the bargain books section so I picked it up for a measly $8.
Throughout the book I have consistently been surprised by many of the insights that Karen has mentioned discovering through the various travails of her life. Reasons for the surprise vary but they all seem to draw to a final conclusion – I relate. Below I have taken a few excerpts that particularly stood out among an astonishing book.
“I didn’t want to make those years a dark secret. After all, I hadn’t robbed a bank or been in prison.’ ‘Despite all my negative feelings about religion, I still felt protective about the nuns and still felt sorrow and regret for a lost ideal.”
When reading this passage, where Karen is relating her experiences going to dinner parties in London where most of the guests were very interested in knowing about her 7 years in a convent as a nun. Reading about this experience I quite honestly thought about Prairie and the time that I spent there. For obvious reasons Prairie wasn’t a great period in my life but I do feel I grew out of the experience. The weird thing I usually hold back on telling people that I went there, yet have a weird pride that I did and still stay in contact with many of the people I met there. The school is now a part of my personal history and for some reason remains important to me.
“As T.S. Elliot had noted: “time was all we had. But that night, for once, I was wholly present in the moment, not looking before or after, or pining for what was not. And the present moment was not a bad place to be.”
Coming upon this passage was absolutely staggering as I have been struggling with the concept of being in the moment for a long time. My Counsellor often wraps up our sessions with a reminder to live wholly in the present moment and it’s something that I’m really not very good at. Knowing that someone as accomplished as Karen has the same struggles is comforting.
“As I left the school grounds to wait for the bus that had been the bane of my life during the last six years, I felt as though I were beginning a new journey. Other people seemed to progress much more smoothly through life, I reflected wryly, as the bus finally crested the hill and roared toward me. They went through college chose a career and a partner without all this drama. But that didn’t seem to happen to me. I kept getting derailed, ejected from one job, one lifestyle after another. Doors kept slamming in my face. But had I really wanted to be ordinary; had I really wanted what T.S. Elliot had called “the usual reign”? I forced myself to remember all the times I had been bored and frustrated by school, despite the regular salary. I couldn’t have it both ways. And now, here I was again, heading into the unknown, and yet I felt in some strange way as though I were back on track. The bus was taking me away from my nice safe job, but it seemed to be going in the right direction.”
This passage happened right after Karen had been fired from her post as a High School Teacher. A job she absolutely despised and resented, yet it was comfortable. Even this early in my career having failed more than I’ve succeeded I completely relate. How is it that it does seem so easy for some people and that their lives just seem to float along merrily with the current while mine seems to be hurtling along in some kind of manic riptide. Not standing still, just moving along at such an insane pace it seems like it.
Throughout the book I have consistently been surprised by many of the insights that Karen has mentioned discovering through the various travails of her life. Reasons for the surprise vary but they all seem to draw to a final conclusion – I relate. Below I have taken a few excerpts that particularly stood out among an astonishing book.
“I didn’t want to make those years a dark secret. After all, I hadn’t robbed a bank or been in prison.’ ‘Despite all my negative feelings about religion, I still felt protective about the nuns and still felt sorrow and regret for a lost ideal.”
When reading this passage, where Karen is relating her experiences going to dinner parties in London where most of the guests were very interested in knowing about her 7 years in a convent as a nun. Reading about this experience I quite honestly thought about Prairie and the time that I spent there. For obvious reasons Prairie wasn’t a great period in my life but I do feel I grew out of the experience. The weird thing I usually hold back on telling people that I went there, yet have a weird pride that I did and still stay in contact with many of the people I met there. The school is now a part of my personal history and for some reason remains important to me.
“As T.S. Elliot had noted: “time was all we had. But that night, for once, I was wholly present in the moment, not looking before or after, or pining for what was not. And the present moment was not a bad place to be.”
Coming upon this passage was absolutely staggering as I have been struggling with the concept of being in the moment for a long time. My Counsellor often wraps up our sessions with a reminder to live wholly in the present moment and it’s something that I’m really not very good at. Knowing that someone as accomplished as Karen has the same struggles is comforting.
