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November 30, 2010 

NaBloPoMo Day 30: Finish Line

Well, I made it. Today is the last day of NaBloPoMo, and I haven’t missed a single day. It’s been tough, and, admittedly, some of the posts have been pretty lame. Sorry about those. I’m going to work a little more at posting quality content on a regular basis.

For the first time, I have a planned schedule. I’ve been keeping ahead of schedule, being one or two days ahead of schedule. Instead of stressing out about what I was going to post, I had time to think about the posts, and come up with something. I feel like they’ve gotten better toward the end of the month here, as I got the hang of scheduling the posting.

In any event, NaBlo was an enjoyable experience this year, rather than stress-inducing. So, as we wrap up the month, I just wanted to say thanks to Rachelskirts and gRegorLove for the comments and support, a lot of which happened behind-the-scenes. So, thanks you guys!

Here’s to an equally productive December. If nothing else, I’ve got the 30 Days of Truth to fall back on to keep me posting. But, great November, everyone! Hope you all keep it up in December!

November 29, 2010 

NaBloPoMo Day 29: Spare Change for Hope

So, I went to college with this pretty cool guy named Justin. I just recently found out that he has YouTube Channel. I don’t spend much time over at YouTube, but I will start keeping up with his channel, and I think you should too. Embedded here is a recent vlog of his, and I just wanted to let you guys know about him, so go subscribe. He’s pretty awesome.

November 28, 2010 

NaBloPoMo Day 28: 30 Days of Truth 4

(An on-going project to discover truth in and about ourselves. See the others here)

Day 04 → Something you have to forgive someone for.

This is a tough one. As a general rule, I don’t stay mad for very long. At least, not any more. In days past, I was quite the grudge holder, but it’s become apparent to me that holding such grudges doesn’t result in anything positive or productive, so I tend to get mad, get over it, and move on whenever someone has wronged me in some way.

The movies and TV have a common trope, “I’ll never forgive you for that!” But, really, I just don’t see that working out in general practice. I mean, I suppose this could be possible in theory, if you were to catch a cheating spouse, or something along those lines, but I’ve never run into that before.

If I had to choose, I have one instance in mind, but I haven’t really thought about it in a while. I once had a person in my life with whom I grew quite close, we’ll call her Susan (since being vague can be confusing). Susan was a great friend. She believed in me, encouraged me, saw talent potential in me that no one but my parents had ever really seen, or at least verbalized. She even helped me through some dark times.

Until one day, there was practically nothing. I don’t know what happened, and I don’t know why there was such a sudden disconnect, but disconnect we did. The break was dazzlingly abrupt, and will forever go without explanation. I was pretty disenfranchised with people when this whole thing went down. I just couldn’t imagine how drastically a relationship could shift in such a short time. I was bitter about it, and I was angry. But, I worked around it. Was able to continue on anyhow.

And I guess, I just got over it. It took time, but I’ve found motivation in myself and in the others around me to continue to push, to reach my goals, even if I don’t think anyone really quite gets my goals as well as she did. But, when it’s all said and done, I’m okay. I’m moving forward, if a bit slowly, and that’s what counts.

I forgive you for just suddenly disappearing. It was tough, but it’s all worked out okay.

November 27, 2010 

NaBloPoMo Day 27: Tumult

So, I’ll be working about 15 hours a day until the end of the month. I could use a guest blog or two, if any of you are interested. Sunday is covered, as it’ll be the next 30 Days of Truth entry. So, if you’d like to help me out, hit me up in the comments or via email: tc (at) thursdays-child (dot) net

In other news, well, there isn’t a lot of other news. Eat, work, sleep. Lather, rinse, repeat. It’s such a drag sometimes, waking up every morning to do the same thing over and over again. Bells, beeping, screaming children. But like I wrote last saturday, it’s just a means to an end. Just a stepping stone on to something greater.

But I got to thinking even more about that. I suppose it’s more than a means to an end. It’s also a wealth of experience, not just on a resume, but also in terms of life. I have seen the bowels of society, but I’ve also seen people at their best. Helping others, being kind, and (above all) being gracious to those who don’t know better. And in the end, that’s more valuable than any of the money, and it really justifies all those bad days, all those days spent flitting from one irritating situation to another.

Those are, each of them, a part of who I am now. They will always be with me, even when I can no longer remember specifics. They will continue to inform my choices, my mannerisms, my whole being. Forever. They can either make me cynical or they can make me learn, and hope that maybe there’s something different. Or, for the good ones, they can make me aspire to be so selfless. Or so caring. Or so gracious.

Good bad, ugly, and soul-sucking. Everything counts, and everything affects your life more than you might realize, whether for good or ill. Even if it’s something as mundane as your days at work.

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