Reduced to a Foot Print?

I haven't blogged about my job situation and what's been going on in my life. On March 15 this year the U.S. Navy announced that it was leaving Iceland by the end of October this year. I'll never forget how I received the news, I was petting my cat and watching the Icelandic evening news and the report came on. I thought it was pretty lame to announce this on public TV instead of getting the news at work from our employer. So there it was, the facts which couldn't be avoided. I had heard that they were leaving but didn't think it would be this soon or quick. On that day 850 Icelandic people found out that they would be out of a job by October 1st.

I went to work the next day and the atmosphere was so depressing and strange. All of the employees were called into the hangar and the Commanding Officer talked to us about reducing a "foot print"? What surprised me is the fact that nothing was really mentioned about what would become of the Icelandic employees. They basically talked about the transition the military personnel would be going through. About a month later our boss did have a private meeting with us and answered questions.

Yeah it's been a sad and difficult time for many. I haven't really gotten nervous yet and still haven't started looking for a job. I have been an employee at the Base for 7 yrs. and some of the people I work with are like family to me. I loved getting to know how life in the military was and finding out that deep down inside we're all basically same. Also, running the base website, designing for them and photographing has taught me so much about how things are done professionally. I still get moments where I'm pissed at the DoD and Bush, but there is an acceptance creeping in. This is an opportunity which can open many doors in my life, if I'm willing to move on.

I'm taking a test tomorrow which will give me a list of all professions which are compatible with my personality and interests. I've seriously been thinking about going back to college and learning something new or adding to my Associates Degree in Graphic Design. Who knows what the future may bring?

Something to make you smile today :-)

The original Numa-Numa-Guy

The guy also has a website:http://www.garybrolsma.net/

Brain storming about the Zero-Point and more.....

I'm blasting music and don't feel like cleaning my house at the moment. The toilet really needs it though. I remember Tony from the 80's and it's so strange to recall something you thought was not in your memory anymore. I find this myspace experience to be very fascinating; I am talking to people I thought I'd never find again.

I feel a detachment anxiety coming on, my son is growing up. He has a great job this summer and works on the weekends a lot. It's Iceland's Independent day and I'm sitting at home feeling like an abandoned child, ha ha. It really is just something that I have to become used to and all changes in life feel strange at first.

I dreamt that I had sold my apartment and spent a lot of money on a school I didn't really like. When I woke up I was grateful to see my dear cat next to me and my old bed still in the same apartment. I keep dreaming about going back to school and I'm taking a test soon that will show me what jobs in life are the best for me. I really don't know what I want to become when I grow up, this might help.

I've been on a mission to find god this year, I really need him. The Bible has never satisfied me and I have always felt like I'm being threatened when I read it. Seriously, I don't want to worship a jealous god, worshiping also turns me off. I found an article about the the Zero-Point energy field and it just totally blew my mind away. It explains what has been missing in all my theories on god and life. I see the zero point energy field stretching out everywhere in life and eternity. Kind of like if you visualize invisible veins everywhere. Yes this sounds strange, kind of like a fourth dimension you'd read about in a Kurt Vonnegut novel. Ha ha. Anyway, it makes a lot of sense to me and it explains the force of god and why we can't see or measure him. He's been hiding out in the Zero-point energy field ;-)

Hyperactive Beatboxing by Lasse Gjertsen

The funniest TV evangelist ever

I can't believe this is for real, seriously. I love the way the camera man keeps zooming in and out, ROFL.

Who were you in your last life?

My past life diagnosis: I don't know how you feel about it, but you were female in your last earthly incarnation.
You were born somewhere in the territory of modern Yukon around the year 1675.
Your profession was that of a leader, major or captain.Your brief psychological profile in your past life:
Timid, constrained, quiet person. You had creative talents, which waited until this life to be liberated. Sometimes your environment considered you strange.The lesson that your last past life brought to your present incarnation:
It always seemed to you that your perceptions of the world are somewhat different. Your lesson is to trust your intuition as your best guide in your present life. Do you remember now?

Who were you in your last life?