A LONG WEEK NEARLY FINISHED
This past week must've been one of the most brutal for me. After having a great weekend down in Calgary partying with my friend John, I came back to a real slow week in Lacombe.
Working at the Lacombe Globe certainly has its slow days, and there were a couple this week. I had a decent list of stories for the week, but a couple never panned out and others just weren't the big stories I thought they'd be. In addition, I haven't been able to reach certain contacts and had to put off some stories till next week, which is okay considering I'm writing two stories for the front page of the sports section this weekend.
Everything has just seemed to be moving slow motion the last few days. I applied for a job last Thursday and haven't heard back from the editor there, I'm trying to meet up with this girl for a date but she is apparently too busy to ever do anything, and it seems like the weekend has gradually been creeping closer but not fast enough. To top it off, I had to skip working out at the gym one morning because the police scanner went off and there was a car fire. Of course, I got there too late and it turned out the incident wasn't too serious. So not only did I miss out on a photo or story, but I missed my morning workout. I even feel asleep for a half hour on my lunch break yesterday, and had to rip back to work right away to make sure I didn't get busted for taking a longer than usual break for lunch.
I guess my problem lately is that I want everything to be falling into place at once right now, and I'm laking patience and the ability to just avoid thinking of the future and enjoy the present. I'd like to give having a serious relationship a try, try getting to know the opposite sex on a more personal level, and advance my career. Yeah 23 is young, but you reach an age when you realize the future is really creeping closer. My parents are within a decade of retirement, my friend in Red Deer became a father this week, and my sister is getting married this coming summer. It's continued events like this that make me look at my own life more closely and ask myself, where am I headed?
This past week must've been one of the most brutal for me. After having a great weekend down in Calgary partying with my friend John, I came back to a real slow week in Lacombe.
Working at the Lacombe Globe certainly has its slow days, and there were a couple this week. I had a decent list of stories for the week, but a couple never panned out and others just weren't the big stories I thought they'd be. In addition, I haven't been able to reach certain contacts and had to put off some stories till next week, which is okay considering I'm writing two stories for the front page of the sports section this weekend.
Everything has just seemed to be moving slow motion the last few days. I applied for a job last Thursday and haven't heard back from the editor there, I'm trying to meet up with this girl for a date but she is apparently too busy to ever do anything, and it seems like the weekend has gradually been creeping closer but not fast enough. To top it off, I had to skip working out at the gym one morning because the police scanner went off and there was a car fire. Of course, I got there too late and it turned out the incident wasn't too serious. So not only did I miss out on a photo or story, but I missed my morning workout. I even feel asleep for a half hour on my lunch break yesterday, and had to rip back to work right away to make sure I didn't get busted for taking a longer than usual break for lunch.
I guess my problem lately is that I want everything to be falling into place at once right now, and I'm laking patience and the ability to just avoid thinking of the future and enjoy the present. I'd like to give having a serious relationship a try, try getting to know the opposite sex on a more personal level, and advance my career. Yeah 23 is young, but you reach an age when you realize the future is really creeping closer. My parents are within a decade of retirement, my friend in Red Deer became a father this week, and my sister is getting married this coming summer. It's continued events like this that make me look at my own life more closely and ask myself, where am I headed?
Well I'd like to give a serious relationship a try. I haven't had one my whole life, why can't I be like everyone else out there who is in a relatinoship? I want to have a family someday, and I won't get that just hooking up with random girls. I just want to be treated like more than a piece of meat, hmm maybe I should treat girls more that way then.
I know how much you all love the bachelor Al, but times are changing. I'm slowly, but surely, growing up.
Posted by
Al |
1:19 PM
oh wow Al! Seems like you've reached a crossroad! Good luck and thank you for being so honest. It's very much appreciated and inspirational.
Posted by
arbyn |
1:43 AM
I'm inspirational? I think that's the first time I've been told that. Thank you Robyn:)
Posted by
Al |
11:51 PM