Sometimes I can be lazy. I guess some of the things I consider being lazy others would say are just normal.

I slept until 7:00 AM today! This was the first day of my summer vacation that I haven't had something to get up early for. I actually slept until 7:00 AM. I couldn't believe it! I didn't set the alarm when I went to bed. I told myself I'd get up when I woke up. I guess I consider this lazy because during the school year I get up between 4:30 and 5:00 AM.

After having a slow start to my morning, I got moving and ran a few errands. In anticipation of my road trip later this summer, I thought I should join AAA. I'll be traveling by myself and won't know anyone along the way to call in case I have a break down or something. Not that I will break down or anything because my SUV is still relatively new. I just like to be safe and have a back up just in case. So I went to AAA and joined today. They gave me a ton of maps and books of things to stop and see along the way. I'll do more detailed planning as the time draws near. Doing this was not lazy. But when I got home I decided to just lay on the couch for a few minutes before doing other things I wanted to do. Well, I fell asleep. It was only 11:00 AM and I was already taking a nap. How lazy is that?

After the lazy nap I did get up and get some things done. My web service was back up today so I decided to spend a few hours cleaning up the files in my directory. I deleted files that were no longer used by my web site and I organized all the other files into new directories. I set up directories for each month of the year and put any and all graphics used during that month on the blog into those directories. Now they are not floating free in the main directory. When I first started the blog I had no idea that it would take up so much space once I started added photos and graphics. And I had no idea I could have so many files in the main directory. So I spent a good 3 hours doing this and updating all the links in my archive to match the new directories. This might be considered anal to some but I'm an organization freak and I just couldn't stand to see so many files just floating around in the main directory. There needed to be some logic, some organization to the whole thing. I feel so much better now. But nothing really lazy about that except that I sat on my ass for all that time. I did stop to have some pasta for lunch. Too many carbs.

So later in the afternoon when the carb high was ending I decided I should really get on the treadmill and do a few miles. I put my pedometer on this morning while running errands but only managed to rack up 3/4 of a mile. Not much walking there. So I put on my gym clothes, grabbed my book (Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denim, which is very funny so far….snow negros…SO funny!) and headed down to the treadmill. To get a bit more of a workout this time I pressed the button a few times that raises the front of the treadmill so that you are kind of walking up hill the whole time. I usually try to walk for an hour and that takes me about 4 miles. Today though, I was sweating and breathing heavy after only two miles. Surely it was the incline creating this extra work for me. I wasn't sure if I could take much more. But I persevered and made it to 3 miles. By this time my shirt was wet and my hair was wet. Could I do any more? I really wanted to get 4 miles in. At the 3.5 mile mark I was sure I was about to die so I lowered the treadmill to the level position and slowed it down. Eventually I brought it to a crawl and ended the pain. I ended at the 3.64 mile mark. I had had enough. THAT's why I feel lazy. Surely I could have made it to 4 miles. I'm so lazy sometimes.

I'm lazy in other ways too. Not necessarily today but in the past I'm lazy when it comes to meeting new people. Like many single gay men who use the internet, I have profiles on gay.com, AOL, Glimpse, and Match.com. I match up with lots of guys. But I never e-mail them. I always wait until someone e-mails me. I'm so shy when it comes to starting things. Once someone starts it up, I'm fine but the beginning part is just too hard for me. I'm lazy that way. Just recently (like last weekend) I re-activated my Match.com profile. Since Sunday I've gotten 7 winks and 3 e-mails from guys. Maybe people don't read the profiles in detail or even give them much thought but most of the guys who have sent me mail or winks don't match with me. If they took the time to read they'd see that I'm not this or that or they are this or that that I'm not interested in….or whatever. Anyway, the point is, when it comes to beginning relationships, I'm the lazy one. ALL of the relationships I've been in have been initiated by the other person. How lazy is that?

Why do I rattle on and on to say something so simple? That's not being lazy, that's being verbose.