i don't update enough...

...but i like to think i have (or had) a good reason.

i used to update this blog quite frequently about any random event that happened in my life (hair cuts, chinese food delivery etc), but somewhere along the line i think i decided that people didn't want to hear about that mundane stuff and that i should only update when an big event or semi-important activity happens (thanksgiving, graduation, moving).  my whole reasoning for this paring down was because i didn't want to come off as too self-obsessed or over-invested in the social media scene/online social interactions in general (aka a fb/twitter/constantly update about everything-phile) as some people are prone to do.  the only problem is, ever since i started working, those important events/activities seem to happen less and less.  i've also noticed i usually write a significant amount when i post.  maybe i just avoided it for awhile because i knew i couldn't invest the time that i felt was needed to make a decent post that people would want to read.  but maybe its not so much about the readers as it is about just writing.  whatever the reason, this blog has suffered enough, so i guess i'll change my blog philosophy up a little bit just to get back into it.  i'm pretty sure only a handful of people read this anyway.  and you guys probably aren't impressed by me trying to take this thing too seriously.

i won't give myself a schedule for updating (no weekly updates), but hopefully i can find inspiration through smaller, more insignificant events in my life and that will lead to more frequent (maybe shorter) updates.  actually now that i think back, over the past couple months, things have happened, i've just been in such a writing funk that i think i downplayed them in my mind as un-blogworthy.

some occurrences that may be worth mentioning:

• first time missing out on an obx trip.  extreme jealousy does not even begin to describe my feelings during that week.  now everyone else is happy and tan.  if only the florescent lights in my office could emit powerful uv rays...
• ate some pad thai at a place that beat bobby flay in a "showdown with bobby flay" episode.  it was pretty good, but i really can't taste the difference among the various pad thai's i've had over the years.  maybe a little hyped, but its fun to say i ate there.  the whole place is decorated with pictures from the event.  i guess if your chef beats bobby flay, you advertise the crap out of it. 
• my sister and i decided we were gonna eat healthy and exercise about a week ago.  since then, we've jogged once, did one p90x workout and eaten a truckload of fast food, sometimes at ungodly hours (thanks, ihop).  willpower ftw.
• sometime during the past month or so, i decided that since i was now a semi-independent "working stiff,"  the next logical step in my transformation was to update my wardrobe with some essentials (dress shirts, khakis in different shades, dark jeans etc). but, i kind of went overboard with my spending.  in the past month, ive bought at least 6 shirts, 5 pairs of pants, and 4 pairs of shoes(!).  that may not seem like a lot to some of you hardcore shoppers out there, but this is coming from a guy who used to wear one pair of sneakers till they fell apart and never owned more than 2 pairs of jeans at one time.   i shopped more than my mom and sister combined.... i think i have a problem.  its not like i look for deals either.  i just see something i think i need and buy it, regardless of whether it is on sale or not (my mom would kill me).  the thing about one of the stores that i shop at is that they make well-made, simple, classic clothing that screams "i'm a wardrobe essential! buy me now. everyone has at least one of me in their closet!"  and these essentials all happen to be in one place so there's no need for me to go anywhere else.  and they all just happen to be ridiculously overpriced.  i guess that's how they get you.  i know they could be found somewhere else for cheaper, but i find myself making up excuses to continue shopping there.  ("but this shirt fits better and has a cool little stitching detail on the inside that only i can see when i hang it up at night.")  one day it'll probably catch up to me.  i'll be broke and starving in a cardboard box surrounded by my endless supply of shoes and dress shirts.  anybody feel like going shopping?
• i really need to move closer to work.  3 hours of my day is spent commuting.  think of all the blog posts i could have written.... although,  i think i should resist renting an apartment and just save up for a place of my own in the future.  a few inconvenient years is worth it in the end right? 

that's all for now, hopefully the next one doesn't take so long.