As some of you may know, yesterday was the six month anniversary of Ms. Jacqueline Sauer and I. I know, I know… it’s probably a bit gushy and over-the-top to make a huge deal out of it, but I’m going to anyway because I love her like whoa.
There will probably be many, many, many parentheticals contained herein:
We kept it low-key, since it was a Tuesday. If it was, say Friday, then we would’ve gone all out balls-to-the-wall happy fun time extravaganza. But, I reiterate, it was a Tuesday, so we tentatively planned to go see Spiderman 3 at Neshaminy and get some ice cream from Coldstone (the ice cream idea came first, for the record). On the drive up to Neshaminy, I was yawning up a storm (not that I wasn’t excited, I was just tired) and moments before we left Jackie had just waken up from a 2 hour nap. Suffice it to say we were a ton of fun to be around… for a Tuesday. We ended up not seeing a movie but instead just going back to my house, talking and laughing with D-bag, and ended up with her coercing me into staying over her house so we could sleep a little later today (on account of my driving her downtown for Jury Duty).
I have some fun things planned and for this weekend and I hope we get to do them all. That’s all for this post.
I’m making my triumphant return (for about the fifth time in two years), if only in a mediocre, bloggy kind of way. It dawned on me that I was beginning to let some meaningless things (like work, mostly) get in the way of pursuing what it is I would like to do. As a result I’m going to do some heavy-duty blogging on here and really working hard to get my site built using Wordpress as a CMS. It’s been something that, quite frankly, I’ve been adverse to doing because it’s a whole new learning experience for me, but I’m determined to get it done for myself and for everyone interested in reading what I have to say. I also thought it would be appropriate to keep my personal journal separate from the main Greater Satellites one if for no other reason than privacy.
Let’s recap since the last time I updated, which by my estimates was a brief, almost inner monologue-esque post about a month and a half ago:
Let’s start with the family. Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and a very pleasant one for the matriarch in our household. Denise and I made her dinner, bought her a nice flower arrangement, some chocolates, and two cards. Although I wasn’t there to see her face when she walked in the door (damn bowling league), secondhand accounts from Denise combined with mom’s big hug at the end of the day led me to believe that she was quite pleased. Outside of that, all family stuff is going swell.
I wish there was a synonym for the following combination of words: gorgeous, fun, inspiring, artistic, supportive, understanding, honest, and wonderful that also happened to rhyme with Jacqueline. She’s always on my mind, and not in that stalker-ish kind of way. She’s always the last person on my recent call/text list. She makes me feel better when I have a case of the Mondays. I would do anything for her, and I hope she knows it. In case you couldn’t tell I’m pretty much head over heels. Tomorrow will be our 6-month anniversary and I have something special in mind for her.
Work is going really well too. I know people don’t really celebrate month milestones at jobs, but I like to keep close tabs on where I’m spending my time and if it’s benefitting me in some long-term fashion. Cinco de Mayo was the 6 months at this job. In the past, me having a job for six months was like ice staying solid over 32 degrees (Fahrenheit, of course). In this instance, I believe I’ve found something really special and I’m glad to be a part of the team to which I currently belong. My coworkers are all cool, the bosses are great, and my pay rate is more than satisfactory. Now all I have to do is start stashing some loot and preparing for either A) a new car or B) an edifice I can call my own.
The next big thing is getting Greater Satellites launched. I’d like to start taking on some more freelance work, even if I have to hand some of it off to friends or co-workers. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great getting your check on the 1st and 15th, but it’s infinitely more rewarding to accomplish something on your own. That what I want to set out to do again.
That wasn’t really much of a recap of the past month or so… Before I wrap it up, here it is in a nutshell: Family is doing great (dad will be getting a pool installed by June… woot!), all time spent with or talking to Jackie has been fantastic, I need to reconnect with some friends I haven’t spoken with in a while, the new computer is still fucking awesome, I have a bed now for the first time in about a decade, and I think that whole “growing up” thing that I’ve heard so much about is starting to gently settle upon me. Things are really, really good.
So little to say and so much time… Here goes something….
My name is Andrew to everyone who knows me and nothing to the people who don’t. I rarely feel inclined to write about myself and this small text blurb is no exception. I’m a film maker, of sorts. A designer, of sorts. A musician, of sorts. A photographer, of sorts. An armada of etceteras march behind these four generals.
The point I’m trying to make is that I enjoy art in all of it’s forms, and try my best to creatively express myself in every medium I take a liking towards. As always, things like life get in the way of being a non-stop idea factory, but that life is something that I’m thoroughly enjoying at the moment.
It consists of my beautiful girlfriend who I am very much in love with, a job that pays me well to do work that I would otherwise be doing for free, and a family and friends that I wouldn’t trade the world for. It’s safe to assume that I’m walking on air/over water/atop mountain peaks (pick one… hell, pick all three).