While there were not a lot of surprises in this interview, if you have followed RSW at all, this sentence still resonated: "I am astonished that my doing what I want to do every day hasn't inspired more people to do the same. "
Why not? All indications are that if we follow our passion, we are more likely to be successful. The leaders are always those who follow their bliss. It's not a guarantee, but it does seem to be a prerequisite. And why not? We only get a handful of years on this earth, why waste them?
A little robot made a perfect landing on mars and my husband went crazy. For ten years of his life, on and off, he's worked on a instrument that now has a good chance at the 2009 mission. If NASA had failed, the next mission-- and my husband's dream-- would have been in danger of never happening. Now he watches Nova like a little kid: I know that guy! I've been there! Look at that animation! Wow! Look, Ames!
I sit on the couch, trying to imagine it: a decade of your life working on a piece of machinery, dreaming of the moment it finds its use, fearful some american idiot who can't convert metrics to imperial may blow it for you-- then the tension is over and nothing is left but a sense of wonder as the pictures begin to arrive...
I'm writing today. mouf mouf mouf. I forgot what a wrestling job it is.
here I am:
I write a paragraph. Gosh I'm cold; I think I'll make tea. Wow look at all those dishes I sure should wash them... wait, I need to write. I write a sentence-- hey, i'll check mail, wow, that looks like it needs my attention and oh, i can't believe i didn't respond to that mail... tea kettle whistles-- oh, i'm supposed to be writing, but first the tea. I write a paragraph, whew, I deserve a cheese stick. Hey, the dryer stopped. I'd better fold laundry and start a new load.. Oh, i should be writing, I'll just go do that and hey, I haven't blogged in a while, maybe a quick entry on...
Hey I should be writing....
or I could go to amazon to find this book
instead of playing with photoshop filters
Triplettes de Belleville, Les (2003)
loved it loved it loved it and can't stop listening to the title song. Don't worry about subtitles-- there are almost no words. And you don't miss them. Strange weird not-for-kids animation; compelling story, bizarre vignettes and ultimately delightful overall.
Of course, with a movie this odd, your mileage may vary.