Monday, November 17  

I've turned into the most boring person in the world

I knew this would happen. It was kind of inevitable. After all, I am my parent's son.

I've turned into the most boring person in the world.

It started on the weekend. As you can see from the blog below, I went away with some friends of my wife's and all of the associated children (about 30 of us in all).

There's a hint right there. I have no friends of my own. I have to use my wife's friends as friends. Sad really.

On this weekend we stayed at a place call Midginbill Hill. It had a bunk house, huge mess hall, bushwalks, swimming, horse-riding, tennis, table tennis and volleyball. And I loved it! Pathetic, right?? What kind of loser actually enjoys all of that stuff?

But wait, there's more.

I flogged everyone at table tennis. There were 6 dads there. The closest any of them got to me in table tennis was 8 points (it takes 21 to win). I was the King of the Table. What sort of person is good at table tennis?? What am I doing with my life?

Is there a Table Tennis Anonymous?

But it gets worse. Much worse.

On Saturday we all sat around a campfire, roasted marshmallows and, get this, talked. We talked and talked. For hours. Probably 5 hours. I enjoyed that too.

Barbeques, bushwalking, tennis and volleyball on Sunday. Then a drive home and I was in bed by 8 pm.

I'm so ashamed!

But it really hit me today when I was eating sushi for lunch again. I have sushi most days. And I go to the local gym. And I swim most days.

I have an unpublished screenplay. Wait till I catch you at a party and tell you how great it is and how it starts of with this guy.................oh, never mind.

How boring am I?

The day is nigh

I'm 37 in a few days time (I know, I know..................I only look about 22. Maybe 23 at most.). My idea of fun used to be this -

* drinking,
* gambling,
* golf,
* womanising,
(Please note: the above is in alphabetical order only)

Then more drinking, chasing women, gambling and golf. Again, not neccessarily in that order.

The times are a changing. What I want has changed. What I buy has changed. I've moved from one market segment to another. I'm buying different things - different holidays, different drinks, different sporting equipment (Those ping pong paddles cost a fortune!)........the list goes on.

As we run our businesses we need to keep in mind that it is an ever-changing market out there.

The person who one day is a cool, ultra-hip party boy might just metamorphise into a boring father of 3 who plays freaking table tennis.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh.

Cheers

Brendon "King of the Table" Sinclair