1) Responding to the comment yesterday, my favorite song on the album is probably Banana Pancakes.
2) Went to church today, which seems different. I went through college when I was home, but for some reason, this year it just feels different, and I'm not sure why.
3) Started car shopping/test driving, good times all around. It's exciting, my first major purchase.
4) Over the past year I've seen a lot of my friends make a lot of decisions about their futures'. For a while, a long while at that (or so it has felt), I feel like I have been afraid of these decisions. But more importantly, the commitments that go along with these decisions. I feel though now, I am coming to a point where I can think about making the decisions, and commitments.
After having a good convo with P.A.T. the other night, we both discussed how our current generation of kids/adults/whatever we are, seem to be less about gratification (money), and more about satisfaction (recognition). He attributed it to Sept. 11, and a re-organizing of values. And I agree that that landmark in our lives made a strong impact.
But I will take it one step further, and say that to our generation, experiences matter more than money. Time has become more valuable than anything else. With our multi-tasking daily lives, it is only natural for us to want to do more "things". What those are are different for everyone. It could be riding a bike, or seeing a concert. But the point is, with these entry level-70 hr a week jobs, there is no time to create or have these experiences. But I realized something last week, at my step-grandfathers funeral: It takes time to get great things accomplished and to experience these experiences. He was one of the people responsible for making Hudson Valley as big as it is today. He also helped to create the Albany ARC. This didn't happen overnight. It took years. As much as we want to rush, it may be ok to put in longer weeks/time now. The experiences will come. I'm not saying to have one or two jobs for your entire life. That is unreasonable, and probably boring. Some of these ideas were based off of Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class. A great read.
5) I had a very random thing happen to me last night. If you want to know, ask, but I feel bad putting it in here, because I know the parties read this.
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Excellent counterpoint, adds great depth to our conversation turned blogversation. I will find your suggested reading when I finish my current book. Though I would also add that I think many in our generation understand the experience will come, which may contribute to why they (or we) are eager to find satisfying work. Satisfying work, as you point out here, will eventually become gratifying.
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