Oh Hai Neglected Blog

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Oh, hai neglected blog. What’s that? It’s the middle of March? Really… When did this happen?

So, here’s some updates is an arbitrary numerical order. This is kind of a collection of excuses for not being here writing.:

1. I started taking Brazilian Jiu-jitsu classes.

Before all of you look at me with a question mark over your heads, there’s probably more reasons I started than I could put here. At the core, it’s in line with the whole self improvement thing. The Wii Fit, though awesome, is not enough.

Also, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is essentially live action Katamari Damacy. I’ll write more on that thought later, but essentially, your goal is to roll the other person up. Tell me that you don’t see the correlation.

It’s wicked fun.

2. So, there’s this guy…

Speaking of the Katamari, I know I was on a roll, but we all knew it had to end sometime. In proper form, it happened when I least expected it. I found the least likely kind of person in the least likely of settings. Before you think I’m totally lost, I’ll say we’re just kinda seeing each other right now and we’ll see where this goes (if anywhere).

For any of you thinking I can’t handle casually seeing someone, you could be right. It’s something I’m trying and hoping will be good for me. I want to know if I should be cautious, or throw caution to the wind in lieu of experiencing life to the fullest? I wonder if this a risk worth taking.

I know that opportunity only knocks once, so I run the risk… I promise I won’t run with scissors.

3. Man down!

Work is busy and I don’t even have moments to jot down thoughts about posts. One of my work buddies is on a leave of absence and I miss him, not just for the additional weight pulled, or the psychological comfort of him being around. Having someone you work that closely with every day just vanish all of the sudden just sucks. I miss him.

It’s busy. I’m trying to get this crap done and done well. I don’t do half-assed. So, I do the needful that needs doing and I do it well.

4. Social life – I has one.

I don’t know when this came about, but like other bloggers that have come before me have pointed out, it does interfere with writing regularly. It’s not all about item number 2. either. The social life thing has been going on for longer than item two has. My circle of friends is getting a little wider and a little stronger, and we’re stir crazy ready for Winter to end. That’s right, we’re crazy and doing crazy things. Woo. Raah.

Zombie Fluxx is crazy, right? Right?

So, enjoy your numerical excuses and I’ll catch up soon. I have a bunch of partially finished posts as usual. There are stories and ideas and characters floating in the ether as always. One day soon, some of them will materialize here. Until then, be well everyone.

  • Vic and Spike

    zombie fluxx= brains encase you forgot

  • It’s funny, Rory seems to be neglecting his too. I’m neglecting mine as well, but it’s semi-intentional these days. Oddly though, the quality of the posts seems to go up when I do. At least I think so anyway. I’m not saying anything, just noticing.

    Risk taking: Running with scissors is okay if the sharp end is pointed away from your body. This largely reduces the risk of injury to oneself. This is convenient when you skewer others, because you will still able to run away quickly.

    Good luck, and dive in. Better to dive in and screw up then walk away and always wonder. I think that’s a screwed up plagiarism of Shakespeare… Anyway I can say this with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight.

  • @ Taco
    Shakespeare is dead, so I doubt he cares. If that isn’t true, run into him with holding scissors. Careful if he’s undead…

    I don’t want to neglect writing. The idea is to fulfill other parts of me and my life without sacrificing the positive things I have already built up so far.

    But these things are good for me, and I’m working on learning the appropriate balancing act.

    Next class I get my first stripe (4 stripes to a next colored belt). I already am having a hard time thinking of my life without BJJ.

    @ Vic
    Is the ‘brain encase’ instead of ‘brain in case’ an intentional pun or a typo?

    I’ll assume the former. Well done, sir.

  • “I don’t want to neglect writing. The idea is to fulfill other parts of me and my life without sacrificing the positive things I have already built up so far.”

    I hope you do. I came to the realization at one point that there were just too damn many things I wanted to do. I couldn’t keep them all up. I haven’t acted on stage in over a decade now, and have long since stopped referring to myself as an actor. I still like retelling the time I did an entire Bugs Bunny/Daffy routine by myself during an improv session. I got shot. I think I scared Elmer. It was awesome.

    About the time I realized that both my finances and my health were a complete disaster, I decided to cut back on the blog (and many other things). Sometimes I just like to focus on one or two things. Those seemed like good choices at the time.

    I look at it like this. I’m not sacrificing the good things I’ve already done, they’re still there. I can come back to them. Or not. That won’t change the fact that I did it.

    And Shakespeare is indeed dead…. again. One bullet right between the eyes kills zombies dead… um.. deader.

  • “I look at it like this. I’m not sacrificing the good things I’ve already done, they’re still there. I can come back to them. Or not. That won’t change the fact that I did it.”

    Wise words, oh Tao Taco. I have to remember that next time I feel guilty about not having dome something for awhile. I know I can’t do everything all the time, but that doesn’t stop me from trying to or thinking I should sometimes.

  • Tao Taco? I like that one. I feel an alias change coming on…