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I got a request from Derek at three angry guys to write for EA.
Here was my response:
"Hey Derek,
Thanks for taking an interest in EA. It seems that most of us are a little off the path right now, so any insight you can lend to cause is certainly appreciated. How can one manefest their own male godhood in this day? That's the purpose of EA. Sort of like Fight Club, but much nicer.
If you can do it, more power to you."
And so I opened the invitation.
And as I write this I realize I do have some material add to EA.
Being off your Game does not mean you aren't playing.
It's all about relativistic perception. Where you see things from where you are. Right now I'm feeling down. Very down. Trapped in what appears to be a dead-end job that pays ok, but is filled with daily fear and aggravation, birthday approaching and what seems to be (I hate to admit it b/c I like to think I'm different) The Mid Life Crisis. I'm going to posit the hypothesis that it's biological.
I've been looking back on my life to see what I've accomplished and I'm coming up with a Big Fat Zero. And it's bumming me out.
Perception is a very tricky thing. It's what you look at, and how you look at it that makes all the difference.
If one were to look at careers, yeah I'm not player, but it dawns on me that nearly everyone in my company is a whipping boy/girl. The way the economy is, we are all lucky not to be working retail or food.
My work lacks meaning to me though, and perhaps that's where the difference lies. There is much, much more going on than just work. I'm disappointed that work and my place in the world are taking up so much processing space in my brain. I think that has to change.
I have a wonderful and lovely wife and we do fun things together. That's extremely important.
Not having kids? Also equally important..
I have begun writing again. I've courted the muse for a few weeks and thoughts are occuring. The rusty gears are in motion. Not that I've really set pen to paper in a linear fashion yet, but it's coming. One can't take the call yet not accept the charges. Creation is counter to the flow of Entropy.
I'm still playing the guitar, slowly learning, it's lost it's patina of newness because it is a difficult instrument, but I keep at it.
So there it is. At the time of the writing I am standing next to that mountain...and you know what? I think I'm going to chop it down with the edge of my hand.
Here was my response:
"Hey Derek,
Thanks for taking an interest in EA. It seems that most of us are a little off the path right now, so any insight you can lend to cause is certainly appreciated. How can one manefest their own male godhood in this day? That's the purpose of EA. Sort of like Fight Club, but much nicer.
If you can do it, more power to you."
And so I opened the invitation.
And as I write this I realize I do have some material add to EA.
Being off your Game does not mean you aren't playing.
It's all about relativistic perception. Where you see things from where you are. Right now I'm feeling down. Very down. Trapped in what appears to be a dead-end job that pays ok, but is filled with daily fear and aggravation, birthday approaching and what seems to be (I hate to admit it b/c I like to think I'm different) The Mid Life Crisis. I'm going to posit the hypothesis that it's biological.
I've been looking back on my life to see what I've accomplished and I'm coming up with a Big Fat Zero. And it's bumming me out.
Perception is a very tricky thing. It's what you look at, and how you look at it that makes all the difference.
If one were to look at careers, yeah I'm not player, but it dawns on me that nearly everyone in my company is a whipping boy/girl. The way the economy is, we are all lucky not to be working retail or food.
My work lacks meaning to me though, and perhaps that's where the difference lies. There is much, much more going on than just work. I'm disappointed that work and my place in the world are taking up so much processing space in my brain. I think that has to change.
I have a wonderful and lovely wife and we do fun things together. That's extremely important.
Not having kids? Also equally important..
I have begun writing again. I've courted the muse for a few weeks and thoughts are occuring. The rusty gears are in motion. Not that I've really set pen to paper in a linear fashion yet, but it's coming. One can't take the call yet not accept the charges. Creation is counter to the flow of Entropy.
I'm still playing the guitar, slowly learning, it's lost it's patina of newness because it is a difficult instrument, but I keep at it.
So there it is. At the time of the writing I am standing next to that mountain...and you know what? I think I'm going to chop it down with the edge of my hand.
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