2002-06-07 - 3:22 p.m.
Finally I’m on the same shift as Ivy! (For those of you who know me and read these, no, Ivy isn’t my wife’s real name. Somebody commented to me on this. I usually use fictional names to describe real-life people when writing on the ‘net.)
It is blissful – we both work the exact same schedules with only one day off different. I have wanted this life for years and finally it has become a reality! The love of my life and myself work the same hours, have no kids, never want kids, and pretty much have our lives to live out as we choose to do. There is nothing more empowering than deciding what you want and taking steps to make it happen. Nothing – especially when you see your work come to fruit.
The only thing that bothers me is we haven’t been to church with Logicman yet. We need to try again this week, I think it will benefit all of us. I was reading some disgusting philosophy today about a man who thinks all marriages should be “open” marriages where you screw whomever you want. Funny, I screw whomever I want in my traditional marriage only (wonder of wonders) the object of my desire is my wife. Every so often a person comes along that wants to change traditional morality – ie., he/she wants to do something immoral, but it’s not enough that they wish to do it – they want to change society and morality altogether, so that their sin causes them less guilt. That’s fine, but I think I’ll take my traditional marriage any day over his “more mature” open one. I’ve seen everything that an “open” marriage has to offer, and I really didn’t view it as a paragon of maturity… more like a paragon of selfishness and emotional damage…
I’d like to see just one happy life-long “open” marriage. There aren’t any, and tales of the ones that people claim do exist are few and far between. If it’s so great, why haven’t we all adopted the model? Hmm… maybe one day we’ll all see this psychologist’s brilliance. Until then, I’ll stick to the morality & value system Christ explained to us a couple thousand years back.
Hmm… very hard to be bothered at the moment… I know that in a matter of minutes I am getting off work. On Monday, I go to have my car looked at since the transmission has been acting up. That’s bad news. On the fifteenth I get to go back to my Incandescent hairstyle… hehehe… been a while overdue on that. I don’t even look like myself to myself anymore. I compromised a few things about personal appearance (hairstyle, piercings, etc.) when I was looking for a job. Now that I have a comfortable one it might be time to become me again.
Perhaps. First, though, I must pick up my wife, take her home, shower, make love to her, and turn on the TV. Then, and only then, will I be able to think about these larger issues in life.
It’s a good life when the bliss overshadows the pain. It’s a good life when the peace overcomes the fear.
It’s a good life when love overcomes everything else.
-incandescent-
