I was watching a movie the other day, and one of the characters had an interesting take on life. In his view, life is a constant state of unhappiness, and that things like jobs, friends, and lovers distract us from that state long enough to make us forget it. Like I said – interesting, but [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Feeling a bit shagged and fagged and fashed, it being a night of no small expenditure
Published September 27th, 2007 in Life. 1 CommentSo here I am, writing my first blog post-laser eye surgery. A little more than 24 hours ago, I was laying on a gurney having all sorts of freaky things done to my eyes, and I’m so glad I did it. The first question everyone asks is, of course – did it hurt? No, but [...]
Continuing on from my last blog about getting the exam for lasik eye surgery, the exam was for the most part painless. There was the one test where they wanted to map my eye, and the lady had me constantly blinking and then wanting me to open my eyes as wide as possible. Unfortunately my [...]
Okay, so it’s been years since I’ve tried my hand at writing poetry, but it was a nice quiet day today and I was in a mood to write. Hopefully it doesn’t suck too much
This Monday I’ve got an appointment at one of the Lasik eye surgery places here in town to consult on getting the procedure done. I have to say I do it with a small amount of concern – I make my living by what I can see, and not having someone around to help in [...]
I’ve never been someone who believes blindly in destiny – that everything we do is pre-ordained and we’re just chess pieces in some grand scheme that have no control. There are times when you just want to float down the river of time and let it take you wherever it wants. But for the most [...]
Okay, so I know this is going to get me into hot water with the Brotherhood of Men, but over the past year, I’ve found that I’ve lived a much happier life doing what most people think they do – tell the truth. I know, it’s absolute crazy talk. But bare with me, and it’ll [...]
Six years ago, I was just finishing up my workday at Rackspace, where I worked the graveyard shift in their support department. We had just handed the reins over to the day crew and winding down when my buddy George’s cellphone started to ring. His wife was calling him to tell him to check the [...]
I swear to everything I hold dear and sacred that the next time I decide to post another blog I’ll pick a topic that’s a bit more upbeat. I’ve been in an odd moos as of late – all introspective and deep. Sometimes I just have to clear out my brain before I can cut [...]
Are you there, God? It’s me, Tim
Published September 8th, 2007 in Religion and Philosophy. 0 CommentsI’m going to take you back to when I was in first grade. I’m outside on a cool gray California morning having fun at the playground on my school’s yard, which was down the road from my house. Amazing to think that back then neighborhoods were so peaceful that a child could go play alone. [...]