Jan

10

Getting a case of the January’s…

Filed Under Babbling 

People talk about the whole “having a case of the mondays” in the classic sense of Office Space. I think that its an honest serious true thing that people have. I think that we’re all allowed that week or so here or there where you really “just don’t feel yourself.” And the best thing in that time is when you can reach out and grab a friend’s hand and just sit down and talk.

I’ve been in a little bit of a funk like that myself, and I’ve been trying to reach out and grab a friend’s hand. But everytime that I try, it’s like that suspenseful scene near the end of the movie with the hero hanging over a cliff and he’s scrambling to get a better grip. I’ve been missing every grasp I try for.

And I’ve been trying to write and document things. I think that writing is a key to things in the end. As a whole, we find ourselves sitting in front of our computer screens for our “communication” much more than we should be. Hell, I can tell you alone that I spend probably 5-6 hours of my day in front of a computer screen, and I don’t have to be here. I choose to be here. And I shouldn’t be.

Why do we have to IM or e-mail people when we want to talk to them? Why can’t we shoot them an honest to god phone call? I can’t count the last time I got a good call from a friend instead of an IM. Well, I can. And with those folks, I thank them for it. I try to do the same with my friends, and I’m going to make more of an effort for that.

We’re in the new millenium here and while we’re supposed to be getting more and more advanced, I feel like we’re regressing really in our means of communication and living. We don’t sit down and talk about what we’re doing in our lives, but we find someone’s blog and read up on their lives and get all of the information we want that way. Not cool, I say. Not cool at all.

If anyone wants to make a new years resolution, something I really don’t believe in like I’ve said before, resolve to be a better friend to the folks you know before making new friends. That’s the best we can do…

I’ve got a few writings I’m working on coming up… So uh, to my few readers, thank you for reading, and look forward to posts about how Santa Claus is real, my classes for this semester, and whatever else I can come up.

I’d rather be broke and trying than sit still dying…

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One Response to “Getting a case of the January’s…”

  1. abbybeth on January 10th, 2008 5:34 pm

    santa claus is not real, you need to tell my sister that. The tooth fairy, easter bunny are not real also. Angels and aliens yes. God most definitly. Unicorns, maybe.

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