Well, I’m sitting here in Dulles (DC) airport at 6:30 in the AM after getting in from San Diego at 5:00 AM. I took the redeye from CA and got not one moment of sleep. There was a guy next to me, part of a larger group, who kept digging his elbow into me the whole time he slept. I played with this thing, wrote, and played CDs — was able to pick up a pair of CDs I didn’t own for cheap — Public Enemy’s greatest hits and the first Fugees album — so I had some entertainment for the ride, at least.

I had a lot of trouble getting from Escondido, where the meeting was, back to SD for the flight. There was a huge accident on the 15 — a Hummer had crushed a smaller car so badly I couldn’t tell what it was. I am sure whoever was driving was seriously injured or killed. They had obviously used the jaws of life to get the driver out. Scary.

This also meant that I had no time to change my clothes for the trip, so I’m still in the same suit and shirt I was wearing yesterday from 6:00 PST. Coming up on almost 24 hours — I feel grungy as hell.

The meeting, which was an orientation to the contract I’m working on, went well — I’ll be working on a rollout of a new coaching program to a very large accounting firm over the nnext 6 months. I also made a couple of valuable contacts for new work.

Was struck by the number of people in this field who are in the same position I found myself in — ending long corporate careers to strike out on their own and create lifestyles more in line with their values. Of course, I’m one of the few who is also trying to incorporate an artistic slant to the lifestyle, but no matter — I’m in good company, I think.

Some time ago, I developed a workshop that incorporated poetry and the attempt to make a difference through art — myainsel and multimediagrl may recall this. I think it’s time to revamp and re-create this, hoping to use it now that I have some time and energy.

When I get home, it’s time to reconnect with the self-marketing — look for more gigs as well as training opportunities. Time to sit down and figure out my next steps.

Not today, though — today will be about getting home, posting this, and then sleep.

See y’all later.

PS: gotta pull Ken Hunt stuff together, too. Planning to go to Slammasters — hope to get this on the agenda even if only briefly. How do I do that, by the way?

T