Defeated by monotony just five days after ending one of the craziest summer vacations of my life, I've decided to return to the world of the blog because I'm ... well ... bored. One can play only so much tennis and watch so much football and play so much Madden before the lack of a purpose begins to eat at his/her conscience. Right now I'm doing nothing productive. Nothing. Oh, and I miss writing terribly.
I realized it is much easier writing for an audience than for yourself. To sit down and start writing, knowing the words lack any sort of influence over another human is kind of depressing. I mean ... we write to inform, to influence. Even if my new audience consists of a random Daily staffer and a lost blogspot.com user, I'll take it. I don't expect to write as often as The Realest and co. does, but I'll do so when I feel up to it.
I need a vacation from my vacation.
Europe. New York City. Caribbean islands.
I owe its success to my awesome friends, many of whom became family after we traveled together 24/7 for almost 2 months. And, of course, to my parents since they never pressured me to get a job or hassled me about cashing in the CD I was supposed to keep in the bank.
I definitely have changed in some ways since the end of college. And I'd like to think these changes are for the better. Of course, most of the trip was five kids embracing all aspects of European culture. This included lots of fun, sometimes to excess. But never crossing the line. And spending a month in The City was a dream come true. The beginning of high school and college always kept me away from The City in the Fall. But now I could finally open The Post and read about Giants training camp! That's a big deal for me. My good friend Steve also made a profound difference in my life. The kid is a diamond. Never met anybody who has such ... how do I even say it accurately ... power over people. But he doesn't abuse it. He uses it responsibly. That sounds a bit silly doesn't it but, then again, you haven't met Steve.
Time for me to cash out.
Expect blogs about sports, mainly the NYF Giants since it is football season. I'll try to avoid Michigan football since, by nature, I'm a positive person. And if I see any good movies, I'll blog about it. Which reminds me ... go rent Donnie Darko ASAP if you haven't already seen the movie.
Until next time.
