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Y'know, according to Transformers: The Movie, we'd be into the second Autobot/Decepticon war. At least, Rodimus Prime would be around, whining about Optimus Prime not being around. :)
New Year's Eve was a lot of fun. I drank more than I intended, but not enough to get stupid, and was sober by midnight. One odd thing was that it was bitterly cold, so C had a chimenea going. At one point, I got a hair up my ass to split firewood for it. I really enjoyed the simple joy of doing good, honest manual labor, and even got pretty good at it before I stopped. No, I was not drunk then. I had the barest bit of a buzz, and chopping firewood burned that out of me. I was also away from everyone else.
I saw my old roommate (and friend for about 20 years) Biz, not to mention![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mfsfreak, strieson, and disker and his wife. We cut up, but never REALLY got out of control. Heck, our average age was 29. :) strieson and I came home around 1230am, seeing no cops out, and I got some much needed sleep.
I haven't made a list of resolutions this year, either. I think that it's mainly because I wasn't thinking about it, and I know I could do so now, but I'm not feeling "it", you know? Besides, it'll be the same as it always is: lose weight to improve my self-image and -respect, acquire the confidence to go looking for someone and do so, and "grow up" more (my RPG collection, I'm looking at you). Vague, yes, but it also gives me the flexibility to alter my courses of action to attain my goals, without being straitjacketed into a particular path.
The store is emptying very substantially every day now. We have no bread, eggs, milk, fresh meat, fresh produce, Cokes, Pepsis, or beer. I still get unhappy about it, but I'm also finding that I'm growing used to the idea of moving to a new store. I think I'm ready to move on now.
So yeah, now I've actually come to address my comment above about my RPG collection. I've got too much. I wasted WAY too much money on stuff I realize now that I shouldn't have really bought, because I didn't use it, or used it rarely. Given that I have enough RPGs to fill a six-foot-high 4 shelf bookcase, it should not be surprising that I have about 4 feet of RPGs that I'm going to unload on eBay. Some, I may decide to bestow on friends or whatnot, but I think that I want to get some of the money I sunk into it back. Also being eyed: my DVD and CD collections. Having assloads of DVDs and CDs and RPGs and books just isn't fulfilling anymore. Not that it ever really was, but now it's approaching an active dissatisfaction.
Plain and simple, I want to remain Anthony, but I also want to be an Anthony that is respected as an adult. Until I can feel this about myself, I can't expect to see it from others. Shedding my obsession with owning pissant material goods is a first step. Now, I may have mentioned books, but I realize that, for the most part, I cannot part with them, because I am a re-reader. Years can go by after I've read a book, and if I think of a scene in that book, I'll feel the urge to pull it down and read it again. I've unloaded books before, and to this day I regret it. There are books I cannot replace, and think about reading. That's torturous, let me tell you. That said, I might give it a once-over to see if there's anything that I wasn't partiuclarly impressed with that I can unload as well.
Well, I have work in the morning, and it promises to be busy. After work, I'm going to C's to help move his soon-to-be-ex-wife's stuff to her new apartment, or -- if they're done -- hang out a bit. (Long story if I've not mentioned it. Suffice to say that they're divorcing because their issues couldn't be worked out.)
Oh, and lest I forget, Happy Early Birthday todragonpurr! Remember, for a day, I'm as old as you are! :) (On that note, I'm off Monday and Tuesday, though I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet.)
Time for bed. Good night, peeps! :)
New Year's Eve was a lot of fun. I drank more than I intended, but not enough to get stupid, and was sober by midnight. One odd thing was that it was bitterly cold, so C had a chimenea going. At one point, I got a hair up my ass to split firewood for it. I really enjoyed the simple joy of doing good, honest manual labor, and even got pretty good at it before I stopped. No, I was not drunk then. I had the barest bit of a buzz, and chopping firewood burned that out of me. I was also away from everyone else.
I saw my old roommate (and friend for about 20 years) Biz, not to mention
mfsfreak, strieson, and disker and his wife. We cut up, but never REALLY got out of control. Heck, our average age was 29. :) strieson and I came home around 1230am, seeing no cops out, and I got some much needed sleep.I haven't made a list of resolutions this year, either. I think that it's mainly because I wasn't thinking about it, and I know I could do so now, but I'm not feeling "it", you know? Besides, it'll be the same as it always is: lose weight to improve my self-image and -respect, acquire the confidence to go looking for someone and do so, and "grow up" more (my RPG collection, I'm looking at you). Vague, yes, but it also gives me the flexibility to alter my courses of action to attain my goals, without being straitjacketed into a particular path.
The store is emptying very substantially every day now. We have no bread, eggs, milk, fresh meat, fresh produce, Cokes, Pepsis, or beer. I still get unhappy about it, but I'm also finding that I'm growing used to the idea of moving to a new store. I think I'm ready to move on now.
So yeah, now I've actually come to address my comment above about my RPG collection. I've got too much. I wasted WAY too much money on stuff I realize now that I shouldn't have really bought, because I didn't use it, or used it rarely. Given that I have enough RPGs to fill a six-foot-high 4 shelf bookcase, it should not be surprising that I have about 4 feet of RPGs that I'm going to unload on eBay. Some, I may decide to bestow on friends or whatnot, but I think that I want to get some of the money I sunk into it back. Also being eyed: my DVD and CD collections. Having assloads of DVDs and CDs and RPGs and books just isn't fulfilling anymore. Not that it ever really was, but now it's approaching an active dissatisfaction.
Plain and simple, I want to remain Anthony, but I also want to be an Anthony that is respected as an adult. Until I can feel this about myself, I can't expect to see it from others. Shedding my obsession with owning pissant material goods is a first step. Now, I may have mentioned books, but I realize that, for the most part, I cannot part with them, because I am a re-reader. Years can go by after I've read a book, and if I think of a scene in that book, I'll feel the urge to pull it down and read it again. I've unloaded books before, and to this day I regret it. There are books I cannot replace, and think about reading. That's torturous, let me tell you. That said, I might give it a once-over to see if there's anything that I wasn't partiuclarly impressed with that I can unload as well.
Well, I have work in the morning, and it promises to be busy. After work, I'm going to C's to help move his soon-to-be-ex-wife's stuff to her new apartment, or -- if they're done -- hang out a bit. (Long story if I've not mentioned it. Suffice to say that they're divorcing because their issues couldn't be worked out.)
Oh, and lest I forget, Happy Early Birthday to
dragonpurr! Remember, for a day, I'm as old as you are! :) (On that note, I'm off Monday and Tuesday, though I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet.)Time for bed. Good night, peeps! :)
