Serious Post.....as if all my other ones have'nt been, lol.

So I was on Yahoo! today just looking at news stories and came across this one that really made me assess how we should really look at the politicians we root for and even the ones we don't.

Story is here-http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/fashion/08conserve.html?hp?no_interstitial

Now while I do keep up on current events and read a lot of stuff online, I will give this kid a large advantage in the smarts dept. But sometime's decisions, important decisions aren't just about black and white numbers and intelligence.

Sometimes It's about understanding a good deal more about how the world works and experience in solving problems before. Sometimes it's about living in all types of environments and all types of situations. Sometimes it's about knowing that the best decision isn't always the smartest decision.

I mean seriously, this kid hasn't even and won't have to experience high school, now there's a good first big life experience.

And while I think brainwashing is a little too harsh of an indictment against the parents, I think if they grounded their kid a little more, and I dont mean putting him in his room for a weekend, would do a little good in taking the Hollywood out of him, but then again he is an actor.

And while I do agree partly with Lisa Pasquale at the end of the story about life experiences, it will take more than a few more conferences to give him that perspective. You know it cause you lived it.

What it boils down to for me is that all the pandering that these people in the story are doing to this little kid who has barely passed or is barely coming upon puberty is a little discerning. Call me when your biggest life concern isn't not being able to stay up past nine.

Man I suck...

...at updating this thing. Well it's been two weeks since I said I was gonna try and be better at updating this blog o' mine. But unfortunately that has not been the case as I've had some other things to focus on through the first month of the new year.

I'm not a man that's had to make too many big sacrifices in his life and in that sense I've been lucky. Maybe not so much in love or money, but I've been lucky that I haven't had to give up or walk away from something that had a place so deep in my psyche and soul. Until just recently that is. And as the time slowly creeps by like anyone you wonder if it is the right choice. What does this mean for the situation in the long run? Can things ever be the same? For my own selfish reasons I hope there are positive answers to those questions as everything unfolds.

I've also decided that my primary focus over the next few months has to be getting my health in check and start dropping some pounds and for the most part I have already started to get into a routine with that, hitting the gym and trying to watch what goes into my body. A membership to weight watchers is the next step because besides Butcher Boy, I believe they are the only ones that have heavy duty scale technology my body mass requires, haha.

And finally today is my 34th birthday and while I cant remember much of the birthdays before my 30th, the most recent ones hold so many great memories, from small parties with friends to the early morning phone calls I got used to receiving, but now understand are a thing of the past. But as we go forward I can hope that someday those will become a regular occurence, just maybe from a different source.

I love all of you and I look forward to the journey we will all take going forward.

Solitary Thoughts

So getting away from everything and not being able to keep up with the everyday goings on of my friends through facebook or myspace made me think about a lot of different things that have happened over the past two years. It also allowed me to put everything into perspective.

Just a few key points that have crossed my mind inthe past few days and I'll try and blog a little later tonight as well.

-Never give your all to anyone, always keep them wanting more. Because in the end not a lot of that matters if he or she or they have other thoughts in mind.

-Give yourself a chance to succeed in whatever you do, because when it comes down to it, you don't know if that other person will ever give you that opportunity.

-Some people don't change whether its 5 years later or 15 years later. And that's not always a good thing.

-It's not healthy to give all your effort to one endeavor if there is no way you will ever get that effort back.

And a quote I saw and have used as my away message in the last day or so-"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."

The Weak

Yeah I know I havent been great at updating this thing and as one of my colleagues at work would say, "Weak", hence the title and the double meaning it has since I really havent update this in a week.

The week has been fairly uneventful as a whole but definitely still somewhat of a roller coaster ride not only emotionally but physically. Hardcore gym time starts on Monday when I come back from the Great White North, well really just Pittsburg NH, but close enough. Should be a a fun time had by all, but very cold.

I'm in a good place right now as well as I'm slowly starting to realize. My job is going well, I have a new look on life and the people around me and I have nothing holding me back from making some big decisions as they may come throughout the year. Over the last two years I was always making decisions based on what might happen or how it might or might not affect someone else. I've turned that corner now and understand that in order for those things or those people to be in my future I need to focus on myself and better every aspect of my life or nothing changes, just one endless circle.

And while other things have been stagnant in my life over the past year I've definitely noticed a change in the way I look at things, interact with the people around me and what's important in not only in the present but also the future. Giant changes are a' comin in 2009, no holds barred. Anyone who wants to enjoy the ride, you know where to find me.

Just a few quick observations over the past week:

-Going out with someone new is really nervewracking, not only for the date but also in trying to figure out just what the other person is thinking after the fact. Not looking forward to this, lol.

-Being asked to be in someone's wedding party is an honor I will never turn down, but nothing will make me happier than to be able to be on the other end of that conversation at some pointin the near future.

-Sunday football feast was exceptional, the Sunday football games were not.

-I hate snow but I hate people that can't drive in the snow even more.

-The mall is a deadzone. Even the amount of annoying tweens and teens were hard to find when I was there the other day.

Quote of the day (or week): "Whether it is the best of times or the worst of times, it is only time we have."

Beginning of the end...err I mean beginning.

Well it's December 31st and I look back at the same time last year at the hope I had for this year to be the year that everything came together. And while things have come together in certain aspects of my life, sometimes I think I focused on things I maybe shouldn't have too much.

This year I've decided that I am going to put equal focus on the things in my life that I am trying to improve and cut out the things that are keeping me from attaining those goals. Things like advancing my career, getting healthy and getting love back in my life.

I guess I've always known what I wanted. But when other things are crumbling around you, it becomes increasingly harder to keep your eye on the prize when your mind and soul are continuously spinning out of control.

But in any case I am pushing all of that to the side and really turning a corner here. This last year has allowed me to start looking at the big picture and I'm definitely liking the view.

Couple of quotes I've seen recently that I thought made a lot of sense:
"Every exit is but an entrance to somewhere else"

and

"You can’t make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who can be loved, the rest is up to the person to realize your worth."

Peace , Love and Everything You Want in the New Year. See you in 2009.

The last few days

Well I'm trying to do something everyday but that hasn't been the case so far. So I figured I'd throw out a few observations from over the weekend and Monday. So here goes....

I've had abolutely no patience with anyone lately. Especially with people at both jobs. I mean they expect me to be ready when they call me but half of them dont have their shit together when they call. And people at the gas station aren't the brightest or quickest on their feet either, it's like they leave their brains at the door. Dang I hate that shit!!

While at IHOP on a Saturday night, or really any night for that matter, the breakfast sampler is always a good choice. But stay away from the ukranians at the front door.

I have a wedding for a friend this New Years Eve. Part of me knows its gonna be a blast, but another part thinks it could be a bummer for me. I guess that answer depends on how quick I get drunk.

It suck's that this year's Superbowl Winner isn't even gonna be in the playoffs. I guess we still have the Celts and B's.

I've started to rethink this whole wishing I could go back in time thing. Maybe things do happen for a reason and we should look forward not backward.

And on a side note, this is my bathroom wall wisdom for the week-"Sometimes you can't face the sadness of being forgotten, until you've felt the comfort of being remembered again".

Quick thought

There's thinkers, and there's doers. I've been doing too much thinking lately, it looks like it's time to start doing.

And on a side note, I hate the river card in poker.

Thats all.