I've been a whiny little baby over the last few weeks...and I need your help. I've been in funks before but normally I had Taylor nearby to help pull me out of it. He has a diabolical way of making me feel inferior and better about myself at the same time...go figure. =-)
btw - this pic came up when I searched for whiny
The heart of the matter is that I am really having trouble adapting to life in Monroe and being single.
I have friends here who have tried to pull me out of my funk and it just hasn't worked so far...I know the problem is that I'm not giving this situation enough of a chance...but I don't know how to clear my head enough to make it happen.
I've survived far worse things than being stranded in the middle of nowhere...
I think I'm afraid that I'm going to waste some good years of my life being a hermit here in Monroe.
Suggestions? Kicks in the ass? Slaps in the face? Kicks in the...(why are you guys being so violent?)
Thanks!
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Hey Rodan,
You won't be there forever (hopefully) and weekends are what travel was made for. I lucked into being alone here in Dallas, but a few good friends and lots of phone calls, emails, and me time got me through it. I know...my situation is a little different, but I had the added stress of not having come out and no car in a city completely unfriendly to the pedestrian.
What I'm saying is while this isn't the best situation, it can't be a forever situation. You can ride it out and enjoy it the best you can there until something else comes up or start looking now for something that will make you happier.
Good luck, Boo!
Joe
p.s. Dallas isn't that far away. Neither is N'awlins. Have car, go get some booty. (wink)
awww poor rodan. i know how you feel. i'm a hermit here in my life long town!! lol atleast you have friends there. i have none, well they ditch me because i don't do drugs and i'm starting to realize that after 8 years. lol if i lived in monroe we'd have a blast!! lol i have a happy story...eeeerrr not lol but it really shocked me and i IMMEDIATELY thought of you when it happened.
I was on a date at a comedy club, and the comic up on stage was asking if any one was from louisiana cause thats where he was from and this lady clapped and did a little scream. The guy asked her where she was from and she goes Monroe ( how you say it) I dyed laughing and my date just kind of looked at me weird, like why is the word Monroe so funny.
Then I was watching the girls next door and a testing shoot was going on for playmate and the girl that got the testing was originally from Monroe. So, my suggestion to you is to find out what came from that small little town. There is this website, I can't remember the link, but you find your city or a city nearby and you follow these directions they give you and find this box then report it back to the site. I don't know its something to do and get out of the house.
Hope things get better.
I wish I had something to say. Considering how I'd need to be kidnapped and bound, gagged and physically wrestled back to that city to visit my family, I obviously can't recommend it.
My suggestion, aside from getting out, is to seek out something specific to do; a hobby, if you will. Perhaps it's really nothing more than arranging a once a month weekend in Dallas or Houston (which are certainly a step up at the least). See if there's something in the area you can get involved in (the symphony, maybe?).
That place sucked my soul, too, which if why I fled to California and NYC.
Of course, you can always just wander Pecanland every evening.
Make yourself happy. If yu don't like it there, then find a job elsewhere. Life is too short to spend it unhappy. Stop the whining and do it. :)
Thank you Kevin...Rodan I love you. I mean it. I only want good things for you. However, being happy is a state of mind. There are people who have everything in the world that they think will bring them happiness and there are those who have nothing the "rest" of us have and are happy as if they had good sense.
You have to make yourself happy.
Period.
No one else will.
Period.
Take joy in something everyday that you like.
Your favorite candy is half off-Whoopee!!!
There is a all night marathon of Futurama on-Huzzah~
You're healthy, have a great income, a great house and a great dog.
Taylor lives 1000 miles away (see that made you smile)
Laugh out loud today and cheer yourself up!
Hope I am not speaking out of turn here, but I am a regular listener and you remind me a lot of myself, or at least what I would be like if I had a penis.
Once upon a time I had a high stress, high paying job, a big important job title and people reporting to me. I was miserable. When I wasn't working I was stressed about work. I would wake up in a panic in the middle of the night over work crap. I drank too much, ate too much and slept too little.
I got to the point where I simply had to get out and I did. I found a position in a different industry. It originally paid less and had a little less flash than my previous company but I could foresee myself staying in this position for a long, long time. I now have the time and energy to have an actual life outside of work. I don't feel defined by my job anymore. It is now simply the means by which I finance my life and the things that are important to me.
I can say without hesitation that I am truly happy and content now. There is no magic formula, but if you figure out what you truly want and enjoy - whether it is a line of work or a place to live - you can make that your goal and make a plan to achieve that goal. Even if you don't have the opportunity to completely and immediately transition, you will have taken control over your future. Having that kind of power over your destiny can be a huge contributor to your overall happiness.
Much love,
Jenny
Thanks for all the support...and swift kicks. Just the process of whining about everything definitely helps.
Hopefully I won't let my soul get sucked too much...
Well the solution is easy peasy... you get in your car and drive to Lafayette to visit Venus. DUH ;)
Hope you shake your funk soon.
xoxo
My dear Rodan
I have to echo what you have heard from the others - life is too short to be unhappy.
I am in a similar situation where I have a job that requires me to travel each week and keeps me away from my Joe etc and it is really hard dealing with it at times.
With the economy the way it is I know I should be happy doing what I am doing but I want my life to be more than just work.
I wish you all best and love you on the show (as well Taylor and Taffy) and hope things get better for you soon!
hugs
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