So there I was last weekend, standing on a platform at the ninth turn of an internationally renowned street circuit, flagging professional drivers in a national series race that was being broadcast live on TV across the country. And somehow, I felt right at home, like it was business as usual.

Which on further consideration, I thought was kind of sad. This isn't exactly something everybody does in their everyday life. It's not even something I do in my everyday life. And certainly there are those out there who think it's incredible and would jump at the chance to do it (just like me three years ago).

The point of this journal is maybe it's time to re-examine our lives and look at what has become boring and routine that really is anything but. I can't tell you how many artists I see (of every type of media) that show something and say it's crap, or it was a quick sketch, or it's not very good because they were rushed. When really it's quite amazing by my standards. It's like they have become numb to what they do because they do it regularly and they're used to it.

Why don't we all stop, take a breath and really look at what we do. I bet some of us do some truly amazing things that others can only wish they were able to do. Business as usual might just be anything but.