Lamentation Vacation
March 2, 2006
Confident that my self-imposed period of wailing and gnashing of teeth has successfully brought down the moods of myself and those around me, lately I’ve been making a concerted effort to put on a happy face, as my grandmother would tell me to do. Then she’d ask me who I was and where her house went.
It’s not always easy, because my initial reaction to things not going my way is to get frustrated. Right after I came back to Baltimore from my unscheduled “vacation” to Alabama, I was screaming like a banshee as I drove around Baltimore, pissed as hell that I couldn’t find a Western Union location that actually knew how to transfer money with Western Union. A traffic light turns red on me, I can’t find a parking spot at work, these are the sorts of things that become personal tragedies when one is already on the edge.
I’m doing better, lately. Apple breaks my PowerBook worse than it was before when I send it off for service—water off a duck’s back. I get a nail in my tire and then can’t figure out how to change the damn thing so I have to stand around while a tiny little girl from VW Roadside Assitance does it—calm and collected. Little things are little things again, and that’s a good feeling.
And good things are happening. I’ve started working with a really cool trainer, Demian from Lifetime eFXects (he gets a plug for putting up with my endless rescheduling). I met a new pal who’s a great conversationalist, Mike (I told you I’d “blog you!”) I finally got my PowerBook back and it seems to work now.
And despite my “Check Engine” light coming on today and getting violently ill from my Subway lunch, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that I’m officially out of my slump. After all, grey skies are going to clear up. Or so I’ve been told.
So now is a good time to ask you to loan me money then?
Did I ever tell you that you are my hero?
Its tough not to let the little aggravations of life to get to you. Some days just don’t inspire you to go out and be a happy person.
When I find myself getting frustrated over the petty daily life issues .. I tell myself that everybody is going through the same shit I am. I am healthy, I have good friends and a good family.
Some people don’t have that—and they truly the ones facing adversity.
And if all else fails .. several pints of your favorite beer and a Family Guy marathon is a sure cure all.
Eddie — You are truly the wind beneath my wings.
Web — The Family Guy marathon sounds like a good idea. I think I’ll start saving them up on my TiFaux so they’re ready at a moment’s notice.