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As I sit here and reflect after a whirlwind weekend has drawn to a close and not much has been accomplished, I have to wonder where the time went. I think that I’ve been pushing myself too hard, but I’m rather blind to such indicators, even though I had to come straight home after work on Thursday to take a nap instead of putting my usual cardio time in. I don’t know if it’s age sneaking up on me or if I’m driving myself too hard (probably a little of both), but the ambitious nature of my mind is starting to take a toll on my body. Weekend Goals Missed I had a lot of things I wanted to get accomplished this weekend that passed me by – I wanted to get guitar tracks recorded for one of my projects, I wanted to get one of my new projects off the ground, and I wanted to not do a last minute Monday morning blog post, but my wants and hopes were quashed by certain recesses of my mind needing some down time after a trip across the country that was a non-stop rollercoaster of business and pleasure. Overlooking Accomplishments One thing I’ve had a problem with for years is that I overlook what I do accomplish, and the things that stay on the to-do list take precedence over what gets taken care of. For instance, I’ve mentioned the things that I wanted to get done this weekend but didn’t, but haven’t mentioned what I did get done this weekend. My biggest accomplishment this weekend was getting all of my important documents backed up off of my old desktop (circa 2005) that’s starting to go downhill and put on to my newer computers, as well as setting up my laptop to be my internet-based computer and my newer desktop to be my creative-based one. I already had all of my musical projects set up on the newer computer, but now I’ve got my website and writing files on it as well. This is definitely helpful, as I can listen to rough mixes of songs while I blog. Then there was the project I completed with archiving more of my CDs and syncing up my iPod with all the new music I’ve acquired over the past few months and old stuff that I want to listen to again. That took a good majority of Saturday because I’d waited too long to catch up on everything. I also mostly finished up the song for my new project, but there might be a few things I want to add and there might be some mix tweaks that need to be applied as well. I recorded what could be considered the backbone for the song, as it glues the other elements together rather well, but there may be something else that needs to be added. Beer Is the Mindkiller It seems that I didn’t get my fill of alcohol at [MAGFest] last weekend and I drank more than I should have this weekend, which is counterproductive for wanting to get more things accomplished. Getting back to the daily routine after having four days of non-stop new experiences was a little more than I could handle and I think a subconscious part of me was wanting a little more of that party atmosphere, but that wasn’t a possibility without excessive inebriation. Honestly, I think I drank more this weekend than I did at MAGFest. I think what has also happened is that a case of PMD (Post-MAGFest Depression) has manifested, but it has done so in an aggressive nature this year. I don’t get depressed any more, but when I went back to work on Tuesday, I was pissed off. I think what it was is that I was able to make money in a way that I enjoyed at MAGFest and having to go back to the office was somewhat infuriating. All of the people I work with are great, but the work itself has become completely unfulfilling – probably because there is so little of it. A Balance to be Found My ingrained vision is that hard work will lead me to the life that I want, and any weekend that I botch things up (like this one) is one more week I have to wait to achieve my goals. That’s part of the reason I get up so early on the weekdays and make sure to put in at least a few good hours of work on the sites or on music before I head to the office everyday. I’ll write this weekend off as allowing myself to catch up after being across the country and the biggest party of the year, but if I screw up next weekend (especially with it being a 3-day one), I’m going to be very frustrated with myself. Is there anyone else out there as driven as I am (or more so)? Stop by the forums and detail your megalomaniacal plans for world domination! Discuss this post at [The Forum of Jason Vincion]! Posted on January 11th, 2010. |
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