I saw your new commercial tonight. You think after all this time, you can win me back??? Frankly, I can't believe your nerve!
Well, IT'S TOO LITTLE TOO LATE! So many years, spending my money with not a care in the world. Then when that ran out, you wanted my taxes, too. Finally, I grew up and realized you were never gonna change, so I left. My needs just weren't important to you.
Now, you come around saying "I get better mileage than your Accord."
I had to leave you before you even considered what I wanted. Now you offer me what you couldn't when I left. Well, it's just not enough. That was years ago. I've grown and I have BIGGER DREAMS!
You want me to leave my Accord, for a common Cobalt? Not even if you had an ELECTRIC CAR!!! Chevrolet, I don't ever want to see you again!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Sitting Outside
I spent around 30-40 minutes this late afternoon sitting in front of the corner grocery store at one of those outdoor bistro tables. I bought some weird but delicious polish cookies called Delicje. I just sat there thumbing through the free City Arts magazine, eating my cookies, and watching the people walk, run, bike and drive by. It was so peaceful and pleasant. My day has not been bad so far, but those 30 minutes probably doubled or tripled the quality of my day!
That's when I realized "Wow, I really need to take breaks from my people-house!" Just like taking breaks at work, I need to get outside of my people-house for at least 15 min every 2 hours. I really like my people-house, but have hated living in a people-house for about 6 months now. Thinking I was missing living in my tent, I just kept complaining about living in this stupid, superfluous people-house.
Now, I think maybe I just miss being outside. Living in a tent pretty much makes you spend tons of time outside, because it's really not much more comfortable inside, unless it's raining. And there's not much to do inside a tent. There's not much cleaning or maintaining to be done. You pay your bills at the post office or library, when you live in a tent. You can watch movies on your laptop in a tent, but why not just take it outside to the camp chairs? It's dangerous to cook inside the tent, so you cook outside or just go to the pub and eat with your friends.
Since we've been back in Seattle, I've also been working in a building instead of outdoors. As a river guide, it's not just when you are on the river that your outside. It's the whole job:
loading boats - outside; riding on the bus - head; feet and hands outside; safety talk - outside; on the river - outside; schmoozing guests - outside; making lunch - outside; cooking dinner/breakfast- outside (usually in a superbly equipped kitchen), sleeping - outside!
It's no wonder, I'm missing my outdoor time. It makes sense, because I really do like our people-house, but something is missing in there.
So today, I started taking my OSHA mandated breaks from my people-house and I pledge to stick to the recommended schedule of one 15 minute break every 2 indoor hours for the sanity and safety of myself and my co-dwellers.
That's when I realized "Wow, I really need to take breaks from my people-house!" Just like taking breaks at work, I need to get outside of my people-house for at least 15 min every 2 hours. I really like my people-house, but have hated living in a people-house for about 6 months now. Thinking I was missing living in my tent, I just kept complaining about living in this stupid, superfluous people-house.
Now, I think maybe I just miss being outside. Living in a tent pretty much makes you spend tons of time outside, because it's really not much more comfortable inside, unless it's raining. And there's not much to do inside a tent. There's not much cleaning or maintaining to be done. You pay your bills at the post office or library, when you live in a tent. You can watch movies on your laptop in a tent, but why not just take it outside to the camp chairs? It's dangerous to cook inside the tent, so you cook outside or just go to the pub and eat with your friends.
Since we've been back in Seattle, I've also been working in a building instead of outdoors. As a river guide, it's not just when you are on the river that your outside. It's the whole job:
loading boats - outside; riding on the bus - head; feet and hands outside; safety talk - outside; on the river - outside; schmoozing guests - outside; making lunch - outside; cooking dinner/breakfast- outside (usually in a superbly equipped kitchen), sleeping - outside!
It's no wonder, I'm missing my outdoor time. It makes sense, because I really do like our people-house, but something is missing in there.
So today, I started taking my OSHA mandated breaks from my people-house and I pledge to stick to the recommended schedule of one 15 minute break every 2 indoor hours for the sanity and safety of myself and my co-dwellers.
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