Every day I get amazed with the things I come across in the Internet. The world is changing at a quick pace, and sometimes when I think about what it was like a decade ago, the contemporary reality now seems almost alien. For example, when I was a kid back in the 80′s, one of my hobbies was collecting pens. Boy, did I love getting new pens, and did I reveled whenever I happened to find a new one. It may sound dumb, but back in the day things were a lot different, and something as simple as buying a new pen might be something exciting.
To think that nowadays, there are websites selling personalized pens at less than a dollar! It really blows my mind away. Back in my youth, I sometimes spend several dollars to buy a unique pen… and that was twenty years ago! Nowadays I could simply order all the pens I could possibly imagine for a fraction of the price. Lol, on the other hand collecting pens no longer seems like such a fun idea as it did back then. Maybe it was me who changed, or maybe it’s just a different world? Well, I don’t see many kids nowadays with those kinds of hobbies, so I guess it’s not just me.
Every now and then I get some weird symptoms and naturally I get a little carried away in my gloomy concerns. To be honest, sometimes I cannot help but wonder if I’m a bit of a hypochondriac. Earlier today I felt my nasal passages were blocked, and at first I assumed I might be getting a cold. That sounds pretty normal, right? Well, after an hour or so of doing some good old fashioned pointless obsessing, I had convinced myself I as probably suffering from sinusitis dizziness. Yeah, I was starting to feel a little dizzy, and I have some history with sinusitis… but come on! For a moment there I almost got carried away in quite a dumb and pointless train of thought.
There are many stupid things a person may do falling victim to the ebb and flow of their own mind. But going astray in hypochondriac paranoias is probably one of the stupidest. I mean, if you think something might be wrong with your health… just go and see a doctor! Don’t sit around torturing yourself with terrific scenarios of what certain symptoms might mean. Just go out and ask for a professional opinion. That’s exactly what I’m going to do tomorrow, and I’m quite happy with myself that I managed to snap out of my vicious circles of thought. If this kind of thing also happens to you, I recommend you snap out of it as well!
Today is one of those lazy rainy days where one doesn’t feel like doing much. Despite of the fact that yesterday was Sunday I was terribly busy all day long (oh, the joys of being a freelancer), so today I decided I have earned a day off. I’ve been mostly sitting around watching tv and browsing random websites. Most of the afternoon was spent watching car races and looking at car websites, such as autobody irvine. The funny thing about it is that I’m not even a big fan of car races, but I’m doing some research for some writing I need to get done later this week.
Don’t take me wrong, I think cars are ok and all… but let’s face it, they’re just cars. Vehicles meant to takes us from one place to another place. I really don’t get why so many people are truly passionate about engines and motorized vehicles; but I’m certainly trying to. I’m doing some research for a character that is supposed to be a major car geek, and in order to do some decent writing I must spend some time in the character’s shoes. So, is anyone out there passionate about cars? If so, feel free to try and express just what it is that you love so much about them! That will definitely be helpful.