The establishment of the remainder of my 2008 resolutions has been challenged by the nefarious schemes of others to take down my first resolution of 2008 - namely, No Drama. I have lanced several drama boils that were in danger of festering in complete disregard to my decree. I even put a bigger sign in my office, goddammit.
1. Erstwhile snoring-phobic elderly employee comes to my work colleague upset because her computer is giving her an error message that she cannot understand. The message - "It is now safe to turn off your computer."
Thank you. I'll be here all week. (sigh)
2. My daughter has a rash and after generous application of required ointment + talcum powder, she asks me "Daddy, Does my v@g!ina look like a clown v@g!na?" I couldn't help myself and burst out laughing. Now, she thinks that clown + v@g!ina is the funniest two word combination in the English language. It is a little stressful to have her popping up around corners shrieking "CLOWN V@G!NA!" and falling on the floor in hysterics. I swear, how does this happen to me?
3. Wife + mother-in-law + grief over father-in-law's recent passing + huge stack of confusing paperwork = nuclear explosion.
In spite of this, I am sticking to my resolution. I already interrupted one work colleague by saying "I'm sorry, but we cannot continue this conversation. It's violating my "No Drama" new year's resolution.
Other resolutions include:
1. Get the bills under control. Finances this past year have been among the scariest in my life. Now that the wife is working and we have a second paycheck coming in, I hope to relegate them to merely nerve wracking.
2. Reading more mainstream fiction and non-fiction. I have always been a genre fiction kind of guy, but since I'm trying to write more this year, I want to broaden my perspective. Black Hawk Down is my first entry. It's my metro read, so it will take me awhile.
3. Keep up on this blog. Ummm... not sure how I'm doing on this one.
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