Alright, finally got the security issues from the office sorted out; it kept blocking my login, so I could post or comment as "me" on anything.
Anyway, updates on things:
I'm going back to Maui for my birthday. I may have said that. Everything's planned out; I'm taking it easy this year, only one "trip" planned and that's a private tour so should be fun. I swear I'm going to make myself get to the top of Haleakala this time, and I'm even going to try to go up in the middle of the night to get starfield shots (assuming the weather's decent and the moon cooperates). It's hard to believe I'm going to be there in 3 weeks (from tomorrow).
Apartment is still in pending status waiting for the existing tenants to move out. That should be done in a week or so. I'm trying to plan out things like internet service, but I'm not entirely sure what all the options are. There are sites you can check for availability, but I don't entirely trust them.
The consulting job is a bit of a nightmare right now, as that's supposed to be going live the Monday I'm in Maui. It'll probably be ready by then, but we'll be cutting it a little close. However, they're driving me crazy with conference calls. I've been on calls literally every morning this week - and even with it only being a 4-day week, that's sill 7 hours of conference calls. That's ridiculous. I'm burning into "rollover minutes" on my cell plan (luckily I have thousands, so it's not costing me anything).
I'm sure things here will get far more interesting after I move in (36 days, not that I'm counting).
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Maui...starfield shots from Haleakala (those will be amazing)...your new place. Isn't it awesome that everything is going so well?
Hours of seemingly endless conference calls are no joy, but all things considered, you have a lot to be happy about. Hurray for that!
Yeah, I have a lot to be happy about - that being said, there's a lot of effort that's gone into making sure I have a lot to be happy about :) I mean, yes, I've had some luck, and I've benefitted from certain privileges that others don't have. But I also work my ass off for this stuff.
That isn't to imply you thought it was all luck, but lately I've had quite a few people start complaining about how unfair life is that I've got all this "good luck" and they don't. They never seem to see all the effort that goes into it along with the luck (for example, working 70+ hours a week for 5 months, but even in normal circumstances the budgetting and planning and "going without" for some things). I'll be the first to admit that I've had chances others would only dream about having, but I'll also be the first to point out that others who have had similar chances have often wasted them.
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