OK, first… I find it odd that my Love posts are getting more… uhhh… love than my rage posts.  I always assumed the political stuff was far more interesting than the mundane details of my personal life.  Yesterday’s post was one of my favorites, but it’s not really getting a lot of traction.  Not that I care, mind you, but I just don’t see what could possibly be interesting about my day. Continue reading →

Wow.  First blog post of February 2013.  I really thought, after such an active January, that I’d maintain some consistency, but I’ve really had some off weeks.  I can’t really explain the differences, but from one week to the next, I can go from hyper-productive mode to super-zoned-out mode, and it affects everything from my blog to my obligations around the house to getting my lists of actual work knocked out from day to day.  I’ve been trying to catalog the differences (did I skip that early cup of black tea?) so I can pinpoint what truly drives me, but it’s still up in the air for now. Continue reading →

(Note: Tonight’s blog is only going to be about the vacation I have booked for early April.  If you have a jealous streak or you tend to think anyone who’s excited about a trip is “bragging,” this post might not be for you.  I recommend coming back tomorrow.)

It’s official!  As of last night, Kristin and I are booked on a trip that will take place in exactly two months. Continue reading →

This weekend was phenomenal, in a word.  I’ll discuss the genesis of it later, but for now, I want to recap (and relive) it.  It won’t be the wild party you may know me for if you’re a personal acquaintance, but that’s sort of the point.  It started out with a Friday night out for dinner at a little local place over in Lakewood where I had shrimp tacos for the first time… not totally my thing, but not bad.  We got to bed early, slept in, and lounged around the house for a bit until we left for the West Side Market. Continue reading →

(Warning:  This blog post is terribly boring and pointless and whiny.  It’s better than watching The Bachelor with the girlfriend, but not by much.  There will be no refunds if you decide to continue reading.)

A friend pointed out on Twitter that today is considered “Blue Monday,” the saddest day of the year.  Of course, there’s no real science behind it, and this was just another gimmick thought up by a business to drum up sales, but it still struck me… I’ve not been myself the last week or two and it shows no signs of improvement.  Is it the weather?  Aftereffects of the multiple times I’ve caught a bug over the past five weeks?  Perhaps it’s simply a self-fulfilling prophecy from spending too much time watching the clouds and counting the days until spring. Continue reading →

So far this year, I’ve been to the gym once.  I’m not quite fulfilling that obligation I made to myself to run three times a week, right?

True story:  Last week, I was healthy on Friday.  I was sick until Friday, and I was sick after Friday, but on that one particular day, I felt pretty good.  I’m not sure what it is about 2013 so far, but today is the tenth and I’m finally getting back to 100%, so I’m guessing tomorrow will be the second day this year that I’ve actually felt like getting out of bed. Continue reading →