Today is my 28th birthday and I feel old. It's not the number of years, but the number of nagging injuries that are getting to me. Bad left ankle, both knees creak crack and pop at the slightest provocation, my back had been screwed since the day I was born and it's not getting any better. (Though I did get my slipped disk fixed up today and am feeling particularly spry at the moment). Might be just because I've spent the past week in pain on the couch. I think by Monday I'll be feeling a lot better about my age and bodily pains.
Despite it all, I'm happy. I love my job, even though it is the main cause of my bodily pain, and I love my life. I am where I am because I chose to be here. Not through circumstance, not by chance, but by choice. So I guess I should just man-up, take a Tylenol and get on with my path.
I'm lookin' forward to tomorrow. Plan is to golf all day with various family and friends. Going to put a case of beer in the cart and just do laps around the course. Then @ 7 I'm going up to the Legion for a poker game and a few more drinks. Then I'm going to party. I mean I'm going to get slobbering drunk. Just shitfaced. It's been a very long time since I've just let myself go like that (New Year's I think... can't remember...must have been :) ) so I'm due for a bender. Then it;s back to reality on Sunday as I'm back to work for Monday.
Today was a particularly good day. Not only did I get my back fixed up, but I had a lot of fun in my Camaro on my trip out of town. Raced a Challenger SRT-8. Smoked him. Made an 11 car pass on a straight stretch on the 2 lane highway. Damn American tourists driving less than 70 km/h on smooth dry straight pavement. Just a train of SUV''s with boats and nobody wanted to pass the slow leader so everyone had to suffer. Not I though. I seen the long stretch coming up with no oncoming traffic and punched it. Within seconds I went from 70 to 215 (shhh, don't tell anyone, it's highly illegal to go that fast) and blew by them all. Dropped it back down to 95 and cruised the rest of the way home all giddy.
Now it's time for a Crown and Coke, a smoke and some relax time before some family shows up for some cake. Have a great weekend everybody!
Dont drive like that ever again buddy, we already lost enuff of you fools and our family to yr stupid need for speed on blurry beer and weed. STOP NOW. Get it??????
ReplyDeleteI dont care how u mix things, but driving like that is not good for anyone. Makwa
ReplyDeleteI hear ya Makwa. I know it was dumb to be doing that, but there was not going to be another passing opportunity for 20km's and I had my birthday party to get to. The stretch was 2 klicks long and there was no oncoming traffic. And I was neither drinking beer, nor smoking weed at the time. I never drive drunk, buzzed, tipsy or stoned. Also, keep in mind I am driving a high performance vehicle designed specifically for high speed driving, not just a generic sedan or pickup.
ReplyDeleteBut again, I hear what you're saying, and I assure you it won't happen again. My wife flipped out when I told her about it and I'd do well to stay on her good side. Thanks for your concern friend, I will take it to heart.