Well that’s not entirely true.
To begin this blog on the right track, I’m going to do what I’ve gotten quite use to since starting my short-term new job and look up the definition:
Dictionary.com says:–noun
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., esp. one followed enthusiastically by a group.
Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kung Fu shoes.
To highlight the difference, Christopher Nolan’s film making goodness, I do not consider one of these.
He first struck the mainstream movie scene with Memento, a film about a man who didn’t remember stuff too good. Supposedly his second film, The Following, is also fantastic if not quite hard to find in most stores. Memento was like this for me (hard to find) except for 3 days ago and now I has it meaning I now own all of my top 5… good times.
Ben and Karen’s baby, also not a fad even if it has been concluded that he is automatically gone through the induction into TBALC (Not that TBALC is a fad. You’d have to care to leave for something to be a fair and no one cares about TBALC nor do they not care. ‘Embrace The Nothing’. I do miss Dan). He is in fact a bundle of joy who has very doting, caring parents and a big ups to them both.
My life is filled with fads.
Sometimes these fads last a short time and then suddenly come back into fashion again where as others are much more long term like World of Warcraft. I feel like I should be attending WoW-Anonymous.
“Hi I’m Kelertra, I mean I’m Mark”*supportive echo* “Hi Mark” *supportive echo*
“Hi” (Name the Simpsons Episode) “It’s been almost 3 months since I last played WoW”
*supportive applause*
“I almost slipped the other day though. I was reading the forums from my old guild of which I am a troll and they were talking about stuff ingame. I started reinstalling it… but then realised after my patience lacking from install the first expansion, I’d have to install the next one as well and patch it as well… it was just too much time”
If the same person who named the Simpsons episode from the previous reference can name the one that I’m currently thinking of due to typing that, then you need help… that or get out of my head!
I’ll post answers a) when someone correctly does guess both or b) in a timeframe not necessarily measurable due to blogging being a low priority
WoW wasn’t really a fad but more of a phase. It saw me through some really tough times which is strange to appreciate a computer game for giving me someone to talk to when I needed to.
But I digress about my days of WoW.
I’ve reached a place where it was good times like the days of Xanadu and Big Day Out 2007/Northland Roadtrip, and I know I will never be able to repeat those days… nor would I want to try.
Wellington has been awesome recently and it has also grown in it’s awesomeness. I mean there are peeps who are awesome who:
- Are now here, living and remaining awesome
- Have visited once or twice for durations of time which includes hanging out
- Are currently working here for a duration before returning home or continuing travel
It’s been great, it really has because whilst I have made new friends and enjoy seeing them, I still enjoy the familiar. I know this sentiment isn’t for everyone. They love meeting new people or spending less time with people who they grew up with or whatever but I’m not in that place. Each to their own and whatever makes people happy.
Currently looking for a new flat. This is actually harder than I thought but I am picky… plus I’m missing some information but that will be solved this weekend hopefully.
I’ve decided to try a new incentive creating technique and every post I make on here will have a picture of Egpyt to remind me why saving money is good (who would’ve thunk?):
I’m not often certain about many things but I am certain I want to go to Egypt and indulge in it’s awesomeness. Egypt is currently the one place in the world where the desire part and fear/apathy part of my brain don’t get into an argument.
They both want to go.
It should be noted now that whilst this is a worthy sentiment and should not detract from the fact that going is one of the things I really want to do, the picture posting is not necessarily and may not continue through other blogs.
It’s interesting how thoughts go off in tangents and then back to where you were. As you can probably tell, I don’t tend to script these things (who does?) and I tend to not review either except for when I’m re-reading after already hitting the ‘Publish’ button and then I realise where the mistakes are so I have to edit them otherwise I won’t sleep… the mind is odd.
I’m not certain about a lot of things, particularly women. So uncertain that if I am to quote a friend of mine, he said:
The reason I’m saying this is to point at that it can be difficult making the leap to something more than friends for both of us. And sometimes, if you leave it too long, then friendship might just be the only thing possible because the relationship by that stage has formed and become what it is. Hard to break a friendship down to almost nothing, so that you can build a couple back from that afterwards.
I have never been the quickest off the block both literally and I guess metaphorically.
