audit-toberfest

Normally I don't like to double-post on the same day. I think its easier to keep a consistent, day-to-day process blog style. Maybe that's something I should change. I'm all about consistency and symmetry. For real, I did a self-audit on this blog before officially changing it over from "Sex Panther 2" to "Crocktoberfest" and I noticed a few interesting things.

First, I tend to capitalize every letter of a significant word when titling my blog posts. That made me think "What am I, some kind of poet?" (Actually, I am, but that's neither here nor there.) There's no poetry on this blog! I think what mattered the most to me was that the capitalization followed a structure and produced a symmetrical, eye-pleasing form. I can remember as little as a few years ago how I really didn't care about structure or form or good posture or anything of the like. So, in an effort to snub myself, I've decided that my blog titles will go all lower-case. Now, I know what you must be thinking; "all lowercase is more symmetrical than the capital letters!" Then why did I continue to do this? Because its a more natural symmetry. It requires no press of the SHIFT key. And because I don't wanna be the guy who's all about form, structure, attending finishing school and going to "coming-out" parties. I'd like to remain my old, fun self. I've got to not lose sight of the younger, random dude I was a few years ago.

Second, what the hell happened to me in 2006? According to my blog, that was the Crock-equivalent of the dark ages. Two blog posts for an entire year? I wonder what had me so busy. If I recall correctly, I believe I was wrapping up my work with the family business. It by no means should have prevented me from blogging, though. My digital absence certainly wasn't due to a lack of things to talk about. We shut down the family business, my old man passed away and I graduated college. Man, I could have posted three more blogs that year. haha.

Lastly, I'm damn poor. I'm saving to build a house, and I think I might be getting a little cabin fever. When I truly set my mind to something, I see it through to the end as quickly as possible. That's how I'm approaching this house construction. I'm saving any excess money I have from my paydays in an exciting, Mexican bank account. (Want a tip? This isn't 1963. Swiss bank accounts aren't all the rave. Get with the times.) Sure I allow myself $20 each payday -- my play money. But, Reese and I have started our "Disney DVD Collection" and the twenty bones I allow myself every two weeks goes toward the Disney movie of our choice. Its not a bad way to spend twenty clams, but that leaves me stranded at home for the entire month unless Rollo opts to drive us somewhere to hang out and pay for everything we do there. (Rare!) I think this is a huge reason why I find myself more structured and needed to fit to form. I've got myself in such a pattern of...:

• Waking up
  
• Going to work
• Going to class
• Going to the gym
• Going running
• Getting a shower
• Maybe eating
• Going to sleep

...that I'm bamboozled when the weekend gets here, and I finally have some free time. My newfound wisdom says "stay home and chill, can't waste money driving anywhere 'cause gas is too expensive and all your friends live in adjacent counties." So, I stay put and occupy my time with an endless supply of cats and World of Warcraft. Thank God warmer weather is on the way, and the days are getting longer!

Thus, my creativity and funlovingness (errr?) is sapped. This weekend will be good, though. There's a frisbee tournament in Juniata that I'll be attending. That'll get the winter funk blown off of me, and it'll be cheap too. Maybe that's just the inspiration I need.

It also helps that it's Metallica Wednesday - a day where I can put my iPod on my Metallica playlist for the entire day for no reason aside from that its Wednesday. It sure makes the workday go faster, and gets me pumped to do just about anything here. Aside from Friday, its my favorite day!