Well, it’s certainly that time of year again! Everybody is turning into walking infections, oozing from every oriface and launching high-speed germs when they cough.
Sadly, I got caught by some and spent the last two days recovering in bed. C’est la vie.
Gearing up to the election, we’re going into six day weeks for a few weeks. This is fine by me, really since it’s the last few weeks on my contract. It will give me a nice extra buffer in pay, for sure.
Anyways, enough mundane for now.
I have a bad habit. Well, to be honest, I have many bad habits. However, I’m only going to be writing about one in particular today.
My attitude towards life has generally gotten better in the last while and optimism has finally entered my mental makeup. Occasionally though, I just can’t help but feel bitter and a little jaded at life. I have a habit of leaning towards the pessimistic side of things when this happens.
Thankfully, other people somehow manage to bring me back up again – usually when and where I least expect it. For example, earlier this morning I was casually speaking with a bicycle courier who asked me for a cigarette before he headed back out. We didn’t talk for more than a few minutes, but the conversation was friendly, pleasant and upbeat. With a pessimistic mindset it’s easy to forget that not everyone is out to get you and there are some nice people out there. It’s tempting to forget that we’re all part of a larger whole, a larger culture, and a bigger community than the one within our circle of friends.
We talked about New Year’s, his son, and riding a bicycle during the winter season in Ottawa. We compared the relative merits of the 10 speed’s thin wheels and light alloy frame with the sluggish shock-absorber equipped heavy mountain bikes. Hardly life-affirming subject matter, I know. It was just the general pleasantness of the conversation and how it occurred out of the blue that struck me.
Yes, sometimes my jaded shell gets cracked by something so simple.
Just a little quizz – just for fun.
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