Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Tyrone Nicholas and the death of personal time.

He must be one popular dude to be on the splash page of blogger. So, I've been a babysitting fiend lately. The Mrs and I have been playing a fun game called "aren't we glad they're not ours." We love the kiddos (6 girls and 1 boy [who is my homie]) but I can't imagine what life would be like if all of Alex's personal time was killed in an instant. Kids and a wife? a beautiful life? AAAAAAH! Seriously, I'll be ready in a few years. Right now, I'm just happy to be screwing up my marriage, let alone screwing up a kid or two. I don't mean to lament the death of personal time. I really have a loose grip on it. It's just an odd feeling. We talked about it in pre-marital counseling (pre-marriage folk should 100% do this), however, I don't think I was fully aware of it. The positives are obvious: A hot girl hanging out with me all the time, making dinner, making my lunch, great conversations, more time to just sit and think, consistant exercise (mostly), and a much more mellow time in general. The negatives are really just that I don't sit around and "loaf". My gaming, movie watching, and hanging out with guys while I'm either gaming or watching movies has declined dramatically. So really that's a positive...but anyone who's a guy will understand. I'm running tonight and the "loafing"...she's busy tonight. What can I say, I still have a little free time left. by the way, I'm pretty sure just found the title for my new album.

1 comment:

weak christian said...

Your homie could use a lesson or two in how to 'loaf' and just chill with the guys. Next time you're play the 'aren't we glad they're not ours' game, it's on you to teach him loafing. Oh, but it'll be a while, because we're not interested in killing your free time in an instant.

All that is to say, thanks for playing the 'go ahead and give them back because I'm glad they're mine' game.