Well, I didn't just "sit there", I indeed got up and got away from the computer and did stuff, then last week happened. Every evening was filled with something scheduled and by the time I got to sit down I was too tired to get back up. This computer is still poisoning my productivity, sitting on a warm sofa on a hot evening, sweating. The house hunt started out well; yep, got a loan so here we go.
Remember that scene in the movie "Labyrinth" where the girl is falling down a shaft of "helping hands"? Yeah, that's about the feel right now . . . down we go, then stopping to talk to the hands helping us, then down, then stop because we realize some hands further down will reach in our pockets to take our cash, sooo, do we continue down quickly or slow it down? Life is well personified by that shaft with hands. Some hands help, others take, other push you on your way, no questions asked, no stopping you, some giving you a high-five, then one flips you off.
OK, so let's see where we're taken. I'm a bit frustrated, a bit scared, a bit anxious, a bit of everything a guy my age in this situation might have going on inside of him. Deep breathes and beer for now.
Showing posts with label baby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby. Show all posts
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
of baby names and Target
I haven't put it into this blog yet, but in a few more months, if all goes well, I'll be a dad. I know, I know, don't think that way, "if all goes well", but c'mon I'd be a fool to not have a minute piece of doom and gloom and worry and a dash of anxiety during my wife's pregnancy - and no "We're" not pregnant, SHE is, I did my part.
Anyway, now, no matter where or when, just like when you get a new car, I see baby stuff everywhere, creeping into nearly every hour of every day, hitting like an eighteen-wheeler filled with stretchy pants, monkeys, trains, tiny shoes and the smell of plastic and powder. Today, Yahoo has a "Top 10 Baby Names" article, if you wanna call it an "article". I resisted clicking the link, but did it anyway, curious to see if any of the names we're considering we on it. They were not.
Part of me is thinking, "Haha! We beat the system! We went against the grain of American society! Our kid won't look back at the age of 20 and know their name was one of the most common of 2011! (Unlike mine, which was in 1981)
The other part of me is saying, "Who cares?! Snap out of it man! It's a list of names based on someones research, who clearly has a great job to have to get to do that for a living. Plus, it's kind of a marketing ploy for Yahoo."
But, lately I've found needing to enjoy any small victory I can get, so I'm taking this one and running. There's too much junk going on around me that I can't relish a morsel of something good. . . besides good food, which I try to make a place for daily.
"So, what are these 'not on the yahoo top10 list' names?!" you're asking. Not telling, not yet. I will say, that my wife and I made an easy agreement to be traditional with the names we choose, look to our family trees for guidance and meaning and not change the spelling in an attempt to be "different". Nicknames and abbreviations are OK as they age, I mean, why not? Well, OK, I guess "Chunk" would be a pretty crappy nickname.
Anyway, now, no matter where or when, just like when you get a new car, I see baby stuff everywhere, creeping into nearly every hour of every day, hitting like an eighteen-wheeler filled with stretchy pants, monkeys, trains, tiny shoes and the smell of plastic and powder. Today, Yahoo has a "Top 10 Baby Names" article, if you wanna call it an "article". I resisted clicking the link, but did it anyway, curious to see if any of the names we're considering we on it. They were not.
Part of me is thinking, "Haha! We beat the system! We went against the grain of American society! Our kid won't look back at the age of 20 and know their name was one of the most common of 2011! (Unlike mine, which was in 1981)
The other part of me is saying, "Who cares?! Snap out of it man! It's a list of names based on someones research, who clearly has a great job to have to get to do that for a living. Plus, it's kind of a marketing ploy for Yahoo."
But, lately I've found needing to enjoy any small victory I can get, so I'm taking this one and running. There's too much junk going on around me that I can't relish a morsel of something good. . . besides good food, which I try to make a place for daily.
"So, what are these 'not on the yahoo top10 list' names?!" you're asking. Not telling, not yet. I will say, that my wife and I made an easy agreement to be traditional with the names we choose, look to our family trees for guidance and meaning and not change the spelling in an attempt to be "different". Nicknames and abbreviations are OK as they age, I mean, why not? Well, OK, I guess "Chunk" would be a pretty crappy nickname.
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