Day 274: Study Feng Shui

     I was feeling like I wanted to rearrange my room, but I wasn't sure how to do it. So I consulted multiple feng shui websites and videos that gave pointers on how to decorate a room the zen way. Most of what they were saying sounded like bull plop, but that didn't stop me. I wanted to improve my chi (whatever the hell that is) and it seemed like feng shui was the answer. Unfortunately, I came to the conclusion that my room is feng shui proof. It's just not meant to have positive vibes and all that jazz. My research told me that you always want the bed to be diagonal from the door, but you don't want the window of the room to be adjacent from the door. The problem is that my room is small, and my bunk bed/desk combo thing is so big that no matter where I place it, its going to conflict with the ancient Asian rules of home decor. My window is diagonal from the door  and there's no advice as to where I should place my mini fridge. So I guess I'm stuck with this floor plan and bad chi.

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Day 273:Fill Up With Premium Gasoline

     Not much to say about this challenge, other than I suckered myself into paying more money for the same amount of gas. See, I spent the entire day cleaning. I was cleaning my room, and the new jazz room (complete with a record player that I bought off craigslist) and I finished off the night by changing the oil and cleaning my car. I was feeling generous and decided that I would treat Little Debbie (my car) right, by filling her up with premium gas. Honestly, the only thing I know about premium is that it's more expensive. I don't know if it's worth it by any means, but that didn't matter, Miss Debbie deserved it. So Sean and I drove down to the gas station where I proceeded to spend too much money on gas, then we bought a couple bags of sour gummy worms to punctuate a very successful day.

Day 272: Decaf Coffee

     I never understood why anyone would ever drink decaf until I started drinking coffee. It seemed backwards to me. Cause people drink coffee to get energized and all twitchy, at least, that why I do. But after a few solid weeks of coffee drinking, I found myself craving it. The problem was, I was craving coffee at like 8:00 at night. Thus the idea for a decaf drink was born. I drove down to the ol Caribou Coffee joint and picked up one decaf cup to sip on while at the skatepark. It was a little strange drinking the coffee at first. I was about an hour away from bed but I was sipping some java. Other than that, it was all pretty normal. I drank my coffee and skated the night away, and kept the twitching to a minimum.

Day 271: President

     We had a discussion in my business class today about politics and why anybody would ever actually want to be the president. I myself, would never want to have that thankless job, and that's when I decided that I was going to run for president. My reasoning may seem like a heap of flawed logic but I assure you, it's not as dumb as it sounds. See, I want to run for president, but I don't want to be president. Plus I'm not legally allowed to be president even If I did win. I'm too young and there's probably a thousand other qualifications that I'm missing. But as far as I know (it's important that I stress the fact that I don't know much when it comes to politics), I'm allowed to run as a candidate. I've even started my own campaign. It's gonna be something like this; Kyle Garlock, He's totally unqualified, but at least he's honest about it. As far as my presidential intentions go, I think that we are in what some would call a "shit situation". The economy is in the pooper, jobs are scarce, the public is pissed, the environment is deteriorating, and everyone is getting fat. Who in their right mind would ever want this job? So spread the word, Kyle is running for president. So vote for me...but not enough for me to win, that would be terrible.

Day 270: Flan

    I made a giant serving of flan before I knew whether or not I liked it, or even before I knew what the hell it was. I took it out of the fridge once it was done chilling and began to poke and prod it with a fork. It had the consistency of jello, which wasn't a good sign cause I hate jello. I forced down a couple forkfuls and ultimately regretted it. I wouldn't say it's the taste of it as much as its the texture of the flan that disgusted me. Each bite was like munching on a squid that was coated with WD-40. It was all slimy and whatnot, so I decided to take the incentive and toss that crap away.

Day 269: Write A Dear Abby

     For those of you that don't know what or who Dear Abby is, it's an editorial column started by Pauline Phillips. She received questions written from her fans and she would publish her answers and opinions for her readers to see. Today, her daughter, Jeanne Phillips keeps her mother's tradition alive by answering e-mails from all over the world. I sent in a message that delt with a problem that is near and dear to my heart, my loathing of small talk. I seriously hate it, and a seriously asked her for help. I asked for advice on how to engage in conversation without using a line as demeaning as "How bout that weather?". I'm still waiting for her response to my troubling problem, so until then, I'll simply greet people with what I like to call "big talk". I'll start off chit chat with something like "Do you believe in aliens?" or "What are your thoughts on parallel universes?". That'll surely get me better acquainted with the public.

Day 268: Practice Mindfulness

All of Google's meditation pictures were
too corny, so I used this cute pic of
a penguin. Enjoy.

     This is one of those weirdo meditation experiences I tried. By definition, mindfulness is the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities. It's got a lot to do with the whole "right brain" lifestyle. It's basically and exercise that helps you to "live in the now". Try to become more aware of your surroundings and the perception of your world. It deals with sensations like smell and touch. I tried it and thought that it was pretty cool actually. Many of the videos encouraged me to observe sensations that I was already experiencing so I could really enjoy them. It was weird, but I think I liked it.