State of the April Address

Have you ever realized how much time it takes just to simply function in life? For instance, right now I have a dishwasher full of clean dishes that need unloading, a dryer full of clean clothes that need to be folded and put away, a kitchen counter that needs to be relieved of its crap, an unmade bed, checks that need to be written and deposited and allergy medicine among other essentials that need to be bought. I’m sure there’s more if I think about it a little longer. These things are only the household chores. Then there’s the list for work, the thing that provides the money that pays for the ability to do the household chores. It’s so cyclical too. It feels like I just did all the stuff I listed last week. I guess that’s because I did. Sometimes I wish that I was a bird so I could fly far, far far away (like in Forest Gump) … and eat worms and berries and poop on people’s heads. I’d totally make a game out of pooping if I was a bird. As a human though, I guess it’s not that politically correct to poop on people’s heads. Even if you are an equal opportunity pooper. Wow, ok, I digress.

All that to say, life junk is getting in the way of some of the other things I want to do. I’m always torn between being “responsible” and doing the stuff I really feel is important … like writing a bunch more stuff on here and going on adventures and such. Not to say that I haven’t been going on some adventures, I just haven’t had much of a chance to follow-up with them on here, which I want to do because there’s some cool stuff to do right here in Columbia and in SC that people might not realize. So, that’s on my list of “to-dos” for the site. I went to the NASCAR race in Darlington recently and  have some things to share with you on that. I also went on a moonlit cemetery tour here in Columbia that’s worth a word or two. I was going to do another restaurant review, but when I went to eat, I got so engrossed in the eating part that I forgot to take pictures of the food. I guess I could just start showing you images of empty plates. Maybe that can be my thing; the restaurant gets judged by how much is left on my plate by the end of my meal.

Anyway, I haven’t been totally slack on the creative front. I have been writing. Since that horrible corn allergy of mine has been giving me fits, I decided to start writing about it (it’s a coping mechanism). I wrote an article for Like the Dew – A Journal of  Progressive Southern Culture and Politics. It went up yesterday and, as of now, is still up on the homepage. So, if you’re not tired of my griping about corn and if you haven’t read it yet, go there, give it a read and comment on it so I’ll look insanely popular, grab the attention of some publisher, get a book deal, become a NY Times #1 seller and make a ton of money. The “make a ton of money” part is really what we’re going for. If that happens, I’m going to buy a big soft serve ice cream machine and throw a party. And you’ll all be invited. Because you supported me when I was nothing. And all that. Win/win for both of us! So yeah, here’s the article: http://likethedew.com/2011/05/18/my-corny-life/. Go there and do me proud!

And finally, I’m hoping to have a little something up tomorrow that I’ve been working on/putting off for a while. We’ll see how today goes. Oh and remember, I have a new Bible study coming up. It will be taking place, for those of you wanting to attend in person, Wednesday nights at 7:00 starting June 1. I’ll have an e-mail newsletter sign-up out soon. Contact me if you need more details. I can’t believe today is Thursday and tomorrow is Friday, Friday … gotta get down with Fridaaay … oh yeah, and don’t forget that Saturday is apparently Doomsday/Judgment Day/the Apocalypse according to Harold Camping, an old math nerd. I’m quite doubtful, but if it turns out I’m wrong, won’t my face be red!