My Life Is Like Norma Rae

I thought about my life today. My life is like the characters from the movie Norma Rae (1979). The movie is based on the true story of Norma Rae unionizing the textile mill she worked. The lead actress Sally Field won an Academy Award for Best Actress. The movie is also about blue collar workers living life with no purpose. They live life just breathing doing mostly mindless activities. Almost all of them have poor intelligence, weak motivation, and dull lifestyles. Almost all of them cherish quick leisure to forget their almost depressing life.

My 2018 Thanksgiving holiday is similar to Norma Rae. I have no stories to share. I have boring stories to share if anyone is interested. I have routine stories to share if anyone is interested. I have no purpose on Earth. I have no people to help live better lives. I have no people to help me live a better life. Everything I have been doing are mindless including Black Friday shopping for which 50% of my purchases are bare necessities, dinner with family for which most of the conversations lack intelligence or how the conversation is poor, and nothing new. The brief exception is teaching Hong Kong Mahjong for two hours. I'm tired living the same routine dull life since 2015.

Maybe I feel better when the Thanksgiving holiday is over. On the other hand, maybe I feel the same Norma Rae. My weekdays are job searching, cooking, working out at the gym, learning new job skills, reviewing existing job skills, reading books, and sleeping eight hours a night. I consider myself good intelligence, good motivation, and doing my best to keep my lifestyle active. It's difficult working hard for a fresh life without a job, a small circle of friends, bad luck, bad timing, too many distractions, and few opportunities.

Positives Sat Oct 13-Tue Nov 6, 2018

*Watched The Sum Of All Fears, Magnolia (1999), The Last Starfighter, Contagion, and IT (1990) mini-series movies.

*Finished Introducing Microsoft Power BI by Marco Russo and Albert Ferrari satisfactory.

*Ate Belgian Brothers Waffle Crisps for the first time.

*I voted.

*Showered with Old Spice Body Wash for the first time.

*Spot cleaned the house including moping the kitchen and entrance.

*Finished reading Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett and City Of Thieves by David Benioff.

*Flashlight, first-aid kit, and smoke detector checked.

I Was Good I Wasn't Great

I'm backing up my past Innovating Common Knowledgeblogs between Aug 2005 and Mar 2011. I realized scanning the early blogs I was a good person. I was an average good person. I wasn't great. I was the person who's likely you--the reader. I was the person who's waiting at the checkout line in a retail store. I was the person who's riding a public transit. I was the person working in a white collar job cubicle completing responsibilities.

Why did I not raise from average good to average great? I added the word "average" because highly likely we are the same. Almost all of us are average. Let's be honest. If we're great or if we're excellent, then we see our names in the newspapers. The answer to the question is I didn't get better. I didn't innovate infinitely. Today I'm innovating infinitely. I'm learning new job skills. I'm expanding my interests. I'm going back to 2008 months after I realized I must grow up on Sat Oct 4, 2008. There were rewards in 2009 when I became good. Unfortunately, there are no rewards currently. Not yet. The rewards are coming. I trust life helps me. I trust life rewards me soon.

Positives Fri Sep 21-Fri Oct 12, 2018

*Watched The Exorcist and Cop Land movies.

*Phone interviewed Data Analyst position in Mountain View, CA.

*Cleaned the house.

*Ate Chef's Cut Real Jerky Co. and El Monterey Signature burrito for the first time.

*Hiked at Joaquin Miller Park for the first time. It was also the first time I visited the Oakland Hills.

*Installed a timer for the front door light.

Positives Sun Sep 2-Thur Sep 20, 2018

*Watched I'm Gonna Git Your Sucka, Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking your Juice In The Hood, and The Gambler (1980) movies.

*Spot cleaned vacuuming downstairs, moping downstairs, and some rooms upstairs.

*Finished reading The Beach House by Jane Green and Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett.

*Ate at Pho Saigon Noodle House and Burger Barn restaurants for the first time.

*Ate Stubb's Original BBQ Sauce for the first time.

*Replaced my car's timing belt and water pump. Also, a radiator flush.

*Sold items on eBay.

*Applied headlight coating on my car's headlights. I purchased the coating at Winchester Auto Parts shopping for the first time.

Positives Wed Aug 15-Sat Sep 1, 2018

*Interviewed for a contract Data Analyst position in Campbell, CA.

*Purchased a new pair of shoes for cardio at the gym.

*Watched Earth vs. The Flying Saucers, Saturday Night Fever, and Labyrinth (1986) movies.

*Visited Playland Not-By-The-Beach museum and Hello Kitty Cafe.

*Finished reading The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey for the second time.

*Watched Oakland A's vs. Seattle Mariners at Oakland Coliseum. I watched a fireworks show on the field afterwards. It was the first time I walked on a MLB field.

I'm Wasting Air

I'm a white collar worker living a blue collar life like the textile factory characters from the movie Norma Rae. The exception is self job training. I live a life with no reason. I live a life with no purpose. There is nobody to live for. I'm not working to make a manger look good. I'm a human being wasting another human being's breathable air. I'm unemployed. I live with my parents. I job search six days a week. I job train five days a week. I workout at the gym four days a week. I complete my daily house chores including cooking, laundry, and cleaning. I take care of my body on the outside shaving and showering. I grew out most of my friends-- natural separation. My circle of friends is tiny. I have a little fun on the weekends. There is no stress. I stay out of trouble. No money worries.

The Glue Keeping Me Together

Some people break living a similar life. I know there are people living a similar situation. What's keeping me together is being a good guy. Don't take out my frustrations on other people. Don't be a jerk. Be professional. Stay strong. Be brave. My quiet life is an understatement. I live a boring life. I fight my struggles. I continue living life finding what I want to do. Most days I trust gut, life, and karma I earn an opportunity to achieve freedom. There are a few days life tells me to forget it because I'm a loser. There are winners and losers in life. The reader must acknowledge it.