So I guess the party line is I followed you up here.
Well, I don’t know about that.
So I have been failing miserably at my resolution to use Idoru more often, which really shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anybody, myself included.
So whats new? Well a few weeks ago I got to spend some time with princeBaron and Trevnor the Merciless down in Madison which was an absolutely fantastic way to spend a weekend. I would say that I highly recommend it but that would mean it would be even harder for me to do it and that would be unacceptable. Its hard enough as it is for everything to work out.
This weekend its a trip out to Vegas. Hopefully I will win 10 million dollars (hey, its theoretically possible) and can retire to a life of luxury and leisure. More likely though that I will blow a few hundred bucks at the tables on an off over a few days, see a few shows, etc. And probably spend a fair amount of time sitting by the pool reading.
Speaking of reading, I recently read “The Confession” by Jim McGreevy. Some might remember him as the governor of New Jersey who came out of the affair (after essentially being blackmailed into it by his lover). It was an exceptionally interesting and fast read. Part of the reason I found it so interesting though was due to his ready admittance that he is addicted to his own ego, it made me wonder how many coats of varnish went on his story. My guess would be “many” but thats just me. It also brought up some rather interesting ethical questions which was fun for me since I haven’t had too many chances to explore ethics lately. Of course after I read the story I looked up Golan Cipal (the alleged lover) and found his side of the story which is very contradictory both to itself and towards McGreevy’s tale. At the end of the day I think the truth probably falls somewhere in between the two of those tales but only they will ever know the absolute truth. Which of course was another philosophical question for me to think about.
Needless to say I have been missing my philosophy lately I think. At least it certainly seems that way in relation to the stuff I have been thinking about anyway.
Work has been stressful lately and not the good sort of stressful. Much more along the lines of “I want to win 10 million in vegas and never go back” in fact. I have had to come to terms with the fact that this job has devolved from something I found interesting to “just a paycheck” and doesn’t seem to have the potential to change back. It doesn’t help that my boss and I don’t see eye to eye at all. So I keep looking and keep my fingers crossed and see what happens. Hopefully good things.
I have been making my way through Assassins Creed: Brotherhood. God I love that series of games although I worried about Revelations and the fact that it will be Ezio… again. 3 games is a bit much to say the least. Still, I know I will buy it.
I also now have a membership to the Y with the girl (she gets a discount due to the building she lives in). Goddamn has it been hard to get back to going but at the same time it has been extremely rewarding when I have gone. Its also made me realize that I have turned into a terrible swimmer, at least in terms of stamina.
Other then all of this… I guess there hasn’t been too much going on lately. I suppose I should finish getting ready and then be good to go since I leave for the airport shortly.
