I find it interesting that when looking through people's blogs the majority simply write about what they did that day. I did this ... I hope to do that ... etc. I guess in some sense they are trying to share themselves with others (even if it is this anonymous and ultimately cold manner [weird that in seeking connection we seem to use technology that in essence keeps us apart {wrote a paper on that once in SF class of all things}]). I find my self asking what do I really learn about people from their day-to-day life? Are we to make some judgement based upon what they do? Is what we do from day-to-day a real measure of who we are (who I am) as people? Or do we lose ourselves in the menutia of the daily grind? Does my knowing that you went to the store today and bought a few cd's really tell me anything about you (other than you bought cd's [I can make inferences but would they be accurate?]), who you really are? Where are we? What about us communicates to others who we really are? What are we really? Are we the collection of random thoughts that swirl around in our brains (and which I throw up on a blog)? Are we the collection of our actions? They say actions speak louder than words but so does inaction when you think about it. Does it matter if we know what motivates people? Does that help us to know them?
I post a lot of crap here on anything that floats into my head from politics to religion to economics to culture. Occasionaly I say the odd word about myself but in the end am I not always saying something about myself? Would what I say here be furthered by knowledge of what I do in the minute by minute living of my life? Would anyone really care? I guess the big question is why do we care or does anyone care? Why do I care to express myself at all? Does it matter that people know me? Does anyone really know me? Can anyone really know me? Do I really know me? I guess part of this blog is a quest towards self realization. An effort to determine who I am, what I think and ultimately how I should act. The Apostle James says we should display our faith by our works, do I do that?
In the end (it amazes me how much I use this phrase) I'm not too sure what I do from hour to hour really encapsulates who I am but it does speak to who I am. Just as my thoughts aren't my entirety but a portion of what I am. In the merging of the two I guess is where we see who a person is to some extent (especially given this forum because I could by lying and you would never know, of course it would do me little good if I didn't tell the truth) for even in that I believe it is impossible to really know someone.
Enough of the philosophy and on to the mundane:
My week ...
Monday: Worked till 7am - went home and watched 'Everybody Loves Raymond' and 'Two and a Half Men' which I taped the night before - went to bed about 8am - got up around 4:30pm and checked my email and a few websites - watched 'Pardon the Interuption' which I had taped - went for a bike ride out to the university and back - watched 'Ocean's 12' - went to work at 10:30pm.
Tuesday: worked till 7am - went golfing with my brother-in-law - got home around 12pm - did some online banking - got to bed about 12:30pm - got up about 7pm and watched 'Pardon the Interuption' and 'The Daily Show' - commented on a political discussion blog that I am involved with - played some SoCom 2 on my PS2 - watched the first half of 'Closer' (good movie btw) - went to work at 10:30pm.
Wednesday: worked till 7am - went home and watched 'The Daily Show' - got to bed about 8am - woke up around 5pm - watched 'Pardon the Interuption', '24', 'The Amazing Race' and 'Arrested Development' - played a little Socom - finished watching 'Closer' (again a good movie) - went to work at 10:30pm.
Thursday: worked till 7am - went home and watched 'The Daily Show' - played some Socom - got to bed about 9am - woke up around 5pm - played some Socom - watched 'Pardon the Interuption' - watched Survivor (after I taped it, I tape everything first) - went to work at 10:30pm.
Friday: worked till 7am - went home and watched 'The Daily Show' - played som Socom - went to bed aroudn 8:30am - got up at 11:30am - cleaned the bathroom - went to work for a staff meeting - called about an apartment for rent - got a call to work tonight - had to cancel plans to visit my family for the weekend - played some Socom - went to bed around 6:30pm.
Saturday: woke up at midnight - made myself a western omlett and went to work at 12:40am - played around on the computer at work and updated my blog after checking out some others.
There it is. My boring life in all its glory. Does it tell you anything about me (other than the fact that I lead a boring life)?
1 comment:
It tells me that you have seen two movies that I want to see. :)
Your life isn't boring, mine is rather similar. If I say yours is boring that means that mine is also! And I can't do that!
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