the trouble

The troube with habit... It is horrible. You get used to something or someone, or some activity, and you end up hooked on it... It becomes well... a habit, which is by definition a "settled tendency or usual manner of behavior". We acquire habits by doing the same actions, by becoming more comfortable in performing them, and by getting a nice satisfactory feeling. It could be getting the same flavor ice cream, or the same route to work/home, or being complimented consistently.

The trouble with habit is that it is good because we know what to expect. We know what's coming our way, and we're prepared for it. So when there is a break in that habit, a silence, no dark chocolate flavor, a closed route, we get a little stuck... a little disappointed, a little scared, a little stunned.

Habit is great, but habit really sucks. It tricks us into comfort. It numbs us. The best habit is NOT to have any habits.

bummed, bummed, and bummed...

So I looked for my Robert Plant and could not find it!!! I am in a bit of panic mode... I will turn over the entire house tonight to locate the bloody piece of paper... I am pretty sure that the concert is sold out and I'd rather not fourk out 20 DT again (but i will if if have to and can)...

Lots of projects are coming to an end at work, so I am hoping that things will be smoother...

On a totally different note, I was thinking about fashion, and how for those that do follow it (make an effort to be part of the "in" crowd) just all look the same. My intentions were to write a proper blog entry on this, but I could not because I can't seem to find the time anymore... Now that I have this opportunity to write, and I'm just gonna go with the flow. So fashion sucks, and those who follow it end up looking like everyone else, some manufactured look by some designer... And the result is a bunch of personality-devoided people all looking the same.

That's all the venting for today. Thanks for listening ;)

catching up

Hello folks... It's been a while, yes I know. The thing I wanted so much to avoid (routine) is getting back... A bit haunted by bad code and HTML going crazy. The best (so to speak) was dreaming about ASP errors the other night.

Took the weekend off and went to the lovely island of Djerba. It was sooo very good to just chill, eat, drink, sleep, and catch up on the reading. There's not much going on really except for work. There is this week, the guitar festival, so I will be going this friday to see Robert Plant, of Led Zeppelin (if I find the ticket... it's somewhere "lost" at home).

Otherwise, it's trying to breath a little bit outside of work, and explore around me...

Can you say "screw you guys"?

Well, that's pretty much it for me... I am at the end of the week... Much in need to sleep, gaze at green pastures and eat (much like a cow or cat actually)... So this week-end, I shall do NOTHING.

priorities in life...

so i was talking this past couple of days with friends and family about our priorities in life, and how they very much differ from one person to another... some people work crazy hours, others are content with the 40 hours... some people will interrupt their life to do charity work, missionary work, etc... others will put family before anything...

How do we come up with our priorities? and how do we determine if they are what they should be? Isn't it very possible that we are for example working too hard? Not thanking God enough? Not doing "good" enough (and by that I don't mean not doing bad, but consciously doing good), or ignoring other people's poverty or poor overall conditions...

Don't we sometimes stray?

Finally!

Finally got some time to breathe and write a couple of lines... I've been swamped with work these pas couple of days and all the paperwork anyone can handle for all kinds of B.S...

Finally got my car yesterday :) I am very excited... I love my rims! I drove for almost 100 km... Getting used to manual shifting and having a blast improving my technique in my own car!

I started reading "The Autograph Man" by Zadie Smith. This is her 2nd novel, and so far, I am enjoying it.