I've been wrestling with a number of items this year. Among them are balancing work and play, doodling, photographing, being creative, initiating original thought and so on. A few months ago, I was hanging out in the lobby of the Waco Civic Theater to meet the actors after a show, and was invited by the office manager there to exhibit some of my work. It might not come as any surprise that I waited until the last minute to assemble my showing of ten pieces. In spite of the procrastination, the show came together nicely, and even attracted some attention from the patrons. I have a friend on the theatre's board of directors who remarked that show-goers usually take no notice of the art on the walls, but that mine seemed to attract attention. So, I suppose that I still have the knack for it. One of those there whose attention was drawn by the artwork was the owner of the Salon at Ridgewood Village, who needed art for the salon walls. So, I added
a few more pieces to the show, including some older images, and now those are hanging for the next few weeks.

I mentioned balancing work and play. For Christmas we got the kids a PS2 game console. On it, I have been venting endless frustration via a game called KILLZONE. I spend at least an hour each morning with an online game or two before taking on the day's burdens. It mostly works, too.

Also, I've been at work on the house, installing a theater sound system (we haven't upgraded the television) with 7.1 surround and zone 2 speakers. The speakers are the in-ceiling type from AudioSource, as is the zone 2 amp and subwoofer. We found a good deal on eBay for both amps. The main room amp is an Onkyo TX-SR602. I'm pretty happy with the set-up. At first, I was very apprehensive about what to expect from in-ceiling speakers, but they are not the least bit tinny in sound.

These activities might explain what I've been up to for the last several weeks. I've got a lot more to blog about, but I need to get back to work before I head back home.