Alright, I haven't a clue where this post is going to go. As I start typing, I'm not even sure if it will have anything to do with the title. It's a little past 7:00pm PDT, and I'm switching back and forth between the Vikings/Packers game and shows on the History Channel. First it was IRT, and now Swamp People. In the game, the 3rd quarter is just about to start. But what's this about mojo?
As of late, I'm just not as motivated as I used to be. There was a time when I loved to spend time in the garage wrenching on the motorcycles for any little thing. But now... two non-running bikes that have been all but neglected. The '89 Springer was pulled apart after the pinion shaft sheared in 2004, but I haven't done anything since. The motor is spread across my workbench in parts. The '71 Triumph chopper is almost as bad. It's together, but in need of a little TLC. It probably won't start unless I rebuild the carb again. I've been meaning to upgrade the ignition and charging systems, the new parts I purchased some years back are stacked on my bedroom floor. Moving back to my professional life, I've let a major project for a client slip for a long time. Again, there was a time when I got zoned into doing computer work I would get a lot done in a short time. Now, I just can't my mind wrapped around the tasks I need to do. Like the title of this post asks, where's my mojo?
So what else is going on. A few months back I was given a promotion at work. If you can call it that. I'm now Manager IS Technology. But I'm also still a Senior Unix Systems Administrator. 40% more work for a lousy 2% raise. I think that's part of the problem. Before the promotion, there was all sorts of related work politics. With the promotion, there's now conflicting priorities that compete for the same time. At some point, somethings going to give. I've been on a few interviews, and one of the prospects looked promising. Alas, no job offers yet. I'll have to polish up my resume and see what else is out there. It seems that almost anything will be better than reporting to the two-faced liar I have now as a manager.
Life isn't all doom and gloom though. Being reconnected to my daughter Reagan over this last year has been a huge bright spot. She turns 10 on November 1st. I hope she likes what I got her for her special day. Speaking of gifts, I have to start thinking of what to get people for Christmas. In the past, I have tried to have most of my gift shopping completed before Thanksgiving.
The new car has been a blast, and I'm taking a little road trip in it this week. Driving down to Henderson NV to visit some old friends. But from there, we're taking his RV to Dumont Dunes for the weekend. My bud has a sweet sandrail with a supercharged V6 Honda engine. I went to the dunes a couple times in 2008 and I'm looking forward to this weekend. Plus I'm looking forward to a nice road trip in the SRT8.
After that, my annual trip to FL to visit pop for Thanksgiving. I've spoken to Reagan's mom, and I hope to also spend some time with my daughter while in Florida.
Still the question remains. Where's my mojo? Even in my faith. You may or may not know that I'm an evangelical christian. If you had to label me, something close to Baptist. My attendance at weekly service is dreadful. Back in NY, I rarely missed a week. But nowadays, quite the opposite and there is no good reason.
I think I've rambled on enough. Back to pay more attention to the TV. It's Sunday, so I'm looking forward to this week's episode of Dexter on Showtime.
Good night all.
