On Standby

I feel so frustrated with life. So I thought I would come on here and just vent my thoughts. But when I sat down to start typing, I was blank. Absolutely, positively, 100% B-L-A-N-K. Ever get that feeling? You're just bogged down with all this stress in your life, but there just isn't a way to process any of it? So you sit there... like a doll... just watching tv or reading a book. Or staring at a wall; I do that on occasion. I think it's like shut-down mode. Or maybe standby. Everything shuts off to save energy. I usually get this way right before I have a good cry. The thing is, I don't want to cry. Sure, crying makes you feel tons better, but it doesn't solve any problems. I need the problems solved... now. And since I know I won't get that instant gratification, I'm in standby mode. Well... I guess another word for it would be laziness.

A Good Back-Cracking

It's amazing to me how simple it is to make someone happy. I myself get happy over the tiniest things. Today, for example, we experienced the first snowfall of the year. I was ecstatic! I took pictures and couldn't wipe the grin of my face as I walked in the freezing cold all the way to class. I love snow... almost as much as I love food. I tasted some baked ziti from Olive Garden a few minutes ago. It was heavenly. I took a bite, closed my eyes, sighed, and said something like, "Mmmm, oh that's GOOD! I... need to stop eating food." See? Doesn't take much to make me happy.

I often crack my roommate's back. She needs it; she's terribly outta wack. Without fail, whenever her back cracks exceptionally well, she proceeds to laugh uncontrollably for a good five mintues. Tonight she took laughing to a whole new level... with snorts and crying and rolling and sounds resembling a victim writhing in pain. For her, it was heavenly. On my end, I felt victorious! Again, it's the simple things in life.

Sucked In

I've always had this preconceived idea that blogging was a complicated and tedious process in which the participators mainly commented on our world of politics. I don't have the slightest idea where that preconception originated, but I've since come to truth about blogging! Praise the Lord...? I don't know; I'm positive that once this first blog is posted, I will have crossed over into the world of blogging addicts and won't be able to go through my day without thinking, "Oh, this will be GREAT for my blog!" I can't promise anything grand or profound to come from my little world, but I do want to be real with you. So much of this will be my thoughts, prayers, and observations... I intend to be encouraging, and perhaps even amazingly blunt. All that said, I've been sucked in. And as of this moment, there's no turning back!