~:[CH12 - Day 343]:~ Processing

 
~:[CH12 - Day 343]:~ Processing

It's funny that I always choose to work on my old MacBook to make this video every year. As I thought about it, I decided to roll the dice with what I am comfortable with considering how long the conversions took. For now, it was a good decision as I have a high level of comfort with the interface. I was able to quickly work through what I wanted to get completed today and despite a late start, I reached my goal for the day. It's always hard to focus in all day as you sit alone in a corner edited and trying to avoid distractions. When the moment of processing comes, I take my "break" and hope that I don't allow myself to take too much time off. Typically, I am responsible and take care of business, but every once in awhile, I get off task and have to refocus myself. It was a bit harder for me to focus today too as the news of Ohtani broke. To be honest, it wasn't much of a surprise. He deserves that contract 100% and he was loyal to the Angels as he gave them an opportunity to turn it around (which they didn't). Ultimately, with his contract opportunity, he once again kept them in the mix, but at the end of the day, it would have been tough to add the pieces we needed with a $700 million contract. Learning later he deferred his payments, it may have been feasible, but with the contract of Rendon, for the Angels, it may not have been the best for the future. I pledge I will never root for the Dodgers, but will still cheer for Ohtani from afar. Yes, that is still processing along with my computer, but for both, eventually it will wrap up and when it does, I'll be able to move on. I am excited for what's ahead as once all the banquet prep is done, I finally feel a bit of freedom, although that freedom is still composed of catching up on work I have not been able to complete. Whether or not my old MacBook holds up remains to be seen, but I can only hope and if not, at least I'll I have something to show for all the work that I've put in. Twenty three minutes down, 37 minutes to go! Let's go!