Disintegration of Intellect

I wrote this last December. I never posted it though. Most of the entry is now completely irrelevant. Enjoy!

Although I have never laid claim to be a writer, I have a severe case of writer’s block. Since beginning to write my first academic papers for graduate school, its like a light has been shut off in my head, and I have been rendered nearly incapable of committing to paper anything of consequence. However, I have a plan. In order to purge this foul affliction, I plan to write about a lot of stuff. Somehow and someway, maybe it will knock something loose and I will be able to finish my final papers for this first semester back in grad school.

I last wrote an entry 2 months ago and it goes without saying that things have been extremely busy in the days and weeks since then. Starting with Halloween, I can say that a good time was had by all at the party and I was so glad to be done with the planning and decorating that I hope I haven’t spoiled the enjoyment of this holiday. Either way, we broke our living room ceiling fan with a severed head and have only just repaired it.

The football Rebs were on a tear in the later parts of the season and scored glorious victories over the hated LSU Tigahs and the other school in Mississippi. If you aren’t from the state, you probably can feel me when I say who cares about the other school? Maybe in baseball or basketball, but football? That program is futile. Nonetheless, it was a great season and I hope that Peria Jerry knocks Graham Harrell’s head through his ass in a few weeks in Dallas. I wish like none other that I could get down to the game, but it looks like this year just isn’t the year for me and Rebel football. Unfortunate, but life goes on.

Thanksgiving was spent with Jacqueline’s family, which is always a good time. Her family parties on Thanksgiving. So the week was spent gorging myself on all manner of foodstuffs and blowing shit up with her uncle and family. A holiday well spent if you ask me. It wasn’t the most restful week though, and it took some time to recover from the holiday.

For Christmas, we are planning on heading to Ohio for her padres Christmas party and then heading south to Alabama for the remainder of the break. I get two weeks off, so it will be a good chance to reconnect with the southern United States for a while. We are even planning on taking a trip to New Orleans for a day or so once we get down there. JQ has never been there and I never had a trip to the Big Easy that I didn’t like or at least regret something about later.

I feel sometimes like I am spinning my tires so to speak. I guess its just youthful impatience concerning all things, but it still gets on my nerves quite frequently. There is so much to do and at times I guess I let things get to me, or at least a lot more than they used to.
I have been hitting the exercise bike a good bit lately, which has helped me in catching up on reading. I got a strap to sleep with that keeps my plantar tendons stretched out and it has greatly helped with the heel spurs. I have been running maybe once a week recently just to test it out, and I have done pretty well. I also got back in the weight room as well, which has felt great as it has been far too long since I last lifted.

I miss the old Facebook sometimes. Before it was infiltrated by parents, teachers, employers, stalkers, and high schoolers; it was awesome. People could post racy comments and scandalous pictures relatively without fear of it coming back to them. Now-a-days, it has become very tame and while I understand and appreciate its utility in the world at large, there is something to be said about college kids having their own little domain where it was okay to champion immaturity.