“As I left the school grounds to wait for the bus that had been the bane of my life during the last six years, I felt as though I were beginning a new journey. Other people seemed to progress much more smoothly through life, I reflected wryly, as the bus finally crested the hill and roared toward me. They went through college chose a career and a partner without all this drama. But that didn’t seem to happen to me. I kept getting derailed, ejected from one job, one lifestyle after another. Doors kept slamming in my face. But had I really wanted to be ordinary; had I really wanted what T.S. Elliot had called “the usual reign”? I forced myself to remember all the times I had been bored and frustrated by school, despite the regular salary. I couldn’t have it both ways. And now, here I was again, heading into the unknown, and yet I felt in some strange way as though I were back on track. The bus was taking me away from my nice safe job, but it seemed to be going in the right direction.”
This passage happened right after Karen had been fired from her post as a High School Teacher. A job she absolutely despised and resented, yet it was comfortable. Even this early in my career having failed more than I’ve succeeded I completely relate. How is it that it does seem so easy for some people and that their lives just seem to float along merrily with the current while mine seems to be hurtling along in some kind of manic riptide. Not standing still, just moving along at such an insane pace it seems like it.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Mutiny at the Camp!
The internet was down all day yesterday and most of today and I have to say that I’m dumbfounded at how something like that can cause a camp in the middle of nowhere to just about grind to an absolute halt. The guys get almost as cranky as I used to when I didn’t have an internet connection while I was travelling. In fact the entire office and administrative staff were going into web-withdrawal today.
Other than that life is starting to fall into place quite nicely. This is my daily routine:
Repeat next day. Terribly exciting, tomorrow I think that I’m going to change things up a little and do laundry somewhere between steps 5 & 6.
I just found out that my first turn-around (days off) goes from like Wednesday to the following Tuesday, which I think kind of sucks as I was planning on going to Vancouver for part of it. We’ll see what’s going to happen I may fly into Calgary and stay there a day or two then go to Vancouver before going home. Lots of flying…
Other than that life is starting to fall into place quite nicely. This is my daily routine:
- Get up
- Look for socks
- Wander to breakfast in pj’s
- Go to office to see if co-worker wants breakfast
- Go back to room and change into gym clothes
- Work out
- Shower and change
- Go to Office & work
- Eat supper
- Finish work
- Check e-mail
- Watch TV / Read
- Go to Bed
Repeat next day. Terribly exciting, tomorrow I think that I’m going to change things up a little and do laundry somewhere between steps 5 & 6.
I just found out that my first turn-around (days off) goes from like Wednesday to the following Tuesday, which I think kind of sucks as I was planning on going to Vancouver for part of it. We’ll see what’s going to happen I may fly into Calgary and stay there a day or two then go to Vancouver before going home. Lots of flying…
Friday, March 24, 2006
I would hate to write about the food here again but it's really so tempting... tonight I had Halibut steaks! I also started going to the gym yesterday. Really breaking myself in easy though started with cardio yesterday and did weights today.
Things here in the office have calmed down quite a bit and near the end of the day today things were pretty good. Turns out I still work for the same company that hired me but another company is paying my salary... don't ask it doesn't really make sense to me but it works awesome because this way I'll be able to get references from TWO massive companies!
I do believe the weather here has been warmer than it has been in Edmonton for the past few days. I've only been outside twice but each time the sun has been shining and it's been around 6 degrees. That is causing some major problems on the roads apparently though because the puddles are the size of lakes! That and our roof is leaking torrents of water in some places, I thought the gym was going to have a pool at one point.
Watching some of the people up here is really interesting. There are a hell of a lot of miserable people who are just plain miserable. It's incredible that they're so damned unhappy and mad at the world. These are the people that put holes in the walls, steal the TV's from their rooms, bitch about the food, and just hate life in general. These are the people that it's not worth talking to. Luckily most of the people who work for our company are generally really great and very happy so life is good.
Oh, for any of you who were hoping that I would take some pictures and post them, I'm not allowed to take any pictures of anything because this is an oil company and for security reasons it's strictly prohibited. So sorry no pictures, I'd like to keep my job.
Things here in the office have calmed down quite a bit and near the end of the day today things were pretty good. Turns out I still work for the same company that hired me but another company is paying my salary... don't ask it doesn't really make sense to me but it works awesome because this way I'll be able to get references from TWO massive companies!
I do believe the weather here has been warmer than it has been in Edmonton for the past few days. I've only been outside twice but each time the sun has been shining and it's been around 6 degrees. That is causing some major problems on the roads apparently though because the puddles are the size of lakes! That and our roof is leaking torrents of water in some places, I thought the gym was going to have a pool at one point.
