Canadian Dad Journal

It's Tuesday May 23 2023...I have a feeling that today is gong to be a good day. I had my sleep, the sun is bright on this brisk morning. Kate is having her usual Chex cereal while watching Hanna Montana on Disney Plus. Carter is enjoying his bowl of Flintstones fruity pebbles, and the dog is outside sniffing around and ready to bark at people walking on the path behind the house. My wife is over at her mom's getting ready to get paint for the painter.  I start my new job today for Elliot animation. It's been over 10 years since I used flash, so its going to take time to get back into the saddle. I'm going to do my best at this job, only if its for 4 months with no indication of work afterwards. I am going to take my time. I am going to make sure my animation is top notch, you need to be top notch to get noticed in this industry. There is no short cuts, its all in! Today is invoice day for my freelance job, Sphere Animation. if I squeeze 1 more scene in, I can get $1350...

Hello, my name is Darryl and I have an addiction...it's the internet! The internet has destroyed my mind and productivity for many years and I have had enough! My work productivity has decreased, I have become lazy!  So many times during the day, my brain would switch off and I would find myself moving my mouse to the Google Chrome icon and pop onto multiple sites..Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and I would spend 30-45 minutes away from work being hypnotised by fail videos and pictures of friends on locations. Numerous times during a work day, I would be working, being productive, listening to a podcast and then someone on the podcast would say a name or movie or song and i would immediately minimise my work and then go search up what they are talking about. It's been happening all the time!!! I'm always reaching for my phone when something pops into my head. This takes another 20-30 minutes out of my time away from work.  So to be honest, the amount of hours I actually spen...