"…Mom likes me more"
Highlights: Jen and I had the best time yesterday going over budget details at Crema. Not that number crunching is a thing between us, being able to discuss plan and adapt is. She's wrestling with the changes and challenges at this stage. I get that. My 'exit' off the stage I spent some 40 years aspiring to the height of was a gradual and methodically orchestrated one. Hers feels a bit more like the hook pulling her off in mid performance. She's likely to find another tech position but I want her to find a passion based income stream. We will see what comes about. I made it up to the Zen center early. It was just Michael and Gerow onsite today but shortly after my arrival both Chuck and Jackie showed up to help too. Ultimately they're have been fine without me but I did use the time to fix the phone and do the zoom stuff freeing Gerow up. The phone issue was simply the Ethernet cable being loose. The "clip" section of the plug was broken off as is the typical eventual state of at least one end. Michael's talk was awesome and insightfully inspiring. I want to do a talk. It's completely lame that I have not yet. I jetted down the hill, picked up Jen's glasses from her dinner at the Plumed Horse the night before with Valerie, quickly showered and made it to Leigh to meet JS and BL to head to the theater for the lord of the rings. The first of three consecutive weekends screening the extended cuts. It was a good call. Seeing it again in the theater after 20+ years reinforced how significant of a milestone in filmmaking it was. A paradigm shift in special effects and CGI. Wow! And the others all seemed to have enjoyed it as well which was a bonus.
Insights: I mentioned above that I want to give a talk at Jikoji. It's called a "Way-seekers Journey" or something of that nature. I need to soon. Things need to move ahead if I am to get to the point I desire, to be more of an influence and resource for others as i consider Michael to be for me.