Hey everyone! Sorry I've been so quiet lately. Things have been heating up. I am moving in with 2 friends into a large 3 bedroom place in less than 10 days. Since I've never lived with any friends before this will be interesting. I'm kinda sheepish and tentative about it, but a friend made a comment that made a lot of sense recently: If you stay in a safe environment it's hard to grow as a person. I agree I guess, keeping things the same is a no risk endeavor. You know how it will be, how it will feel most of the time.
I've never been much of a gambler. Being a constant thinker and neurotic I pride myself on being able to control situations, to be able to predict conditions and make the correct decisions without second guessing myself. Of course I always second guess myself regardless, hence the neurotic. But although I do enjoy the occasional bout of spontaneity, there's nothing I dig more than a well conceived plan coming off perfectly.
So I'm moving in with friends and I find myself over analyzing and fretting a bit. I won't pull out or anything, but I'll worry. Most of my free time lately is consumed with pre-packing and brainstorming. Living with 2 friends should be fun, and I'll probably still have plenty of free cash available to do ridiculous things and make the occasional online purchase.
In other news, I find the world realizing my worst fear, yet another powerful hurricane driving toward people. I hope the repetition doesn't cheapen the genuine tragedy that awaits us in the days ahead. I'm afraid people won't care as much about this hurricane because they just finished caring for many weeks about the last one. It's human nature. It's the same deal as not feeling what you felt the 2nd time you saw a movie. You can't feel the same, it's no longer new. It's no longer as powerful. I hope people do not adapt a similar attitude about Rita as I think the damage may be just as great if not greater. Also I'd advise those of you WHO drive to get your gas while you can for as cheap as you can as gas prices will probably rise again next week after this storm breaks down.
In the next few weeks I'm going to a hockey game, going to a football game, doing plenty of fun things and shuffling a big part of my life with this move. So I'm sure there will be plenty of thoughts bouncing around in my mind with a need to be released through my fingertips, but for now my thoughts are again with our fellow Americans in the gulf, hoping for the best but fearing the worst.
Take care everyone!
I've never been much of a gambler. Being a constant thinker and neurotic I pride myself on being able to control situations, to be able to predict conditions and make the correct decisions without second guessing myself. Of course I always second guess myself regardless, hence the neurotic. But although I do enjoy the occasional bout of spontaneity, there's nothing I dig more than a well conceived plan coming off perfectly.
So I'm moving in with friends and I find myself over analyzing and fretting a bit. I won't pull out or anything, but I'll worry. Most of my free time lately is consumed with pre-packing and brainstorming. Living with 2 friends should be fun, and I'll probably still have plenty of free cash available to do ridiculous things and make the occasional online purchase.
In other news, I find the world realizing my worst fear, yet another powerful hurricane driving toward people. I hope the repetition doesn't cheapen the genuine tragedy that awaits us in the days ahead. I'm afraid people won't care as much about this hurricane because they just finished caring for many weeks about the last one. It's human nature. It's the same deal as not feeling what you felt the 2nd time you saw a movie. You can't feel the same, it's no longer new. It's no longer as powerful. I hope people do not adapt a similar attitude about Rita as I think the damage may be just as great if not greater. Also I'd advise those of you WHO drive to get your gas while you can for as cheap as you can as gas prices will probably rise again next week after this storm breaks down.
In the next few weeks I'm going to a hockey game, going to a football game, doing plenty of fun things and shuffling a big part of my life with this move. So I'm sure there will be plenty of thoughts bouncing around in my mind with a need to be released through my fingertips, but for now my thoughts are again with our fellow Americans in the gulf, hoping for the best but fearing the worst.
Take care everyone!
laceyglove:
This is going to be a good experience. Ooh, i just heard seagulls squaking, there aren't any seagulls here, anyway. Have fun with this and it will be very fun. Don't hurt yourself moving 