A Geeky Soul Search

So I do believe a little celebration is in order....

Yes that’s correct, this blog has over 1000 views. Not gonna lie, this is amazing!! I didn’t even think I could get to 100 views let alone 1000. I just want to thank everyone who has taken the time out of their day to read my blog every time it has popped up on the inter-web. Thank you!

I would like to share one comment I received on my last blog post which made me extremely happy that I started blogging. It’s from a user called “essentialreach”. This was their comment:

“Dear H,

I've been reading your blogs recently and have found them very moving. Your passion for writing is unprecedented as is your vigour for life. I love the idea that you can achieve anything at the moment and the world is your oyster. I'm currently studying sports journalism at staffordshire university and have recently passed with a first class honours, you are example to lead by and I hope and pray you continue blogging as I feel you have great potential.

May the Force be with you

ES”

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw that comment. I was absolutely astounded when I read it. I had to read it at least twice just to make sure I wasn’t seeing things. It’s one thing to know people like your blog, it’s another to know that someone is moved by your blog, that I’m an example to lead by and that I have great potential. Essentialreach, whoever you are I want to say thank you so much for your wonderful comment. Plus, you signed off with “May the Force be with you” which is awesome!

Anywho, back to the blog at hand. It’s been a weird couple of weeks. Due to the lack of funds in my bank account and now that my job takes up my evenings nearly everyday of the week, my social life has taken a down turn. I feel very spaced out from my friends. If you’ve ever felt this before you’ll understand why I feel like I do. My friends are a massive part of my life, so without them, I feel like a part of me has gone. Luckily I get paid soon and everything will be back on track, but for now I’m stuck in my house with nothing to do with only my laptop and the TV for company. I have never seen so many episodes of “Big Bang Theory” and “How I met your Mother” in one sitting. I’ve chatted via Facebook and texted my friends, but it doesn’t even come close to chatting to your best mate in real life. You don’t get the same emotional depth in a face-to-face conversation as you do in a text message conversation. But being the home-bound person that I am, I make do, and I do like a good text message conversation.

But this got me thinking (I probably shouldn’t do that a lot, it hurts my brain) about what my life has turned into since I’ve been home from university. I summed it up in a few points:

·         Wake up

·         Watch TV/Go online/Chill out

·         Eat food that my mum prepares for me

·         Go to work

·         Go to sleep

My life in 5 bullet points. Oh the joy! Then it occurred to me something I wish I had never thought of. My life follows a very simple pattern, one which has been used by something for nearly as many years as I have been on this planet. My life follows the pattern of a Tamagotchi. If you don’t know what a Tamagotchi is, it is a computer-like game where you have a little pet that you have to care for from birth or it will die. (Then you reset it and start all over again) The Tamagotchi will only survive if you give it food, love, attention and plenty of exercise. Basically if you do all of the 5 points above with it, it will stay alive for a long time! If you starve it of attention (and food, don’t forget food) it will die and you have to reset the Tamagotchi. Other than the major difference of that if you starve me of attention I won’t die (However, according to WTF Facts you can die of boredom) I am a living, breathing, walking Tamagotchi. That is probably the geekiest comparison of my life I could give without going into depth about “Big Bang Theory”

When August comes in  7 days time, I am hitting the social scene! I am going to go out and have fun with the money I’ve earned at work. I am going to make the most of this beautiful summer weather (Sods law the moment I step out of the house the heavens will open) and I am going to have the best summer! I hope you all have a wonderful summer, making more out of the weather than I do.

Live Long and Prosper

H.x