Life of Kyle Prohaska

Today was a Saturday, and oh how I love Saturdays.  I slept in late, getting up at about 11:00am.  I love that feeling when your comfortable in bed and you know that if you wanted to you could dose off a million times over.  I don’t like sleep, I don’t think anyone really likes sleep.  What they love is the moment just before they fall asleep when they are comfortable and relaxed, that’s the part people mean when they say “I love sleep.”  I’m glad I switched out my double bed for this little cot looking thing.  Simple logic would think it’s a stupid idea, but I have lots more more floor space now and the bed is actually just as comfortable.  It’s an old junky mattress but I took a thick blanket and folded it a time or two and placed it on top.  Now it’s nice and comfy.  

Today had me doing the typical Saturday things, sitting on my butt in front of the computer surfing Facebook and chatting with folks.  I didn’t really do any work today besides taking a look at my film edit.  I fixed a thing or two, made a phone call to some folks, helped my dad in the barn and a few other things.

The Barn – My father is working on fixing the front of our barn where it rotted and had a leak.  The barn is one of the first ones in Ransomville, NY and it’s picture is at our local bank along with the other few historic buildings in the town.  It’s over a century old, so the wood is…we’ll a century old.  While my father was fixing the wood above the large door (where he normally pulls his 74 Chevy into to sit), the tension spring rigged door design caused a little problem.  Because the wood was rotted, at one point the bracket that holds the springs tension broke off and spun around like 6 times hitting my dad in the forearm a bunch of times before he pulled his hand away.  It happened so fast he didn’t know what hit him.  Granted this is old sharp rusty metal this bracket, and he could’ve easily lost all his fingers, his hand, or a giant chunk of his forearm.  Luckily he had many layers of clothing on (it was cold today) and it only tore the sleeve of his outside coat to shreds.  That could’ve been ugly.  So when I was helping him with a few things trying to fix it later in the day I was weary.  Such a simple design, it’s surprising just how dangerous something like a pulley system can be if its got a huge spring attached to it.  Yikes.

I watched the new Julian Smith video today.  That dude got to get a tour of the Facebook HQ and have a little fun with the workers (haha).  It must have been a blast.  This guy is a very talented young man.  Naturally comedic and creative with goofy videos and relatable topics.  He feels like a Jerry Seinfeld for the new generation, plus some quirkiness I can’t quite put my finger on.  He also had a few other meetings in California besides Facebook, one of them being YouTube and I’m sure a few others.  It doesn’t surprise me at all given his talent.  Someone will find him and it will snowball.  Oddly enough, I realized I knew a few people who know him, small world.  It was neat to find that out.  I firmly believe this guy is going to be BIG in the next few years.  Keep an eye on him for sure, some TV show appearances and many other opportunities are definitely on the horizon, I know it.

I got lots of things going on in the next two weeks.  We are shooting a few more things for Standing Firm, and I’ll be pretty busy doing that and working all week.  It’s going to be a nutty two weeks I think.  

There is also some life changing decisions I have to make.  I don’t want to sit too long on a decision but I don’t want to rush either.  I’ve been offered a job opportunity in Los Angeles, CA and I’m inclined to take it.  We’ll see what happens, there is a lot to do before a move is possible but I’m prepared to take the initiative if it’s a go.  Time will tell, keep me in your prayers.

That’s it for now, I have to burn a DVD for a friend who is guest speaking at our church tomorrow.  His name is Derek so pray that all goes well and he does a great job!

What Movie Did I Watch Today?: Twilight

What Song Am I Listening To?: Come On Eileen by Dexy’s Midnight Runners

What Did I Hate Today?: Realizing I ate too much junkfood

What Did I Love Today?: I created this blog, woo!