Monthly Archive for July, 2008

working remotely

Cons:
- Distracted by washing dishes, laundry or other similar cleaning chore.
- Very little social interaction.
- Is the mailman here yet?
- The bed.
- Wikipedia.

Pros:
- Can work from anywhere there is internet access.
- Flexibility.
- No commute.
- When at home, can rock out or have NPR on.
- No one is watching me.
- Can work naked, if desired.
- Sometimes the BG is here.
- Can remain in pajamas and dirty for any length of time, even days.
- Enhances independent work attitude and habits.

maybe it’s the hangover

I’m so on the verge of something all the time. Like if I keep thinking thinking thinking then something one day is going to POP!… And then I’ll get it and be right with the world and myself and my surroundings. I’m starting to believe this might be the wrong way to live.

On some days there are minutes where I feel relaxed. On other days there are hours where I feel too complex and can’t complete even the most simple of tasks. There are yet other days where I know I’m fighting something bigger. Huge. I am fighting the universe. And the more I fight it the more miserable I become. Things cannot always be *my* way.

The days I fight are the days I remember most because they’re the ones where I feel the most awful. They’re the ones I deal out blame. I blame the city of Raleigh for making me feel enclosed, I blame myself for losing my independence, I blame my friends for not taking our relationships more seriously, I blame this apartment for my claustrophobia, I blame the BG for being too good, I blame the media for not enlightening us, I blame my family for not trying harder to see things the way I do, I blame the US for most of the world’s collective misery, I blame soccer moms for driving poorly, I blame breeders for perpetuating the problem. The list never ends. All of this blame and judgement, all because I cannot control the way things are and cannot accept that I do not have the control.

During moments of relaxation I feel completely integrated into my surroundings. I don’t think about them, they just are. Nothing can go wrong because nothing is touching me. It is because these moments happen so rarely for me, or that they’re mostly induced when certain conditions apply, that I am making a vow today. My perceptions of life are skewed and I recognize that as an issue.

weak

I’ve taken the self-awareness thing too far… overanalyzing everything and taking *everything* personally. My commitment to the Four Agreements has seriously wavered and it’s having an extreme negative effect on me. I’m having a hard time centering myself.

The thing that sucks is now that we’re getting all serious about launching these other blogs and living our lives in a more public view, I’m holding back here, because I’m embarrassed and ashamed of how weak I’ve been and I’m not wanting it to affect the other goals the BG and I are trying to achieve.

I hate to say this, but I honestly wish I could just smoke a bowl and space out once in a while. You know, just like I did way back when…

Ugh.