I "watch" a lot of TV. I use "watch" because though the TV is frequently on I rarely devote attention to watching the crap spewing forth from it...I use it as a sort of background noise that keeps me from going crazy in the quiet and occupies the dogs.
However, I find that more and more there are things that annoy me when I look up for a random moment. I fully admit when the TV is turned to some random network I cannot be annoyed by the programming I have "chosen" to watch.
I do however feel justified in being fully annoyed by the commercials. There are a ton of stupid commercials out there, but generally its the small things that make me hate them more. For example this commercial is both terrible and has a small thing that really annoys me. One side of the tube sock man is inexplicably larger than the other. Why? Are there extra layers on that side? Is it two people in one costume? Am I not supposed to notice that the tube sock creature's left leg is two times the size of his right?
Well, skittles you fail. I noticed and it annoys me and now I hate your commercial even more.
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
New Year's Resolve Tested
So, let’s do a quick recap of the New Year’s Resolutions:
1.) Continue to workout and achieve a BMI of 22 or lower.
Done and Done! I have lost 30 pounds, have almost no clothing that looks fabulous on me and have just now hit BMI of 22. Grade A for this resolution, F on having clothes that fit.
2.) Run a 5K. I don't just want to complete a 5K I realize I could more than likely do that at this moment, but I want to run one. Call it part of my competitive nature.
What the hell was I thinking? I hate running. Running is awful and I don’t like any part of it and don’t give me that when you’re in the zone it’s the best thing in the world bull crap. It hurts and I hate it. Running should only be done when something is chasing you, there are prizes to be won, or you just want out of a situation. However, with all that being said. I’m working on the Couch to 5K program and have made it to week 4.
I will run a 5K this year. Mark your calendars for September 5, 2010. That would be the cheetah run at the Cincy Zoo. I should have enough time to get the distance down and possibly even in an acceptable time. I say mark your calendars for many reasons.
1.) You can pray for me to actually survive.
2.) You can laugh at me for doing something I completely hate just because I thought it was something I should accomplish in my lifetime.
3.) You can head on down to the zoo to support me and the super cool animals are always a plus.
As far as how I’m doing with this goal I give myself a high C, but cannot possibly go any higher until running for a half hour doesn’t seem like it might kill me or I cross the finish line in September.
3.) Keep track of the books that I read for a whole year and read at least one book a month.
I have read 22+ books so far this year. I believe that puts me well ahead of the one book a month goal, though I have also forgotten to record a few so I give myself a C- so far. I also think the list needs to include a few more adult items and a few less youth lit options. I did choose not to include the books I read every week to my K – 3 kiddos during an afterschool program. That would have really lowered the grade level.
4.) Write in this blog at least every other month. No promises on the quality, but I know I'm going to need to clear my brain from time to time and I intend to use this blog to hold those thoughts.
Well, I meant for this to say once a month so that was already a failure in the inclusion to the list. I didn’t even record it correctly. Then I just fell off the blogger wagon. I am a blog failure. I greatly apologize and will try to turn this one around for the rest of the year, but don’t hold your breath. Maybe if I set an alarm of some sort that told me post now! I would do it, but I even doubt that would get it done. I’m going to start again with the goal of once a month and maybe if people call me out on not posting or have something in particular they want to hear about in my crazy life I’ll be able to pull it off. Grade so far on this resolution….what’s lower than an F because that’s what I deserve.
Stay tuned, or check out…it’s up to you!
Monday, January 4, 2010
New Year, New You and Me
I don't normally let other people in on the goals or aspirations of my life, mainly because it means there are fewer people that know if I fall short. Disappointing others is one of my biggest fears so I find it easier to just keep them out of the loop. If I'm the only person who knows my goals then I'm the only person who knows if I fell short, but this year I'm trying to make myself more accountable. It is all too easy to let resolutions slip by the wayside if you keep them to yourself. So, this is me making myself accountable to all of you, well, the two of you that might still read this blog.
My resolutions for 2010 are:
1.) Continue to workout and achieve a BMI of 22 or lower. I wanted to set a weight goal, but the trainers at my gym told me that was unacceptable and I figure they know better.
