So, yesterday was my birthday. I win this round too, World!! Heh heh heh...
It amazes me to think about where I was at this time last year. The fewer details I go into, the better, but suffice it to say, things were decidedly un-good. Things now are making their way towards good.
I'm always reminded of a line from MASH: "Here's to the new year. May she be a damn sight better than the old one, and may we all be home before she's over."
In other news, I went to the roller derby bout at UIC Pavillion on Saturday. I helped set up the floor. This was the second time I've done so, and while the labor is not easy by any stretch of the imagination, I must say I enjoy it.
It's one of the most communal activities in which I've partaken in quite a while. No one calls dibs on anything or says you do this too much. If you see something that needs to be done, you do it; then you go on to the next thing. If someone sees a gap, they fill it. It's a great feeling.
And this is not a thankless task. One of the refs told me that everyone appreciates it, and that it literally could not be done without folks like us. I'll believe that wholeheartedly because I've seen what goes into it. I would not want to be a competitor in the match and have to assemble that thing as well.
The bout itself was great. I only had a passing awareness of the sport before a friend introduced me to it, but I'll happily call myself a fan now.
Other than that, a quiet weekend. Looking forward to next weekend; Monday off. As a great man once said, "I'm going to sleep the sleep of the just. Or the dead. I don't care."
And with that, I have decided I've spent way too much time on the computer tonight; I'm going to do something physical now. Be well, all.
-CB
It amazes me to think about where I was at this time last year. The fewer details I go into, the better, but suffice it to say, things were decidedly un-good. Things now are making their way towards good.
I'm always reminded of a line from MASH: "Here's to the new year. May she be a damn sight better than the old one, and may we all be home before she's over."
In other news, I went to the roller derby bout at UIC Pavillion on Saturday. I helped set up the floor. This was the second time I've done so, and while the labor is not easy by any stretch of the imagination, I must say I enjoy it.
It's one of the most communal activities in which I've partaken in quite a while. No one calls dibs on anything or says you do this too much. If you see something that needs to be done, you do it; then you go on to the next thing. If someone sees a gap, they fill it. It's a great feeling.
And this is not a thankless task. One of the refs told me that everyone appreciates it, and that it literally could not be done without folks like us. I'll believe that wholeheartedly because I've seen what goes into it. I would not want to be a competitor in the match and have to assemble that thing as well.
The bout itself was great. I only had a passing awareness of the sport before a friend introduced me to it, but I'll happily call myself a fan now.
Other than that, a quiet weekend. Looking forward to next weekend; Monday off. As a great man once said, "I'm going to sleep the sleep of the just. Or the dead. I don't care."
And with that, I have decided I've spent way too much time on the computer tonight; I'm going to do something physical now. Be well, all.
-CB