Watching some of the people up here is really interesting. There are a hell of a lot of miserable people who are just plain miserable. It's incredible that they're so damned unhappy and mad at the world. These are the people that put holes in the walls, steal the TV's from their rooms, bitch about the food, and just hate life in general. These are the people that it's not worth talking to. Luckily most of the people who work for our company are generally really great and very happy so life is good.
Oh, for any of you who were hoping that I would take some pictures and post them, I'm not allowed to take any pictures of anything because this is an oil company and for security reasons it's strictly prohibited. So sorry no pictures, I'd like to keep my job.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Livin' the life!
OMG I LOVE the FOOD here! Tonight we had a choice of New York Steak, Chicken Cacciatore, Pizza or Stir-fry. They’re going to have to get a Hercules to haul my fat ass out of here!
I no longer work for the company that hired me and brought me up here. Today HR did some people swapping and somehow I ended up moving to another employer. As far as I know everything is going to work out even better for me though because of this. OB was officially told that I wasn’t her employee and that she needed to back the hell off. I’ve been smiling ever since because she’s so pissed. The fact that she’s completely oblivious to the fact that the office staff despises her is actually quite entertaining as well. Now because I’m trying to keep a low profile with this kind of stuff and not get involved at all I’m not going to be saying anything more.
So, so far everything here is fan-fricken-tastic!
I no longer work for the company that hired me and brought me up here. Today HR did some people swapping and somehow I ended up moving to another employer. As far as I know everything is going to work out even better for me though because of this. OB was officially told that I wasn’t her employee and that she needed to back the hell off. I’ve been smiling ever since because she’s so pissed. The fact that she’s completely oblivious to the fact that the office staff despises her is actually quite entertaining as well. Now because I’m trying to keep a low profile with this kind of stuff and not get involved at all I’m not going to be saying anything more.
So, so far everything here is fan-fricken-tastic!
The not so frozen North.
March 21, 2006
Well the first day is over… finally. As first days go it was good but there are a lot of things that need to be ironed out. My number one complaint already is that the Office Manager. This really isn’t surprising as I knew her from school long before I got here. In school we’d clashed like nobody’s business and I fear the same thing is going to happen here. Overall the problem is that she doesn’t know where her power ends and doesn’t seem to realize that I am not her subordinate. Today I just let it slide because I have information about how things are going to go down tomorrow that she doesn’t. My job description has changed completely already and I’ll be starting training for it tomorrow.
New job difficulties aside the camp is an excellent place to be. Everyday my room is cleaned for me and the bed is made. My room is equipped with a 19” Television/DVD player with 60 satellite channels and the bed is nicer than any I’ve slept in for at least the past 6 months. Fabulous dinners and breakfasts are just waiting for me to show up and when I’m done the plates and leftovers are magically whisked away. I was even told that our Head Chef cooked for Lady Di for two years! Now my biggest concern is… not getting fat!
I’m going to bed because this first day has absolutely exhausted me and I need to be fresh for tomorrow as I know it’s going to take everything I’ve got to go keep pretending OB actually knows what she’s talking about and go along with what she’s ‘teaching me’.
Well the first day is over… finally. As first days go it was good but there are a lot of things that need to be ironed out. My number one complaint already is that the Office Manager. This really isn’t surprising as I knew her from school long before I got here. In school we’d clashed like nobody’s business and I fear the same thing is going to happen here. Overall the problem is that she doesn’t know where her power ends and doesn’t seem to realize that I am not her subordinate. Today I just let it slide because I have information about how things are going to go down tomorrow that she doesn’t. My job description has changed completely already and I’ll be starting training for it tomorrow.
New job difficulties aside the camp is an excellent place to be. Everyday my room is cleaned for me and the bed is made. My room is equipped with a 19” Television/DVD player with 60 satellite channels and the bed is nicer than any I’ve slept in for at least the past 6 months. Fabulous dinners and breakfasts are just waiting for me to show up and when I’m done the plates and leftovers are magically whisked away. I was even told that our Head Chef cooked for Lady Di for two years! Now my biggest concern is… not getting fat!
I’m going to bed because this first day has absolutely exhausted me and I need to be fresh for tomorrow as I know it’s going to take everything I’ve got to go keep pretending OB actually knows what she’s talking about and go along with what she’s ‘teaching me’.
Calgary's Better!
March 20, 2006
I’ve decided that the Edmonton airport kind of sucks. What makes this airport suck?