2.) Run a 5K. I don't just want to complete a 5K I realize I could more than likely do that at this moment, but I want to run one. Call it part of my competitive nature.
3.) Keep track of the books that I read for a whole year and read at least one book a month.
4.) Write in this blog at least every other month. No promises on the quality, but I know I'm going to need to clear my brain from time to time and I intend to use this blog to hold those thoughts.
And here are the top ten most Popular New Year's Resolutions...Where do you fit in?
My resolutions for 2010 are:
1.) Continue to workout and achieve a BMI of 22 or lower. I wanted to set a weight goal, but the trainers at my gym told me that was unacceptable and I figure they know better.
2.) Run a 5K. I don't just want to complete a 5K I realize I could more than likely do that at this moment, but I want to run one. Call it part of my competitive nature.
3.) Keep track of the books that I read for a whole year and read at least one book a month.
4.) Write in this blog at least every other month. No promises on the quality, but I know I'm going to need to clear my brain from time to time and I intend to use this blog to hold those thoughts.
And here are the top ten most Popular New Year's Resolutions...Where do you fit in?
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Hypocritical....ME
Well, if you look down through these posts, which you're probably not going to do because you thought I was dead and then this one randomly showed up in your feed, but if you were to look you'll see I spent an entire post "complaining" about the up and coming Google Wave and other services like it.
Here's where I admit the truth.
Even though I complain about the lack of real social interaction I often times prefer the safety net (strange that I would choose those words, however, they fit in this instance) of the internet between me and the outside world. It provides a little bit of a protective coating, sort of like the candy coating on an m&m, without it you'd just have melty gross chocolate, but with it you have a tasty morsel of candy goodness. The internet is like a protective coating for me...I can "talk" with people and never have them see that my hair isn't perfect, my shirt has a stain on it, or that I blush incredible amounts when I get embarrassed. All of which happen frequently, but back to my point. I am a hypocrite because I want to have all these one on one real world interactions, but only if I already know and trust you, otherwise I need that safety net.
Another reason I'm a hypocrite is pure and simple. I bashed Google Wave and then went and signed up for the trial. You got me. I bashed it and all things like it, but I'm a joiner pure and simple and I don't want to miss out on the next big thing. So, that being said...who wants one of my eight invitations to Google Wave. You know you want to try it! (I did.)
Here's where I admit the truth.
Even though I complain about the lack of real social interaction I often times prefer the safety net (strange that I would choose those words, however, they fit in this instance) of the internet between me and the outside world. It provides a little bit of a protective coating, sort of like the candy coating on an m&m, without it you'd just have melty gross chocolate, but with it you have a tasty morsel of candy goodness. The internet is like a protective coating for me...I can "talk" with people and never have them see that my hair isn't perfect, my shirt has a stain on it, or that I blush incredible amounts when I get embarrassed. All of which happen frequently, but back to my point. I am a hypocrite because I want to have all these one on one real world interactions, but only if I already know and trust you, otherwise I need that safety net.
Another reason I'm a hypocrite is pure and simple. I bashed Google Wave and then went and signed up for the trial. You got me. I bashed it and all things like it, but I'm a joiner pure and simple and I don't want to miss out on the next big thing. So, that being said...who wants one of my eight invitations to Google Wave. You know you want to try it! (I did.)
Monday, June 1, 2009
Human Interaction
I'm going to set up on my soap box now and you can ignore me if you want, but this is something I have noticed developing it drives me crazy.
Google Wave.
Not the program/software/communication tool/whatever the hell you want to call it, itself. More the reason we need/want it. I keep reading things like "real time communication" and "live collaboration" and while these things are fabulous for an Internet option they are things we can experience everyday of our lives. Albeit not with people on the other side of the planet, but I feel these things are making us miss those experiences that we could be having everyday.
