complich8′s journal

I’m just giving a little thought to my current lifestyle. If I were to give it a single, dominant descriptor, it would probably be “persistent”.

I live a persistent lifestyle. I am persistently present in a few places. I do persistent things. I’m a persistent presence at work. Generally, my whole existence is this persistent concept.

By that, I mean I’m always there, doing the same things, being the same places. I’m constantly idling in the same irc channels, constantly on aim, constantly on my computer, constantly here.

My heavy, plodding, clockwork existence is a stark contrast to the light, transient lives of several of my friends. I’m slow-moving, predictable. I’m busy, but I’m only busy doing a few things and devoting a lot of time to them.

Some of my friends are in as many as a dozen student organizations, half a dozen classes, hold jobs and have a half-dozen or so major active hobbies they participate in. That’s a lot of things demanding their attention and time. I’ve got 2 classes, 1 job, and essentially 2 or 3 hobbies, and that’s it. Just a few things … but I’m very persistent about doing them. I do the few things I do quite a lot.

I somewhat envy that lighter, more transient lifestyle though. A part of me would like to be the guy who’s constantly on the move, constantly dynamic, out and about, doing all the cool stuff. I could get rid of my pc and my fileserver and get a new lightweight laptop. I could slide around all over the place, doing those random things that I don’t do right now. I could be on the move, dynamic, transient. Hell, I could turn my computer off at night, and save a bit on the power bill…

But none of that is who I am. I’m not the slick, sophisticated, dynamic person that you see everywhere you go. I’m the fixture, installed in one specific place. I’m always there, and if you check those same paths you’ll always find me right there.

I guess that persistence, that durability of my position, even, makes me a well-suited foundation, though. I guess I’m fine with that.

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