Who'd Thunk It?
Friday, September 7, 2007 at 01:28PM I try not to get too heavy on this blog. This is for several reasons, but mainly for the simple reason that I try not to get too heavy at all anymore.
Way back when during my single days, I had a date over my apartment for dinner. While I was cooking, he wondered around checking things out and eventually made his way over to my book shelf. After a moment, he looked up at me and said, “Wow. You must be really smart. You have five books here on Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.”
I can’t recall exactly what I said back to him at the time, but I do remember thinking to myself that this guy was very mistaken. The reason I had five books on the subject is because one book wasn’t quite enough. If I was “really smart” as he said, then I would have understood the theory after reading the first book! But alas, even now, the entire thing is still fuzzy to me and I could probably read another fifteen books and be in the same place.
Knowing this, I more or less had to let go after the fifth book and countless hours of study. When I get into a subject, I have a tendency to dive into deeply. I have loads of books on similar subjects like quantum mechanics, intentionality, schizophrenia, etc. I won’t say I get obsessed, but I will say my keen interests sometimes result in skipped days at work and sleepless nights for weeks on end, not to mention annoying my family and friends at every turn.
But those were the good old days, before I had a full time career, a mortgage and a two year old. I can’t afford to allow myself to delve into subjects at that level anymore. So, I tend to shy away from letting myself get too involved in subjects that are too heavy. Because I can’t always control myself and let go when it is time to let go.
I realize I don’t get intellectual on this blog. I try not to use this blog as a means for discourse on topics like the Theory of Relativity, existentialism, or how we can talk about a golden mountain when no golden mountains exist, even though these are things that keep me up at night and run up my Amazon.com bill significantly. At times, I would like to, but believe me when I say I just can’t.
This is why I was surprised when Venessa of Radical Mama passed onto me the Thinking Blogger Award. For someone who continually writes about passionate subjects that force readers to re-evaluate, challenge themselves and strive for a better understanding and more action, it means a lot coming from her. Thank you Vanessa! I apprecaite that more than you will know!
And, of course, she recently password protected her blog, so you will just have to take it on faith that she actually did think I was a thinking blogger. You don’t believe me, I can tell. I wouldn’t believe it either, so no worries.
Still, lying or not, I now get to pass this along. There are so many of you that constantly make me think and think hard. I was going to figure out who already got it and who did not, but then decided to just pass it on regardless of repeating an honor. So you all probably were given this three times over already, but so what, right?
1) Julie: She makes me think hard (like school homework hard) every day, not just on her weekly Hump Day Hmmm topics.
2) PunditMom: I am a terrible citizen in that I don’t really follow politics as I should. At times its just overwhelming and other times it just pisses me off. But Pundit Mom is always there to show me the human and meaningful aspects of political news and events which I can’t always find on my own.
3) Blog Antagonist: Every. Damn. Post. Hurts. My. Head.
And I know this was a long ass ramble for a peer award, but I felt the need to justify this particular one.
Reader Comments (9)
As an ex-graduate student, professor-wantabee, I know exactly where you are with this. However, sometimes the comedic can make one think just as much, if not more, than the deep post that shines light into all the dark corners of an issue, so --- well done!
Congrats! If only that date could see you now! :)
Jane, P&B Girls
You ROCK out loud. Congrats and what? me? Thanks!!!!
well deserved, my friend. thinking doesn't have to be heavy to be well thought out.
I totally think you deserve it. Congrats!
you are eclectic just because you wanted to sit down and study the theory of relativity and quantum physics. I stopped at the TV show Quantam Leap
Great choices!
You ARE a thinking mama! And thank you so much for the honor!
Congrats on the 'award.'
My sister and I received one a little while ago for our shared blog: justanotherquickquestion.blogspot.com