Year: 2016

Je ne comprends pas

So today I…

  • Made breakfast
  • Did exactly one load of laundry
  • Read for a while
  • Took the car to a drive-thru car wash
  • Bought groceries
  • Read for a while
  • Met a friend for dinner

Why am I so fucking exhausted?

Maybe I need a vacation.

Wait, I just got home from a vacation.

Dang.

The states

I used to maintain my own map. This is easier. For the record, I probably won’t be adding to this next week. It’s going to be hard to get those last five because I don’t particularly want to visit most of them.

The sixes

The years ending in six historically tend to be big and life-changing (generally in a positive way) for me.

To be fair, I don’t really remember 1966, but I’m pretty sure I made a lot of progress in areas like walking and talking. And in 1976, there was that whole puberty thing, which was stressful but built a foundation for something rather enjoyable. In 1986, I moved away from home, first to Myrtle Beach and then to Charlotte; it was the year I learned to live on my own. I started the website in 1996 and also quit my full-time managemeant job at Kinko’s, although the latter event didn’t completely “stick.” Ten years later, in 2006, I bought a house and survived a slight case of cancer.

I only have five more months for a biggie this year. Though I guess making tenure counts, I can’t help thinking I’m due for something else that’s significant, dramatic, and positive.

I’ll keep you posted.

Life is too short

Really. Life is too short…

  • to deal with people who don’t make you happy if there’s no real reason to do so.
  • to spend it being perpetually outraged and/or angry..
  • to be apprehensive about doing things by yourself.
  • to eat at Applebee’s.
  • to watch stupid reality shows (including the RNC).
  • to listen to the Eagles. Or Nickelback. Or Kid Fucking Rock.
  • to have the cheap swill rather than the extra-bitter IPA.
  • to have too much of either after you hit a certain age.
  • to sleep in a bed that’s too small for you.
  • not to turn the AC down to a comfortable temperature.
  • not to mute some of your friends on social media during the RNC.
  • not to have the baba ghanoush, even if you’re eating alone and ordered a really hefty entrée too.

This is just today’s list. Additional thoughts welcome in the comments