God I am a nerd...and other life related issues
Recently, I have had a lot of time to reflect on where I am in my life. Part of this is due to the breakup I had and having so much time by myself. It got me to thinking about how different I am from my family and especially my parents. Especially when they were my age.
That is the first interesting aspect of this. I am 38 years old and one co-worker already says I have the "peter pan syndrome". I like to think that i am mature in my responsibilities as an adult. I pay my rent/utilities. I go to work and do all the things that are required of me. Up to this point, my parents probably did the same things at their age. Although I know they had four children to raise and all that. This is where the comparison ends though.
I cannot imagine my parents ever really doing anything fun. I know that is an odd thing to say, but I never saw my parents read a book, or go to the movies. I wonder now what they did, and if they were happy or not. I am 38 years old and just got excited about seeing a movie based off a graphic novel. I love knowing all of my books are the way I want them and also looking forward to the next time I can game. I love video games and cartoons. I am more interested in discussing the pros and cons of the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, as opposed to the stimulus package that Obama has created. That doesn't mean I don't care about it, but would RATHER talk fantasy stuff over politics anyday. Don't get me started on what that jackass Bush did to our country for eight years.
Another funny thing is finding out the nerdy things of everyone else. A very close friend of mine is just as nerdy about her dogs and bowling as I am about some of my things. But they are so foreign to me that I cannot relate or understsand. She took the time to really go into the dog thing and I came a way terriried. :) I wonder if I do that when I get on a tangent about the book I am reading, or my book club. Now I still think there is something really wrong with Moni, but if she wants to be that wierd about her dogs, god bless her. I will just sit back and judge accordingly. :)
The bottom line is it is awesome how different people can be. It is those differences that make me want to know more about them. I may not always understand the reasoning behind what they are about, but that is not a requirement. Sometimes you just have to accept what you cannot understand.
Are there more truer words than that?
That is the first interesting aspect of this. I am 38 years old and one co-worker already says I have the "peter pan syndrome". I like to think that i am mature in my responsibilities as an adult. I pay my rent/utilities. I go to work and do all the things that are required of me. Up to this point, my parents probably did the same things at their age. Although I know they had four children to raise and all that. This is where the comparison ends though.
I cannot imagine my parents ever really doing anything fun. I know that is an odd thing to say, but I never saw my parents read a book, or go to the movies. I wonder now what they did, and if they were happy or not. I am 38 years old and just got excited about seeing a movie based off a graphic novel. I love knowing all of my books are the way I want them and also looking forward to the next time I can game. I love video games and cartoons. I am more interested in discussing the pros and cons of the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, as opposed to the stimulus package that Obama has created. That doesn't mean I don't care about it, but would RATHER talk fantasy stuff over politics anyday. Don't get me started on what that jackass Bush did to our country for eight years.
Another funny thing is finding out the nerdy things of everyone else. A very close friend of mine is just as nerdy about her dogs and bowling as I am about some of my things. But they are so foreign to me that I cannot relate or understsand. She took the time to really go into the dog thing and I came a way terriried. :) I wonder if I do that when I get on a tangent about the book I am reading, or my book club. Now I still think there is something really wrong with Moni, but if she wants to be that wierd about her dogs, god bless her. I will just sit back and judge accordingly. :)
The bottom line is it is awesome how different people can be. It is those differences that make me want to know more about them. I may not always understand the reasoning behind what they are about, but that is not a requirement. Sometimes you just have to accept what you cannot understand.
Are there more truer words than that?