Friday, May 30, 2008

Friday Night With The Josephsons

Sarah's editing a wedding video while I contemplate our checkbook with confusion and mounting dismay.

The L.A. trip was not as painful as expected. The weather was nice. The corporate rah-rah was toned way down. The professional conversations were more substantive than not, and the comradeship was nearly real.

Our meetings were at a hotel within the Disneyland complex. Some of my colleagues ducked out to go to Space Mountain one night. I settled for a beer, a book, and an early bedtime. Alone time is so rare, that I'll take it whenever I can.

I'm presently faced with a question: Which is more important - to love what you do or with whom you do it? And what about the gradients? Is it better to be okay with what you do and not despise your colleagues, or like what you do and revile some key co-workers? Ah, vagueness. It's been a while since you've shed your gauzy light on this blog.

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At any rate, the weekend's here. Maybe, we'll go to the duck pond in the park...


Friday, May 23, 2008

"How Are You Today?"

For some reason, Asher is asking this question to everyone he sees. I suppose it's polite. It could be cute. I think it's a little odd in a Stepford sort of way.

Let's see...

We're scrambling to put together bids on the aforementioned houses. We got lowballed on our place. That's real estate.

I have a new office, with a window, some space, and enough privacy to play Stephen Malkmus at the appropriate volume. I'm flying to California next week for a Disney-ABC TV Digital Media offsite. It's being held at Disneyland. That's work.

Leah's cutting more teeth, which means she's cranky. Asher has a bit of a cold, which means his moods are a mixed bag. Sarah's got a ton of freelance work. We have no solid plans for the weekend other than to spend quality time together. I think my old high school friend JR - recently back from a stint in Iraq - is in town and may swing by on Saturday. I think we may go to a beach or something with Pinko and her family on Sunday. That's family life.

Monday, May 19, 2008

It's Never Easy (Real Estate Redux)

We got outbid (just barely) on our preferred house. Now, our choices are:

1. A house that's 2/3 the size in the same neighborhood for virtually the same price as the one that we got outbid on.

2. A Park Slope house that needs some serious work.

Sigh.

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Sunny Side Up

Things have been pretty hectic lately. And while I don't only report the positive here, sometimes it's better to say nothing if you've got nothing good to say, eh?

But fear not, dear readers, the sun is shining again!

  • Per Obama's NC victory speech last night, he's got his game back.

  • Leah is this close to walking.

  • We may be able to sell our apartment and buy a great house one block from Prospect Park.

  • It's 65 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.

  • Sarah's got a steady stream of freelance work.

  • Asher is fully toilet trained.

  • Two ABC News projects I've been championing for nearly a year may actually launch soon.