I'm a bit bored waiting to get ready for to go watch the Browns tonight,
so I thought I'd put up a new batch of random thoughts. Enjoy and
remember to breathe, because I don't want to be responsible for taking
anybody's breath away.
- Regarding the subtitle for this
particular blog, I have a feeling that we may still see an "October
surprise" in the election. Obama has a lead in most polls, but things
can happen. Thank God I voted already.
- Speaking of voting,
Ohioans can vote early if they are registered. In Franklin County, the
early voting spot is Vets Memorial on Broad Street. Go vote early to
avoid the potential Election Day waits that plagued Ohio four years ago.
- Last night we had a guest speaker at our church, Bishop James Tatum.
The video is up (I should know...I put it up myself) so check it
out...he was lively, to say the least. Go to the Crossroads site to
find it. If anybody is having trouble finding video from our more
recent services, let me know.
- I don't know about anybody else,
but personally I prefer not to be "pushed" toward approaching or
getting with a particular woman. Also I do not want to be set up with
one unless I ask to be. Many of you already knew this, but it's become
an issue recently because some people have conveniently forgotten this.
I've had my personal boundaries violated a few times regarding this and
a lot of it actually has nothing to do with me. It's been mainly due
to some people's attempt at trying to hide their own attraction to a
particular female in some weird form of wish fulfillment or they just
want their friends to be hooked up with me because they think it would
be "cool" or something along those lines. I've had to set my foot down
and almost be mean about it just to keep my boundaries intact. Though I
am glad to be considered, unfortunately that consideration is very
limited because ultimately it's not about me or some particular woman.
I've found that it is either about someone trying to control outcomes
and circumstances or it's about someone attempting to live vicariously
through their friends or others. That's not helpful in any case. One
of my friends got caught recently trying to do this to me by somebody
else and caught hell for it (it was interesting to watch). Honestly I
would love to be with a woman right now or even in a relationship, but
it's gonna have to be when I'm ready and happen on what my pastor would
call "God's time". In other words, if it happens, cool, but I'm not
gonna push it.
- The word of the day is "particular."
- Boy I hope the Browns do alright tonight.
- This may step on a few toes here, but unfortunately it needs to be
said. I've been approached by more than a few people in the club asking
for me, some of the regulars, and some of my friends to not be so, how
to say this....domineering or demanding...on the dance floor. Yeah, I
know some of us have routines, songs we want to dance to, and stuff we
wanna do. Heck, there's stuff I like to do and want to do. However,
over the last couple of weeks the club has been pretty crowded and even
though we got to do some of our regular stuff, it came at the expense of
those around us who also were looking to have a good time there.
Ultimately we weren't being very considerate, even of people we know
there. I want to apologize to those people who were offended by me
personally either directly or indirectly. I like being just part of the
crowd sometimes, so I do understand where many of these complaints stem
from. Why am I talking about this? Well, for starters, it needs to be
said that some of the things we do on the dance floor can pretty darn
good and skillful. Unfortunately they are seen by some to be
intimidating as well, giving off the impression that we aren't
approachable or friendly. I know that some of you don't care what other
people think, but I don't want anybody to get in trouble because we're
not watching what we're doing. Hey, if the whole crowd wants us to do
our thing, I'll be the first to go to town. However, as much as we
sometimes think this to be, that hasn't actually been happening lately.
I'm not saying we shouldn't do our thing, because I still believe we
should try....it's just that we do have a responsibility to be
respectful and cool about things while we're there just like everybody
else. For the record, I think the club is the place to be on Saturday
nights, and I want to help keep it that way.
- Beware of
phishing sites. A couple of my friends have been hacked recently and
ended up sending out spam, so keep your eyes open.
- You may
have noticed that I have been general when speaking about people in this
particular blog. I'm trying to get my point across without pointing
fingers in any specific direction. Some of you already know who I'm
talking about, so really I don't need to be specific here.
- I
did alright with my first civil service exam last week, but the second
one I took was all over the place, so I don't know what to think of
that. There is a job fair at COSI this Thursday that I intend to attend
unless I get another job assignment this week. In any case things are
looking up there.
That's all for now. Enjoy my profile picture because it's cool. Later and God Bless.
DJ
