in which Seth rediscovers domestication
loooooooooong drawn out sigh
I have rediscovered what home feels like.
For most of my time in Boston, I had been living in the fabled Maker House. This wasn’t an inherently bad place, I met some really amazing people there. But I was rarely there. I was spending 12+ hours at the office, and then a few other places around MIT and 1cc. I’ve learned amazing amounts, and accomplished some incredible things, but this was hardly sustainable.
I now have a new home, new housemates, and for the first time since coming to Boston I am simply staying home. Today I am simply relaxing a bit, and not working on anything in particular. I installed xmonad on my laptop, I’ve listened to a couple albums I haven’t heard in a very long time. All of my laundry is clean, possibly for the first time since coming to Boston.
While I love the new-Boston-me, the one that gets tons of things done and works 80+ hours a week, I am really enjoying being home. I now, like Mel, need to attain greater balance in my life. This next month, I am going to try to cut back the amount of work that I do, and instead focus on setting and meeting deadlines, arriving and leaving on time, and being a nicer person.
Wish me luck.
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Mel
November 2, 2008 @ 11:07 am
Good luck, Seth. Looks like both of us are taking November as our “balance! it’s a good thing!” month – it’s nice to have company on the journey.