:Back @ It:

The Thinkpress, February 26, 2013

So is a blog a diary, where I can write whatever I want to, share whatever crosses my mind, and let anyone who might be reading it in on the strange little world inside my head?

Or do I still need to over-censor my thoughts?

Am I allowed to share my incredulity, laughter, tears and questions about the random thoughts I have, or the things I read or hear over the course of my week?

Or is everyone only interested in sanitized, "G" rated opinions and comments about how sunny the weather has been, and how unbelievably cute my kids are (and they ARE)?

Is this MY space, shared with anyone who dares to enter into it?

Or is it public space, where I've technically got freedom of speech, but I'll be shut down if I talk about something difficult, or laugh at something no one else finds funny, or accidentally cause offence?

Read this article.

It's the epitome of ridiculous-ness, if ever there was such a thing.

Seriously...you can sit and eat your complimentary caviar in your seats upholstered with WHAT?!?!?

And then there's the diamond-filtered vodka.

Since when are these even OPTIONS?

Not sure I'd want to sit on those seats, actually. Not sure I could ever be comfortable once I knew what they were made of.

Some people's kids...

:Chores:

Just another little something I wrote as an exercise for a self-taught writing class last year...

What can match that feeling of dread when faced with a brontosaurial pile of cast-off clothing?
An everestine stack of lasagnian dishes?
An endless stretch of crumb-bespeckled carpet?
The draining depths of a stagnant bathroom?
Or the blurred reflection of a finger-printed mirror?

It's the sigh of relief and the knowledge that you have slayed the brontosaur,
conquered everest,
combined the carpet,
plumbed the depths,
and come to see yourself clearly again through the clutter.
It's the breath that knows "I'm done"...

...it's the gnawing thought that next week...or tomorrow...it all begins again.

--Sam

:Definition--Worry:

I wanted to share something that I wrote a year ago about worrying. It's kinda fun reading back over stuff I've written in the past... and this was something that I felt really hit it on the head (note: if you can read it all in one breath--or close to it--you'll get the feeling of it even better!)

Worrying: Definition: thinking ahead to the things that might go wrong if everything goes the way you expect it to, which it never does, but it always pays to be prepared anyway, just in case this time it actually happens to occur something along the lines of what it seems could happen if all of your worst fears come true, which aso never happens, but if it did it would be horrible, so it's best to think about it all right now, so that you're ready for it if it ever comes, and if it doesn't, then you can move on to the next thing, which is how much you missed out on accomplishing and now have to tackle because you spent too much time worrying over what may or may not have happened and couldn't be fixed or prevented by thinking endlessly in circles about anyway.

But you did it, and here you are.


Yet I still worry... man, I think my blood pressure goes up just reading that...

=P

--Hobbes

:See You In The Comics:

...It's a phrase my Opa (grandpa) used to use all the time when saying goodbye. I'm still not actually sure what it's entirely supposed to mean, but there you have it.

And here you have this: My Top-5 (plus 1) favorite comic strips of all time (with links!)

1: Calvin & Hobbes--This one takes the cake for best of all time. I grew up reading and loving this one. The irony, the sarcasm, the philosophy, and just the all-around imagination of the strip was always something that grabbed me and pulled me in.

2: Pearls Before Swine--Perhaps a little darker at times than the others in this list, I have always found the irony and sarcasm, along with the biting humour found in this strip to be quite entertaining. Outside of Calvin and Hobbes, it's the strip I most often find myself laughing out loud to.

3: Garfield--Definitely just in love with this one for the sarcasm. Who doesn't love a sarcastic cat? The strips get even funnier if you ignore Garfield completely, and just pay attention to Jon. Suddenly, John's a maniac talking to thin air. VERY funny.

4: The Far Side--The off-kilter humour in The Far Side is always good for a chuckle. It's one of those strips where you wonder where the guy comes up with it all--and then realize that it's probably just the first thing that popped into his head that morning as he was rolling out of bed. Unfortunately, Gary Larson (the creator of this strip) has made his strips unavailable for viewing online.

5: Zits--Possibly because I can still relate to the main character, Jeremy, in a lot of ways, this strip has always been a fun one for me to read, and usually leaves me at least grinning. The fun take on growing up, being tall and skinny, needing 10,000 calorie meals to stay full, etc. is definitely well tackled.

6: Bizarro--This one gets honorable mention as my "plus one" on this list. While not as consistently funny as the above strips, and not quite as original as The Far Side (which it seems modeled after), I routinely laugh at this one above all others in our local paper. With similar off-kilter humour and a "whatever just popped into my head" feel, this strip is well-worth the time to read.

So that's that. You know a little more, now.