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TL;DR: I have random thoughts and not all of them warrant an entire page of 12 font rambling.

I'm having one of those days where I have too many random thoughts that I'm like "OOH, I could write about that!" but in all reality they maybe warrant a paragraph at best because I'm well aware that my mind inflates things until I'm deluded into thinking my audience of imaginary cardboard cut out people would actually value anything I have to say.

With that said, I'll just skip from subject to subject. This is for me, not for you, so, shut up.


BEGIN: Reasons I procrastinate. 1) ____.

I am a chronic procrastinator. It took me 2 days from entering this post's title to writing ...this word: Bloop. I don't know if it's procrastination so much as it is terrible time management and discipline. I mean a certain amount of leniency should be given considering I'm around a 2 1/2 year old 24/7. Toddlers personify A.D.D. and can bring it out in varying degrees in their parents. I mean, I barely get to finish an adult sentence before I'm yelling random bits of wisdom at her, such as, "Don't put that in your mouth!" or "Get your wubby out of the toilet!"


SHUFFLE: I am a poor person's Rachel Ray.

I need to start a recipe blog that's designed for people on a worse-than-food-stamp budget with picky eaters. Sure, there's tons of recipe websites out there, but how many feature original recipes that literally have 4 ingredients, aren't made from a box, and don't urge its readers to buy specific brand names or use snobby ingredients like obscure foreign veggies you only hear about from hardcore vegans and the type of people who believe that GMO's are a thing.  This is a good idea in theory. Read the previous paragraph to understand why implementation and upkeep might be a bad idea.

PS: GMO's aren't a bad thing. Stop thinking you can science if you believe they are.


SHUFFLE: Musical talent in a post-Rush world might exist.

Ed Sheeran is epic levels of awesome. I don't mean that in a creepy pre-teen obsession type of way. I simply mean to say it's easy to see that he's not your typical pop star.  He's a flaming redhead and kinda nerdy looking in an endearing sort of way (a trait that I can personally appreciate), but what catches me completely off guard is that he writes his own music (with thought-evoking lyrics that aren't about money, sex, and "dissing" other artists), plays every instrument I ever tried but failed to master, and he's self made at the ripe old age of 26. I have two younger brothers about his age, and they can barely hold onto a driver's license let alone a career. You may or may not like his music, but he wasn't handed the opportunity on a platter because of his looks, status as a Disney has-been, or ability to lip-sync. That says something.

He's also responsible for my favorite song written for a movie (The Hobbit). No bias whatsoever.


SHUFFLE: I'm a Final Fantasy enthusiast, not a gaming addict.

I've often struggled with the possibility that I'm a gaming addict. Now I'm pretty sure that I'm not even really a gamer. Granted, I have a large PC game collection, and 3DS collection, but looking at hours played, with the rare exception of games like Dragon Age and Skyrim, there's very few games that I've put more than a few hours into. The bulk of my game time goes into Final Fantasy games, mainly FFxiv and FFxiii. If any of you are fellow enthusiasts of the franchise, you might be able to see where I'm going with this. Both games have stories that rival any movie, with cut scene lengths to match. I play for the story and social interaction, not to "game." I don't have withdrawal symptoms, I have other hobbies, and I'd still find an excuse to avoid adulting even if I never touched a game. Let's make it interesting and switch out my game controller with a TV remote and I'm no different from the rest of society. At least my form of stress relief increases my problem solving and hand-eye coordination skills...

More shuffles to follow....

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