Archive for the 'Life' Category
March 13 2010: I Have Never Been In So Much Debt
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…but at least I have my very first apartment to show for it?
Note to all other potential home buyers – try to buy a property through private sale rather than auction. Four hours later and I’m still shaking with nerves and excitement. Bidding at an auction is frightening stuff – once the gavel hit the contract, I burst into tears!
March 8 2010: Well, Why The Fuck Indeed?
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Is it just me, or is everyone in this particular corner of the personal blogosphere starting to rethink/doubt their involvement in blogging? It seems as though I’ve read at least half a dozen blog entries in the past week surrounding the whole topic of: “Why the fuck do we put our lives on show and have we really considered the possibility of being dooced in this new web-savvy work environment?” Well I can tell you now – there’s no genuine reason for it.
For most of us, it’s just habit – we got used to writing for an audience when we started blogging in our teens and now that we’re approaching the ‘career’ part of our lives, it’s become a habit we can’t shake, despite whatever repercussions it may have for our professional careers. We like the attention. We like the feedback. We like the idea that despite how insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things, however small we really are in this huge diverse world of ours, someone out there values our opinions. For that one random person out there who follows our blog religiously – we are someone who matters.
It gives you an enormous sense of self-validation. So what if you fight with your family, if you’re insecure about your relationship, if you feel like you don’t have any real friends, if you feel like there’s a million things wrong with your life? PEOPLE on the INTERNET care about you! There is PURPOSE to your LIFE! Your VOICE is being HEARD!
That, ladies and gentlemen, is why however absent I may be from this blog from time to time, I would never ever find it in my heart to abandon blogging altogether. There will be times in my life when nothing will go right. When that happens, I know I can always come back and open up on this blog, and find people who care about me. These people will be inspiration enough to get over whatever hurdle I’m facing, and work towards something better.
February 2 2010: Social Butterfly: Never Say No
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Along with my semi-resolution to not purchase any item of black clothing this year in an attempt to act my age, I have also decided that I’m not going to say no to any invitations this year unless I have a genuine and logical reason. It’s part of the attempt to stop being the social hermit that I was last year, and to get out, have fun, and meet new people. I will willingly admit that as we were in a new relationship, Dylan and I got entirely too caught up in each other last year and declined all invitations in order to stay snuggling in bed together – which really, isn’t at all socially healthy. We need to be our own people and have our own interests too.
Of course, this resolution does pose a problem when I’m Facebook-invited to a gig that someone’s band is playing – something that really, I have no interest in whatsoever because it’s entirely not my scene. Seeing a bunch of boring and mundane people from high school that I have nothing in common with isn’t high on my to-do list. Yet, I can’t exactly say no because of this stupid resolution and I have no other real excuse to give.
So, my solution is to hold my own event so I have an excuse to say thanks, but no thanks. I’ve decided – zombie movie marathon on Friday night anyone? Anyone?