Wisdom

I feel as though I have been lacking wisdom... which is odd, considering I am getting older... shouldn't I feel wiser?  Divine Sophia, why aren't you blessing me with your presence?  Maybe I have turned my back on the mystical and I am focusing too much on the concrete... I feel empty at Church and no matter how hard I workout at the gym, I never feel like it's good enough... that no matter how much I push myself at work, I never get anything done.  Is it insatiability?  I can't do enough music... music doesn't come around often anymore... I feel as though I am in a transition period, and I am considering switching careers... I feel like a deadbeat, and I have many,  many regrets right now.  Oh wisdom, find me soon... or let me find you in the heart of my mind.  Please.

It's Offical! I Work in a Museum!

Hello World!  It is official: I am pleased to announce that I am the new assistant to the associate curator and registrar at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs, Florida!  I start at 9:00 Monday (January 24, 2011) morning!  I am so thrilled to finally have a job that pertains to the Masters degree/Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies that I worked so hard to earn.  Other perks include being close to home and working with a group of folks that are great people!  I will be a part-time employee (20 hours a week), which suites me well considering I also run my own business and will continue to work for my parents as their manager.  Yesterday's news is today's dream come true; I couldn't be in a happier place!

Artist: Abraham Rattner, American (1895 - 1978)
Title: April Showers
Year: circa 1950
Medium: Silkscreen, Signed in Pencil and dedicated to Robert Gwathmey
Edition: AP
Size: 22.75 in. x 28 in. (57.79 cm x 71.12 cm)
Size (in frame): 31 x 37 inches

Work is Where the Heart is

...and so here begins the rantings, of which all speech, turned word, turned written, turned typed... oh God, this is already too meta for me.  Well, in other news, I wanted to briefly touch on how much I love my job.  Although I acquired a Masters in Library & Information Science as well as a Museum Studies Certificate, and not to mention a Bachelors of Arts in Literature with a minor in Philosophy... I am the manager of the family business; a storage warehouse.  To my surprise, I apply the skills I learned in all of those areas everyday that I am here.  Most people think I slack off at work, and sometimes, this is the case.  But who doesn't have those days, like on a Friday?  Besides, when there is downtime, I get to work on my creative and organizational projects that keep my mind flowing.  Anyway... I get to apply my organizational skills that I leaned while archiving, as well as my writing skills and social skills that I learned throughout college at work.  I take advantage of this primarily through selling stuff from abandoned units on craigslist.  I also have to create the deposit, answer the phone, manage customers and their files, and pretty much know the entire nine acres of the facility.  My favorite part of this job, other than nap time, is being in charge of marketing; I have an eye for that kind of thing. Bonuses include possessing my own nice, big office  decorated with everything that is me (film posters, my piano, two book shelves full of my books, magazines, and archives, etc.).  I also did not have to pay for all of the requirements to become a Certified Public Notary (which I now am; anyone wanna get married?  I can perform the rights!)  Above all else, I make more money than I ever would in a library.... so to sum it all up, I must admit that I am grateful that I spent seven years in college, making the most of it to end up working for my parents and enjoying the stress-free and imagination-filled life style... with a little work on the side!  ;)