T-shirts

I've been thinking a lot about slogans for T-shirts. For whatever reason these come to me randomly from time to time. I've decided to try to keep a list. Who knows.. maybe one day I'll start a T-shirt company and sell sodas on the beach.

I stole the show
college educated / unemployed
my other body is a triathelete
i want instant grat...

hmm, I've had better ones but none are coming to me now. Consider this an ongoing project.

In other news I find myself contemplating a new episode in my life. My tenure at my old company will expire soon as a buyout and contract have conspired to put me on short term contract. I have decided that I will get out of engineering. I am not sure what I will do next, but I am no longer ineterested in working with such capable and conservative people. A lot of warning signs should have flashed at me when I lost interest in 3rd year studies, but for some reason I kept plugging along. I would much rather do something with writing... even technical writing looks plausible at this point. There is pretty much zero creativity in the field I'm in. Old guys have their well worked out ways of doing things. I think partly it just happened that I landed in a culture that didn't fit me. I mean, if I were to show up with a shirt from a concert most people would wonder if I'd lost it. That is how conservative we're talking. I'm very awed by the braininess of many of the people I work with, but standing in rapt awe was never a recipe for personal success.
An interesting opportunity has popped up in Italy. I may look into this more. I can see myself spending 2-3 years in Italy and enjoying both a European life style and excellent travel opportunities. I think I'd probably have some issues with the culture at first, but quickly I would find something to do. I need a little adventure in my life. Working in Kanata surrounded by typical Canadian families has neither inspired nor motivated me. I suppose this is life for most people. I'm not quite sure how if happened that I missed my 20s. I guess I didn't push for what I wanted to do. Kind of went with whatever was available and didn't necessarily think about what I wanted or the consequences of choices. C'est la vie.
I went camping last week-end. This was quite enjoyable and relaxing. I was a bit lonesome, but I did finish off my book and enjoyed some excellent home cooking.

Tis all for now.