How often do we miss what is happening in our communities or even our own homes because we are wrapped up in the news from around that world that the interweb has been streaming live into our laptops and desktops? We know more about the other side of the world than the person that sits next to us on the bus, at work, or while out at dinner. Every child knows how to turn on a computer and chat and update facebook, but can any of them write an actual letter or form a reasonable argument for real life. Possibly. However, I am finding the more I interact with people the more they tell me "it's on my blog" or "you can see it on my facebook" or "did you see my tweet about that". Every time someone says those things to me I want to scream, "I'm talking to you right now. How about you tell me right now." Instead I make a note to check out their page and read about it later and then send comments with all my questions and concerns. While, this seems like it is saving the world a lot of time (which don't get me wrong, I think it is) what is it costing us in human interaction? Are we creating a new human race that can only communicate via written word and has no idea how to communicate in a one-on-one live fashion?
I don't live or die by my blog as you can tell by the number of times I actually update this thing. I know its an important tool and provides me a way to reach people I might never have seen before, but I still prefer getting that one on one real human interaction you can only have by sitting down in the same room with that person and actually listening to them talk. I'll take the flying spittle that might ensue, or the stuttering, or awkward silence, as long as there is another human sitting in the room with me that might utter a few sentences in my direction and even listen to ramblings I spew.
All in all I prefer "real" human interaction to a computer interface, which is yet another reason I am bad at blogging.
Google Wave.
Not the program/software/communication tool/whatever the hell you want to call it, itself. More the reason we need/want it. I keep reading things like "real time communication" and "live collaboration" and while these things are fabulous for an Internet option they are things we can experience everyday of our lives. Albeit not with people on the other side of the planet, but I feel these things are making us miss those experiences that we could be having everyday.
How often do we miss what is happening in our communities or even our own homes because we are wrapped up in the news from around that world that the interweb has been streaming live into our laptops and desktops? We know more about the other side of the world than the person that sits next to us on the bus, at work, or while out at dinner. Every child knows how to turn on a computer and chat and update facebook, but can any of them write an actual letter or form a reasonable argument for real life. Possibly. However, I am finding the more I interact with people the more they tell me "it's on my blog" or "you can see it on my facebook" or "did you see my tweet about that". Every time someone says those things to me I want to scream, "I'm talking to you right now. How about you tell me right now." Instead I make a note to check out their page and read about it later and then send comments with all my questions and concerns. While, this seems like it is saving the world a lot of time (which don't get me wrong, I think it is) what is it costing us in human interaction? Are we creating a new human race that can only communicate via written word and has no idea how to communicate in a one-on-one live fashion?
I don't live or die by my blog as you can tell by the number of times I actually update this thing. I know its an important tool and provides me a way to reach people I might never have seen before, but I still prefer getting that one on one real human interaction you can only have by sitting down in the same room with that person and actually listening to them talk. I'll take the flying spittle that might ensue, or the stuttering, or awkward silence, as long as there is another human sitting in the room with me that might utter a few sentences in my direction and even listen to ramblings I spew.
All in all I prefer "real" human interaction to a computer interface, which is yet another reason I am bad at blogging.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Planes and Rootbeer
I took a small vacation from Sunday until Thursday and as some of you may have realized I hopped a plane to St. Louis. Why? Well, mainly because airfare was cheap and I've never seen the Arch. There you have it an entire vacation built on the premise that I wanted, neigh, needed to get out of Dodge. The time off was definitely enjoyed.