That said the airport does have a few redeeming qualities:
I’ve decided that the Edmonton airport kind of sucks. What makes this airport suck?
- No Starbucks! – How in hell am I supposed to get my Starbucks fix before I go away for three weeks with no Starbucks! Bloody unfair.
- Few laptop plug-ins – and I’m not telling where they are so you’ll have to find them yourself.
- Wireless internet is limited - to some company that I’ve never heard of and a few American companies like Sprint. C’mon every Starbucks in the country at least has Telus Hotspots… but of course Edmonton has to be different.
- Calgary’s Airport is a 100 times better! – Calgary is a gorgeous well laid-out airport that makes flying a lot more pleasant.
That said the airport does have a few redeeming qualities:
- I nice vacant lounge on the observation deck to kill time in.
- A Harvey’s
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Freakin' Out!
As expected I’m kind of freaking out. I got a haircut this week by a new stylist because my regular was out of town and I hate how my hair is behaving. I think I resemble the poodle is all I have to say. As it’s Sunday all the Salons that are any good are closed and the only other one worth going to is booked solid. Fuck! I think I’m just taking out the stress and aggravation I’m feeling though on my hair. This morning Sister woke me up when she kept repeatedly calling me asking for help with her move, essentially this really wasn’t a big deal but more time would have been nice!
I think I need to go take some more vitamins or drink something to calm me down.
I think I need to go take some more vitamins or drink something to calm me down.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
It's Fresh!
I just realized that it was exactly a year ago today that my time with The Hudson’s Bay Company came to an end. Strangely ironic that I’ll be starting a new job on Monday! Life is funny with its little twists and turns isn’t it?
Today is really making leaving so much easier as I’m just sitting around the house with the Poodle. I’m looking forward to starting fresh somewhere else.
Today is really making leaving so much easier as I’m just sitting around the house with the Poodle. I’m looking forward to starting fresh somewhere else.
Monday, March 13, 2006
On the Move!
Well I’m on the move again. I’m getting things ready to move out of The Barons. This morning I went to Kelowna and bought some pants at GAP and ended up buying a merino wool sweater for $7! Now I’m really tired again.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Grey's Anatomy
Very rarely in life have I ever connected with a television character but I have to say that I presently empathize in a very deep way with George from Grey’s Anatomy.
I went to a 90th Birthday today and had quite a nice time. This couple always astonishes me as he is now 90 and she is 92. They are both still very current and extremely interested in what’s going on in the world. For his 90th birthday he was very excited to receive his very first digital camera. I’m not sure what it was but he’d been studying Consumer Reports for months and finally made a decision. If I make it that long I hope I can be as cool as those two.
I have to admit that I’m feeling a little jealous tonight. The family went for dinner and after that I went with Sister to go and see her new place. She’s now renting a HUGE house with a friend from work. The place is very nice with a huge kitchen and living room, yard and even air-conditioning. So as I gear up for moving into my place at camp I’m feeling slightly envious.This week is going to be a whirl-wind of activity. Tomorrow I’m going to
Saturday, March 11, 2006
The Date
Just because I know you’re all dying to know, the date was entirely enjoyable. She was funny, intelligent and beautiful. We had an excellent meal at Ric’s Grill and then made our way over to the wine tasting. Tasted some truly fantastic wines and had quite a few good laughs. After they kicked us out of the wine tasting we went for dessert and I dropped her off at her place, all in all a truly fantastic evening. It’s true what they say though, just when the timing is completely wrong is when you’re going to meet someone. Nine more days until I leave for camp.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Are You Selfish?
Why does it seem that so many people in my generation are so selfish? I have been contemplating this a lot lately as I seem to have been running into a number of people whose actions have been incredibly selfish. Now talking about it with my Parents they have told me that the 20’s tend to be an inherently selfish age but I would like to disagree with them. I don’t consider myself selfish (although I suppose some could see me that way…) and I have a number of good friends who are the furthest from selfish anyone could get.
So I don’t know people how ‘bout some of you actually comment on this and let me know what you’re thinking? Is the generation in their 20’s right now really selfish or is it just me over-reacting to a few isolated incidents?
Discuss!
So I don’t know people how ‘bout some of you actually comment on this and let me know what you’re thinking? Is the generation in their 20’s right now really selfish or is it just me over-reacting to a few isolated incidents?
Discuss!
It's FRIDAY!
