Yes, it has been a while between drinks. Although, I sat down recently with a friend of mine I haven't seen in some weeks and he asked me what had been happening lately. I struggled to find an answer. Yes, even existentialists can go through periods where routine creeps back into their lives and numbs it a little although I can't honestly say life is bad lately. Perhaps, life is hidden in the smaller details at the moment?
So, let's look at some of those.
I'm on holidays now! YAY! Ant and I head up to Sydney for Mardi Gras although we have our lovely friend Sam house sitting our new apartment and, more importantly, the kids. I honestly didn't want to do Mardi Gras this year initially and that was mostly due to money which is, to say the least, tight. However, the tickets have been bought, the planes ready to board and the hotels booked so I might as well just make the most of it and enjoy it. I've been getting Ant into the mood lately by playing old Mardi Gras parade videos lately and clearly it has worked as he keeps asking to put them on!
We saw Scissor Sisters a few weeks back too, which was a great way to end my summer of live acts. Our friend Jimmy ran into Jake at The Market afterwards and SMS'd us but I couldn't be bothered getting up just to run the risk of racing to The Market to say a quick hello. Apparently Ana and Babydaddy were over at The Laird - seems they spread themselves out afterwards.
Work has been really full on lately but i'm still enjoying it, discovering my more managerial side. It only makes me feel more and more that this year is going to be as much about development as last year.
I did a presentation recently at Meta Melbourne about congruence and incongruence and how spotting your incongruent signal can be as beneficial as being fully congruent. For those that are confused, I suggest Googling most of that; it's all NLP and rather fascinating. If I can find it, i'll cut and paste my presentation here although the discussion that raged afterwards was far more indepth and intense. I do intend to delve further into NLP again this year, having felt that i've steered from it the past couple of months but still finding an appreciation for the calmness and focus it brought to me.
Lastly, musically, been really getting into Mika lately - you need to check this guy out if you've not heard of him. Absolutely amazing.
