Meltwater Mornings

Ah, the working life. What a strange world it is. You never know where the world will take you, but you wake up each day and off you go.

With that being said, blessings and good luck to C4Chaos, who now no longer works for Gaia. He introduced me to this website back when it was Zaadz.

Today was my 11th day of work. It's fun, challenging, and still new. Without boring you with details, Meltwater News is a forward thinking company as it offers tools that track 'business critical information' (think google search engine for media analysis) for essentially anyone who finds the service valuable. Our clients range from the biggest companies in the world to the smallest, from non-profits to actual people. After graduating and deciding not to pursue a Doctorate in Psychology, I hoped to find a company that aligned with my values. Not easy. However, I get to decide which companies I go after (aka cold call!). It seems like a harsh business but I have genuine interest in helping alternative energy/health companies, nanotech, etc..So I hope to do well learning how to help businesses I believe in. If you have any companies that you think could use our services, please let me know, I would love to see if I can help!

I now live in southwest Austin and so I'm 15 - 35 minutes away (depending on traffic) from work and my girlfriend. Bummer. However, my girlfriend's place (co-op I used to live at) is less than 10 minutes away from work, so I often find myself sleeping there. I am certainly now in another  transition phase, as I am in the process of selling my mom's expedition and purchasing a civic of my own. I am also in the process of finding an apartment closer to my office downtown.

My life is strange...I am juggling the new 'young professional mentality' while still living out the 'college co-op crazy' dream...doing fine so far but probably not getting enough sleep!

I haven't been pursuing any integral practice as of late, only decently healthy eating and weightlifting 3x a week. I find myself very satisfied physically and emotionally with my girlfriend, but I have not been focusing on intellectually or spiritually growing as of late.


Some fun stuff though:

- Rockclimbing at the Greenbelt
- Free nutrition presentation and one on one follow up with Whole Food's In-house nutrionist Carly.
- Jamming around the co-op, sometimes with the drums.


I also received a gift certificate from amazon, so I bought 3 books:

Walden by Thoreau

Think on These Things by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Awareness Through Movement: Easy to Do Health Exercises to Improve Posture, Vision, Imagination, and Personal Awareness by Feldenkrais

I haven't received them yet, and I'm still not finished with Spiral Dynamics by Beck and Cohen. Almost though...

Anyways, I am finished with my fairly convoluted personal update. Say hello if you like.

Much love and peace...