time for an attitude change...
May 25, 2008
Same old, same old...nothing new to report! Has been a month since my last entry so thought I'd type a little of something to keep my legion of loyal readers up to date on the happenings and lack thereof in my life!!!
Bought a Nintendo Wii last week after procrastinating for about six months! It's so much fun, but without the purchase of additional games I can see the novelty wearing off rather quickly. When purchasing the sales assistant asked what other gaming consoles I own and was rather surprised to hear my last one was the trusty old NES back in the late 80s! Now I'm a bit more up to date! Yet to get the parents to play anything yet (one reason for getting the Wii instead of a Xbox or Playstation). Also picked up the Wii-Fit to encourage some sort of physical exercise rather than the odd walk around the block and my bi-annual gym trip! Super Mario Galaxy is so far my favourite...it's so awesome and a long way from the Super Mario Bros. from the 80s! And the soundtrack to it is just gorgeous!!! I could quite easily see this becoming a new money pit for me!
Saw the new Indy movie last night, fairly disappointed. For me it had too much of a comedy and had a Tomb Raider sense about it. Was so looking forward to this being released but now reckon they shouldn't have made it. Regardless of how bad it is it'll no doubt make a shit-load at the Box-Office...our theatre was probably 98% full with people sitting in the very front row.
Had my yearly doctor's appointment last week where I received the typical blasting about my weight! To be fair it's not a blasting just a discussion about what I'm doing and not doing correctly. Doc said I'm just over 10kgs away from being a candidate for lap-band surgery...scared the shit out of me! Blood was taken and received the results yesterday. Pretty much everything else is okay but gotta work on weight and blood pressure which is a little too high for his liking (I still don't know what all the numbers mean!). Had a chat about depression too something which has plagued me for ten years which I only acknowledged to my folks after receiving news of the lap-band. They weren't too surprised to learn of it as they've known for a while but my doctor was completely dumbfounded as I've been putting on a brave face for so long! Talked about where the problems may have originated and what can be done to address them. Even mentioned seeing a psychologist to sort out some embedded thoughts of mine such as why I think people don't like me and in turn why I try so hard to please everybody. I honestly feel so much better talking and can already sense changes because I'm beginning to think "ahh, fuck it!" more often on issues. I'm way too analytical when it comes to daily life, problems, and other people. I really can't be rooted dealing with a lot of the useless shit that's currently going on in my little, insignificant world...so I'm not going to anymore...fuck it.
As I type my Uncle Barry is in Palliative Care with only a couple of days to live. Such mixed emotions about it all as he has been knocking on heaven's door for nearly a decade so passing will mean the end of his suffering. I will certainly miss his wicked sense of humour and the joy he brings to our family but also my dad...not only brothers but best friends. It'll hit my dad pretty hard, even though one brother remains they're not close at all. I dread it...
Update: My Uncle Barry passed away at 15:15 Wednesday May 28. Was there in the room with family when he died, a very emotional time for all. After years of pain and discomfort it's reassuring he left us peacefully. RIP my favourite Uncle :(
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