the journal of Peter John Ross

God it’s so hard to maintain my positive attitude. When you deal with the illogical and irrational this world throws at you, beginning to question the universe and how you fit in it. Almost all of the good will and Read more…

Someone poked the sleeping bear. Waking up can be the hardest thing we do in life. Opening our eyes, our hearts, and standing up often times feels impossible. For me the last few years have felt like it was insurmountable Read more…

Alas, it never rains but it pours. I’m buried in an avalanche of paid editing work, teaching, and now personal projects, not to mention the PBS show Framelines. There simply are not enough hours in a day to keep me Read more…

Did a shoot today. It was a simple setup and just a demonstration for a series of new Tech Tip videos for FRAMELINES. To say this was low risk is something of an understatement. Still, felt great. If the goal Read more…

Led Zeppelin appeared on David Letterman, to talk but not to play music. I’m only a week away from a new Tolkien movie directed by Peter Jackson. I have a shoot on Saturday. I’m working a lot lately. I’m teaching Read more…

I’m still walking a lot. They say if you can continue to do something past 7 weeks it can become a habit. I’m on month 5 of my walking most days and it feels great. I need to add swimming Read more…

Trying to maintain my focus has become much harder than I remember. When I work a lot, especially teaching, it drains all energy out of me. I feel as though I cannot make the commitment to watch TV a movie Read more…

I never get out to see movies like I used to. People with their cell phones or incessant talking degrade the theatrical experience as well. What I miss from theatrical however is the sharing of the excitement and the awe Read more…

Holding steady. Between teaching two classes and editing, I have very little free time. It’s causing a lack of sleep which is not helping my walking and workouts. I’m still carving out time but man is this hard sticking with Read more…

From most people, my cynicism would decry inspirational messages as nothing but platitudes, but getting to know you a little better, and that it is finely written, means I appreciate it and respect the words. I’m trying, really trying. I’m less Read more…

I see patterns everywhere. Even in randomness, patterns develop, not unlike the theory of fractals. This causes a degree of predictability. By no means a perfect system or entirely precognitive or anything like that. In some ways seeing these repeatable Read more…

Tomorrow begins the gym membership. Indoor pool, indoor walking track, and free weights. I might start taking this health thing into serious territory, which is foreign to my body. In many ways I think having a clear head & working Read more…