January 10, 2008
A li'l bit o' bowling
I went bowling by myself today. This was a first for me, I don't mind doing things by myself, but bowling was intimidating.
I bowled quite a bit when I was a kid. My parents put me in a junior league when I was around eight years old, Bantam Bowlers. I wasn't that good, at least not that I remember. I did receive a bunch of trophies, I think they were usually for Most Improved.
Ended up that bowling alone was not scary at all, it was fun. I talked to the people bowling next to me. They were probably in their 60s and just started bowling. I have my own ball, this makes me look better than I am. I had so much fun though, and actually improved as the games went on, that I decided I'm going to start going weekly. Maybe I'll get good enough to join a league.
I went online today and found some shoes that match my ball for only $30, so I bought them. Renting shoes is $3.50, so those would be paid for quickly. It's only $2 a game at the bowling alley down the street from me before 5pm.
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January 07, 2008
I'm a snob
I didn't really ever think I would turn out to be a snob, but I am. I'm a food snob, wine snob, coffee snob, and even a city snob. It's hard being a snob living in Fresno. There's just so much to be snobby about. The problem is there's not enough good stuff though. I'm a coffee snob, therefore, living in fresno has caused me to stop drinking coffee becuase there isn't any coffee good enough to bother drinking. I have resorted to a new drink all together, from starbucks of all places (where I would have never visited in seattle - but it's the only consistency i've found). I now drink a grande earl grey soy misto.
The other day I walked into work at the bike shop and there were some fliers on the front counter for fresno's first alley cat race. I couldn't stop laughing. I mean there aren't even any bike messengers here, at all, not a single one nor a need for one. I know, you have to start somewhere. Someone has to organize the first alley cat. But wouldn't you know it's being put on by a bike shop, so surely they are doing it just as an advertising scheme because the bike business has been slow.
Will I attend this race? I'm really not sure yet. It would be fun to laugh at all the little skinny college-boy hipsters that are going to think they are so freakin' cool. Some racer will probably end up winning. It's not as if there are actual alleys to cut through and secret short-cuts to make your ride faster.
Anyway, I get called a snob a lot lately. I think I'm okay with this. My response is, "I know what I like and I like what I know (and I like tomato and mayonnaise sandwiches [okay, not really, that's a line from Harriet the Spy])."
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January 03, 2008
The Year That I Will Turn 30!
There are going to be a lot of changes in my life for 2008. I am not making goals; I am making changes. I am going to stop using retail therapy, I pay enough for my real therapy, I don't need to go shopping. I am going to learn to say No, Nope, I won't, I have no time; it is OK to say no. I am going to run a marathon in November.
I really didn't think I'd care at all about turning 30 years old. Granted, it's still almost five months away, but I'm already thinking about it. I guess the no-denying-it realization that I had no idea that this is where I'd be at 30. I'm sure I thought I'd be married, probably have a master's degree, maybe a kid (i really don't remember anymore whether I ever wanted them or not), definitely not living in Fresno at my grandmother's house.
So it's really about a lot of things. I am happier where I am now than where I was five years ago. I am actively working at making myself happier, healthier, and more sane.
This year is going to be different.
Now, that phrase can be said many ways. I am not saying it in that hoping and praying that this year is magically better than last year. I mean that I am going to make this year different.
At the least I probably won't get hit by a car and have my jaw wired shut again, right?
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