What You Talkin' 'Bout?

So life has been crazy this past month (or maybe a little longer), but I wanted to post some things I found interesting or have been wondering about for a while.

I can name who is on American Idol, Dancing with the Stars and The Amazing Race before I can name the Mayor of Roy City. How sad is that?! I mean here is a man (or woman, but I am pretty sure it is a man) that has direct influence over my life, makes decisions that effect me personally, yet I do not take the time to know him. I will however DVR all my favorite shows so I don't miss a beat. I hate that I am more involved in the lives of people that don't matter at all than my own community. And what makes this even worse is my mom is on the planning committee for Roy city. She is involved in tons of city work, which makes me really proud. I am going to work on becoming more involved in my community (well at least know the Mayor's name!)

Something that has been really bothering me is how bad of a friend I have become. Everyone knows that if you want to talk to me you have to be the one who calls first. And I hate that. I hate being so predicable. I want to be the friend that calls you up out of the blue to check and see how things are going, invites you to lunch or a movie because you haven't seen each other in a while or even email to check in with each other. But the truth is I am not that friend. I forget to return phone calls and feel like I can never make lunch dates. I really feel that this summer is going to be different, I am going to make more of an effort to stay in contact with people.

Other thing I find interesting is the Swine Flu. Recently I required a cold and everyone asks me if I have the swine flu (some are kidding around)... no I don't have the H1N1 virus, just a plain human cold. There are some people extremely nervous of this flu, but I am not one of those. I think that we have better medical technology than we have ever had and this will get under control soon. Yes it is scary the way it has been spreading and effecting people, but I think if we all just go back to what we learned in elementary school we will be fine. Just wash your hands after sneezing or coughing, throw away used tissues and if you feel sick do not go to school or work in case of spreading it to others.