We are the Cham-peons

Yes, Odn is alive and well. Many things have happened since the last post. Including…

• Ended the World of Warcraft obsession and freed up 6+ hours each day. I believe I overdosed for quite awhile and finally reached the point where I felt I had experienced everything I wanted in this game. Level grinding to 60, no thanks. Since there is no ending I suggest making up your own (if you are extremely goal oriented like me) or playing very casually and enjoying for a longer period of time with friends.
• Finding out a family member may expire before their numerals reach the answer to life the universe and everything. The optimist in me believes they will come through although those around me are not quite as hopeful.
• Resuming the great VHS escape project. Hundreds of hours of ancient cartoons, old commercials and the occasional Ewok Adventure all in very good condition. The goal is to digitize all of it, ditch the tapes and make a dent in the herculean tasks of cleaning the Odn Stables. Only seven tapes left to convert!
• The realization (through great Parr research) that after two years of hard study and the potential extinction of our savings would leave me looking for a job in an industry that churns out a lot of bad titles, demands 80+ hours a week and pays less than what I’m currently earning.
  • I got married for a reason folks, to be with Parr and believe me, she is infinitely more rewarding than a killing myself for a career. I think I’ll do things on my own terms, make things I want to make and enjoy the experience instead of depending on it.
• Finished the live broadcast of a rather graphic knee replacement surgery. Taking live audio/video streams, encoding them, splitting streams to internal servers and external partners along with many other assignments. I’m damn proud of myself and must say that my realm in this major production went puurfectly. Major, major brownie points at work, especially figuring we have saved many, many thousands of dollars vs. the old style of doing these productions.

I had put off a proper vacation until after the live broadcast and now I find myself drunk with lack of sleep, highly elated at finishing this gauntlet and looking forward to relaxing properly tomorrow night. Life feels slightly reset, as if I can assign new stat points after a major XP gaining quest.

Tonight I sleep good and tomorrow I breathe a sigh of relief, do a bit of work, maybe some lunch off campus and have a night of free thinking. Ah, yes, that will do nicely Mr. Odn.

Nighty!