(Mind moves into a tangent of when I was 9 and was the 1 of 2 competitors in the 200m backstroke that I accidentally entered into. Lose Come Second, I did).
I only have myself to blame but I have decided it does get harder the older you get. Asking people out was easy when I was 20 & 21 then it got more difficult or I was stuck in a cycle of obsessive compulsive with my exes…
Surprisingly this area of my life has had a minor amount of activity as in me liking someone enough to eventually tell another friend that I wish “.. women weren’t attractive, at all. Not physically, not personality wise. It’s too hard”. Seriously? Wouldn’t it be easier? All the married/coupled people wouldn’t care because they’ve already found their one and all the single people wouldn’t go through the drama it is to get past the overwhelming fear of rejection or thinking “have I read that wrong?”.
I do find it distressing that I keep talking about looking for the one considering I still don’t want to get married yet I know who I’d invite. My mum bet me $100 I’d be married by the time I was 30. I would be a bit of a cunt to expect to collect. If I were to psycho-analyse this, it would be that the concept of coming home to the same person is no longer unreasonable which means that I have gotten over my commitment and betrayal issues and like other aspects of my life, I would increase my quota of certainties…
but what is certain?
I had to do a risk register and had to seriously consider what would happen if one of my team got hit by a bus. This was highlighted by a friend who had worked on projects advising that he had rated this around a 0.3 overall and then 4 days later, one of his team did get hit by a bus. No surprises, he didn’t laugh like some of us may nervously do whenever we say this, particularly those among us who are 11.
So the deal with my job is… I have no fucking idea what I’m doing… and I love every minute of it. I went in to work yesterday to talk to my sponsor completely nervous that I hadn’t done what he asked or I had done nothing and then as soon as I sat down with him, my brain went “Oh yeah, you’re awesome buddy”… he said this too. Ok, not those exact words (which whilst it would’ve been pretty cool to quote that officially, would’ve also been incredibly odd) but “I’m pleased. You’re doing good work” is always a nice.
Mark, you have inspired and motivated me. I must work for you, for you are my own personal Jack Donaughy.
but I don’t watch 30 Rock so I have no idea what that means
Memento – watched it a few weeks ago. Still found it hard to follow. Mind you, I was biting my hand hard towards the end there, in an effort to stay awake.
Egypt – GOOD GOAL.
Friends – with my relationships I have always found that it either went that way right from the start or it never did. This could well have been because of being ‘available’ and the opportunities having been convenient in their timing, however. If they had not, I think they would only have been a friendship but also a relationship-on-hold until such time that they were (and that time has not yet come with some people, hence the friendship continues). I disagree that you have to break a friendship down to almost nothing just to become a couple though.
Backstroke – It was always my most competitive stroke, but with some early hiccups. In my first competition (primary school swimming sports, that is) I went so wonky I hit the side of the pool at quite an angle about 2/3 down; I think I crossed at least 3 lanes to get there. In the second, I whacked my head REALLY HARD on the sharp corner of a little metal filter box thing that was inexplicably positioned sticking out from the wall at the end of my lane. Then I learned to use the overhanging wire as a guide for direction, and also the lines of flags as an end indicator, but as I got older I got more fearful of curving and end-whacking so now I turn around to check behind me often, and am now sloooo-ooo-ow.
Attraction – do not knock being attracted to people. I have not really found any new mind/body worthy of being attracted to in well over 3 years now. Life is excruciatingly dull this way. Having someone to come home to is awesome, not least because you tend to eat better. Mmmm, homekill steak, homemade wedges and a tomato and cucumber salad tonight. Nutritious! And this is just with a flatmate. (I have restarted Buffy-watching with her, btw; we’re up to Season 1 episode 7.) Having someone to cuddle would be miles better.
Risk – I have been hit by a bus. I was also hit by a car on my way to an exam. (Why don’t the kids believe me?) I have to try to leave a paper (and digital) trail of whatever I do with two Bio courses, as I’m the one running them both, for that very reason. Sure, someone could pick them up eventually, but I would want it to be easy for them. So maybe some day I’ll get around to writing that scheme.
you should watch 30 rock its totally sweet
I tried watching 30 Rock many times and found it to be dull. The same way that Californication is dull. Now Nip/Tuck – there’s a series you can get your teeth into.