Ewww. Thought.

Right. I'm currently reading a book called By the Sword, a book about the history of swords, swordfighting, and the people who use swords for swordfights. Several of these people who mastered the sword and the duel (or the art of fencing in later chapters) were also masters of several languages at once, experts at games like chess and the Japanese game go, well traveled, hugely successful buisness men, etc., etc.

It got me thinking. The only thing seperating me from them is how I spend my leisure time, which sadly to say, is not by learning a new language, or playing chess a lot, traveling the world, stabbing people with pointy things, or anything remotely worthwhile like that.

Now of course, this is where I'd usually say something profound and avoid the question of self-improvement altogether. But, I keep realizing there is all this stuff I want to do, but I would rather play games that I've already mastered, or have no interest in. Yeah, I do stuff that bores me or makes me fustrated, cause it's a lot easier than trying to improve myself. But no more. After I finish the current game I'm working on (I do need to finish, if I don't, I'll go back to it eventually), I'm selling my 360 and finding something more worthwhile to do with my time, like feed the homeless or take up a martial art again.

-D out.

Huh?

Boss' Day?

Geeze, greeting card companies are making us celebrate EVERYBODY, aren't they? Now, people like grandparents, and dads, and moms should be recognized, don't get me wrong. But, having a day for your boss? Isn't that everyday? Doesn't he/she get whatever they want when you go into work? So when is it going to be average worker day? Certainly we don't get the respect we so richly deserve.

Come to think of it, there are so many people who are marginallized by society by not having their own greeting-card day. Allow me to give you some new "recognition days" that should be making their way to a greeting card stand or Hallmark store near you:

• Nerdy kid in the back of the class Day
• Stalker Day
• Janitor Day
• Roadie for Metallica Day
• Anime Fanboy Day
• 1-800 Operator Day
• Slacker Day
• Professional Wrestler Day
• Brooding Artist Day
• Indie Film Connoisseur Day
• James K. Polk Day
• Rehab Attendee Day

Just wait. In five years from now, you'll be in the card isle at your local grocery store looking for the perfect card for the guy who sits at Starbucks with his journal of crappy poetry and you'll be like, "Wow, -D was right." Of course I'm right.

-D out.