Infrequent Updates
I must admit that blogging is a come and go proposition for me. Some weeks/months, I have tons of stuff to write about, and others, well, I just don’t have much to say. And I guess that’s how things are right now. So, considering that I don’t have anything deep to write about, I’m going to go with some quick hits:
1) I played in my very first organized football game tonight. I caught one pass for about 5 yards, I missed another pass (it was a bit long), and mistook a couple flags for a handful or air. Overall, a great game (we won, by the way), but I need to practice a bit…
2) I’ve decided that I don’t like small talk. I’m not interested in having a half-hearted conversation with someone. Exchanging brief pleasantries is about as far as I want to go…after that, let’s talk about something worthwhile or I’m out.
3) End of night conversations are likewise awkward. People usually stand around in groups waiting for something. Of course, that “thing” always escapes me. Do they want to go do something else? Well, say so. If not, then what’s the purpose of standing there with unexpected moments of silence and conversation?
4) I’ve realized that my tendency in work (and life) is to work really really hard, then coast. I noticed this as I biked over the past year, and I have come to realize that is my style with life. At work today, I had 5 things I had to finish by 5:30pm. I had two hours to complete them (seeing as though I started at 3:30). I jumped into the work, booked it, and finished up at 5:15pm. At this point, I was tired and ready for a break. The same goes for this weekend, I’ve been working/doing stuff constantly for a few weeks, and now I’m ready for some time off.
5) This is the year of the hospital. In the past week, I’ve added another two to the list who are undergoing serious illnesses. And for the record, this group includes people to the second degree (friend’s friend). You always think this sort of thing happens to everyone else, and I suppose to a certain extent it still is. Sometimes I wonder how long it will be until it creeps in closer.
To those who read this diatribe…well, this is my life right now. Cheers to a long weekend.