Some of our friends ask us, "Are you going to stay in Florida?". My answer, "I didn't know we'd be in Florida - I guess we'll be here until we leave.". If you put yourself in the path of opportunty, doors will open. When I first met Susan she told me something that always echos in my head - she said, "Follow your heart". It reflected the words of my favorite author - Joseph Campbell - was an American mythology professor, writer, and lecturer best known for his work in the fields of comparative mythology and comparative religion. He said, "Follow your bliss". When Susan called me at work 2 years ago, and informed me that a Technical Headhunter had found my resume on Monster.com and wanted to know if we were interested in moving to Florida. The door of opportunity opened. We had a choice - stay where we were or take the unknown road to Florida. Another quote always hits me when I'm faced with a choice - "A ship in harbor is safe - but, that's not the purpose of a ship." When I first met Susan, she was moving to Florida to start a Caribbean Art Gallery. Getting married to me, put a crimp in her plans.
Susan is my Femme, my best Friend - She is so in touch with her feelings. Let's go to Florida, she said.
Our parents didn't have a choice most of the times. We do. Like the Nike slogan, "Just do it". If you do, just hope you have a partner like Susan. She is the coolest girl ever.
Life at Work:
This morning started with a tropical storm rolling through
- typical of life in the tropics. I meet Michael at our office and start packing the pelican case with a new High Speed Camera that we will be using soon- Michael, Ben and I will be the camera operators. A high speed camera is a device used for recording slow-motion playback films, or used for scientific study of transient phenomena.
Photo to below:coffee blown from a straw.
A normal motion picture is filmed and played back at 24 frames per second. High speed cameras can film up to 250,000 frame/s per second.
We need to get familiar with the camera, steady cam and pitch and roll of the boat. This morning was the first of several mornings to come where we will leave the dock and strap on the steady cam and try to keep the horizon steady while the sea is bouncing us around.
Then back to the office that is full of Michael's dive gear, cameras, graphic art tools of all kinds - 4 monitors, two CPUs and prints of our art scattered all over the desks. Michael and Wayne's Zone. This is my new professional life: 3D Digiatal Animator - Digital Photographer - and Michael's Wing Man. I like it.
"A ship in harbor is safe - but, that's not the purpose of a ship."
