And then they go and fire one of my friends here at work … sigh …

Life bites …

Here’s something I wrote while having wings at Betty’s … didn’t have anywhere else to put it so up it goes …

Well … as I sit here at what is my new favourite watering hole, sipping on a frothy pint … I’m given cause to reflect on things in my life. I have just concluded a four hour session at my place of employment on a Saturday morning. Doing nothing. However, I HAD to be there doing absolutely nothing. At least, that’s what my boss said, and society says I have to do what my boss tells me to do.

I’m reminded of Kevin Smiths’ Clerks suddenly, where Randall the anti-protagonist points out that title does not dictate responsibility. Or something to the effect. As I ponder this I notice that perhaps I have taken this to heart a little too easily as I notice that I am not burdened by the weight of my pager on my hip. Ooops.

There are many things going through my head at the moment. The heaviest weight which I am currently measuring is the need to have someone in my life … period. The calendar has turned another page, and it’s about to be my 31st birthday. The last birthday I had was a truly special one because of who it was spent with. Yes, there were many of my good friends there but I’d be remiss if I didn’t say that there was one special person. How fitting that my last birthday was probably the last kind act I can recall her performing for me.

Erika did mean a lot to me, and often I have to question if I miss her or miss having someone. The majority of the time spite and venom take over and I assure myself that it’s just having someone which is the missing element. If that were the case, then why I am looking back instead of looking forward?

It may be a fear of the unknown. A generous helping of self doubt doesn’t hurt either. It’s scary to be single. Of having every reaction by a member of the opposite sex measured internally for some kind of reflection on yourself. Many of my friends have assured me that I have no reason to doubt myself … that I’m enough of a ‘catch’ to go out there and get ‘em …

But for some reason I can’t …

I find myself frozen in a million different moments. A hundred different scenarios in which I play out all the possibilities of any given situation. I often chastise myself for spending too much time in my head, and not enough time out of it. Perhaps there will be a solution at the bottom of this pint.

I think I can say that just about every other aspect of my life is in the least tolerable. Now there’s something that you want to leave behind as a legacy … wouldn’t it look good as an epitaph? ‘Here lies Mike … he found life … tolerable … he’ll get back to you on how he feels about the afterlife.’

In all seriousness, most of the facets of my life have me at least content. Sure I had to spend my Saturday morning stuck in the office twiddling my thumbs, but would I have done anything differently had I been at home? Of course! I would have played Virtual Thumb Twiddler on one of my game systems!

I know I know … no post in almost a month … if not longer …

And here I am posting yet again in a crappy mood … life has just kicked me in the balls, and I truly have no one to blame but myself …

Life sux … le sigh … and for those of you in the know … I’ve been listening to Broken from 3am on …

QUICK UPDATE!

I lost my pants … I think they’re in Chattam …

Sigh … so I’m out in Windsor … just finished a basketball tourney that an old work chum put together … and now I’m as red as a lobster … glad to see that I put in all that time tanning at the beggining of the summer … only to have a late heat bloom in the fall burn me to a crisp … sigh … I’m gonna look soooooo dreamy tomorrow as Kristy’s date for the wedding …

So what’s going on out here … not much … pretty much the same old same old … Stevie’s still the same late-arrivin guy he always is, but the difference of course now lies in the fact that he brings someone along for the late ride … oh yes I’ve met her and I quite like this matchup … they’re quite the couple …

Spoke with Erika briefly … what the hell was I thinking there …

I missed the Kid Rock concert! DAMNIT!!! Ah well, when he releases a better album I’ll go and catch the tour to support THAT … heh heh heh …

Well … drunken frivolity is about to ensue … I’d better go get liquor’d up … if I do anything drastic like lose my pants or something … I may post it … or perhaps even pictures so there’s proof …

So I just finished reading an e-mail from a buddy of mine back in Windsor … haven’t heard from him in a bit … but there’s some good reasons for that …

But he informed me that he’s been reading my blog!

He then proceeded to rip into me and INFER that I didn’t really do anything exciting … Well you know what buddy … check this out!

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I have a house plant … I think I’m going to call him Fred …

If you’ve never checked this show out … go watch Unscrewed … Martin Sargent is a freak … but my kind of freak … in a Ed the Sock kinda way …

Plus his co-host Laura Swisher seems to always be drunk ever since the G4 takeover … kewl …

OK … I’m slightly drunk as I write this … but that usually leads to the most interesting thoughts … and a ton of typos … oops …

So Kate pointed out to me two weeks ago that she saw an old friend of mine one building down … twice … she saw her twice … never mind, you got it … so tonight I walked over there to say hello …

AND THEN TWO BEST FRIENDS FROM BACK IN THE HIZ-IGH SCHOOL GOT ALL CAUGHTS UP … YEAH …

Haven’t talked with Fiona in about 8 years … give or take … but wow … we discussed SOOOOO many different people from high school it was a little … errr … disorienting … I couldn’t remember half of the names that she dropped …

Anyway, I’d be neglect if I didn’t mention a web site that she mentioned to me … so go have a drink … lord knows I’ve had one or two …

Revenge of the Nerds was just on … god there are days where I am so happy to be a nerd … except I think I look a bit more like one of the football guys …

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

I don’t know which I’m more proud of … the fact that nerds were able to do this … or that it happened to those accursed New York Jets …

I HATE the Jets … for those of you not in the know …

Go Dolphins!