Planning on a boring flight from Columbus to Chicago (Where I would then be eternally saddened by the fact that I could not visit one of my favorite cities) we arrived at the airport and began the waiting process. However, this was not to be your normal flight. I take that back it was for approximately 9/10 of the passengers, but for me it was AWESOME, even though we had a delay leaving the ground because of an engine not coming online at first. You're wondering why this flight was awesome when I was stuck on the ground longer than anticipated and had to run to catch my connector flight, well, in short, SOCCER PLAYERS! Not just any soccer players, professional soccer players. That's right the Chicago Fire were on my flight! I spent the hour waiting for my plane being incredibly excited about the fact that the entire team (minus Brian McBride) were going to be on my flight. While in the waiting area one of the news anchors was of course discussing Swine Flu. The Chicago Fire coach and assistant coach, were seated beside me and the players were spread throughout the waiting area, they were discussing there next game against a team from Mexico. Some of the team members were joking about the "impending" Swine Flu outbreak. It could have gotten really funny, but only got to "They're ordering masks for all of us to wear on Wednesday" and the ass. coach told them to "keep it in line". Stupid coaches and their sensibility. I was also glad to find out that I'm not the only person to think that airplanes are always cold. I was reaching up to close all the vents in my row of seats, yes, I am that person and noticed the Chicago Fire player in front of me doing the exact same thing and commented. He talked to me a little while and then offered me his second blanket. I kindly declined and reveled in the fact that I was talking to a professional soccer player. :-)
When we landed I parted ways with the Chicago Fire and ran to catch my already boarding plane to Saint Louis, however, the run seems unnecessary looking back and knowing we then spent an hour on the runway waiting for lightning to stop. Finally arrived in STL a little late, but unscathed. While in STL we visited the zoo, the Science Center, the City Museum and the Arch. All in all it was a cool time and I even walked away with a new pair of running shoes and two amazing pairs of pants. Also, if you are ever in STL I highly recommend Fitz's. Microbrewed rootbeer and other carbonated beverages. I enjoyed them so much that I brought home a 4 pack of Diet Rootbeer and Cream Soda. Amazing! I even got to hear the background of Fitz's depsite the lack of a bottling tour duringo our visit. One of the Rangers at the Arch grew up in STL and enlightened me while I looked out at the city. Apparently they used to be a truly awful (health code wise) restaurant (Grade C) where the fly paper was more black than yellow and your frosty mug probably showed lip prints from its previous user. However, the place was still packed with people wanting their rootbeer. Now they have cleaned things up (Grade A) and are a top rated restaurant in the area. I've got to admit my Rootbeer float was definitely worth it. I even would have endured the black fly strips, but probably not the prior user lip prints. If you're in the area look it up!
To continue my brush with professional athletes that no one else knows. We saw the practice rink for the St Louis Blues while on a random mall visit. Yes, you read correctly, mall visit. There were only two players there practicing while we walked our 4miles of mall, but it was pretty cool to watch their stick work. I've never acquired the love of hockey, but I think with time it could blossom. The skills are just so gorgeous when present. I always manage to find beauty in well executed sports. Now, if only my running could reach anything close to that level.
My flight home was just as plagued as my other flights. We were delayed because of connectors flights and being the LAST flight back to Columbus, OH. So all in all good trip other than the flights, which were sadly my worst experience with Southwest. :-(
I never manage to truly vacation and leave all thoughts of work behind. I came home with new plans and ideas for one specific area of the museum. As soon as I get approval for ordering we're going to have some very cool new additions to the Science of Art area.
Planning on a boring flight from Columbus to Chicago (Where I would then be eternally saddened by the fact that I could not visit one of my favorite cities) we arrived at the airport and began the waiting process. However, this was not to be your normal flight. I take that back it was for approximately 9/10 of the passengers, but for me it was AWESOME, even though we had a delay leaving the ground because of an engine not coming online at first. You're wondering why this flight was awesome when I was stuck on the ground longer than anticipated and had to run to catch my connector flight, well, in short, SOCCER PLAYERS! Not just any soccer players, professional soccer players. That's right the Chicago Fire were on my flight! I spent the hour waiting for my plane being incredibly excited about the fact that the entire team (minus Brian McBride) were going to be on my flight. While in the waiting area one of the news anchors was of course discussing Swine Flu. The Chicago Fire coach and assistant coach, were seated beside me and the players were spread throughout the waiting area, they were discussing there next game against a team from Mexico. Some of the team members were joking about the "impending" Swine Flu outbreak. It could have gotten really funny, but only got to "They're ordering masks for all of us to wear on Wednesday" and the ass. coach told them to "keep it in line". Stupid coaches and their sensibility. I was also glad to find out that I'm not the only person to think that airplanes are always cold. I was reaching up to close all the vents in my row of seats, yes, I am that person and noticed the Chicago Fire player in front of me doing the exact same thing and commented. He talked to me a little while and then offered me his second blanket. I kindly declined and reveled in the fact that I was talking to a professional soccer player. :-)
When we landed I parted ways with the Chicago Fire and ran to catch my already boarding plane to Saint Louis, however, the run seems unnecessary looking back and knowing we then spent an hour on the runway waiting for lightning to stop. Finally arrived in STL a little late, but unscathed. While in STL we visited the zoo, the Science Center, the City Museum and the Arch. All in all it was a cool time and I even walked away with a new pair of running shoes and two amazing pairs of pants. Also, if you are ever in STL I highly recommend Fitz's. Microbrewed rootbeer and other carbonated beverages. I enjoyed them so much that I brought home a 4 pack of Diet Rootbeer and Cream Soda. Amazing! I even got to hear the background of Fitz's depsite the lack of a bottling tour duringo our visit. One of the Rangers at the Arch grew up in STL and enlightened me while I looked out at the city. Apparently they used to be a truly awful (health code wise) restaurant (Grade C) where the fly paper was more black than yellow and your frosty mug probably showed lip prints from its previous user. However, the place was still packed with people wanting their rootbeer. Now they have cleaned things up (Grade A) and are a top rated restaurant in the area. I've got to admit my Rootbeer float was definitely worth it. I even would have endured the black fly strips, but probably not the prior user lip prints. If you're in the area look it up!
