And were back...
So, i look at my last post and it is dated almost a year ago (aprl 15th 2008). I did not realise it had been that long since i had written here.
This means it has been over a year since i have shared my thoughts or used this stress relieving outlet, it also means i have been paying 14.99 for 12 months for something i have not been using. I have quite a few of those kinds of things on my account so i will shrug that off.
After ending a relationship of 4 years i really did not feel like talking much. This past year has been full of ups and downs, mostly downs but some really big ups (heh , big ups). The best thing by far is my brother and sister in law having a son: Haven James Rising: http://babyrising.com
I went to see them with my friend Dawn on the way back on our road trip to Florida, which was a great escape but i never want to drive that far again (3k miles and 53 hours, ouch)
So, good things have happened in this last year, and bad, hearts broken, babies born, friends lost, friends made, new things learned. I think i am a better person for it all but it honestly has left me tired. Tired and lonely. Living alone for the past year has certainly taken its toll on me. I have not become an introvert per se but i certainly keep a much larger inner monologue these days.
But enough of the past year, lets talk about the present and the future.
I guess the reason i am back here today is due in part to Dave Berry and part to my father. I was reading my usual news site earlier (www.fark.com) and came across a Dave Berry post from years past on skiing: http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/dave-barry/story/822880.html
"Q. What do you mean by ``very fast''?
A. I mean that, because of the Theory of Relativity, after a few seconds I had traveled in time back to 1963, and was still picking up speed when I penetrated deep into the woods.
Q. How deep did you penetrate?
A. One of the trees later bore my child."
He is one hilarious man and i have been reading his books and postings for years.
After reading some of his old posts i thought of another blogger who i used to frequent but hadnt checked up on in a while, namely, my father: http://risingsrant.blogspot.com/
After catching up i realised how much i missed writing about life and those who live in it. Ive been so caught up in sending emails and commenting on facebook and chatting on gchat that i have forgotten the deeper and more permanent writing that can lead to self discovery and an early onset of carpel tunnel.
On to the present,
I am still living in Bloomfield CT in the same over priced closet sized pretentious apartment.
I still work for a large insurance company doing tech support.
I picked up a new hobby of mountain biking which i do every chance that i get,last night was spent hacking up the remmanents of my lungs from being sick all over Case mountain and my wounds licked clean by some magic hat beer made of beets and some pork loin shared by some new friends in the parking lot after riding.
All in all i cannot complain about the state of my life, yes i am a bachelor and living alone but i have a ton of great friends, a good paying job and i rarely have time to be bored.
I think that about sums it up, almost out of work and looking forward to seeing my friend Dawn from VT for a beer or two tonight and then maybe some Halo with Melissa??? i think so.
Maybe my next post wont be a year from now ;)
-Rob
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