BOY SORT OF GROWS UP
By J.D. SPARKS, jdisaporta@hotmail.com
So, my headlines need some work, give me a break. I'm only a month in.
Man, I am digging this job. I feel lucky that I am one of the few people my age or not who does not hate their life when they have to go to work.
Lucky. Luck. I had a discussion with Tia the other day about how I don't believe in luck. Well, I mean, luck as some random, discriminate force that bestows good fortune to a person.
Tia. She's great. Another reason why I'm such a lucky dude. I'm not really one to gush, but man oh man, that girl is special.
Casey. I can be a not-the-greatest friend to him, but we can spend two hours together and it's as if nothing has changed.
We hung out for two hours last weekend. The first 90 minutes were about how we have both gotten into Batman comics. The last half hour was catching up. I loved it.
I'm reading A Death in the Family. It's pretty cool, but if you are a comic fan or not, I highly suggest Year One and The Dark Knight Returns.
Or the The Killing Joke. The Joker is a fucking mad man.
Despite my new-found love of comics, I am finding it easier to relate to adult men. Well, maybe. If all else fails, I talk about fantasy football.
OK, so maybe that's all I have to relate to them about.
Also, Magic: The Gathering and I are sort of having a falling out. It's sad, but I just don't have any time!
And speaking of card games, I won a poker tournament last night with my friends.
I miss the opposing feelings of sitting around the table, shooting the shit with people I enjoy being around while also wanting to take their money.
As much as I don't believe in luck, I love the concept and do consider myself lucky. Weird. I'm born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the rabbit. I put absolutely no weight into that shit, but it's still a cool concept.
I want a wolf tattoo to honor my mom. Tia suggested a wolf eating a rabbit because of the whole luck thing.
Way bad-ass idea, I loved it, but we were pretty sure it wouldn't look good as a tattoo and I don't know how it would affect the homage part of it.
I'm also finally starting the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which will be the subject of Emily and me's tattoo.
I have great friends. All of them. I really appreciate those of you I fell out of contact with for whatever reason.
As selfish as it is, you have impacted me and helped make me who I am today and for that, I will always be grateful and appreciative and you will always be remembered.
All of you.
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