I have a date tonight! I’m looking forward to it quite a lot actually because it’s a chance to get out of the house and do something fun. We’re going out for dinner and then we’re going to a wine tasting. I met her at the ill fated New Years Eve party and we really hit it off.
I’m off work today and will be puttering around just enjoying the freedom. Have a good day everyone!
I’m off work today and will be puttering around just enjoying the freedom. Have a good day everyone!
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Loneliness
Artist: Annie Lennox
Album: Bare
Loneliness
Is a place that I know well
It's the distance between us
And the space inside ourselves
And emptiness....
Is the chattering in your head
It's the call of the living
And the race from life to death
Woa and I know
Yes and I know
What you feel...
And I've got a longin'
That's hard to find
Won't give me no peace of mind
Something that I've lived with all along
Days and weeks and months and years
Filling in the time my dear
Tryin' to find the place where I belong
Hopelessness
is the darkness in your heart
It's the sound of one hand clapping
While it's pulling you apart
Woa and I know
Yes and I know
What you feel
And
I've got a longin'
That's hard to find
Won't give me no peace of mind
Something that I've lived with all along
Days and weeks and months and years
Filling in the time my dear
Tryin' to find the place where I belong
And
I got a hunger that's
Hard to fill
Driving me on overkill
Tellin' me that everything's gone wrong
Got me a need
That I can't break
More than I can hardly take
Somehow I still keep on going strong
When I call your name
I'm gonna scream out loud
I'll say..."here I am standing in the crowd
"You'll say "come to me"
With your open mind
you never know
What you still might find
"But you keep me here
Like a cancelled flight
An empty train
Running through the night
An orphan child
A broken shoeand I'm still down here
Looki' out for you
Are you there for me?
'Cause I'm here for you
Ever since I heard this song it’s resonated with me in a way no song ever has before. Somewhat of a theme song for my life, I’m really feeling it tonight.
Album: Bare
Loneliness
Is a place that I know well
It's the distance between us
And the space inside ourselves
And emptiness....
Is the chattering in your head
It's the call of the living
And the race from life to death
Woa and I know
Yes and I know
What you feel...
And I've got a longin'
That's hard to find
Won't give me no peace of mind
Something that I've lived with all along
Days and weeks and months and years
Filling in the time my dear
Tryin' to find the place where I belong
Hopelessness
is the darkness in your heart
It's the sound of one hand clapping
While it's pulling you apart
Woa and I know
Yes and I know
What you feel
And
I've got a longin'
That's hard to find
Won't give me no peace of mind
Something that I've lived with all along
Days and weeks and months and years
Filling in the time my dear
Tryin' to find the place where I belong
And
I got a hunger that's
Hard to fill
Driving me on overkill
Tellin' me that everything's gone wrong
Got me a need
That I can't break
More than I can hardly take
Somehow I still keep on going strong
When I call your name
I'm gonna scream out loud
I'll say..."here I am standing in the crowd
"You'll say "come to me"
With your open mind
you never know
What you still might find
"But you keep me here
Like a cancelled flight
An empty train
Running through the night
An orphan child
A broken shoeand I'm still down here
Looki' out for you
Are you there for me?
'Cause I'm here for you
Ever since I heard this song it’s resonated with me in a way no song ever has before. Somewhat of a theme song for my life, I’m really feeling it tonight.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Just for Kicks
I was going to go to Vancouver this weekend but then I went out last weekend and bought three new pairs of… SHOES! Yay, shoes. I’m a dork.
Monday, March 06, 2006
Shakin' in my boots!
People keep asking me if I’m excited at the prospect of my new job. I honestly can’t say that I’m “excited” so much as slightly scared because it’s yet another new horizon. As has seemed to be a pattern in my life lately I’m heading off into something new and completely unknown. The nice thing is that I’m not necessarily alone in this because I do have a friend working up there, in fact she’s the one that got me the job, though as she’s in management and is significantly older than I am it looks like I’m back to square one for making friends and meeting people again. I think the scariest part of the whole situation is the unknown but that’s a dragon I’ve dealt with numerous times before and I’m sure will continue to deal with throughout life.
With everything in life comes choices and with every choice you wonder if you’ve made the right one. I sit here at 26 and think “is this the best choice that you can make for this time in your life?” Some of the things that concern me about this option are the semi-nomadic life that I’ll be living yet again. Far away up North living in a place that is provided for me but is certainly not my home. On weeks off where will I find myself? Much of the time I imagine I’ll find myself back in Vernon with family but the option for foreign travel is definitely there. But then the question begs to be asked “with who?” I know that this is a fantastic opportunity in terms of if I make sound decisions now and don’t do anything impulsive or stupid I could literally be setting a financial and career foundation for the rest of my life but what of life beyond finance and career?
