30th Birthday… (last week)
Congratulations, self..you finally did it. You made it to 30 years old! or perhaps it should say…”Ding! You’ve reached level 30! You gain a -1 in stamina!”
What exactly does turning 30 mean, anyways…Does it mean cheaper car insurance? Not really. More wisdom or experience? Maybe..depends on what you call wisdom or experience. Or does it just mean I’m officially old…. I don’t exactly feel old, but I certainly don’t feel like I did five years ago either. Once upon a time, I could run many miles, could scoop many shovels of sand and dirt from a car wash pit, and was able to handle three hours in an attic without much concern or tire. Now…that isn’t the case.
I certainly couldn’t run five miles without dying or passing out. As a matter of fact, I’m not sure which would come first, that would be a tight race on it’s own merit.
If there is one thing I have learned in 30 years it is that “You can’t do it all and you can’t have it all, either.” This is something I met with a little bit of failure in places. Spend too much time doing something and you lose something else. This is just a simple metaphor after all. It reflects on my life and it probably reflects on your life as well. While I’m not going to dive into all of my failures right here, I am going to make a decision to help myself and to get going in the right direction in certain areas.
My goals for the year – which I believe will make me a better person
- Start eating better food/cooking more often. I eat more than my fair share of fast food and I’m sure it isn’t doing my body any favors. I need to cut this down.
- Stop spending so much time on message boards….these damn things are pretty stupid. I waste a lot of time reading a lot of nonsensical, worthless shat.
It might not seem like much since I only listed two things, but in reality, it will provide many layers of much needed repair to my life style. First of all, I need to drop some L-B’s. Probably like 25 pounds. Eating better foods will help this along with exercise, obviously. Diet and exercise can go a long way. I could keep going but I think you get the idea.
Lastly, spending less time on message boards will allow me to focus more of my energy on stuff that actually matters. Watching movies, doing more stuff with the girlfriend/friend and learning more computer “stuff” should be my priorities. I know I can put that focus toward learning more Citrix/WAS stuff, which should pay off at work.
One of the things I had always wanted to do is learn C++ but I haven’t ever had a real reason. It is pretty hard to learn something and sustain it (much like learning a language) if you aren’t using it everyday…you are going to lose it. I feel like I’d have to make a pretty big change in my IT career if I was to change at this point so it probably won’t happen. 
Change is good, but in these times, I’m not putting the job I have now at risk for something different.
Carry on, everyone…I’m done for the night. 