i’ve spent some time each night since we’ve been back getting organized. i’ve organized all of my photography files, at least by year, and put a new snapshot on my server. i’m starting to burn copies of the backups on to DVD, and i just got in the new portable hard drive. backups are good. the more i do my research and want to get more “pro” with everything, i see the value of backups and organization in not only the files, but the process, resources, and equipment, too.

it’s starting to flow into other areas now, this whole organization thing. i can see the glass of the desk in my office at home. things are finding their way back to their places. i went through the box of magazines i have to catch up on and put into recycling the ones that were irrelevant and outdate and made it easier for me to identify the oldest of the issues i did keep. i organized the units from my photography class, and have the bundle ready for the unit on which i am currently working so that i can jump back in to it.

it feels good. the honeymoon put a lot of things in perspective, and i’m glad the flight back didn’t squash my good intentions. i’ve even started making lists again, which got really long, really fast. but it seemed to make things easier when i actually stayed on top of them, and they still work great at work. i added a photography project to the list that i want to work on, on top of working on the honeymoon “keepers”. i’ve set a few goals for myself in a few different areas, too. they should be realistic, and accomplishing them will give me a rewarding feeling to build bigger goals. perspective is good. realizing it’s a journey and enjoying the trip is better.

the mrs. and i were talking about actors and actresses tonight…the batman preview came on, and she mentioned that christian bale was one of “those” actors of our generation. for some reason, christian bale to me is always american psycho, even thought i really liked batman begins. in case you were wondering, joaquin phoenix and adrien brody were the other ones i came up with.

when we were talking about actresses, she came up with cate blanchett (who, honestly, i couldn’t name 5 movies she was in), and we both agreed on kate winslet. i mentioned one of the first movies i saw kate in was jude, based on “jude the obscure” by thomas hardy. since everything is on youtube nowadays, i found a preview for the movie.

tomorrow marks the end of my glorious vacation. today was a good warm-up, though. kerri and i had a nice lunch and went to the denver art museum to see the louvre exhibit before it leaves this weekend. it was my first time since the remodel of the DAM, and it was disappointing. the layout of the exhibit was horrible. it did not flow at all, and the narrow to wide aisles left people bunched up on the narrow ends while the exhibits themselves on the wide end seemed forced. i appreciate what they were trying to do, and the main lobby of the museum is pretty neat, but at least the main exhibit space seems not well thought out.

tonight i also went back to my guitar lessons. my instructor was out of the country the past few weeks, so it was nice to get back to it. my practice the past few weeks was not as focused as it should have been, but i like that i am playing for fun and just to play, too. i think that shows my interest and enjoyment from playing…but i get a little frustrated because i don’t feel like i’m advancing in some of the other areas as much as i would have liked. i’ll get there, i know.

this is going to be a big year, and it’s already the end of the 1st day of it. i’ll be getting married, working on advancing my career, starting up some photography courses, continuing my guitar lessons, writing, health and fitness, and so many other things. the year has barely started and i’m already trying to figure out how to do it all. i’ll add “figure it all out” to my to do list. maybe somewhere near the top.