the blahs

[arguchik]

i've had the blahs for 2-3 days now. a little blue, a little lackluster, a little low on energy.
teaching: blah
weather: blah
self-confidence: blah
everything else except maybe one or two things: blah

whence and wherefore? i have no firm explanation. perhaps it's the post-holiday, post-new year, pre-birthday blahs. it doesn't seem to be identical with the impending global doom vibe i wrote about the other day. this is more personal and local. i want something *fun* to happen, and i'm getting to the point where i'm going to start instigating mischief just to stir up the sediment a little.

what do you do, to chase away the blahs?

Comments

[wondrousbeauty.livejournal.com]

Put on a song that you secretly love. This needs to be one of those songs that would embarrass you if it were connected with your name. Strip to bra and panties. Dance. (Of course, I never do this. And all that Shania Twain on my iTunes is just some weird downloading error. Er...errors.)

Going somewhere new also helps, even if it's just to sit quietly and people watch. People watching has a way of renewing a sense of wonder sometimes when everything else just seems blah.

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

i'm not sure if i have any music that would embarrass me, but there's plenty i could go out and buy, that might fit the bill (fill the bill? fulfill the bill?). vanhalen, for example. it would have to be VH-II or Women and Children First, i think. lol. not exactly dancing music, but the bra and panties part is probably appropriate.

i like to do what i call "epic walking," too. for an "epic walk," i pack up some snacks and water, a raincoat, whatever i think i might need, and i just go out and walk the city. the goal is to get lost, then find my way back home. i really enjoyed doing this with my dog when he was still alive, because i could go at almost any hour of the day or night, and i never had to worry about anyone accosting me. i have to be more careful now, but i still do it...just haven't had time for such a thing this week. it chews up hours if you let it.