Day 54: Sunny with a chance...

OK, I've backed way off the details phase of this project. Probably a little superstitious about "jinxing" something. I know logically that is ridiculous, but still...

Today I heard back from someone about something. Yes, vague. I had an awesome interview a bit back that I was pretty sure was going to work, but I think I finished second in that race. It stung a bit because I think I was really close. And it would have been a great fit.

Not as good a fit as this, however. This would be an abso-fricking-lute HOME RUN, all caps, period.

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I asked for a little help recently from someone who had access to some of my work that I no longer had access to. I asked for certain specific things, and I guess I'll just have to be thankful that I got any assistance here at all, but I didn't get but a couple of the specific things I asked for. Half of what I got was completely unusable. And I think most people would (if they knew the details) completely realize that these things were unusable from the get-go. Frustrating.

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BTW, to the 2 or 3 of you who stumble across this (and I know someone is out there, because the stats tell me I get visitors and I have made sure to *not* include my visits on the scoreboard)... feel free to comment or provide feedback. If there's any way to make this a conversation or useful instead of just a rant, that'd be great.

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It's hot as heck in Gawd's Country. The 100-degree temp didn't break until late last night. And we've still got two months of this ahead. It's reminding me a lot of 1980. I don't really think I'm a summer person. I like a lot of things about summer, but the heat is just not my thing. I got spoiled my summer in 00 when I was on the beach. That.

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I've got a story idea, and I think it could be a book. Odd, I don't really love fiction and might read one work of fiction a year typically. But I've read two in the last three weeks. I think I'm looking for some pointers. I read "2030" by Albert Brooks and it was fun, rolled through it quickly. Sunday I finally got my hands on Stieg Larsson's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and finished it earlier today. It was a great "summer" read.

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Another thing rolling through the brain pan yesterday was a rant of sorts about personal goals and what we should want for ourselves, or at least, what I want for myself. It's percolating.