Hello, Zee

Revolutionary Networks has officially begun work on a redesign of the Zee application for the Bridge Academy Charter High School. There are six members of the RevNet team working on this and I will post updates whenever possible. This is looking to be a fantastic project.

Short update but it's a pretty exciting one for the team ^_^.

:: when you cross me with corporate america

It results in an oddly formed, restricted, ambitious employee who flirts with mediocrity and over-achievements on a daily basis.

It becomes a struggle to maintain consistency. I am awarded for my efforts and restricted by an attempt to maintain a general system of conformity. Every step is then only a small piece of a well-calculated plan. You can't blame it. You can't fight it. You can only learn and abide by the rules - even if it is only to change them.

Work cannot be given quickly enough to keep me busy. I actively search for new assignments and began finding ways to evolve processes. However, each request for approval or information is met with yet another delay. For all you fellow Neumont-mates, I'm beginning to think that we're too prepared. I'm used to a constant stream of work. Who would have thought that it gets easier?


This is where my life is today. I suppose I'm not one that can remain idle for very long. I need evolution and I need change. Perhaps I'll be rewarded for this soon.

:: rarely me

If you can close your eyes while listening to The Scientist, and imagine what it would be like to have your own airport ending then you know exactly how I feel tonight. I fear that is the best that I can give at the moment - though I firmly believe that the experience is far greater than any witty phrases constructed by yours truly.

I drove through the pouring rain for an hour today.
At some point it doesn't feel real and I'm waiting for the beginning.

Something big is coming. Can you feel it? I've been sensing it for years. It's nights like these that awaken me to the reality of it all - incidentally, it removes my ability to articulate my thoughts as well.

Watch Wicker Park. If you fall in love with the ending, then you can relate to me on this oddest of nights.

:: starting over

I've decided that I'm going to take up tennis. I played for my first time last night - and by played I don't actually mean played a normal game. My roommate and I pretty much just hit the ball back and forth for a couple of hours but I really enjoy it. So it's officially adopted. Next up: cycling.

My current routine is to run in the evenings. However, if I'm going to be taking up any other sports this might prove to be a bit more difficult. I think I'll shift my running and lifting to be in the mornings before work - a nice way to start off the day I think. I've also discovered a dojo nearby that I really want to check out. I think I might do that tomorrow after work.

Anyway, that's it for this weekend. Excitement to come, I promise. I just need to get out of my shell a little bit.

Love to all,
Josh

:: my rerun

I've reached a point where I have too many things to say. I feel overwhelmed when a blank page enters my sight. I cannot look passed it and I cannot see through it. I'm blocked and I'm empty - perhaps it's simply a shift of vision. Whatever the case may be, I must fix it soon.

Keep your voice down, now.
Here comes the piece you never expected.
Never mind the present, the pressure, or the fear.
It's new, it's different, it's everything I've wanted it to be.

This is something new, this is something different, and I've never felt more alone than I do today. Sitting alone at lunch surrounded by hundreds of people will do that to you. For the first time since I moved here, I couldn't stay in the apartment by myself. But, you know what? I wouldn't have it any other way.

I've been humbled, I've been inspired, and I've been challenged. Everything is new today and will continue to be for weeks to come. It's finally time to do this.

Hold your breath and bite your tongue, dear.
I don't miss you for a second.

:: quick updates

quick update on life:

The job is amazing.

The apartment is a bit plain but it's quickly getting there.

quite simply: I'm loving it ;)

:: one week later

It's been a week now.
This is where I kindly ask you to try and keep up.
Over the course of the next week, I will explain to you why this is different.
For now, kindly leave your shoes at the door.

I've spent the past week lounging around my new apartment. Few attempts at exploring the area lead to my being somewhat..."lost".

It's not real just yet.

Work begins tomorrow and I will be on a plane to New York for a few days. I'll have plenty of time to gather my thoughts and begin to tell the story of my major transition.

Something new is waiting for all of us.
I hope you spend the next week looking for it as well.

Love to All,
Josh