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Speaker 1:These days it feels a little more like ish. First of all, thanks to listener, at action underscore j on Twitter. I think his his given name is j, but he goes by action underscore j on on the social medias. He recently gifted me a copy of European Truck Simulator two after I tweeted out about how it was on sale for, $5 or something on Steam. And, and so I felt obligated to, show him record a little video of my attempts to play European Truck Simulator two.
Speaker 1:And so that's linked in the show notes. You can check out how awesome I would be if, all else fails and I have to move to Europe and drive long haul truck for a living, which is actually, the game itself has actually surprised me more interesting and relaxing than I would have thought. I I loved I've loved playing simulation games over the years, flight simulator and Railroad Tycoon and that kind of stuff. And so this definitely is not outside the realm of my, interests completely. But you can definitely unfollow me and unsubscribe if I ever start hitting you up on Patreon for support to go buy, a steering wheel and drive shifting thing or something for to play more intense European truck simulator action.
Speaker 1:That'll be when I've jumped the proverbial shark. So, you can always tell when I there's a long delay, in podcast episodes as well. Two reasons why. One is often, you know, if just life happens and busy and stuff. But the other thing is often I have, like, something I know I should be talking about or an idea I have in my head or a life circumstance that I kinda wanna talk about, I'm not sure how to, and so then I just delay.
Speaker 1:And then I don't record a podcast or episode for a while. And this one's a little bit of both. The the thought of that I had that I wanted to talk about is, just how I I I've known this for a long time, but just maybe voicing it, giving it a a thought, an episode of how I live life by reacting to things. And it's in my marriage to my wife, it's great in turn for me because she's a planner, I'm not. And so I get the all the benefits of her planning ability, and I try to, you know, impart a little bit of my, relaxed chill attitude about planning things to her, but I know, she definitely gets the worst end of that arrangement.
Speaker 1:But I'm 39 this year. I'm I'm still find myself I'm waiting for someone to tell me that I'm an adult. I I'm waiting for someone to tell me that I'm an I'm an adult and what exactly I am supposed to be or do or be and do, getting a real job, getting married, buying a home, having three kids, all things that are signs that I'm, you know, officially an adult, but still I'm still kinda like waiting for someone to come along and give me a a medal or a a diploma or something. I don't know what. You'd think getting like, you know, minivan repair bills, that's pretty much your diploma that you're an adult pass a rite of passage.
Speaker 1:But I thought like I thought even having kids would, you know, change it more and and it certainly has changed me. And but it just kinda, you know, it highlights your strengths and your weaknesses, my strengths and my weaknesses, just as a result of what kids put you through, the good and the bad. And I thought I started my own business. You know, I'd be able to have more control. But again, it just kinda highlights more of your strengths and weaknesses and stuff.
Speaker 1:And so I don't really have a an answer. There isn't like a end to this. It's definitely a a low burning kinda like stress slash thing I know I need to do something about, and that is figure out a plan for this life. Because, not that like, I've always bristled the the idea of like life plans and even, like, with goals and things because I've I think the pessimistic side of me says, well, you're gonna fail anyway, so why bother planning? And then the lazy side of me slash, take it as it comes side of me says, don't worry.
Speaker 1:Tomorrow will figure it out itself. Today's got enough of worries of its own, etcetera. And so somewhere stuck in the middle is where I am. But definitely, I think having some plans and and, I mean, I I hate to bring up the New Year's resolution thing because that's still, you know, a little ways away or whatever, but definitely that's also part of it. And as we're sort of planning on what we're gonna be doing for going away and stuff and over Christmas and and thinking about that, and it's just kinda like opportunity for change and opportunity for things to sort of be done differently when you return.
Speaker 1:And I like to try and take advantage of those opportunities even if it's short lived. So that's where I'm at with that. How do you, how do you live life? Do you are you like a planner, a goal setter, and an achiever, or do you just kind of do like I have been doing reacting to things and not really going with anything set in particular. I find often I get out of breath and I just start rambling and just saying things quicker and quicker as if in attempt to, you know, catch my breath somehow, and I'll just find a way to end a sentence by rambling and quickly getting to something.
Speaker 1:But, I've realized it's better just to edit. Pause, take a breath, and edit out that gap, and, hopefully, we both end up with something little more listenable and a little more interesting. So as a result of one of the things I'm doing with this going away thing like I mentioned in episode one forty five is that I think I'm gonna take the podcast to be Patreon supporter only when I'm gone or when I leading up to when I'm gone. And that kind of makes me nervous because I I don't wanna, like, lose a bunch of people, and I don't really wanna do it out of, a get more money scheme. Although, I I like money.
Speaker 1:But more just, I think it'll give me the freedom to spill a little more, talk a little more directly, share details of what's been going on without worrying about who might be listening. With people listening or supporters on Patreon listening, I have a very clear idea of who actually is listening. And there'll be a I'll I'll build a special subscriber feed for those folks, and then I think what I'll do afterwards is just, you know, put the shows back into the feed after the fact. So you don't wanna subscribe through Patreon and stuff, that's fine. And you can listen after I get back, and it'll I'll try and put it in, like, sort of chronological order chronological order.
Speaker 1:That'll stay in there. And you'll be able to sort of listen and catch up, I guess, as it were. I think that's what I'll do. We'll see how it all plays out and if I can get the technology to work right. I know Kyle's doing something similar over in transmission, so I can probably learn a little bit from him.
Speaker 1:But, yeah, so if you wanna check out patreon.com/ichris, just like a dollar a month minimum, and you'll get access to those, episodes for sure if that's the route I end up going. And, feel free to send me any questions you have. I Chris on Twitter. [email protected] is my email. Thank you for listening.
Speaker 1:Have a great day. Bye. Hey.