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??????010708 - I sat at the window for the flight from Portland to Salt Lake City, looking out as we sailed over the wispy cloud covering which obscured the ground below. Upon descent, a great view of the snowy mountains of Utah opened up, and I gained excitement entering into a new environment. Arriving at SLC, I called my Dad - when he asked where I was, I replied, “This is the place!” echoing Joseph Smith’s sentiment. Shortly after collecting my bags at the carousel, I was out at the island for the drive-by pick-up. We headed out and up the canyon into the mountains, finally arriving at snowed-in Park City. My thoughts were swimming with forecasting the locations of the new, upcoming year - but that’s way off. In the meantime, the most important thing is to do a good job at Sundance and get invited back for next year. It could be tough, with so many people around and wanting to work for the festival. Everyone says they’re jealous, although they mean envious. I’ll do my best and see how it goes - but I’ll practice good Zen non-attachment and be ready to turn on a dime if necessary. The first day of training occurred the next morn. It had me a bit worried - many staff members are returning, and I’m one of the newest agents, more vulnerable in these beginning ‘trial by fire’ stages. The people are great, and it was nice to see MO, now the top boss of the department. It will be interesting to see how things play out, and in the meantime I’d better study the films and geography of the area. There are a couple of free days before work this weekend, a great time to get started on my habits of excercise, telecommuting, and writing. I was able to do all these things, taking brisk walks through the snow, logging some time on the computer, and posting a new blog entry. An exciting development: JP has added analytics to the blog, so now we can count exactly how few people read it! But, that’s no reason to despair, as it’s mainly an excercise. More importantly, I hope to be a faster telecommuter, better writer and healthier man through repetition. Funny how the new year is such a great time for these resolutions, yet most soon fade. In past years, I have kept my resoutions, albeit with lapses at times. Yet, as I mentioned, I’m still a first-year calf, vulnerable and in a precarious situation. That’s why these habitiual actions are important - I’ll need to take little steps, to gather strength and get up to speed while avoiding the pitfalls. Part of the task is letting go of things outside of my scope of direct influence, instead concentrating on what I can do every day.