I heard, or more so read, this term about a month ago; and it really stuck with me. it came out of the notion that all these social medias are really turning to shit in recent times. it used to be that we had three big ones. FB, where you kept up with your family members and "outer ring" people. the bird; for news, making new connections of interest and just yelling at people. IG for sharing pictures. Now on my phone I have 3 or 4 apps that are bird related, and I don't know why. I barely check any of them. I look at the book of face only because of a cycling group I still have active, and I only check this during the time of the ride I host. IG has just become a way to send funny things to my friends anymore. then obviously the group texts i'm in with my close friends, or "inner ring".
without getting into why this is happening, mostly because I don't care; maybe the thing to do is get back to this this. maybe a fun simple way to get back to our thoughts. ideas. words. i've said that i'd get back into this in the past, but maybe it will stick this time. plus my wife has said to me that "you should get back into it, or a podcast." that's the last thing I need, is another hobby like that. I have thought about a diy with my gopro and posting, but that's another time. so here I thought about starting back up with posting about three things I really dig that are not my family/people.
one: bed. sure it seems easy, but other than my house and my car; this is easily the most expensive thing i've ever purchased. it's a Sleep Number that adjusts head and feet, firmness or softness, and warms my feet. my wife talked me into it and i'm happy she did. it tracks my sleep. how well I slept, heart rate, breath rate and heart rate variability which deals with stress. if something is off, then the next night adjust the bed to improve your overall rest. the better your sleep the better your mood the next day. plus, on average, the bed is the place where I spend a big constant chunk of my 24 hour period.
two: the garage. more specifically garage gym. I really enjoy lifting heavy objects and putting them back down, but I hate going to a gym. being around other people. finding the equipment. waiting for said equipment. and all the other things that go with that. so I picked up a bunch of stuff for the garage to work out there. I was lost for a bit, but (long story short) got a coach that has a program that I don't have to go think about and I just go do it. I now, for the last two years, have felt better and more focused in the garage. i've seen advancement and that makes me feel good. my goals? that's for another post.
three: the bar. with the help of my dad, we remodeled the basement a bunch of years ago; and with that we put in a bar. I don't know what to say other than it's really cool. it's fully stocked (with what I like anyway) with a kegerator and two mini fridges. plenty of goodies to keep one busy. I really enjoy mixing drinks. playing with ideas for new ones. I bartended (I am a mixologist, I have the paper...somewhere) for a little bit, but late nights were not my thing so I quit. As I got into spirits some more, and beer as well; the kitchen cabinets were becoming full, and I didn't like the idea of putting a fridge out in the garage. so with the remodel, I made sure to put in a bar. so we built a custom made one that seats three. more on this i'm sure as I go.
but those are my quick three things. how this blog will continue in the future? basically my perspective through this thing called life. philosopher, bikes, bike mechanic, gym, bar, existence, family...my wife at least feels that I have something to say; so let's see.
namaste
