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| Hey! Long time, no seeOkay, so this was my first time writing an entry since xanga switched over to it's new format. it took me about 15 minutes here just to figure out how to post an entry.... I was about to give up until i realized I didn't want to be defeated by stupid xanga. i've been really busy lately and this was the first weekend in a long time where I actually didn't have to do any work. It's become the norm to work at least one full day out of my weekend, and not unheard of to work both, and so it was nice to finally have a weekend to chill out, relax, and attend to some errands around the house. and with such a great weekend behind me, i thought nothing would put a better exclamation point on it than to post a xanga entry for the first time in 2 months!! So, here's a recap of the recent:
- taxes - oh taxes, you would think as someone who was a CPA in a former life that I would be more comfortable doing these than the normal citizen. but oh no! taxes suck for me too. so, after neglecting them up until the last weekend before they're due, I cranked out both my taxes, and helped kristen with filing hers. I'm so glad I won't have to think about them for another year because there's nothing fun about doing taxes.
- lasik - yep, finally got lasik surgery, and am so glad I did. for those who didn't know, i had crazy-bad vision. before the surgery, my left eye was at around -10, and my right eye was -7 something. it really bothered me that i was essentially helpless without corrective vision. I kept worrying about a "what if" scenario that i would be in a plane crash that got stranded on a desert island with no glasses and my contacts only working for a week before they too would fail me, leaving me blind on a deserted island!! (think Castaway meets Ray). and i really hated those mornings where I couldn't find my glasses first thing and would end up crawling on the floor to find them. so, took the plunge, and got lasik. because my vision was so bad, I had to get a different kind of lasik than most people get. same results, but the recovery time is a lot longer and more unpredictable. i ended up having blurry vision for about 2 weeks after surgery which totally sucked. couldn't read anything (no internet, no books), couldn't drive anywhere, and really couldn't watch tv or movies (i could follow them, just not watch them the way i would with normal vision). so initially i was frustrated because i had to take an impromptu 2 week break from work during a time when everyone is worried about their jobs because of economic slowdown, and i thought i was going to be out of commission for 3-4 days, not 2 weeks. but now, vision is back to normal... and i no longer have to deal with contact lens solution, glasses or any other crap like that.. which is soooo awesome!!! i've wanted to get the surgery for awhile, but last year was the first time I worked a full year since 2002, so i finally had the money to get it done... and i'm so glad i did.
I  Macs - i switched over to a Mac desktop after Windows crapped out on me for the last time. I hate, hate, hate the Windows operating system for it's lack of stability. and for an individual like me that has no real computer know-how, it's nice having a computer I feel so much more comfortable with and doesn't break down out on me every other time i try to use it. now i'm a mac enthusiast and would highly recommend it for all. it's great!
Water Filter- okay, i know this isn't some big event. but it was to me. it really stood out to me with how much better i am now at taking care of the little things (like getting a water filter installed for the sink). I'm still lazy with cleaning up after myself and putting my clothes away (ask kristen, she'll tell you), but things like the water filter, or any other projects that I would always say to myself that i would get done but never do, i finally do. and i've pimped it to others and have mentioned it on my journal before, but have to say it again, the "Getting Things Done" system (wikipedia it!) has absolutely impacted my life in terms of accomplishing goals. Something like lasik would have been pushed off forever, and the water filter, forget about it. but now, things never slip through my fingers.... i feel like i'm always making a little progress towards my big goals, and my little goals never get lost in the confusions of day to day. and that feeling of accomplishment of any goal (big or small) is a good feeling to have. even if it is just a water filter.. =)
so, up above is life this year.... lasik, water filter, taxes and a new computer. no mention of crazy night this, or crazy experience that.... i think i've really grown into myself as a homebody, who usually looks to his free weekends to maybe read a little something here, watch a DVD from netflix, catch up on my DVR shows and maybe catch a good meal with a friend if time permits. i was considering waiting a bit to announce maybe some other big stuff that may happen in the near future (and it really is big stuff!), but really, i thought those events would deserve their own entry.
hopefully i'll update this more than every 2 months (where I'll be updating you all on my next round of exciting adventures of buying work slacks and getting a key made for my apartment), but who knows... xanga is nice to visit now and again (and i still check it every day for other people's updates), but in terms of me writing stuff, i think it served its purposes for me a long time ago. but every now and again, i get the itch to write... so who knows.
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| Wow i haven't been on xanga in awhile. well, i still go on regularly, but just haven't had the urge to write in quite a while. part of it is that the novelty of writing doesn't appeal to me as strongly as before, but also, it's just a feeling that i don't need to write things out as much. writing is fun, but it can also take away from other things that i have a higher interest in doing. and in my never-ending quest to eliminate all procrastination from my life, i'm going thru a spring-cleaning of sorts.... less xanga, less internet, no AIM.... all things that i spend way too much time on. where does my time go now that i try to be more efficient? hell if i know. it's not like i go party as much, so that's not what gets the bulk of my time. I think you could say that for the most part, i would say that the bulk of my time goes to a general category of relaxation. efficient relaxation. which means, more time at the gym, more time reading, things like that. and overall i'm happy with where i'm at... very content. things will change again once i graduate, but till then, i think i'm really gonna enjoy this last month here in NY... my very relaxed month here.
I've also gone thru the trouble and Protected all my posts, from way back in 2003. once i graduate from school, i'll be heading back into the real world, which means hiding away all the stories that could potentially get me into trobule. even the normal day-to-day stuff would feel a little unsettling if i knew that my firm would be reading it daily. so instead, i've done like so many others, and will only have my most current posts public, with the rest stored away under Protected. If you don't have access to Protected posts, lemme know, and i'll add you. I haven't updated the list in awhile, and am too lazy to do it now.
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