To continue my brush with professional athletes that no one else knows. We saw the practice rink for the St Louis Blues while on a random mall visit. Yes, you read correctly, mall visit. There were only two players there practicing while we walked our 4miles of mall, but it was pretty cool to watch their stick work. I've never acquired the love of hockey, but I think with time it could blossom. The skills are just so gorgeous when present. I always manage to find beauty in well executed sports. Now, if only my running could reach anything close to that level.
My flight home was just as plagued as my other flights. We were delayed because of connectors flights and being the LAST flight back to Columbus, OH. So all in all good trip other than the flights, which were sadly my worst experience with Southwest. :-(
I never manage to truly vacation and leave all thoughts of work behind. I came home with new plans and ideas for one specific area of the museum. As soon as I get approval for ordering we're going to have some very cool new additions to the Science of Art area.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Long Time No Post
I know it's been too long, but I warned you at the beginning of this adventure that I was a terrible guide. If you're still choosing to be here great, but I still make no promises that this site will be well managed, updated or even intelligent. With those warnings in place I am going to proceed to update on life...
Christmas came and went without any huge difficulties or pitfalls. It is always great to get through family gatherings without any fighting or issues. Santa was very good to Eric and I, especially, in the kitchen. If you'd like to see the spoils of war, err, I mean the Holiday check this out. Eric is much better about updating his site than I. We did venture out into the cold on Christmas Day to spend some time with family, after being spoiled by the parentals. Christmas Dinner was at my cousin's house, but we cleared the arrival of our puppy, Winston rather than just bringing him along. It was an experience for everyone involved. Seeing as I have no little ones toddling around the house they were quite a shock to Winston and their quick movements scared him...which caused him to bark...which caused them to cry...which caused him to bark. It was a bit of a vicious cycle until they all adapted to each other. Even the puppy had a good Christmas with presents from all sides of the family and lots of snuggles to go around. He was in puppy heaven.
New Year's Eve lead to a nice little turn out at our casa for a soiree. Again I have no pictures to prove or disprove the existence or said people or party. I really must learn to take pictures, rather than being absorbed in the goings on. Another flaw that I have when it comes to blogging. Who would have guessed there were so many?
Now, we've far past the middle of the month and the only thing I have to say for myself is that I worked a lot. I even suck so much that I didn't make any public displays of affection or anything on Eric's birthday. Nothing... I might have remembered to say "Happy Birthday" on the day, but I didn't get him anything or write him a sonnet or declare my love for the world to see, or read for that matter. Despite my lack of luster, his Birthday seemed enjoyable. On the day itself my parentals took us out for dinner, afterward, he did homework and I did work work. I know you're all very jealous of our exciting existence. We also got to dine at The Elevator with his dad and stepmother. Again I will not do the event justice, but you can check it out from the man himself.
Now its back to the daily grind of work...with a few random events splashed in to keep it lively.
