See, the problem is, I haven't finished either of my novels yet, and I have ideas for at least three more, PLUS I have a title for my sixth book, if I ever get that far. Ready? It will be called "13 Farts: A Love Story"... of course, I only have the title so far... but I trust my creativity. I'll figure out a good story for it...
Yeah, "love"... what do I know about love?
I know I have a vast reservoir of it stored up inside me. 20+ years' worth. I finally got to set some of it loose upon my wife this Summer, and it was wonderful. But now, alas, the breach has been sealed, and we are back to our "business as usual" system of isolation and self preservation. Well, hey, all love stories have to have some tragedy mixed in, to keep the tale interesting, right?
Why am I writing about this here (as opposed to my blog, or my journal)? I don't know. Boredom, I guess. I doubt the one or two people who might happen upon these words would really want to know about the highs and lows (extremes of both) that I have experienced this year. Chances are, you don't know me from Adam, and the travails of some random dude like me are likely thoroughly unintersting to all but those closest to me.
Sorry.
But it's my site, and my post, so unless you want to try your hand at hacking the site and taking it over to post your own nonsense, you'll just have to endure! MUAHAHAHA!!!!
FACT: I love my iPad. I have the Kindle App on it, so I can carry an entire, ever-changing library of books everywhere I go. The best part seems to be my new addiction to downloading free samples of novels, so I can test the style and see if the author/story appeals to me before pulling the trigger on a purchase. I've saved a ton of money thus far, while also finding new authors I likely never would have found otherwise. When I float around to various book-related websites and blogs and see books talked about, I hop on Amazon, download a free sample, and file it away for future reading. Looooove it.
Plus, I have the NetFlix App on my iPad, so I can watch streamed content from my Watch Instantly queue, whenever I feel like it! Not to mention games, etc.
In fact, my shelves are being practically eliminated. I'm getting rid of most of my hard- and paperback books (since now all I need is digital), and my DVD collection as well, and my game boxes, too. Steam is awesome... I have a hard time wanting to ever buy a game in a box, and install from disc anymore. Steam is so easy... one-click, buy it (usually on crazy sale price), install it, it's auto-patched to the latest version, and ready to play. So easy, it isn't even funny.
All that to say, my addiction to entertainment is much easier to facilitate and organize, now that I'm becoming completely digital.
Why did I talk about all that? Who knows. I'm just free-association writing right now. Right off the top of this pointy head of mine...
2011. I'm 41 now. Had an amazing Summer, and an even better birthday. It was everything I'd hoped my 40th birthday would be, but wasn't. I went from the absolute low-point of my life (June-ish), to the highest point of my life (July-August). I mean, pendulum-extreme. I wish it would last, but alas, not so. But I'll always be able to say, "at least we had the Summer of '11!" Why can't it last, you may ask? Well, I wish it could. But there's usually two people in any marriage (unless you're a Mormon, lol), and it isn't up to me. One of us is addicted to drama, sadly.
I will leave that there.
But it has given me a strange new hope for the future. I mean, I still have most of that reservoir of love available, waiting for another chance to spill out. We'll see.
Dave the Oddly Optimistic.
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 02:55AM ;)
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