66! 90! Go, go, go!!

I'm sitting in the computer room at my parent's house, watching and listening to the rain falling outside. Sunday has become the only day I have to myself, so I try to use it to its fullest potential. That means doing laundry, cleaning up after "Skunky" the guinea pig, and spending time with everyone that wants to hang out. Surprisingly, spending time with people is the hardest for me to actually accomplish. I hate time management. I do love being busy, though... Always on the go, I never take the time to just stay home and relax with the family. I don't know why, either. Maybe it's because there's so much world out there, I feel like I should be out experiencing it. This is a serious Catch-22 for me, which I will deal with at a later date, I'm not thinking about that now.

I have had a very enjoyable weekend so far... I got a little beat up this past week at work, which happens from time to time in the direct outdoor (read: door-to-door) sales business. I decided to take yesterday off because I knew I wouldn't be effective in the state of mind I was in on Friday. Good decision on my part! I feel well-rested and ready to get back at it on Monday. Then, Thursday through Sunday I'll be out of state for a wedding (not mine!), and then back to the streets the following Monday.

One last note, before I wrap this up and watch some of the Dallas Supercross race, after which I'll leave until about midnight, when I'll come home to prepare for tomorrow. I realized that walking about 6 hours a day, 6 days a week, at about 2-3 mph (call it 2.5) means I walk about 90 MILES a week (15 mi/day)! That means, assuming this pace and the 5 weeks I've been at this job, that I have walked around 450 miles so far. And I wonder why I wore my shoes out so fast! So for you friends who wonder why I'm never around anymore, my 66 hour work week, and immense walking mileage are the answer.

I think my clothes are done drying... Back to work I go! As always, thanks for reading! I'll be back the next chance I get. :-)

Brain Stew

There comes a time,

In life, when death,

Is thoughtfully,

Thoroughly considered.

Sometimes it is the taking,

Of another's or your own,

Sometimes its from thinking,

You're old or all alone.

And when the time,

Of ponder is at hand,

Do we sit and take it?

Or do we make a stand?

Ofttimes I wonder,

With my prophetic mind,

What the future holds,

Try to determine mine.

The stand I take,

Though hard and long,

The choice I make,

Is it right or wrong?

Thick and thin,

Old and new,

What should I think,

When I think of you?

I like to dream,

Of better days,

When all our trouble,

Will go away.

And then I stop,

And fully see,

Exactly what's,

Become of me.

A dreamer?

A thinker?

A persistent man?

Is that what I really am?

So for today,

And maybe tomorrow,

I will sit here,

In my sorrow.

But don't you think,

Not for one minute!

That when the time comes,

That I'll regret it!

If it weren't for me,

Writing these words,

My harbored thoughts,

Would not be heard.

And so I'll sit,

And here I'll stay,

To write and ponder,

Another day.

Save your sympathy,

Save your grief,

Keep the symphony,

Playing by the wreath.

For on that day,

When I am gone,

I want to hear,

A happy song.

A song about flowers,

That grow so high,

And a girl with stars,

Right in her eyes.

Because in my dreams,

That's what I see,

And when I awake,

She's not with me.

My dear, where did you go?

It seems as if you disappeared,

Like footprints under fallen snow,

Almost exactly as I feared.

The moral of the story,

I write for you this day,

Is not cause for worry,

So please do not dismay.

Only do I wonder,

And only do I think,

What does the future hold for me?

I hope it doesn't stink!

Hope you all enjoyed that little tour of my mind... I've been stuck in my head all day and I needed to get it out somehow. For some reason, poetry seems to say what I can't. On a lighter note!!!

My new job is going swimmingly! Had a great first week in the field, made 3 sales, learned a LOT, and met some pretty cool people. I got kicked out of an entire town by the police, almost got eaten by a dog, AND... I doubled my "normal" weekly earnings. Not too shabby for not knowing what I'm doing! So needless to say, I'll be back on Monday.

(Once I start rhyming, it's really hard for me to stop. Sorry, it's kinda like an addiction.

"Hi, I'm Jim."

' Hi Jim!'

"And I'm addicted to rhyming."

'Thanks for sharing, Jim, don't you feel soooo much better about yourself?'

"No, actually, I don't. But thanks for asking."

Doesn't the saying your name thing take the anonymous out of it? Or is that just me?)

Sorry, little bit of a tangent there... Anyways, it sounds like my laundry is ready to come out of the dryer. I better start ironing. Ugh... Leave me some comments. And tell your friends to follow me. Thanks! :)

Diary Entry

You know that feeling in your chest? Like there's something on fire in there, yet at the same time it feels like someone has their hand wrapped around your heart, and they're squeezing it, but your heart is still pounding? Yeah... I love that feeling! People tend to call this 'nerves' or 'being nervous', but really it's the release of adrenaline and other fun chemicals your body produces. I call it being excited, it's a cup-half-full thing... I can't go into too much detail, but let's just say things are working out quite nicely. A positive mindset has a VERY powerful impact on your future. Trust me.

Today is the culmination of 10 years of work. It feels the same as every other day that led up to this point, which is a little surprising, I thought it would be different. I think I'm finding more comfort in things staying relatively the same, acknowledging this change would just make it all the more awkward. I'm extremely grateful for everything I've learned and experienced, and for the many relationships I've formed as a result. However, the time has come to move on, and this next step should help me get a lot closer to my goal. (That goal is to have my own business and become financially independent. It's not too much to ask.)

As far as the guinea pig thing goes, I figured out last night that if you just give them a piece of apple they stop squeaking! Who knew? TQ did. Turns out he does more than just lurk on the blogosphere, he actually knows something! Incredible...

Make sure to check back tomorrow, I'll have some more 'concrete' details, and hopefully more good news and a few funny stories!