I’m still in this strange state of having way too much to do.. . not enough time to do it.. and really liking everything I’m doing/ I’m used to being over committed and hating everything I’m doing because of it.

I’m even liking my work quite a bit now.. I’m trying hard not to bring it home with me.. but it’s getting harder to do.. I find myself leaving work when the parking lots like this.. (That’s my prius out there alone)..

2 days ago I got a survey where they were askeing each oft he execs on site to answer questions about work life balance.. It was fun filling it out (I love surveys) .. It was also good thinkign about the ‘balance’ I have now. One of the questions was ‘how many hours do you work a week’. I did soem quick accounting and realized that I’m now down to 55 hours per week.. that’s down from more than 70(counting working at home) where I was before Sam’s passing. That’s pretty cool.. it think. The problem is that I’ve said ‘yes’ to so many cool things inside and outside of work that those 55 hours are not leaving me enough time for …. goofing around.. hangining out, just doing nothing…. or thinking

TANyo make matters more complicated, Max and I just decided that we are goign to Burning man at the end of the month.. We bought our plane and event tickets last night.. Now… why in the world would I take on a major trip like that when I’m already so busy…. on the other hand.. how could I say ‘no’ to going to burning man with my son…

Not sure how to change this… but I need to get it back to sanity.. I went to Marci today.. one of the things we talked about was maybe its just about changing my attitude.. instead of focusing that I have too much to do.. focus that I’m doing so much fun stuff…

I wish it were that easy to shift my perspective……

Anyway… I came home this afternoon to find gabe and justin on bikes pulling Nate around in a wheel chair that Max had found the other day.. It was hilarious, .. and crazy…

Then another 4 hours work session at Homers on the robot project.. tonight we made good progress.. but we have so much more to do. Here’s homer ‘contemplating’

Sara and ‘becca the artists are looking at our animatronic face.. Sara is doing here best evil laugh here and we’re trying to capture it n our faces movements.

Here’s Cesar tweeking the code for the motors.

here’s jana trying to grease the lift that will be the creatures body

These are the solenoid valves that will control the monsters arms.. look at the initials.. SMC.. Sam’s initials/

I got home around 11:30 to find Gabe and Ian hatching a cool plan. They movd the basketball net next to the tramp.. what a cool game.. I got up there and di some killer dunks myself.. That boy is very crazy and clever.

OK.. I have a 7am (yuck) burning man mtg tomorrow morning. Gottasleep.. Nite all. Nite Sam !
-me