These days I'm finding the greatest pleasure in the little things. I'm straying from my old self, I feel, towards a new, not necessarily improved, but different person. I find my desires to do certain things I used to find really fun are quickly diminishing and I prefer to spend my days being a bit more productive. It's nice for a change.
I had a really good conversation with Owen on our bike ride yesterday about all the things we've learned since being in Australia and all the people we've met. We both realized we have pushed ourselves out of our comfort zones in so many different ways during our time here. We've become friends with people that we never thought we'd be friends with. He and I, for example. He's a dedicated runner who isn't a big drinker and doesn't smoke and I smoke cigarettes all the time, pot occassionally, and I drink excessively sometimes. Yet we've become really good friends. Same with Jeanne - I was thinking about it the other day. When I first met her I never imagined that we'd be as close as we are now. I'm just really grateful for all the people I've met and how much they have affected me and the way I live my life. It's really incredible how much of an impact people can have and I'm pretty convinced that everyone has come into my life for one reason or another. Life is so good.
Anyways, today is another Wednesday off for me. I'm going to spend it doing a few little things that I've been meaning to get around to. I have some stuff to pick up in Smithfield so maybe I'll ride my bike over there. I've also got some work to get done for next week, so I think I'll start some of that today as well. For now, though, I'm just waiting for lunch while listening to my 8500 songs on shuffle on my iTunes.
I had a really good conversation with Owen on our bike ride yesterday about all the things we've learned since being in Australia and all the people we've met. We both realized we have pushed ourselves out of our comfort zones in so many different ways during our time here. We've become friends with people that we never thought we'd be friends with. He and I, for example. He's a dedicated runner who isn't a big drinker and doesn't smoke and I smoke cigarettes all the time, pot occassionally, and I drink excessively sometimes. Yet we've become really good friends. Same with Jeanne - I was thinking about it the other day. When I first met her I never imagined that we'd be as close as we are now. I'm just really grateful for all the people I've met and how much they have affected me and the way I live my life. It's really incredible how much of an impact people can have and I'm pretty convinced that everyone has come into my life for one reason or another. Life is so good.
Anyways, today is another Wednesday off for me. I'm going to spend it doing a few little things that I've been meaning to get around to. I have some stuff to pick up in Smithfield so maybe I'll ride my bike over there. I've also got some work to get done for next week, so I think I'll start some of that today as well. For now, though, I'm just waiting for lunch while listening to my 8500 songs on shuffle on my iTunes.
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