The Gradual Return to Normalcy
I want to give an update on the new status quo. I have been back at a nine to five for several weeks now, and its actually been a welcome change. Some people can work from home. Millions manage it every day with no problem. I envy those people. Self discipline has always been something I possess in limited supply. Sticking to a work agenda in the same room as my PS5 turned out to be an insurmountable task for yours truly.
Back at work however, my days are occupied, so my nights become more valuable. The writing projects I've been meaning to get done turned from something i could pick up and do anytime i wanted (which means i would never get to them) to something that I need to set specific times for (like right now).
I can't really understand why, but I get more done with less free time than i did with infinite free time. Plus I'm using my paychecks to do something truly awesome: publishing my book.
It's official, I'm publishing it myself. My goal is to have it released before my birthday.(40. are you fucking kidding me? 40?) But that is rapidly approaching, and these things take time, so we'll see. I want to be able to say that my first book came out before I turned 40. You can tune in here for periodic updates, or you can follow my book page on Facebook HERE.
So, what's the job I've got that will be the source of my soon to be stardom?(refer to my last blog entry for my infallible plan) I am a sanitarian with the county. Sanitarian is the new fancy word they've pasted on the job that used to be Health Inspector. That's right, I'm the guy that gets to go to all the restaurants in town and lay the smack-down on anyone who dares to challenge my authority.
I've been preparing for this job my whole life. I was raised by a woman who lived and breathed food safety, and most of my time in college was spent learning about microbes and how to kill the little bastards. It's a good gig, and a lot more intensive than i ever would have thought. I sometimes really do have to be the bad guy, but one thing I've already learned is that you do not fuck around with food safety.
In 99%+ cases of food disease, you just shit your brains out for a few days. But, there are some truly horrifying diseases out there that happen every year, all around the world. For example,DON'T CLICK THIS LINK (warning: leads to one of those image searches that everyone warns you not to google, but you do anyway, and then you need eye bleach for a year)
So, I'm back at work, not just my day to day, but I'm working on my writing again. I've got big plans and aspirations. With luck, half of them will come to pass. In the mean time, thanks for reading, see you again soon.
