Monday, January 30, 2006

My Addiction...

As I have come to find out recently, I am an addict. Not to alcohol or drugs, but to relationships. I am one of those people who finds comfort in being with another person. Looking back over the past seven years of my life, I realize that there has not been a single week in of which I have been single. I am now three weeks into being a single guy and find myself fearing the whole alone thing. I guess I know that now was the time that it had to happen, but also realize that I truly am a relationship addict! I guess in time I will learn to play the role of single guy and be happy with the decision I made to become said person. Cheers to those who find happiness in solitude, and I hope to join you all very soon. Till next time, be safe and be happy!

~The Wiz~

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

The Nifty Fifty!! (a work in progress)

After reading the lists of some great friends I have decided to post fifty goals that I must do prior to the end of my time on this planet. That is, unless anyone out there knows how I can get them done from the flipside?!?

*Update: This shit isn't as easy as I thought it would be!

1. Go skydiving
2. Snowboard Colorado
3. See the Superbowl in person
4. See a Boston Red Sox game at Fenway
5. Live in Oregon
6. Own a Porsche
7. Write a novel - Started in September 2006!
8. Visit Switzerland
9. See the Northern Lights
10. See my child be born (after finding someone to marry that is!) - November 25th, 2007!
11. Send my parents on an awesome vacation
12. Wear a kimono....in Japan
13. Learn braille
14. Stay in Cannon Beach again - Done in November 2006!
15. Drink wine in Italy
16. Watch my brother get married
17. Get married.....again! - Early May 2007!
18. Purchase a house and spend a year or two fixing it up
19. Go on an overnight white water rafting trip in Colorado
20. Try a five day fast - Done in May 2006! (totally sucked by the way)
21. Take part in a protest for something I truly believe in
22. See at least one of my friends make it past five years of marriage - Done April 2007! Congrats Mike and Shauna!
23. Let go of lost loves - Finally there after alot of tears!
24. Truly find myself and inner happiness and all that jazz - Done! April 2007!
25. Take over my own store within my company - Done in April 2007!
26. Scuba dive in Hawaii
27. Start jogging daily
28. Take a four or five day road trip with close friends
29. Meet Kevin Smith
30. Surf - somewhere, anywhere
31. Watch important people in my life find whatever it is they are looking for
32. Make it to the 25th anniversary of The Goonies
33. Stop smoking - Hoping to be done by June 2007!
34. Continue to broaden my horizons and expand my views on people, life, etc. - Done! (See 41)
35. Ride in a jet plane
36. Visit Amsterdam
37. Bungee jump out of a hot air balloon
38. Take a boat down the Nile
39. Go on a long fishing trip in the Ocean
40. Get a new tattoo - Done!
41. Not stress so much over the little things in life, and go with the flow a little more - Done! Between becoming a father and a husband, who needs to worry about anything else?
42. Read some of the classics by the greatest authors of all time - Have gotten through a few!
43. Give back to my community in some fashion - Done March 2007! Extreme Makeover Home Edition, over $75,000 in equipment rental donations!
44. Hangout backstage at a concert
45. Travel Europe for a few weeks straight
46. Win big once at a casino
47. Love someone fiercely and without boundaries - Done, I love you Sarina!!
48. Twenty years from now, sit on a porch and chill with old friends
49. No matter what, always be able to look back and realize that I lived a good and honest life
50. Upon my death, donate whatever useful organs I have to someone who needs them