To New Beginnings...

I guess the most socially appropriate way to start my blog is to catch my would be avid followers up on my life….so, Mom, here it goes. I used to live in your house, but 5 months ago I grew up, got a job, spread my wings and moved 6 miles north. So in case you're wondering, your middle son is an up and coming, single, 26-year-old pricing analyst, who currently resides alone in an apartment on the west side of McKinney.

I’ve included a picture for your convenience.

Now that that’s over…

Living alone (and spending the majority of my time alone) is an extremely interesting experience. There are times where I can go literally days without any meaningful face-to-face interaction. This was a bit of an adjustment at first. By and large I enjoy social interaction, but I've always needed time alone to "recharge the batteries" However, when alone is your only option, you tend to crave some sense of human communication.  Throughout the past couple of months I have been surprised to discover that what I miss most about living with roommates (parents included) are the commonplace conversations about things that honestly don’t matter. Not earth shattering discussions on the meaning of life, but insignificant (but true) banter about the trivial.

Here are some recent examples..

 A few weeks ago, within earshot, my next-door cubicle neighbor started a conversation with a co-worker by mentioning that she walked her cat on a leash. I immediately dropped what I was doing and moved in for a better listen. I arrived just in time to hear her finish the story by revealing that due to feline health concerns she now transports her cat around her neighborhood using a stroller.

I workout at around 6 am a few mornings a week. Well recently, I was making the trek from the shower across the expanse of the locker room at my gym, when I was lucky enough to see a 65-year-old man squeezing into a neon orange man thong in preparation for his workout.

See it’s times like these, when I want to come home and mock these individuals for hours on end. Or when I desire to spend an unnecessary amount of time discussing the what if's and why's of my "cat lady coworker" & "mystery man thong" interactions that I truly wish I didn’t live alone…so I thought, what a great idea for a blog.

In reality, I’ve started it for a few other reasons as well:

(1) I’m of the (correct) opinion that my general outlook, ideas and musings are worthwhile.

(2) I believe that even though I haven’t recently become married, moved to an exotic location or announced the impending birth of my first child, people might actually be curious about my life, and what I have to say. 

(3) I truly hope that this blog becomes famous and I can quit my day job.

What follows will most likely be a little bit of everything: meaningless observations, life updates, sarcastic remarks and anything else I feel inclined to write about. 

Enjoy.