a new me [1003.1999]

It's well past time to make some changes in my life. Like working my ass off for a good ten hours every day instead of just planning things. Like writing and meditating and working out each day. Like getting away from the computer at the end of it all, and actually having a life.

I've been so used to: go to work. work all day. come home. work on my own stuff. wish I had more time. go to bed... And now, after I've quit, I've let "my own stuff" turn into my whole life. Between Zike and the Station, there's not been time for me. It's a poor way to live.

I answered a few personal ads, just to meet people. And I have met some new people, so that's good. But I also get this feeling that lately, I just don't have much to offer. I don't (yet!) have many hobbies I can really share. I want to change that. I will change it. I will get in better shape - socially, physically, emotionally, financially.

I think I'm going to take up rock climbing. I've always found the idea appealing, so why not? I've got other interests in mind, too. Like reinstating my piano lessons. Like showing up at poetry readings. Learning to dance. Dare I say it? Joining a gym.

I'm going to make some changes at work, too. I was reading one of the new tom peters books (he's got three - they're a set of tiny hardbacks aimed at "remaking work").. One of the the things he points out is that "Wow!" projects work by rapid prototyping - not endless spec-writing.

That's how I like to work anyway. Sketch out enough to see the general shape of a project on paper, and then go for it. Let it evolve through feedback. And I'm all over feedback. I've got at least 15 people who want to beta-test manifestation.com, and I intend to milk them for every idea they've got. Monday - and not until Monday, because I'm not going to spend my weekends working anymore - Monday, I'm going to whip up a really rough prototype of the new site, and if nothing else in the place works, the feedback page will.

Tomorrow, I'm going to climb Stone Mountain. Hey. It's 6:50 right now. It is tomorrow. If I move it, I could catch the sunrise..