The (un)productive summer of yours truly AND on blogging

I believe it really is human nature to constantly whine and complain about issues that currently surround your life. It seems so long ago where I was racking my brain, torturing my body to 'study' for exams. Now, after a week (or more) of recuperating, my neck pain is gone, and I do believe my eye bags have shrunk.

So what have I been doing? It seems as though I have an obsession with cleaning; cleaning my downtown home, cleaning my real home, cleaning my makeup collection, cleaning the basement (tentative). I have a low threshold for dirt - I think women have lower dirt thresholds than guys. Aside from cleaning, I've been reading. Last year I bought the boxed set for C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series; I've basically read one book per day and now I'm on the 6th book.

Do I have blogger's block? I can't really think about anything 'interesting' to write about. I think it's awesome when a blogger can stick with a theme for their blog. Notable bloggers include Lainey, Jim Plagakis, and blogs mentioned in Blogs of Note. I guess you can say I'm more of a "Jack of all trades" for blogging.

I think it'd be awesome for me to blog about food, but I only know how to bake and I'm too lazy to upload pictures of cookies and cakes. It's hilarious when I read pharmacy blogs; but then I hope that I never become quite as angry/bitter nor do I hope to have to resort to blogging about patients as a way of venting. Blogging about relationships? Who am I kidding - I'm not a love expert. I know enough not to do certain things, but hey, I believe "love can make you do stupid things."

What about blogging about what girls want, or what guys want? To that, I say: 'good in theory, not in practice'. I could say that guys want a girl that is A,B, and C. But the last time I checked, I don't have testicles nor do I plan on getting any... soooo, I really don't know what 'guys' want in general. I could probably figure out what some guys want, but it would be injustice to claim all guys want the same thing; on a superficial level perhaps (and I'm not referring to looks), but the complexities of relationships extend far beyond what he/she wants.

What girls want? I could tell you what most girls 'claim' to want: "the minimal characteristics that make up a decent human being". I know a lot of single guys that are decent individuals; they're not just decent, they're great guys. So why are they still single? The answer is that this whole thing is a lot of schmock.

There's no 'magic' formula, there's no perfect personality/looks recipe that's going to get you anyone you want. It's like those 'fad diet' books; the best way to lose weight isn't to go on some stupid diet, it's to eat healthy and exercise. The best way to attract others is to become attractive (physically, mentally, spiritually). Just like how you shouldn't lose weight for others, you shouldn't change yourself (directly) for others. Change for your own well being. If you believe/know you are awesome (without being conceited/egotistical/condescending), people will see beyond your imperfections and accept you for who you are (provided that you are acceptable physically as well.) Despite how great your personality is (guy or girl), if you look really really bad, it may become an obstacle. This becomes difficult in itself because as 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder', 'ugliness is in the eye of the beholder' as well. What I find 'ugly' some girls may find 'cute.' I still hold true to my belief that 'it either works or it doesn't', where 'work' is attached to whether things 'click'. Define 'work' and/or 'click'; it's too complicated, but I know it when it's there.

So, I don't have a theme for my blog; actually, the theme for my blog will be about me. My concerns, my worries, my victories, my defeats, my trials, my family, my friends - my life. Sometimes I'll blog about personal issues, other times I'll blog about funny incidents, and there's the occasional blogs about guys/girls (which really shows that perhaps I really don't know what I'm talking about :P).