Since being in Austin, I’ve been working at a construction site pulling cable. And by pulling cable I mean running all the network cables that will be used in the offices and such through the ceilings and walls, etc. It’s not terribly complex, but it’s definitely work. Especially compared to what I did last summer, desktop support. At the construction site, we’re always working. Not necessarily working hard, but there’s always something to do, so I’m always on the move. It’s good physical activity, and I’ve noticed that I’ve begun to gain some of the definition back to my arms and abs that I had lost since my workouts tailed off.

Which brings me to this week. When I contacted my boss before coming back to Austin for summer, he told me he probably wouldn’t have work for me the entire summer. I told him I’d pretty much work anywhere, upon which he referred me to the project manager for the construction part of the company. I’ve been working there for about 3 and a half weeks, but this week I get a break from all the physical work to do a week back in desktop support, filling in for a guy who’s on vacation.

Today is only the third day, but I’m almost sick of it. I essentially sit around, keeping his seat warm and making sure his computer works. I read a ton, listen to music, sort through my photos, and occasionally work a ticket.

I was talking with a friend yesterday, and I made a comment that the grass seems to always be greener on the other side. I noticed the same thing this morning. I was thinking about how much less boring my construction job would be right now. But while I was working construction, I always thought about how much less labor the desktop support job would be.

Sooooooo kids, the moral of the story is that you’ll always want what you don’t have, so enjoy where you are because once you leave that’s what you’ll be longing for.

But all joking aside, I really need to work on being more content with what I have, be it possessions, personality characteristics, or just the situation God has gifted me with. I think it’s a slap to God’s face when he presents me with a perfectly good situation, and all I can do is think about how much better I would be doing something else.

I figure, if I make a list of the things I would like to get done by the end of the summer, and rotate between things throughout the day, I should keep myself occupied when I’m not doing work, and make good use of my time.

Here’s what comes to mind:
1) Work on new site design
2) Finish picking out photos to upload to flickr and upload them
3) Keep looking into med schools
4) Start rating photos for potential art show/photo-book.

And off we go.