I Actually Left the House (and Only Cried Twice)

I’ll be honest that the biggest reason I haven’t been blogging as much lately is because I have become such an absolute homebody that nothing that’s happening around me seems interesting enough to share. Then when something does happen worth writing about, I don’t have the energy to sit and write about it. I’ll be completely honest, I’m forcing myself to write this right now because I actually miss blogging.

I guess the moral of the story is, I’ve been incredibly depressed over the past few months and I’ve had a hard time getting myself out and about or even doing the things I enjoy, like writing.

I will say that I have returned to the wonderful world of podcasting this year! The Millennial Agenda is back and we’ve been having a lot of fun with it. It does take up quite a bit of time which also explains my absence (not really, but it sounded good so it’s staying in the post).

I have been trying very hard to get myself out of the house more. Back in February I dragged myself to Universal Studio (on a Saturday!) to see All American Rejects and it was a lot of fun, though the day wasn’t without its weird hiccups. (Listen in: Mardi Gras Mayhem, Dirty Little Secret: Josh’s All-American Reject Recap).

Needless to say, I have actually been trying to get out of the house more. It’s not going well but I’m trying and I feel like that counts for something.

It might have taken a couple more months but I ended up going out again. I might have had to force myself but, again, thought that counts.

I was randomly scrolling through the website for the Dr. Phillips Center and saw that Daniel Sloss was coming to town. I’ve been a fan of his since I stumbled on his special “X” on HBO. It was incredibly profound and was up there with Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette” with how it touched me. His “Live Shows” on Netflix are also a good time!

I ended up buying two tickets with no real plan from there as to who I was going with. You know. Like you do.

I was able to convince a friend from work to go with me and off we were! I’m normally not great in unfamiliar situations but we managed to get parked and find a place to have dinner with no problem. The best part was parking, the restaurant and the theater were all within walking distance to each other. It actually gave me the confidence to try to do more things at Dr. Phillips.

Moreso, we got VIP status which was a lot of fun.

The show was an absolute blast and afterwards we got to meet and take photos with Daniel. I ended up getting emotional meeting him because of how much his specials meant to me. I didn’t fully cry but I came damn close (I’m truing to save face, ya boy shed a tear or several).

We had a great time and I’m looking forward to getting out of the house more. Or actually having people over… I’ve lived here for almost a year and haven’t had actual company aside from some quick pop-ins and some workers because being a homeowner is fun.

I’m getting there. I feel like I’m in the next phase of my life and trying to figure out who I am again…

Holy shit, is this my mid-life crisis?