I had a funny and slightly awkward moment yesterday at work.
My friend/workout partner Chris turned 26 today, and another co-worker joked that he's almost 30. Chris said that he didn't even want to think about that (turning 30). I then commented that "oddly enough, turning 30 was worse for me than turning 40". Everyone, including my boss, chuckled for a second then paused and said "wait, what"? They couldn't believe that I am past 40 (I'll be 42 in July). Chris made me show him my license.
Part of me thinks this is great because I must look young. And part of me wonders if it could just mean that I act and/or dress too immature for my age.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Saturday, May 04, 2013
An Oddly Dreaded Question
Amanda and I have started participating in a small group from our church. It meets on Sunday evenings, but today's meeting consisted of dinner and fellowship (hanging out), instead of the normal Bible study/worship/prayer time.
After dinner, the men were out on the back porch, when one of them asked what has become a dreaded question for me - "What do you like to do in your spare time?"
The only answers I could come up with was exercising (3-5 times per week), Christian pursuits (reading the Bible, going to church, etc), and practicing drums once in a while. That seems pretty lame though, so after that I had to pause and continue the answer with what I would like to do in my spare time, but don't have enough resources (time and/or money) to pursue. This includes:
But all of the additional above activities require time, and (more importantly) money, and we still haven't fully recovered financially from me being unemployed and us relocating to Ohio. Also, the rent we're paying at this house is higher than a normal mortgage would be, but we're still in mortgage purgatory since short selling our house in California, and will be for at least another year and a half.
Life is good, and I don't intend to sound like a whiner. But I would definitely like to be able to spend more resources on myself and pursuing my numerous personal interests, and I don't intend to give up the idea of being able to one day either. But for now, I guess that's the sacrifice of having a full time job and a family.
After dinner, the men were out on the back porch, when one of them asked what has become a dreaded question for me - "What do you like to do in your spare time?"
The only answers I could come up with was exercising (3-5 times per week), Christian pursuits (reading the Bible, going to church, etc), and practicing drums once in a while. That seems pretty lame though, so after that I had to pause and continue the answer with what I would like to do in my spare time, but don't have enough resources (time and/or money) to pursue. This includes:
- Practicing martial arts (not enough $$)
- Fixing up/improving my car (again, $$)
- Playing video games ($$)
- Inventions and/or Electronics projects (time and dedication)
- Practicing piano (time, and $$ for a piano/keyboard)
But all of the additional above activities require time, and (more importantly) money, and we still haven't fully recovered financially from me being unemployed and us relocating to Ohio. Also, the rent we're paying at this house is higher than a normal mortgage would be, but we're still in mortgage purgatory since short selling our house in California, and will be for at least another year and a half.
Life is good, and I don't intend to sound like a whiner. But I would definitely like to be able to spend more resources on myself and pursuing my numerous personal interests, and I don't intend to give up the idea of being able to one day either. But for now, I guess that's the sacrifice of having a full time job and a family.
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