Today I experienced a bit of a revival of enthusiasm. After finding out last night that my mom's planned visit was not going to work out this weekend I was pretty unhappy beginning work today. I started the day looking at flights so that I could manage a way up to Ireland to see her, and finally I found a very complicated route that would allow me to get there for a decent price. This made me quite a bit happier. Then, in a revelation of miraculous proportions, I realized that the work I was doing here was work that I, or anyone, could do essentially anywhere in the world. This told me that the fact that I was working at the Paris office was a bit of a waste, as I didn't need to be here to do it. So I proposed a documentary on the organization that will be used for promotion of the cause in the United States. This was very well received. The Director said they had been looking into doing just that for a while now (which begs the question of what were they thinking making me work on a website when I told them I was interested in films, particularly documentaries). And so, tomorrow I will meet with the Director, Marco, and Fr. Desbois to pitch the documentary I have in mind and get some input from them. Then, Saturday, very early morning I will leave for Ireland where I will be with mom and her friends until Wednesday morning. At that point I will come back here and begin work on the documentary. This project has two very positive results to it. I will be able to do something I really enjoy and can get very enthusiastic about, and I will have a finished project come July 13th that will be used to promote the cause. So, it's a shame it took 3 weeks (this morning marked the 3-week mark) to figure this out, but on the other hand, I have a really exciting vision for the documentary and can't wait to start it.
And so, things are looking up here. I will be able to see mom this weekend which will be nice, and then when I get back I spent the last two and a half weeks making a documentary. Life is good.
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