A new day, another orange

...and apparently ten thousand new deals with at least three having gone terribly awry...*but*

1. I have just eaten
2. I ate a lot and
3. I am, therefore, satisfied (doesn't take much)

Also, it would seem that work is going ok, although there is such a lot of it to do--funny, maybe that IS why they call it "work."...
Admittedly, I am a little tired of 'working' (and I just sneezed all over my computer), but I maintain that I probably have one of the best jobs I could have hoped for...although I am feeling like I may be stuck in a bit of a rut...more on that to come later (hopefully when I've sorted it out)

Aaand, I now have a whole 20 minutes with which to simply enjoy life. On that note, I bid farewell and I wish everyone a most jolly 20 minutes to the their self.

-Nathan

There was a time when I hated the government...

But not anymore!-
Apparently, I just received a reduction on my BC Student loans of over $2.5K! Sooo...guess who's Mr. Happy-I AM! Wow, people say that money doesn't bring you happiness...I have no idea what they are talking about...

But honestly, it has been a good day overall-even though it started out a little sour with the President telling me that I should work faster...a little ridiculous, and after I pointed out all the millions of little/medium sized tasks that I had in fact done at the same time as all of the presentations-he became much more subdued and started joking--"well you know..." in a very Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien kind of way...

But thank Dog, Halla,...Namoorv (think Finance...yes there you go!) or whomever your deity may be for the Millennium bursary, and yay for me ...umm paying myself back with my own taxes?...well it's a start anyway-

-Nathan

Mornings...what can I say?

Not much, just to wish everyone a great one-
I now have a table at my place which to type on-this is exciting and has taken no small effort on my part to get...
And so I am happily typing away; and looking impatiently at my clementines-
I bought a whole crate the other day-yes a crate albeit a small one-a very dainty little crate actually.

But yes, aside from grapefruit, clementines are right up there in making my day-and so I will indulge myself this morning and have a few--quite satisfying, try it!

Yummmm...
-Nathan

Case-ridden day

I love cases...I love cases, cases, cases, I love...ugh!...but all is well-
Just checking in with...well...myself really, (as one maybe should do more often, regardless...)

And life is good-I also have my grapefruit!

---Happiness---

Friday, and the carrot cake is sweet!

As per the title of this post, that is pretty much it...
I'm just finishing (yet another) pile of medium-ticket deals (~$100-300K or so), and I had one of the best carrot cakes in a while (great big carrot on top, icing of course, and a surprise chocolate bottom SURPRISE!) ...it was quite lovely, and now I must bid adieu and welcome my pine-ish desk once more into my life.

-Nathan

Of palpipations and the good life.

And so I felt dizzy most all of today as my little heart did flip-flops for now particular reason...
But I'm better now!...I think I just needed some fresh air-
Although I am a little concerned, but this too shall pass

And over-all the day was good, lots to do much good food,
And over-it I basked in heat of my own little office.

And in this office, while no tan, I met fine folk and then I ran-
And felt better for the moment...
But as previously stated, as such moments of these are all which may exist-
I feel as very little is amiss and so I digress and digest and log of with a flourish of my....keyboard.

-nathan

The million dollar idea?

So I did my first multi-million dollar deal this past week...doesn't that sound grand?

If only, *I* actually received the many millions...or even a small percentage...ha!

But perhaps, more than millions, more than production there is worth in the small ugly nothings that so often seem to rear their proverbial tails...

And yet, these are indeed what keep us going, and without which there would quite simply be a lack of time and space within that time.

If every small ugly nothing can turn into a positive something just imagine how long and rich life could become--

At least for me, some things are starting to clarify and settle and I am definitely living with effort, intent and a plenitude of long and satisfactory distortions of common time.

It is, perhaps, not so much a function of "taking the time" out, but rather putting the time back in that people seem so often to neglect...

So if time is a conscious choice and (as it seems) all is a derivative of time and its continuum, can we indeed choose to live longer lives even when circumstances would deign to dictate otherwise?

-Nathan

Another day-another pizza

And what truly could be more satisfying than that hmmm?
Well I suppose winning a few competitions...maybe singing at the Met-->but I like to think that there will be plenty of that too in a few years...

So in the mean time, I have my pizza and my spreadsheets (must eat the pizza to write spreadsheets)...

Admittedly, I find it hard at times as I consider the next ten bazillion dollar deal (and also the fact that I only get paid a small portion...), but generally the pizza wins out and the pepperoni tastes fabulous.

All those layers add more flavor and I suppose this is somewhat a reflection on my current situation.

Well let's take a look-
A solid crust (and well cooked admittedly) for sure,

Lots and lots of sauce-I tend to relate this to richness of living as per the fact that the sauce holds the very flavor of the pizza at its mercy..

Various toppings...work obviously the meat, relationships perhaps the lovely sun-dried tomatoes and other flavor enhancing-but (hopefully) not overwhelming vegetables/condiment combinations...

Cheese-well this would undoubtedly be the singing and music-thank god/allah/which ever deity most pleases you-it holds everything together-without this I would necessarily fall apart...it's a good thing that I sing a fair amount (and occasionally much to the ennui of the innocent passer-by)...

Yes the very pizza of life...and while we may at times gobble mercilessly-it is perhaps wise to remember that its ingredients (at least the ones that taste good) take a while to grow, ripen and cultivate-

For now, while admittedly I have eaten quite a large chunk of mine, I am trying to build two or three simultaneously--a feast to be sure-the only question remains as to whether they will be ready in time or might I be left hungry for a while?

-Nathan