With everything in life comes choices and with every choice you wonder if you’ve made the right one. I sit here at 26 and think “is this the best choice that you can make for this time in your life?” Some of the things that concern me about this option are the semi-nomadic life that I’ll be living yet again. Far away up North living in a place that is provided for me but is certainly not my home. On weeks off where will I find myself? Much of the time I imagine I’ll find myself back in Vernon with family but the option for foreign travel is definitely there. But then the question begs to be asked “with who?” I know that this is a fantastic opportunity in terms of if I make sound decisions now and don’t do anything impulsive or stupid I could literally be setting a financial and career foundation for the rest of my life but what of life beyond finance and career?
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Good-Bye House.
The cold that I had is almost completely gone. I guess my whining about my immune system and all the vitamins I take was premature because the cold didn’t even really last a week.
I didn’t mention in the last few posts but The Baron has put the house up for sale and has started the process of buying another place. So it looks like we’re going to be moving in the next little while when this place sells. Like everyone else who has ever been here I’m really going to miss this house. I’ve considered it a great privilege to have been able to live here for as long as I have (although it was completely unplanned that I would be here for so long) and I have been pretty darn happy here. I think the amazing views are what I’ll miss the most, that and the patio where we eat in the summer. What I won’t miss is the miniscule kitchen and the main bathroom that is right off of the dinning area.
At this juncture I’m not really sure where I’ll be going to from here because with the camp job happening I won’t really need much of a place to live because I’ll be working and living in camp for three weeks. For my one week off I’m foreseeing myself being somewhat of a nomad. With no real home base there’s nothing stopping me from spending time wherever I want to for that week. Of course I’ll probably come back to Vernon for most of those weeks, especially those in the summer, but during the winter I can see myself booking myself into an all inclusive resort in Cuba or something… My main goal for this job is to make a lot of money and invest so that I’ll be able to have choices that don’t necessarily hinge on financial need. I still want to look into the possibility of opening Narcissus, I’d like to own a condo in Kelowna at some point (I’ve been thinking of that in particular because if I’m gone for the three weeks I could rent out the place to some room mates and have them pay the mortgage), just make some smart decisions that would help lead to a place where I wouldn’t have to work for the rest of my life.
I didn’t mention in the last few posts but The Baron has put the house up for sale and has started the process of buying another place. So it looks like we’re going to be moving in the next little while when this place sells. Like everyone else who has ever been here I’m really going to miss this house. I’ve considered it a great privilege to have been able to live here for as long as I have (although it was completely unplanned that I would be here for so long) and I have been pretty darn happy here. I think the amazing views are what I’ll miss the most, that and the patio where we eat in the summer. What I won’t miss is the miniscule kitchen and the main bathroom that is right off of the dinning area.
At this juncture I’m not really sure where I’ll be going to from here because with the camp job happening I won’t really need much of a place to live because I’ll be working and living in camp for three weeks. For my one week off I’m foreseeing myself being somewhat of a nomad. With no real home base there’s nothing stopping me from spending time wherever I want to for that week. Of course I’ll probably come back to Vernon for most of those weeks, especially those in the summer, but during the winter I can see myself booking myself into an all inclusive resort in Cuba or something… My main goal for this job is to make a lot of money and invest so that I’ll be able to have choices that don’t necessarily hinge on financial need. I still want to look into the possibility of opening Narcissus, I’d like to own a condo in Kelowna at some point (I’ve been thinking of that in particular because if I’m gone for the three weeks I could rent out the place to some room mates and have them pay the mortgage), just make some smart decisions that would help lead to a place where I wouldn’t have to work for the rest of my life.
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Northward Ho! (?)
Well I think that I’m going North. Got the call this morning and I think the whole thing is going to go really well. Only possible problem is that they want me there on the 20th and my current job likely needs me until the first of April.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
(Immune) System Down!
Well the sick has hit full on, stupid cold. I don’t even know why I got it this time. Usually when I get this cold it’s because I’m tired and run down. This time I think it got me purely out of spite. You’d think that with all of Vitamins that I take I’d have a super immune system. Apparently it doesn’t seem to work that way.
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