46: The Series (Episode 1: Reasons)
As promised, here’s a list of the 46 reasons (read: excuses)* I haven’t blogged about our experience at the Heartland Film Festival…
46. Sworn to secrecy.
45. Had to wash my hair.
44. I did write an entry, but my dog ate it.
43. I was abducted by aliens.
42. My computer caught fire.
41. The blog entry was saved on a disk that I gave to Princess Leia for safe-keeping. She told me she put it in an Artoo unit for safe-keeping.
40. Too busy watching the Hoosiers beat Kentucky and Ohio State, only to then lose mind-numblingly painful games to teams like Minnesota and Nebraska.
39. Spent all my free time unpacking boxes in the garage.
38. Laundry never stops. Did you know that? It’s never-ending!
37. When I haven’t been doing laundry, I’ve been doing dishes (even though we have a dishwasher).
36. Spent time getting the word out in central Indiana that I’m available for guest preaching on Sundays.
34. Christmas. Need I say more?
33. We moved. I left the entry at the old house. Painted it all over the wall. Kind of like a “Matt Was Here” sign.
32. Too much time dedicated to interviewing for the Colts General Manager position.
31. Also spent way too much time trying to become Head Coach for the Colts.
30. Used up all my extra mental energy by trying to read the hidden messages contained in Jim Irsay’s tweets.
29. November was NaNoWriMo time. Any extra seconds were spent trying to breathe life into this beauty. Still hoping to finish it by her birthday.
28. I would fall asleep every time I began to type it out. Guess that’s what happens when you wait until midnight to start writing.
27. I wrote it in disappearing-reappearing ink. Still waiting for the ink to reappear. Should be any day now.
26. Have I mentioned that I’ve been a stay at home Dad since the Day the Music Died? That kinda takes up my mornings until naptime. If she’s lucky, I let Mihret take a nap, too.
25. I accidentally typed “Mickey” and “Mouse” right next to each other in the same sentence. This resulted in legions of lawyers who looked remarkably like walking brooms sweeping in and preemptively striking against my flagrant attack on their copyrighted property under the auspices of PIPA and SOPA. It broke the whole Internet.
24. I’ve been secretly donning a mask, cape, and tights at night (I know – that’s a wonderful mental image for you), stalking the streets, combating crime at every turn and keeping the neighborhood safe for your late-night Taco Bell runs.
23. Twitter. Sucks me in every time.
22. I’ve been reading. A lot.
21. I etched it onto a ring. Some punk threw it into a pool of molten lava.
20. I’ve been working really hard at convincing molehills that they really aren’t mountains.
19. Tried to do it on a day there wasn’t a debate among the GOP Presidential candidates. Still waiting.
18. Too busy training to become a Jedi Knight.
17. Had to redesign my blog first.
16. I forgot. I tend to forget if I’ve written something yet or not.
15. Aiden bought Epic Mickey with some of his Christmas money. I haven’t been sucked into a game like this in a long, long time. I think TIE Fighter was the last one to grab me like this.
14. I forgot. I tend to forget if I’ve written something yet or not.
13. Had a papercut on my fingertip. Couldn’t type. You never know how much you use your fingertips on the computer until it hurts every time you do it.
12. It was such an amazing, fun, and memorable experience that I’m still at a loss for words some three months later.
11. Too busy coming up with lists with 46 things on them. It’s tougher than it looks.
10. Wasted too much time trying to get a Boy Scout Troop to call/write/telegraph/smoke signal me back so I can get Aiden back involved in Scouting, which he desperately wants to do. Even tried the District Office. No dice.
9. Had too much fun watching team after team get Tebowed.
8. Discovered the meaning of life. Will have to share it. After I write about my experience at the Heartland Film Festival.
7. Wanted to wait until Daniel got his Favorite Tweets series caught up.
6. Wasted entirely too much time and energy worrying about things that were beyond my control. Just being real.
5. After Herman Cain’s ringing, yet unconventional, endorsement, I formed an exploratory committee to…well…explore (imagine that) the idea of whether I should throw my hat into the ring and announce my candidacy for the Presidency. A press conference will be scheduled shortly. Maybe after I write my Heartland Film Festival post.
4. Do you have any idea how much time it takes to fill out some of these job applications online? It borders on ridiculous sometimes.
3. Doing my best to become the best Dad I can be for Aiden, Alyson, and Mihret. Sorry, blog. That means you gotta take the back burner sometimes.
2. Working on becoming a better husband for Christy. That puts you even further back on the burner, blog. Or maybe even off the burner altogether.
1. I’ve been really trying to take my personal Bible study/devotional time much more seriously. I’ve been blogging some of that journey, if you’re interested.
*In no way should this be considered an exhaustive list. I’m sure I have many more excuses. I mean, “reasons.” I’m always looking for more. If you have some good ones, please share them!
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