It would be a terrible cliche, I think, to quote John Lennon here: "Life is what happens...". Well, no shit. We all make plans, make life changing decisions, and then we discover that life has it's own music to follow and, for the most part, unless the event is drastic, changes come gradually.
Okay...SO. Adventure number one, cut down in its prime. Here's a piece of advice for future bus pass owners. You absolutely cannot wash them. You can't forget them in a shirt pocket, run them through a warm wash load, then a cycle in the dryer. I did get one bus trip in, and that was interesting to say the least, but obviously I'm going to have to try this thing again, with what gas prices are nowadays. On the way to work, the bus was really easy, but I discovered that my iPod is the only thing I can do, especially if I get a window seat. I had a play in my hand, but I was too distracted, and since I was sitting facing the middle ot the bus, I eventually had someone's crotch in my face so...note to myself: Get a window seat and listen to my podcasts. If I can't do that, then just listen to music and read.
The trip back was also interesting. I sat with a friend, but with the motion of the bus and the lack of conversation around me (my friend tried to point out interesting sights along the way), I started nodding off. Sitting in an aisle seat, I tilted my head back and began to "rest my eyes"...until I caught a man across from me doing the same thing, only he didn't...well, he wasn't too concerned about staying in his seat and as he started falling asleep, his body started leaning into the aisle, about to take a header into my lap. It was entertaining for everyone and I felt the need to poke him with a stick, but he always managed to catch himself just before gravity won the war.
Shortly after that I did a load of laundry and beat the crap out of the bus pass.
Adventure number two - eHarmony. It is still very interesting to see what matches they send me, and sometimes they're still way off, but so far I'm not seeing "The One" that the service alleges they can find me. I'm not even seeing "The Two" or "The Three". Listen, whomever that one is has a tough act to follow. My life-changing loves are few and years between (but not for a few years now), but my mind always sees potential in change. I just have to be patient, and I can afford to be because I'm so used to not depending on anyone.
So stay tuned for updates at work - some new developments there - and maybe I will actually get to do some travelling this year. I have a few destinations that come to mind, Indiana being the first, but we'll see how busy my schedule is. I'm going to start rehearsing one play soon, I have to follow up on another, and I have the upcoming film festival. I'm going to manage the chaos much better this year so I don't revisit the madness of last year.
Off I go, to spend the day in a photo safari somewhere - I have no idea where at this point - with my new digital camera. Keep an eye open for my webshots page to see where my mind is at (http://community.webshots.com/user/sjirel), and absolutely, while I'm "busy making plans", lots of unexpected things will happen. I guess that's why I'm considering getting a tattoo with a different symbol of chaos.
Of course, all this is assuming that I don't quit writing this blog, which is, of course, a little hard to stop now because - no, you know what? I quit.
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