Comments on: Why Can’t I Do This?

By: kathiek

kathiek — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:01:13 +0000

Going to bed at a decent hour and being on time. No matter how much time I give myself, I use every last second (and more), and for what? Not everything I do before I go somewhere has to be done then, but all the same, I just have to do it. Like fold laundry…why can’t that wait? Apparently, it can’t.

By: Collin

Collin — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:40:21 +0000

I feel your pain Jase. We have 2 cars and a motorcycle. I don’t thing I have EVER gotten ANY of them inspected before the tags expire. I have been given 5 tickets for driving unregistered / uninspected vehicles in my life. You would think that would teach me.

I think it is because there is no way to automate it. Many other recurring responsibilities can be programmed to be completed automatically. My insurance payments, cable bill, phone bill, mortgages, trash bill, credit card bills and many others are all set to auto pay, so I never have to think about them. Stuff that can’t be programmed sometimes gets ignored or forgotten.

By: regular peaj

regular peaj — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:19:16 +0000

I love the album idea. Maybe with Dick making a face like this.

By: jessica

jessica — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:14:44 +0000

In Dick’s defense, I will say that he has come a very long way indeed in terms of completing all of the above tasks that he has mentioned.

By: emo peaj

emo peaj — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:35:09 +0000

Receiving forgiveness. Giving myself a break. Sometimes talking to people.

By: Mom

Mom — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:49:18 +0000

Sending thank you notes…..I do write them but then I don’t mail them! I still have some written thank you notes from 2 Christmases ago….and then, of course, those same people who have given me presents don’t anymore. Why should they? I don’t seem grateful at all. And yet, this is a practice I continue. Really weird!

By: Dick Ronkulous

Dick Ronkulous — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:17:48 +0000

Wearing underwear. No matter how hard I try, I often find myself unexpectedly Commando.

But, seriously–most daily, weekly, or monthly recurring tasks. Paying bills, mowing the lawn, changing the kitty litter . . . even getting a haircut! I just find it really hard to keep up with any repeated responsibility.

On a side not, Unexpectedly Commando would be a great band or album name . . .

By: jessica

jessica — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:04:33 +0000

I find basically getting anywhere that I haven’t been before pretty difficult and actually intimidating. I have almost zero sense of direction and in fact sometimes I test how wrong my inner GPS is by guessing which way I should turn and I am almost always wrong.

Just last night I got lost walking from the theater to our hotel, and it is literally ONE STREET away.

That might be one of the most stressful parts of touring for me–I always have to find a new stage door to get to and try to learn the lay of the land every few weeks, sometimes even every week!

It’s enough to keep me inside, sometimes.