Halftime

Pastor Chris at King's Harbor Church in Redondo Beach, always give a sermon at the end of June or beginning of July that he calls, "Halftime". It's kind of a "State of the Church" address, where he reminds us of the great things that God has done in the first part of the year, and all the things we're looking forward to for the rest of the year.

I'm a little past halfway in my time here in London, but coming back from my Christmas break has put in the mind that I'm in the second half. For the first part of my adventure, I always felt like I was coming "into" the project--learning the Framestore pipeline, making friends, figuring out the transportation and housing issues, etc.

But now that I've been back at work for a couple of days since the break, I now feel like I'm "coming out" of the project. I had been saying,"I've been here for three weeks." Or "I've been here for two and half months." But now I find myself thinking,"I've only got three months left."

It's interesting how adventures can never be planned. There are plans to be made and preparations to be made when starting an adventure, but the actual course of the adventure cannot be planned. I feel a little like Sam and Frodo talking about being "in a story" and wondering how it will be told when they're done. Except that I don't have a magical ring hanging around my neck, walking into Mordor. (And by making this reference, everyone back in my office in California will say,"It all comes back to The Lord of the Rings.")

I'm looking forward to seeing how everything comes together in the end on our movie. I'm starting to think about how to get rid of the little bits of furniture that we've collected. I'm starting to think more about getting back to life in California and the changes we'll make as a result of living here.

But I'm also trying to savor the time I have left and not miss anything by getting ahead of myself and looking too far ahead.

Dave