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I'm about half-way through watching the first season of "Heroes". Another great show! It's pretty amazing that they were able to take such a goofy concept and make a great show that just about anybody can get into.
It's amazing how good TV has gotten within the last few years. It all started with The Sopranos, and writers have managed to take that basic formula and make it work on network TV. It's like the network execs suddenly realized that it was ok to have storylines that continue from one episode to the next.
TV is one of the few things that this decade has over the '90s. Shit, what did people watch back in the '90s? "Murder She Wrote"?
I know I sound like a broken record when I write about this, but I have, yet again, been feeling pretty down about being single and my social life in general. So many of my friends have grown distant in the last few years. Others are now married. There have been so many nights lately that I've really been in the mood to just go to a bar and have a beer with a few friends.... but there are no friends to have the beer with! Granted, most of the people in my social circle have never been the "going out" type, but I feel like it's gotten worse lately.
I'm starting to come to the conclusion that I need to get out of New Jersey. A couple of years ago, I couldn't fathom leaving; all my closest friends were here, and there was something to do every weekend. Nowadays, I feel like I'm almost always alone. Other than my job and my family, there's really not much here for me anymore. I think I need to start fresh in a new place... make some new friends, meet some new women. Maybe there are friendlier places than New Jersey? I was thinking maybe North Carolina. Lots of IT jobs there. Maybe even a slower pace of life.
As far as the dating thing is concerned, I've decided to give up on the online dating thing for a while. It really wasn't getting me anywhere (plus all those first-and-last dates were costing me a lot).
I know, deep down, that what I need to do is simple: learn to like who I am and to enjoy my life for what it is. If someone special comes along, that's great, but my happiness shouldn't be contingent on having a significant other. I've built a good life for myself; I've got a good career, I'm in great shape, and I really think that people, in general, like me. There's no reason I don't deserve to be happy.
The easy part is saying all that. The hard part? Talking myself into actually believing it.
It's amazing how good TV has gotten within the last few years. It all started with The Sopranos, and writers have managed to take that basic formula and make it work on network TV. It's like the network execs suddenly realized that it was ok to have storylines that continue from one episode to the next.
TV is one of the few things that this decade has over the '90s. Shit, what did people watch back in the '90s? "Murder She Wrote"?
I know I sound like a broken record when I write about this, but I have, yet again, been feeling pretty down about being single and my social life in general. So many of my friends have grown distant in the last few years. Others are now married. There have been so many nights lately that I've really been in the mood to just go to a bar and have a beer with a few friends.... but there are no friends to have the beer with! Granted, most of the people in my social circle have never been the "going out" type, but I feel like it's gotten worse lately.
I'm starting to come to the conclusion that I need to get out of New Jersey. A couple of years ago, I couldn't fathom leaving; all my closest friends were here, and there was something to do every weekend. Nowadays, I feel like I'm almost always alone. Other than my job and my family, there's really not much here for me anymore. I think I need to start fresh in a new place... make some new friends, meet some new women. Maybe there are friendlier places than New Jersey? I was thinking maybe North Carolina. Lots of IT jobs there. Maybe even a slower pace of life.
As far as the dating thing is concerned, I've decided to give up on the online dating thing for a while. It really wasn't getting me anywhere (plus all those first-and-last dates were costing me a lot).
I know, deep down, that what I need to do is simple: learn to like who I am and to enjoy my life for what it is. If someone special comes along, that's great, but my happiness shouldn't be contingent on having a significant other. I've built a good life for myself; I've got a good career, I'm in great shape, and I really think that people, in general, like me. There's no reason I don't deserve to be happy.
The easy part is saying all that. The hard part? Talking myself into actually believing it.