2010
What I Miss About Childhood
You know, when I think back on my childhood and what I miss most about it, only a handful of really important things come to mind. And now that I sit down and write it, it was really the people around me that I miss the most. They all changed me in ways I couldn't even have realised until later in life, and in some way, posting this feels very important to me in addressing that, and thanking them for helping me become the person I am today.
Starting back in elementary with Ian, Jason, Sean and Tim... people without whom if I hadn't had around I would have likely disappeared further into my anti-social shell than I was before. I never really went out much, and always came up with things I wanted to do on my own. But these specific individuals stick out in my memory as people who helped me break that shell. Course, I moved away from their area in the 5th grade, but I met up with most of them later in high school (specifically, thru Band or Boy Scouts), and it was have good memories of smiling at those occasions.
Moving forward into the social circle that would eventually lead me all the way thru to high school, the list of actors grows a fair amount:
Nichole, Erin, Candace, Chelsea, Lisa, Jennifer, Megan, George, Ken, Nolan, Jacob, Rob, Ian, Amanda, Jason (oh so many Jasons...), Rachel, Ben, Kory, Melissa, and that just touches the tip of the iceberg as I sit here and really think about it.
All of these people, and so many more like them, changed me in some way. I'll never forget Erin's willingness to be there for everyone around him, something I've attempted to do in my life. I'll never forget Nichole's near sister-like ability to know something was up, and give me an ear to talk to whenever I needed. I'll never forget Ken, Nolan, Jacob, and Jason(s), for helping me break down a bit, and be willing to go beyond who I am and realise that sometimes getting into a bit of trouble is totally worth it. And I'll never forget feeling like a complete arse as Rachel calls me up one night, and I think I'm being pranked on and hang up on her.
The good memories that I'm proud of, the memories that I'm not so proud of, they all made me who I am today, and I miss these people greatly. The Internet is a wonderful place that has allowed us reconnect a bit over time, but we've all got our own lives, and we've grown up in very different ways. But there's a part of me, and an admittedly large part of me at that, which wishes we could just go back to those simple times, because when I think back on my childhood about what I miss most, I miss the people.
2010
My most memorable Scar.
Back when I was in Junior High, wow over 15 years ago now, I was playing with my sister down at the park outside the town houses we lived at. Some neighbourhood kid came by and started picking on her... In my over zealous mindset, I picked a fight with the kid to stop him from picking on my sister. All I remember was throwing him down on my hand, directly onto the gravel below us.
2-3 days later, I went to my mother, and told her my hand felt weird. The look on her face was completely unforgettable as she realised my ring finger on my left hand was the same length as that of my pinky. She rushed me to the doctor, where I wound up getting 2 pins in what as known as a "spiral break" on my hand. Also wound up getting my first hard cast of my life.
As luck would have it, our school Jazz Band (of which I was the lead tenor sax player), was having a concert that night, and cast and all I went ahead and played at it.
I've since had the pins removed, but to this day there remains a pale scar right down the back of my left hand. As the temperature gets colder, it turns more purple, and is somewhat of a built in thermometer for me. It wouldn't have been nearly as bad to deal with if it wasn't for the fact that I'm extremely left handed.
Still and all, it's the one scar I have the most vivid memory of how I got, and all thanks to my sister.
2010
Walking, or lack there of.
I lay here, at 2:30am, unable to get to sleep. I’ve got an appointment tomorrow to have my leg checked out again and a new swell potentially drained, and I just can’t get my brain to slow down. So here I am, writing this post, and wondering (nay, hoping) that it will let me calm my brain down enough that I’ll be able to go to sleep after it’s done.
I’ve had a lot of thoughts running thru my head lately, some good, some not so much, but all growing so I can’t really complain. It’s lead to some interesting conversations, especially with my question posted on Facebook of “what is your biggest fear?”. What’s mine? Dying alone. The idea literally scares me out of my mind, and I don’t quite know why. Maybe posting this will help me figure out why, and if nothing else, it’ll get it out in the open and down on paper, which typically allows me to stop thinking about it non-stop.
In personal news, I’m on the job hunt, and I’m redoing my vCard website. It’s giving me a chance to update my résumé, play around with CSS3, and keep fresh on the details I so very much pride myself on knowing. I’ve found like riding a bike, I never really forget the skills, I just also must admit I still can’t draw worth anything! Good thing I’ve got my camera right? Otherwise I’d never have any source images for anything I want to do! Funny when I think back that in college someone was trying to get me to be a 3D modeller for their start-up business. Oh well, I digress.
I hope this post finds everyone out there well, and if we haven’t spoken in a while, drop me a line! I’d love to hear from you. I’m rebuilding my contact list anyway, and to be entirely honest, I’d like to know how folks are doing and catch up. So hit me up.
2010
More Testing
So after some research, it appears as though the cross pollination plugin I’m using for WP -> FB is being rewritten for the comment import portion. So I guess I’ll wait and see how that turns out. On the plus side, got some more work done on the overall look and feel of the site, and got some great pictures taken yesterday. You can view them at http://photos.peoii.com if you’d like.
2010
Testing some cross polination
So if this works, my website at peoii.com will be bi-directionally linked to my Facebook for posts and comments alike. Lets see if this actually works…
