The maps at information kiosks at malls and amusement parks are certainly handy. Just look for the little red arrow boldly confirming both your identity and location, and you can accomplish a great many things. You can see who wants to take your money, how to get to those eager people, surmise where the mall rats might like to hang out, and how best to circumvent them. Best of all, in my opinion, is figuring out how to get the hell out.
It is unfortunate that there is no such information center for life. Sure, there are many people and institutions who will tell you where you ought to be. There are similar numbers of entities that will give you vague and well-meaning, but ultimately useless suggestions on how to get there. My favorite morsel of sage wisdom is "plan for success." That's just great. It is akin to teaching someone to walk by saying "take a step." That would certainly seem like a reasonable approach, but if I knew how to take a step, I wouldn't need much help walking.
I sit here wondering what the hell I'm doing with my life. I have an idea of where I want to be, but I'm not certain I'm going about getting there the right way.
Professionally, I think I'm close to the right track, but I may have started too late. When I look at my fellow classmates, I feel old. In each of my classes, I am the oldest person in the room until the professor arrives.
Socially, I'm very happy with my circle of friends. Weevil, Sky, and Thumper are awesome to me, and I only hope they feel half as fond of me as I do of them.
There is something I could say about my personal life, but there's a couple problems with that. First, I'm not sure how best to articulate my frustration with that aspect of my life. Second... well, there's not really a second. If I could figure out how to form these words, I would.
This post came out a more melancholy than I anticipated, but it feels like the right avenue. I'm not sure how to end this anywhere close to elegantly, so I will just say "goodnight."
Goodnight.
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My dear, you should know by now that I am very very fond of you. I enjoy gaming with you and helping you through unfamiliar social experiences where you feel you arnt doing things right, but you really are. Any time spent with you is well worth it as you bring a smile to my face every time I see you.
Remember, if ever you want to just talk or vent, Im pretty much always around and as many have found in the past, I am a great listener, and there are usually cookies involved.
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