Mandaris

Years ago, I dedicated myself to a theme inspired by Mike Hurley and Gray’s yearly theme methodology. I told the people around me and even put my money where my mouth was by purchasing the associated notebook.

I didn’t use the notebook.

But, I kept it with me, and it acted as a reminder that I was going to follow that theme.

It was a good year.

I want to go back to feeling that way again.

So, I’m declaring it here that I’ll be going back to my theme and making it my way of life going forward.

That theme is Intention.

I intend to live the rest of my life with more purpose in what I do. It doesn’t need to be planned to the minute, but I want to be able to say that the things that I’m doing are by and large because I intend to do it.

I know that life is unpredictable, but I have seen it time and time again that unless I’m present in that moment, the decisions in my life will be made for me.

I don’t know how much time I have left, but I’m intending to be there in the moments that I have left.

29. Can you make a list of 20 moments in your current or past life that you would classify as sublime?

I would say moments with my wife and children have been sublime. It's very rare that I feel that kind contentment with life.

I want to be get back into my writing.

28. Do you have an /Interests page on your blog? What is on it or what would you put on one if you made it?

No, I do not have anything other than an /about page on my blog. I sometimes have trouble writing about myself and leave something like this as a project for future me to do one day.

If I was to make one, it would have comics, music, and movies listed. The second draft would have my favorite musical performers (Michael Jackson, Jameroquai, Daft Punk). The third draft would include things about web development and accessibility. Followed by a fourth, where I’d write about writing and how it’s so important that I left it to the last part of my fourth draft.

27. What kind of decorations do you have in your workspace? What do they mean to you?

The place that I’m currently working has a “hoteling” requirement. This means that I’m required to book an appointment with a cubicle within an allotted set two (2) days a week. We can only book a cubicle 2 weeks in advance and we’re only required to be here two days, there is no guarantee that you’ll get the same cubicle. Also, if you do not book the time someone else can sit there. You can’t book a cubicle and not sit there.

So, it discourages us from taking the time to decorate the workspace.

They’ve tried to make it more “fun” by placing pictures up of excited places, but it’s roughly the same 8-10 pictures in a certain group of cubes.

It’s not all bad, I do have access to a cafeteria and a printer.

This is a short episode where I only talk about the following topics.

1. Allowing myself to get a gift
2. What to do while the storm is quiet
3. Monkey Man

Music by LofCosmos from Pixabay.

Transcript

This episode is a little bit about the Mike Tyson fight as well as being calm.

00:00:00: Chapter 1 - Beginning
00:00:23: Start The Weekend With A Punch
00:05:14: How To Calm Your Mind
00:08:38: Writing And Posting

Music by LofCosmos from Pixabay

Transcript

Very brief discussion about The Penguin and Boy Kills World.

Music by LofCosmos from Pixabay

Transcript

Hello!

This episode is a small one about the upcoming election and some media that I’m doing.

Music by LofCosmos from Pixabay

Feel free to contact me with any feedback!… Well, almost any feedback.

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26. Are you retired or working? What are your plans for retirement?

I am currently working and having this constant dread that I'll probably have to do this until the day that I pass away.

Life has a lot of twist and turns. A lot of restarts and some plans that had not materialized.

So, I’ve moved all my available resources into making sure that my children have everything they need in order to succeed.

25. Is there a special food from your region or heritage that you a particular appreciation for?

I'm in California and there are a lot of different foods in our area that I get to sample. There are two foods that I find to be special and that I make for myself time to time.

The first is hot dogs and beans. I like to class it up a little bit by using lil smoky sausages that I pan fry before adding the Bush’s baked beans. Now, these are both processed foods and probably have the total amount of sugar for a whole week contained in one serving. I shouldn’t admit it but no one is going to read this and respond, but I eat the contents of both the package of sausages and can of beans in one seating.

The family finds out soon enough.

My second food is a pan fried baloney sandwich. There is definitely an overlap when it comes to the meat that I’m eating in this situation and I’m ok with that. I usually get the baloney from my local deli and then place a piece of cheese on top of the baloney.