Well... I was originally going to write this at the store on my laptop when I had a chunk of free time. Free time, however, turned into spend five hours trying to clean a variant of the "Sirefef.A" virus off of the laptop after a "drive-by" trojan dump...
*sigh*
I've done a couple of cleansings with Microsoft Security Essentials, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, and Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit Beta. I *believe* I have the machine pretty much clean, but I am not trusting it until our friend Ranger gives it a clean, bill of health.
Beyond that, life is peachy, with more bombs dropping faster than I can catch them in the buckets...
Anyway, the title of today's piece touches on an old adage of "if you look good, you feel good".
Now, since about November, I have been in a lingering malaise. Scratch that. I've been in a depression so deep the only entities keeping me from slitting my wrists while I'm high on LSD and listening to the Cure are my wife, kids, dog, and friends. Left to my own devices, there's a good chance this blog would have abruptly ended before the start of 2013. I was not left to my own devices, and Loquacious, Skribl, Pumpkin, and Dinero, among others, have helped to keep me going whether they know it or not. No lie. I was is a bad way...
During that time, I had begun to slide back in the direction of "Comic-Book Guy" from the Simpsons in regard to dress and demeanor. Normally, I'm pretty oblivious to my own shortcomings, but I did notice what was happening. I just didn't care. In that time, I could string two to four days of "uniform" together, but then it would be followed by two plus days of wearing/bathing whatever/whenever was convenient for me. My patience with customers was eroding, along with my sanity. Not good for business, and not good for the psyche...
This all said, I *AM* trying to get better. I am currently treating a severe Vitamin D deficiency, though I'm not certain it's doing any good. Plus, and if the bombs would stop dropping, I'd like to get back to the gym on a regular basis and drop the weight I've regained and then some. I believe the whole exercise thing alone would be a step back in the proper direction.
I just need for life to quit throwing curve balls at me for a couple of weeks...
Given what's going on currently, though, I think things are only just beginning.
Jeez, I hope there is a safety strap for this ride...
...And if I ever knowingly encounter the asshats that created the stupid computer virus infecting my laptop, I will set their scrotums on fire...
-- GopherDave
To quote Dan Stark:
ReplyDeleteYou look like you could use some Foghat.
I hope you start feeling better. Remember - we're all on your side. (Well, most of us.)
I'm glad you're starting to feel better. I started working out last year, and while it's a pain, sometimes, the benefits are worth it. I can see the change, though it's gradual, and I feel like I've accomplished something after a workout, which has been great for the psyche during 10 months of unemployment.
ReplyDelete@GC: \m/ \m/ (SLOW RIDE... TAKE IT EASY... SLOW RIDE...)
ReplyDelete@Delf: Thanks for the good vibes, sir. Ten months of unemployment? Ouch. You have *my* condolances, sir...