Living in a Different Place

The other day, I helped a friend of mine move so that he could be closer to his work. He wasn’t moving that far away. Actually, we were able to load everything into a small moving truck and drive to the new address. As we were driving to the new location, we were talking about how much he always wanted to move to Hawaii and live. He said that it was his dream to become a resident of Hawaii (he always loved the beach, so it made sense). He said that he still has the dream, but right now, it just doesn’t look like it will be in the near future. All of this talk got me to thinking, why do we live where we do? Is it because it is close to a job? Is it because that is all we can afford right now? Is it because we are doing like the colonial days and just living near where our parents live? And if any of this is the actual answer, are we depriving ourselves of a place to live? The truth is, I think fear keeps us from doing what we want in our day-to-day lives and moving to a new home is no different. People are afraid of the unknown and if they do not have a previous experience with a location, they may not want to move there permanently out of fear that it won’t work out. I mean, it’s not like if it doesn’t work out you just pack up and move again. There may be certain repercussions to just bouncing like that. However, I also believe that sometimes we have to face our fears and do what makes us happy. I hope one day my friend is able to live in Hawaii. That way he can be happy and I will also have a place to crash if ever I should go to Hawaii. But that is just one man’s opinion. Thanks for listening to me ramble. I appreciate it. See you next time.

Every Text Sounds Angry

In this world of digital media and dwindling stationary, there are many people who choose to only communicate through typing. For most people, they seem to have no trouble with it. They send a text or an email and move on, but for me it seems like no matter how I type the message out, it sounds angry. See, there is no context for the messages sometimes, and moreover, the person on the other end of the message cannot hear my inflections on certain words, so inevitably every message I send sounds angry. Now I don’t really worry about it that much. Most people who receive my messages might just think I am a very business-oriented person, which I am, who is only trying to get his point across and move on. However, when I am trying to text for leisure, like for “a nice time out on the town”, I do not want to sound like an asshole toward the particular person I want to see. They might get a little miffed and decide not to show up. And then again maybe its just me overthinking my texting ability. Maybe I am an excellent texter and every message reads like gold. Then again, maybe I am just a naturally angry person who has extreme trouble getting his point across and needs to find a therapist who specializes in texting in a kinder manner. But that is just one man’s opinion. Thanks for listening to me ramble. I appreciate it. See you next time.

My Time So Far

 Normally this time of year, the end I mean, most people give a year in review sort of thing where they talk about the year and what it has meant to them and so forth. However, I have not been on the platform for an entire year yet so I will talk about my time so far. So far, I have enjoyed this process. The process of writing a little piece of something to share with an audience and doing it every week. It becomes a routine that is not hard to follow and keeps someone like me motivated to keep doing it. I have enjoyed the way this platform allows me to post damn near anything I wish without questioning it. Whether or not anyone reads these is irrelevant because I did not do this to prove a point, I did this to ramble and ramble I have. I have shared my opinion on a few things and have hopefully given a few people a few things to think about. My hope is that anyone who has read these will evaluate their day to day and see that sometimes the world is just another person’s opinion. So go have your own, ramble a little, and please make your point already! But that is just one man’s opinion. Thanks for listening to me ramble. I appreciate it. See you next time.