Examples of random events this month include:
Installation of Building America's Canals Traveling Exhibit (I discovered this was my job at 8:30 that morning when I walked in the door. Good times.)
Random TV weather man stopping by to do an interview about a Flood in 1959 and hoping we had memorabilia. Weird.
Helping setup for a wedding reception at my place of employment and then having one of the guys invite me to attend said reception. Creepy.
Christmas came and went without any huge difficulties or pitfalls. It is always great to get through family gatherings without any fighting or issues. Santa was very good to Eric and I, especially, in the kitchen. If you'd like to see the spoils of war, err, I mean the Holiday check this out. Eric is much better about updating his site than I. We did venture out into the cold on Christmas Day to spend some time with family, after being spoiled by the parentals. Christmas Dinner was at my cousin's house, but we cleared the arrival of our puppy, Winston rather than just bringing him along. It was an experience for everyone involved. Seeing as I have no little ones toddling around the house they were quite a shock to Winston and their quick movements scared him...which caused him to bark...which caused them to cry...which caused him to bark. It was a bit of a vicious cycle until they all adapted to each other. Even the puppy had a good Christmas with presents from all sides of the family and lots of snuggles to go around. He was in puppy heaven.
New Year's Eve lead to a nice little turn out at our casa for a soiree. Again I have no pictures to prove or disprove the existence or said people or party. I really must learn to take pictures, rather than being absorbed in the goings on. Another flaw that I have when it comes to blogging. Who would have guessed there were so many?
Now, we've far past the middle of the month and the only thing I have to say for myself is that I worked a lot. I even suck so much that I didn't make any public displays of affection or anything on Eric's birthday. Nothing... I might have remembered to say "Happy Birthday" on the day, but I didn't get him anything or write him a sonnet or declare my love for the world to see, or read for that matter. Despite my lack of luster, his Birthday seemed enjoyable. On the day itself my parentals took us out for dinner, afterward, he did homework and I did work work. I know you're all very jealous of our exciting existence. We also got to dine at The Elevator with his dad and stepmother. Again I will not do the event justice, but you can check it out from the man himself.
Now its back to the daily grind of work...with a few random events splashed in to keep it lively.
Examples of random events this month include:
Installation of Building America's Canals Traveling Exhibit (I discovered this was my job at 8:30 that morning when I walked in the door. Good times.)
Random TV weather man stopping by to do an interview about a Flood in 1959 and hoping we had memorabilia. Weird.
Helping setup for a wedding reception at my place of employment and then having one of the guys invite me to attend said reception. Creepy.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Identity Crisis
I am having a blog identity crisis. I don't love any of the template designs available to me. Bah! Sorry for all the random changing, but I'm just not in love with the template so it could take a while to find "the one".
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Conference Crazy...
Things that have occurred this week that are of note, but I cannot seem to get my get my mind to settle in one spot for long enough to turn them into a post. This would be another one of those reasons I am a poor example of a blogger. When things go crazy around me I get caught up in them and actually enjoy being entirely immersed. Though, there are times that I hate being this sort of person it has been incredible for this conference. I’ve spent the entire time totally immersed in developing relationships, developing programs, and developing my museum. While, this has been awesome for me I realize it has been very difficult for me to provide in a succinct manner for those of you that keep track of me via blog. I did also realize that blogging is difficult for me because not only do I tell a story better in person I also prefer the face time talking provides.
I’ll provide more at a later date but for now I will wrap the ASTC Conference up as…immense amounts of fun, incredible networking, making amazing friends and discovering I’m just at the tip of the iceberg for everything I want/need to accomplish, oh yeh, and my own personal hell of escalators EVERYWHERE!
I’ll provide more at a later date but for now I will wrap the ASTC Conference up as…immense amounts of fun, incredible networking, making amazing friends and discovering I’m just at the tip of the iceberg for everything I want/need to accomplish, oh yeh, and my own personal hell of escalators EVERYWHERE!
Friday, September 12, 2008
Why I Never Blog...
