Slaying Boredom

This was supposed to be a semi-serious blog with insightful-ness and what have you. So do you know what happened? I didn't write anything in it, because apparently, I have nothing insightful to say. You see, I want to eventually become some kind of a writer. But, I foresee this blog becoming a self involved set of ramblings about the different ways I am procrastinating from achieving my dreams.

I have had the worst bout of insomnia lately, its 10:30am and I have not been to sleep yet. Instead of doing anything particularly useful all hours of the night, I have occupied myself with non-stop Buffy marathons. I used to hate that show, not that I ever watched it, I just hated the idea of that show. And the fact that everyone kept comparing it to X-Files (there is nothing that compares) and everyone kept comparing me to Willow. Though in retrospect I can see the similarities. The nerdy red-head with the hot friend, yep that about sums up high school. But seeing as I can't sleep, and netflicks put up all the seasons...well that and I do love Joss Whedon, I thought I may as well check it out. It's super cheesy but I like it, or maybe I like it because its super cheesy. 

Either way, my current form of procrastination comes in the form of a 90s vampire slayer.

As I am only human, chances of me getting into a show depend greatly on the 'is there a guy I can oogle at' factor. And this show definitely has a lot of cuties, though none really my type of cute. I mean, I am not going to go and deny the greatness that is James Marsters' cheek bones, but personally I would go for a smartly dressed librarian over some angsty vampires any day. (providing he was a wee bit younger perhaps)

So until I can start sleeping again, at least I have some relatively mindless fun to get me through the night. 

Yes Woman

Life stinks.
So I have decided to try and take some different approaches to it. To try my best to see things in a different and hopefully better light. I have my foot on the pedal now it is time to drive.
Some of the ways I plan to do this:

1. "Yes."
Yes, its the opposite of no...or I don't think I can.
Example: Yesterday my roommate asked if I would like to go for tea the following afternoon. Now, what ran through my head (and what usually runs through my head) was that I would have to be awake during daylight hours, that I would have to get out of my beloved pajamas, that I wouldn't be able to mope around the house all day, and that I would have to leave my comfort zone. So obviously I said...yes?! You better believe it! I am tired of no, its like the security blanket that I never got rid of. Yes is often followed by a new experience.
Is it a risk? Of course.
And am I glad that I did?
Yes.

2. The "why not" factor.
If you can't think of a good reason not to, then try it!
(this is a particular one that is hard for me, with my OCD perfectionism mentality)
Example: Today we are at the tea shop that I have never been to before, and I am deciding what to order. The first thing that comes to mind is iced mocha latte, the safe choice, and it's what I always get at coffee places. Andrea orders a Vietnamese coffee, so I pose the question to myself, why not try one too?
And the result?
I found my new favorite coffee, it was delicious.



3. "Chance"
Take a chance, give someone or something a chance, only then will you ever get a chance.
Example: If I look back on all the really amazing things that have happened in my life, I find that they all have one thing in common, they were all the result of taking a chance. Now, I am not so naive to not remember that at least half the chances I have taken resulted in failure or heartbreak, but if you are smart and learn from those failures the next chance you take might lead you to your next great experience or a new friend.

Now life isn't going to stink any less because I am not as pessimistic as I used to be, but hopefully I will have some great new experiences to help get me through it.
So, if I can't think of a good reason not to, I am going to take a chance and say yes.