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April 05, 2004
wut a sheety weekend..
how to concoct the perfect annhilation to a weekend for this loser:
· start w/ a duke loss..
· then add in the reminder we were up by 8 w/ 3 min to go..
· next, have my entire fantasy bball season of 900-some games come down to a single measly game in which ak-47 (andrei kirilenko) had only to nail ONE more 3-ptr..
· and top it off w/ esther STILL not bein home after a week-and-a-half..
for once, im glad the weekend is over..
- so the travellin continues: i was in orlando last week (at a conference for work) and im beginnin to find out for all my fabled anti-social tendencies, i actually enjoy meetin new people. its coo to talk w/ and get to know someone w/ a different background than my own (which would translate to everyone in the world) cuz im findin people are fascinatin..
now mind you, im still very much introverted. shy and highly unwillin to be the first to stick out my hand or give the initial greeting. but as esther noted to me a few wks back, when i feel comfortable ive become quite loud and garrulous. not just "talkative", EXCESSIVELY talkative. i guess im beginnin to embarass her in public (haha, too bad)..
so in orlando i met a couple of couples. one was from seattle whom i met sittin at the bar in rainforest cafe. they had just tied the knot a few days prior, so they were honeymoonin in the land walt built. for wutever reason, its always nice to see the recently married probly cuz theyre so beamingly happy and--for me at least--it reminds me of my own big day..
the other couple was attendin the same conference. actually, just the guy was but i met em one evenin and ended up hangin out w/ em all nite. they were from nebraska and were relatively young (they looked it at least), yet already had three kids. she was actually a housewife and when i mentioned i thought that may be the hardest job in the world, she thanked me sayin she would normally receive a blasé "oh, so you dont work". gotta be tough..
i wish i was a little more outgoing in my former life, aka the last ten years. it seems my dim view of human nature inadvertently prevented me from experiencin the beauty in peoples lives and backgrounds..
gawd, that sounded so sappy. gonna hafta head to the bathroom to make sure im still a man..
Posted by chars at April 5, 2004 08:19 PM