Long A's, O's and Tetris ...

... on a stick.

First of all, I must mention my going to MN tonight for what might be the best time of year ever to be there. I take that back - there is no best time of year to be in MN because it all kicks ass, and YES that includes those 30-below frigid days in winter. Those days always make me feel proud to be capable in conditions like that. Most people think it makes us stupid, but they just don't know. Anyways, back to the glory that is this upcoming trip. Tail end of summer, meaning the smell of fall will be in the air, but the lake water's still warm enough for skiing. Minnesota State Fair, where you can buy spaghetti on a stick if you want to. I don't know why you would, but you can. My family, who I love love love and cannot wait to spend time with. There's nothing better than flying in and looking below to see the land of 10,000 (it's actually closer to 15,000) lakes ... on a stick.

Now for some more sentiments on joblessness. I guess you know when you've got the mind of a writer, because as soon as I started regularly writing again, every random occurence throughout the day is re-calculated in my mind as if I were blogging. I don't think like a normal person anymore. I think as though I'm typing it all down. I wonder if that's good practice and will ultimately make me a better writer (and typist?) down the road. Or maybe it means I truly am not sane in the membrane.
Oh, wait - another "thought" is coming in.
I don't know if there's a medical term for this condition, but I've got what I am going to deem a visual addiction to anything I rest my eyes on regularly. I blame my mom, but not because I have anything against her. I just know she does this, too. Whenever I start playing some type of game on a computer or t.v. screen, I can't get it out of my head. Example: Tetris.* Tetris, to me, is like that old best friend who you absolutely love but can't hang around with anymore because they're likely to get you a)killed, or b)arrested. When I start playing Tetris, I eat, sleep and breathe it. I also kick butt at that game, I think for the reasons I just stated. It's not like I play it constantly. Even if I limit myself to one 4-hour time slot a day (exaggerating, yes ... maybe ... also maybe not), I see little blue, green, red and yellow blocks falling before me and rotating until they nestle themselves in perfect puzzle alignment while I'm sleeping, when I'm in conversation, when I'm "excercising," eating or blinking.
So that's what's happening with this blog thing. It's dangerous, but probably somewhat healthier than Tetris, so I'm not going to stop cold turkey just yet. Luckily, my writing tone is what could be considered "conversational," so if I do start spouting off random pieces, I won't sound that crazy, whereas if I were currently visually addicted to Dune, the book I'm reading, and I started repeating sections of that thing - well, let's just say I'd have a lot of "awesome" friends ... my beau being one of them. :)

*This game is perhaps the most addicting game ever, likely created by A.I. in the 80s as a way to distract us from their invasion and probing and whatnot. Who can really say they didn't infiltrate 1 in every 5 people? Can you? Have you ever played Tetris? Then you cannot.