Focus! Focus!

This was me about 6 seconds ago: "Hmm, lemme see... it's the dregs of Summer, it's hot and sweaty and sticky... what photo should I lead this post with, eh? EH!?"

Yeah, a shot of a frozen waterfall... not a sandy beach with palm trees... not a cool, artsy shot of a beautifully-curving wave... nothing tropical at all... but a climber risking life and limb... for WHAT! So he can tell people at his job the next day that he "climbed a waterfall"?

"Wow... that's great, Jim... you know what I did while you were out climbing a frozen waterfall? I was at home, warm, eating bowls of chili and passing wind on my kids... hey, you have your adventures, I have mine!"

So, yeah, enjoy that photo.

I almost led with this one...

But it scared me... but not too much, since, for some reason, that tiger looks almost cross-eyed to me...

Here, this will cheer you up...

I laughed hard when I first saw that... cuz, you know... fat people are funny... that's me, by the way... I've put on a few pounds... ok, fine, that's not me... but it could be, if I really worked at it...

So, if you haven't figured it out by now, I have nothing to talk about tonight. Winging it, I am! As I type this, it's about 1am, Sunday night. Tomorrow is Labor Day... the day, apparently, that we celebrate women giving birth... for some reason, I want to stay up really, really late tonight. I know I'll be able to sleep in tomorrow (no work!), and I have nothing on the agenda... and besides, I'm depressed again! Surprise!

Funny, maybe it's just the same phenomenon responsible for "noticing pregnant woman everywhere when you're pregnant" or "noticing the car you just bought being everywhere on the road now that you've bought one", but it seems like either everything goes really well in every area of my life, or else everything is swirling down the crapper. Now, the logical part of me knows that, at any given time, chances are some things in my life are great and others crappy, at the same time... but for some reason at times I focus on the good stuff only, and thus think everything is great, while other times I seem to focus on the lousy stuff and thus think everything is going poorly....

Which segues into another thought...

I'm pretty antisocial. My people skills aren't that great. It wears on people to be around me, because things have to make sense, or I go a little crazy. It gets me into trouble (as it did recently with a good friend), since at times, out of sheer objective curiosity, I may rather-tactlessly ask for clarification on something that inadvertently comes across as offensive, and it yields bad fruit, causing friction where none should exist. But dangit, when I can't square things in my head, I need answers or I literally will lose sleep chewing on it.

So, yeah, I have a very strong logical streak in my brainpan.

And yet! I am (what I feel to be) WAY out of the norm, as far as being creative... my brain won't stop. I think of crazy stories, jokes, random goofiness, all manner of creative nonsense (art, music, acting, endless entertainment), without ceasing... which also drives people nuts. Another facet of my socially-retarded nature.

So rather than "either/or", like most people (meaning be either logical or creative) I have both pegged. When I say "pegged", I don't mean "dialed in" or "down pat"... I mean "pegged" as in, the needle on the meter is in the red zone in both areas. How is it I can max out both sides at the same time? I don't get it... it's like I'm torn in half and each half pushed as far apart as they can get. I don't think it's a bipolar thing, because I'm pretty mellow at all times... I don't know...

Here's another cool GIF for you - hope it doesn't lag your computer too much.

I won't post anymore GIFs, I promise...

Succinct Reviews:

Blue Blazes, by Chuck Wendig:  It's a good, solid tale of supernatural creepiness, with a larger-than-life protagonist. Got a little tiresome in the final quarter. It was a good story, but I'm not sure how long I'll remember this one. (3 stars)

NPC's by Drew Hayes: Fun premise with interesting characters, but amateurish writing and presentation. Better as a whole than its individual parts. But a fast, fun read which would appeal to gamers and those of you who enjoy a good adventure. (3.75 stars)

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For: Amazingly beautiful, artistically. Each shot hand-crafted and exquisite. But everything else about the movie was garbage -- and I don't throw that term around lightly. The stories, the acting, the writing, the tenor, everything about it is a waste of time. Except the visuals, which are incredible, especially in 3D. Still, I'd strongly suggest you avoid this film. The first Sin City movie was infinitely better. (1 star)

How odd... my font changed somewhere around the Blue Blazes review...

So it's about 1:15am now... what should I do? Play Skyrim, or read? Ah, decisions! I'm gonna say.... BOTH!

Adios for now,

Dave the Gollywomper