So I’m going to be incredibly honest. I am hugely jealous of people that blog. I am jealous for many reasons, but mainly because they ALWAYS seem to have something to write. I feel there are actually very few things in my life that need to be preserved in written word, and to be honest I tell a story much better in person than in print. It’s the truth. I was meant to be seen and heard, but more than likely not read.
I am also sure that bloggers have far more determination than I do. Why? Because they take the time to write about things that are going on in their lives, in their towns, or even just inside their heads. As previously stated, though there are some events in my life that are worth recording (like a small child pooping on the floor at my museum) my life is generally quite calm and uninteresting to outsiders. The town I live in has a mayor I don’t respect, no movie theater, and a fairly high poverty rate, but there is a Wal-Mart within walking distance of my house. That fact alone makes it a little more bearable. Oh, and the fact that I work at a fairly cool (maybe only in my opinion) museum. While, there are many things that go on inside my head I fear it is a much too frightening a place for visitors.
It always strikes me that certain bloggers can pull me into their writing even when I don’t give a flying frick about their subject matter. That to me is just good writing. I however lack the talent of written word. I’ll admit it I’m a science major and vastly enjoyed my time in college. Though my college was liberal arts, which should mean I am a well-rounded citizen able to deliver on “all” levels, what it truly means is that I can bull shit like no other and not much else. I can deliver statistics and figures in a fabulous manner. I have sadly determined that these things are only exciting to true nerds like myself. Therefore, I will not bore you with them.
Blogging also seems to lead to people reading about your life, and sometimes leaving comments. While I do enjoy the voyeurism of reading other people’s blogs I will be entirely honest in that it freaks me out a little to have people I know nothing about reading about my life. I know this is sort of the point of having a blog, but I am a little behind the technology curve when it comes to “meeting people”. I’m all for meeting new people I just tend to prefer it occurring in person so I see if they might be a mass murdering adding me to their possible list of victims. Not that I think that is what everyone out there is doing…its just part of my overactive imagination. Before approaching any scenario I have played out any possible way I could determine for it to run in my head before even entering. I also blame that side effect on my majoring in science.
Now that I’ve told you all the reasons I never blog, you can look forward to my more than likely failed attempt to keep this one running. Enjoy while it lasts and don’t be too sad if it comes to an unceremonious end.
I am also sure that bloggers have far more determination than I do. Why? Because they take the time to write about things that are going on in their lives, in their towns, or even just inside their heads. As previously stated, though there are some events in my life that are worth recording (like a small child pooping on the floor at my museum) my life is generally quite calm and uninteresting to outsiders. The town I live in has a mayor I don’t respect, no movie theater, and a fairly high poverty rate, but there is a Wal-Mart within walking distance of my house. That fact alone makes it a little more bearable. Oh, and the fact that I work at a fairly cool (maybe only in my opinion) museum. While, there are many things that go on inside my head I fear it is a much too frightening a place for visitors.
It always strikes me that certain bloggers can pull me into their writing even when I don’t give a flying frick about their subject matter. That to me is just good writing. I however lack the talent of written word. I’ll admit it I’m a science major and vastly enjoyed my time in college. Though my college was liberal arts, which should mean I am a well-rounded citizen able to deliver on “all” levels, what it truly means is that I can bull shit like no other and not much else. I can deliver statistics and figures in a fabulous manner. I have sadly determined that these things are only exciting to true nerds like myself. Therefore, I will not bore you with them.
Blogging also seems to lead to people reading about your life, and sometimes leaving comments. While I do enjoy the voyeurism of reading other people’s blogs I will be entirely honest in that it freaks me out a little to have people I know nothing about reading about my life. I know this is sort of the point of having a blog, but I am a little behind the technology curve when it comes to “meeting people”. I’m all for meeting new people I just tend to prefer it occurring in person so I see if they might be a mass murdering adding me to their possible list of victims. Not that I think that is what everyone out there is doing…its just part of my overactive imagination. Before approaching any scenario I have played out any possible way I could determine for it to run in my head before even entering. I also blame that side effect on my majoring in science.
Now that I’ve told you all the reasons I never blog, you can look forward to my more than likely failed attempt to keep this one running. Enjoy while it lasts and don’t be too sad if it comes to an unceremonious end.
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