Between the Lines

Haven’t written much of anything of late; I’ve been busting tail to get other things done. Most notably, a new job. I need some 74 XL ink cartriges for my printer, and still haven’t found a way to handle it. I dunno what I’m going to do. (Oh. Ebay says I can buy two remanufactured 74XL cartriges at 20 bucks. I might jump on that.)

Dad checked the site out, and when I asked him what he thought of the video blogging, he said, “It looks good. You sound like you’re trying to be academic.” I nodded and said, “Yes. I am. Did you read any of my other entries?” He didn’t. My parents are a  bit out of touch with what I’m doing right now, which is kind of frustrating and a little disheartening. I want them to approve of what I’m doing, and I want to communicate what I’m learning. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way all the time. Some people just don’t understand.

I used to think it was a generational thing… Dad’s father didn’t understand dad, then accordingly, dad doesn’t understand me. But it’s more than that. Why, you might ask? Because I believe it’s a focus thing. Grandfather spent his life farming. That’s what he knows. Farming, and weather, and seasons, and all of that. Dad spent his life working as an engineer. That’s what he knows. Flow charts. Output ratios. Overspilling form data of numbers for each quarter. He used to love science fiction (still dabbles), used to love the technical side of everything. Now, not so much. The movie The Weatherman comes to mind when I write this. Dad likes to camp, but he doesn’t. He likes photography, but he doesn’t. One by one, all those things dropped by the wayside. Why? Stagnation? Depression? A combination thereof?

This confuses me. I am confused. I hope I don’t get to be that way. “The measure of true literacy in the twenty-first century will be the ability to reinvent one’s self.”

The business cards I thought I was spending an arm and a leg on are actually cheaper to buy than the FedEx Kinkos prices. Kinda funny. Now, I’m debating on purchasing letterhead from there.

I hope I get a job soon. I really need the supplemental income.