and, so, completely unrelated to the impending Vacation Adventure :
One of the few things that I am proud of myself about - other than my willpower - is that my mind doesn't seem to work like other people's.
as far back as I can remember, my mind has created outrageous things - from mere ideas to complete scenarios and beings - and usually during the most inopportune times.
aye, there have been times in my life that it overwhelmed or outright distracted me from what I was doing, but I have grown and adapted to it wherein I have the control and the choice to ignore what my mind produces.
( just as when in my past I used to be controlled by my poetric urges and could scarcely do a thing until I got the words out, but I've grown and adapted where I can continue on - even though it means I moreoften forget the poetry I mentally wrote )
likely unsurprising to those who know me well, I can "utilize" these mental creations "on-the-fly" while I continue whatever I was doing - but with an "edge."
though, just as like what occurs when I talk to someone with an accent and end up talking with it thereafter, this "edge" will blend into my speech and actions through the day.
hells - for all I know it's some mental disorder that I've merely dealt with and adapted to, but *shrugs* so be it... after this many decades, I'm not about to medicate or seek out professional help.
and, honestly, just like the reasons I tossed out my heart medication so many decades ago, I just wouldn't be ME if I was dulled into "normality."
yeesh - just think how horrendous that would be!
in many ways, how I deal with situations, circumstances, and problems to work through seem to be quite different than how others claim to do so.
it seems I'm one of the few that will not dwell or be unsettled or bothered by issues or problems that I cannot fix - immediately or ever, as the case(s) may be.
if I cannot solve it, it can wait - if it's not my issue to resolve, then why would I focus upon it? ( barring, of course, if someone asks for my opinion, in which case I will come up with one - if I'm able )
pertinent issues and/or those of immediacy I will (re)solve as I am able within means available to me - seldom am I taxed by an outside-of-work situation that is unresolvable.
( I can think of none recent - most recent being that of the ex-wife/divorce, which ended up rough but surprisingly simple in solution - and the ex and I get along better now than we ever did as a couple )
when I do need to delve into something and come up with a solution, I like to think of it as "thinking sideways," as my approach to a conundrum tends to be non-standard and, as I've been told, "unusual" or "weird."
but it works! the result(s) may take some explaining, which I'm fairly awful at - especially if trying to simplify it - but they work, and if other parties are involved I go out of my way to take their views/issues into consideration with the end action/results.
the GM has told me I have an "engineering mind" or that I'm "engineering-oriented" - and while I admit I don't know entirely what that may entail and largely take his word for it, I can see how it may come into play in regards to applying my knowledge to given situations, not least of which when I'm asked how I could improve or maintain a given repetition/process.
ANYways - this is just a loose view of my self, and I am ostensibly quite horrible at describing - let alone judging - myself in any form...
stemming, quite likely, from the fact I seldom actually think of myself, but rather view things from how it affects others - most importantly my co-workers, friends, and family (daughters and ex-wife).
I don't even like viewing myself and avoid mirrors like the plague ( if I could live mirror-free, I most assuredly would ).
ANYways... again... that's enough attempting to explain myself for one decade ;)
and we're a mere week and a few days from my San Francisco vacation, so the excitement may be skewing my POV a bit as it is :D
a week of partial twittage :
5/29 :
(demn) this late and I've been so busy cleaning/moving stuff I never even watched a single flick/show episode?! good gods of the 7 hells!
5/30 :
well, THAT was easy - figuring out what my youngest wants to do for her b'day tomorrow... Nickelodeon Universe at MOA unquestionably :)
5/31 :
nigh 6hrs at MOA exhausted the birthday girl (though not quite her energetic elder sibling) - and her parents a bit ;) - for a wonderful day
6/1 :
since I was told I can keep things on the countertops, all that's left are the kitchen table/chairs - kitchen/entry/dining work begins Weds
6/5 :
*whew* the smell of gas from their re-hookup of the stove is strong, but I'm told will air by morning - if it hasn't, then I'm to call...
watched recently :
via netflix/hulu:
The Sarah Jane Adventures (3rd Season)
Game Of Thrones (2nd Season)
Bewitched (2005)
iZombie (1st Season)
A Trip To The Moon (1902)
ownedflix:
Tales From The Crypt (2nd Season)
Eureka (1st Season)
The Lego Movie
Strange Magic
The Croods
How To Train Your Dragon
The Boxtrolls
The Gamers: Dorkness Rising
RoboCop (2014)
-thom Wolfox sR Rhose
unusualist - I have yet to find a religion and/or spirituality that fits my own personal beliefs... other than, of course, the fact I am a (fallen) god.