No one gives a fuck about your ordinary life.
True.
I’ve talked about this before in other journals, ones deemed more private, where we as a collective society only seem to express ourselves when others are wrought with guilt, depression, anger or some other form of penetrating, social darkness and/or crises. That or sheer insanity.
The public sure does thrive on insanity.
That said, I’ve been trying to pace myself, walking wide-eyed and observant through an otherwise normal, ordinary life. Not many seem to care. I’m just not interesting to most people, which I find to be horribly depressing. How can you attract a woman when your life isn’t interesting?
I get up. I go to work. I come home from work. I cook. I clean. I check my email. I go to bed.
My life, ladies and gentlemen, is not compelling to say the least. Mundane? Yes. Oh god yes. I fear I no longer have an interesting bone in my body. What could I possibly offer the world that’s new? Exciting? Different and fresh, riding the edge of plain-vanilla-lifedom?
Not sure. And that frightens me.
October 9th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Don’t fret. There is nothing wrong with being mundane and boring. I am probably the most boring person you’ll ever meet, but I find life to be very fulfilling despite the mundaneness.
When my wife and I met she had a disaster of a life due to a dysfunctional family and my boringness was an island of tranquility for her. Now, we are so boring, no one likes to hang out with us! But we like our drama free existence.
Maybe you should get a cat or something, they can provide hours of exciting entertainment.
And you’re interesting to me! Otherwise I wouldn’t have subscribed to your feed!
So, celebrate mundanity (is that a word?)!
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October 9th, 2008 at 12:59 am
how about just making friends and going out?
October 9th, 2008 at 10:54 am
You’ll never be considered “ordinary.” You are unique, gifted, expressive and outspoken.You’re in a daily ritual that most crave. Maybe you’re simply ready for more.
Maybe your memories are getting stale. Sometimes people get to a point where they simply need more experiences. Cup runneth dry and blah bleh. Go vacation (if work every finds a moment), travel, grad school, finally write that book you claim to want to write…. You’re at a point in your life where you have the freedom to choose. Becareful, these times are few and far between for most. Make it a time you’ll look back on fondly.
Go have fun
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October 9th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
@ Jon – Yeah, maybe someone will find solace in me and my stable life one day. I’ve considered getting a cat, but I’m guilty by nature. I’ll feel bad if I’m not around for it to give it the love and attention it deserves.
I’m glad you think I’m interesting. It means a lot.
@ Joe – I do that, but that also has become part of the routine, you know?
@ Nathan – Maybe you’re right. Maybe I AM ready for more. I always look back on my past at all the great things I’ve done and all the awesome things I’ve created. I dwell on the past; it’s a huge fault of mine. I just have to move on and find new things to get me to where I want to be… wherever on earth that is.
October 11th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Nichole, you are one of the last people I think of when I hear the word “uninteresting”. In fact, I’m not a big fan of the whole blogging thing, but yet here I am checking out yours on a regular basis. If nothing else, you take the mundane and put an interesting spin on it.
October 11th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
@ Greg – That means a lot dude. Thank you. <3
October 13th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Are you hung up?