So you ever meet someone at a party, or your first day of work, or some other social situation? You get introduced to someone, but you didn’t quite hear the name, and 1000 people are coming at you. You see the guy again a few days later, and he says hi, but you’re busy with some paperwork or a phone call, so you don’t try to catch his name then. Then a week goes by and another week, and finally, you’ve been working with a guy or living next to someone for 2 months but you have NO idea what his name is.At that point, it’s just too awkward to ask, because you sound like an idiot. Now you have to find a smooth way to work back into an introduction, but there’s no good way to do that. Every day that goes by, it’s more awkward, and OF COURSE he knows your name, so that just makes you the jerk!
Well, as odd as the analogy sounds, that’s exactly what happened on this half-ass site. I took a break briefly because I had a ton of things going on. Then every week that I got further and further out of habit, it became harder and harder to find time to write. And when you realize that a grand total of 4 people are following your ramblings on your latest trivial interest, it’s hard to stay motivated. Eventually, 1.5 years go by, and you want to start up again, but you have no good way to get back to it.
So here we are. In the last 1.5 years, my wife and I have had about 5 job crises, a graduation, a new job (for her), a promotion – of sorts (for me), 2 nephews born, 2 sisters wed, a mother-in-law remarried, financial struggles, a family cancer diagnosis, and 3 miscarriages. And I also got a Playstation 3.
Yesterday, I heard my future child’s heartbeat for the first time. That’s neither here nor there, but while I’m listing my recent history, I thought I should top it off with that.
I’ve decided to get started writing again. My incredibly inflated ego will almost assuredly continue to harbor grand delusions that I’ll have an ever-growing thong of admirers. In reality, I’ll be lucky to have the same 5 people reading my crap that used to do so.
That being said, I need a clean restart. I mean, it worked for Batman – why wouldn’t it work for me? I’m still working on developing some sort of regular theme beyond “The Jim’s Stupid Complaints”, but that may be all we get. I’ll still keep this site up as an archive (because – again - my inflated ego thinks an archive of my brilliance is required).
I’m going to spend a week or two coming up with the next step, and I’ll post updates here to redirect to the new place.
Until next time,
The Jim
2 comments:
I'm so glad you are back to blogging! I'm one of the faithful four! Now that you are on Facebook, you can link your page to Facebook, and all your Facebook friends will see the link. You need to work on adding Facebook Friends. Just go to Will's or my page, click on friends, and request all the people you know.
Congrats again on the pregnancy! It is a exciting and scary time. When y'all have to register, I can tell Jen all the good stuff and things to avoid. Also, I'd like to help out or give her a baby shower. I'm sure Meag would be in to help as well.
Keep us posted!
Molly
On a cold day in January I opened my fridge to retrieve a beer. On the six pack was tied a small pair of booties.I drank that six pack and few more that evening. A new and wonderful phase of my life had begun. Four daughters; three sons in law; a granddaughter; a grandson and now your "new addition"; later, that phase continues. That baby who I first learned of, is now carrying your child. As a proud parent I am overjoyed for her. Between just you and I (and your four or five readers) I am sure Jennifer (The Prodigy) will be a good mother but I am certain you, as a father will be an amazing.
Welcome back to the "blogasphere".
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