stupid internet.

I blame the internet for everything. It makes me watch too much tv, too much netflix, too much Facebook, too much amazon, too much of just looking and not doing. I stopped blogging because I don't have the patience to do much of anything anymore. I clock in to work 40 hours a week for somebody else, and then I come home and use the internet to just look at life happening without going anywhere.

Right after that sentence I turned Netflix off. I thought I could have a show playing in the background while I type out some of my thoughts. Eww. Who wants to read half ass thoughts? I hate having half assed conversations with people around me. Put down your phone-- whatever it may be that you are looking at-- and experience life with me! I walk into the break room at work and five people all have their heads down looking at their phones.

Do you remember those funny Taco Bell commercials that talked about getting TNS? Taco Neck Syndrome. It's what happens when you eat too many tacos. Your head is always off to one side because you've tried hard not to let your taco toppings fall out of their shell. This is now what is happening to the entire population. Our heads and necks are constantly curved downward.

Recently some friends of ours went on a cruise. I've only briefly considered a cruise when planning my vacations. If I'm taking time off work and spending some savings, then I want to go somewhere new and have the chance to take my time in exploring all of the exotic that exists there. I've always thought that taking a cruise was the boring man's vacation. You don't have to think, just show up. I guess that could be relaxing. But what really caught my attention while talking with our friends about their latest cruise trip, was the idea that nobody has a wireless signal on the boat. Because of this, people are actually engaged in conversation with those around them. You wait in line for a buffet, or dancing, or waterslides... and you have no reason to look at your phone so you actually become more human for a few days. I liked that idea.

I'm still not planning a cruise anytime soon, but I'm open to the idea now. I wish there were more situations where people were forced to converse with one another. Even as I sit here, I wonder if it would be better for me to call up a friend and go on a walk & talk. I did that earlier this week, so I'll accept this moment right now as my personal time. Time for putting thoughts into words. It's the year two-thousand fifteen. What the heck? Time is really flying by. I have a little catching up to do on my blog. There are a few stories from the past few months that are blog worthy. I will try to post them soon. After that, I hope to be a regular on here again. I like typing out my life. It almost works like a checks & balances to my soul. Am I following my true desires? Did I accomplish anything I wanted to last year?