Hi. It's been a while. And though it's quite possible for a come-back blog to go on forever and ever, I'll try and make it short and sweet.
I don't read a lot of blogs, but when I do, it's because they make me happy. They make me think. they make me smile. Laugh. They challenge me as a person. They teach me something. Many people encouraged me quite a bit in the past few years about my blog. This one. They enjoyed it. It made them happy. And I'm glad they told me......cuz that makes me happy. It's nice to tell people the things you appreciate about them. Doesn't it encourage you?
I'm currently living in Austin, Tx. 83 miles from my house in San Antonio, though I drive back pretty much every weekend. I've been here for one year and 4 months. It's been quite a trip. I've made a couple of good friends. I've had a lot of interesting experiences. This town is weird. People would often say for me to "Keep Austin Weird" upon my moving here, because they think I'll fit right in. That's a catch phrase up here in Austin. People have a lot of bumper stickers and shirts that say that.
Anyhow. I know I'm weird, but I don't think I fit in just because of that. There's got to be more to it. And though I enjoy the beauty of the hills and the utility of the river that runs through this city, I still don't feel I belong here. For several reasons. At least 10.
But one is traffic.
This place is horrid when it comes to traffic. I'm not someone who does well with traffic. I don't get road rage or anything....I just hate being forced to submit to such a horrible thing. Austin currently adds about 85 people a day, roughly about 70 cars. Even though I still don't catch a lot of traffic in Austin, when I do, it kills my joy. It's just really really really really super bad traffic. :P
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| It goes as far as the eye can see. Ugh. |
Alright. enough of that.
My job moved me here to this city.
Wait. What job? Update: After my car broke down in Wyoming at the end of 2010 (two posts ago I think), I needed to work to pay for my car. It was quite the costly repair. My former employer took me, the quitter, back among its ranks. I was extremely thankful. And still am. Even though I sometimes don't like the work, it still is a great company to work for.
Anyhow. We had/have a store up in Austin. We sell specialized air conditioning controls. The store has two employees. An outside sales guy and one inside/technical sales guy. Well the outside sales guy quit and the store manager needed help pretty bad. Soooooo, they sent the single guy and I was willing. I thought I'd give it a try. One year and four months later I recognize I'm not happy doing this. Outside sales that is (and something else....). Seems like a good job for shmoozers. People who like to bull shit and shoot the shit on the company dime. As long as you are bringing in sales, shmooz all you want. I really admire (some) people who can do that, but it's certainly not for everyone. Including me. I'm just not that good at it. The last guy was really good at it. Sooooo, when he left the company, he took a whole lot of our customers. They like his mad schmooz skills. He is really a good people person type of guy. Thus....the shoes to fill are very schmoozful. But I will not be here much longer. I will be moving back to my house - god willing (that means "i hope so" right?) I'll speak more about this later.
Geez. So since I said this will be short, I'm losing opportunity to keep my word. I just wanted to say I'm gonna try and attach my latest life adventures and musings to this blog again. I'm still on the road to find out. Not so much whether or not Jesus is the way or the one or whatever....but on the road to find out more of who I am and what makes me happy...and what makes me tick... and where I fit in...and what I'm good at... Still learning to be true to myself and true to what I believe in. When my thoughts and my actions match, then I think I'm happy. :) That reminds me of a quote.
I think I try to live like this because it makes sense to me. Not perfect, but who is?
On a side note, the title of this blog is Bonita Moo (Moo). She is my new motorcycle. I have adventures to speak of regarding her. See her below.
Til next time. Be warm and filled. Make sure you're happy. If not, you should do something about that.
Adamo. (9:30 pm @ Tom's Tabooley, Austin, TX www.tomstabooley.com)
