My Crazy Cow

I'm thinking on quiting my job at GameStop. I've been working there for a little more than a year and in this last weeks they had been giving me from just 5 to 10 hours. My last check was just of $52.90! And, on top of it, they've been ignoring my calls since last week. I don't know what's happening there, but I prefer to quit before something else happens (like been fired). I have been giving away resumes like a fupista giving fliers outside the train station of UPR, but receiving no calls has made myself worried. I'll decide what I'll do depending on what happens this week.

Anyway...

I had a great day today. I ate a lot! My girlfriend went to pick me up passed 2 pm at the Musical Institute where I work and we spent the afternoon watching a movie at my house after we made lunch together. I felt so good when we were buying the ingredients because she said that we looked like a poor couple (because we decided to eat cheap [but great] Lipton Pasta). That thought made me smile.
Later on, we went to a friend's so we could have a taste of some dishes he made (his a chef). It was delicious! I couldn't resist and ended up bringing some of it home. He is so good at cooking that he's going to work at a hotel in San Juan (Hurrays for him!).
We finished the day playing Mario Party 7 (it was hilarious) and watching some movies (with some disgusting scenes). My girlfriend and I gave a ride to a friend of us. It was my girlfriend's car, but I was the one driving. We arrived at my house, and we said good night after a brief moment of solitude and silence.

It was a fine day indeed... but sometimes I can't help this feeling that I'm not completely satisfied. Like something's missing. Something that I want... Damn human desires! They made us unhappy, even when we are suposed to be! But, oh well... I'll just have to try to forget about it. I won't make anyone around me worry for such selfish feelings.

Like I said: today was a good day... I hope that tomorrow will be the same.

Behold, at last I had fallen! The cyber-community has me! Between College, the newly installed DSL box at my home, and my girlfriend, I had no choice but to make a new e-mail address and a blog, joining at last with the techno-masses out there.

I resisted with all my might all this "technology rage" but it is almost impossible. Ipods, PSP's, MP3's, Laptops, cellphones, Chatrooms, e-mail addresses, blogs, gigas, megas, bits, bytes, DSL, HDTV, Nintendo, Microsoft, Apple, Linux... Everywhere we are surrounded by all these gizmos. Don't get me wrong! I make use of some of these in my everyday life. Like I said, it is impossible not to. But like everything else, too much is not healthy.

Too much salt, too much sugar, too much red meat, too much alcohol (or just a little in this case), too much sun, too much work, and of course, too much videogames, too much Internet, etcetera, etcetera. We have to learn to control ourselves and remember that we own these things, not the other way around.

We can see it everywhere. A little kid playing GameBoy while walking in the mall (Watch where you're going!), or an adult talking on the cellphone while driving, or speaking too loud on it in a public place (People don't care what you're going to wear for tonights date). Maybe a family is having a good conversation in the car, but you see that little Adriana is not listening because she have her Ipod, making a gap between herself and the others. Excesive or wrong use of these gadgets have a destructive impact upon society, making people insensible and/or socially-incapable.

I can't deny that these new technologies make our lives easier (sometimes too much) and that they help us communicate around the world (like I'm doing right now) and even help teachers to educate. But, everytime we discover or creat new things, some human beings find a way to use them in a wrong manner. Like pornography on the Internet or adiction to it, or "chatroom-ing" instead of face-to-face conversation.

I love to play my Nintendo. I like to talk on my cellphone. But I prefer to read a book, or ride my bike, or build something with Lego. Now, with all the "peer presure" from my girlfriend, friends, and teachers, I have made myself part of this new community. It'll do me good. I'll find new friends with different cultures and opinions. I can practice my writing and share my thoughts. In the end, I'll find a way to use it for my self-discovery and satisfaction... with moderation and consideration. I hope that you are doing the same.

Let's see how much I endure on this... I'm not an Internet fan. But will see if that can change... thus... Welcome me, O Thee, Cyber-community!

Look Esteban, you have a blog now! Whee!

Now... post, biotch! Post like you've never posted before!

Loooove,
Kae.