George Gray

I have studied many times
The marble which was chiseled for me --
A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor.
In truth it pictures not my destination
But my life.
For love was offered me and I shrank from its disillusionment;
Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid;
Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances.
Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life.
And now I know that we must lift the sail
And catch the winds of destiny
Wherever they drive the boat.
To put meaning in one's life may end in madness,
But life without meaning is the torture
Of restlessness and vague desire --
It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.

by Edgar Lee Masters

I read this poem in an email and loved it.

Netflix Gets Me

I feel very prickly today. Want a hug?

Not Now

Today would be one of those days when I sell out the human race to invading aliens. It's best to leave me alone right now.

This means that every idiot within a 3,000 mile radius will want to reach me. Good luck.

Self-Imposed Exile

Have you ever just taken a couple of days or weeks and just shut the outside world out?

Practically everyone I know is a social butterfly despite my best efforts to not be one, that seems to only draw them near. So when I feel overloaded by humanity, especially right before season changes, I find myself cancelling any plans that I made to stay at home and just be with me.

This appears weird to some people and very anti-social. Believe me, during week 2 when I was more than happy to spend a weekend at home I questioned whether depression was a factor. I googled, I'm not depressed, in fact I was blissfully happy.

Nothing dramatic happened to me, people didn't piss me off or upset me, and when people tried to engage me in an argument I just shrugged it off and stopped the conversation with, "I have to go, it was great talking to you, but I'm hanging up now. Bye!" in a very pleasant tone.

All good things must come to an end and spending all this solo time can become addicting for me.

How to Get Rid of Those Pesky 10 Inches

Go to your nearby salon and get them chopped off and donated to make a wig for kids with cancer.

Office Stalking

Working in a cube farm sometimes has its advantages, like witnessing people's behaviors are great fodder for a blog.

In the last twenty minutes I've watched the same person walk back and forth peeking into an office with the door shut or no one there.

Here's a hint for more effective time management if you're a office stalker. Check their calendar to see if there's an opening, send an IM to check availability, or send a meeting invite.