I’m finding it pretty difficult lately to find reasons to post on this blog. Pretty much everything I find interesting goes on Twitter, and because I don’t write any articles myself, this site dwindles to a personal journal of sorts. I have a motivation to begin writing my own stuff, but it has never materialized into anything worthwhile. You might say I could have writer’s block, but I would say I just don’t have enough of a creative imagination these days. Maybe that’s what writer’s block is.
For now, I’ll just write down what I’ve been thinking lately. I want more and more to learn either Mandarin or Cantonese (or both). I wish I had more of a background in mathematics and physics. I’m pretty sure Richard Feynman is an idol of mine, if I had to have one. I love taking care of my wife. No matter how hard I try, I can’t stay away from politics. Perhaps one day I’ll run for something in the US. Maybe start campaigning now? A historic 10 or 15 year campaign? Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was a great television show. Finished the first and only season the other night (Thanks again Chad for that gift on my birthday), it was very entertaining. It’s really too bad NBC cut the show.
Yes, I still have a website.
A year ago today I married my beautiful and adoring wife, but really my life changed the day we finally met after long talks over the internet. That day was October 20th, 2006, about a week after my brother was married. It was the somewhat rainy weekend that would eventually lead me to tonight, sitting in a restaurant with just that woman, as I asked myself, “How did I get here?” I’m a 23 year old white male from a small town in western Massachusetts, a year and a half out of university, residing in a different country and own a house, celebrating my one year wedding anniversary with an amazing wife, and I’m the only Caucasian in the Chinese restaurant that we’re dining at. I mean, really? Am I really here? This isn’t some sort of paradise dream?
The two and a half years since that weekend in October have been a roller coaster, and I’m lucky enough to say there have been far more peaks than valleys. I’m finally settling down in Canada, as a permanent resident I have a full-time job, and our amount of housework is becoming a routine. If you had told me just three years ago, as a sophomore in college, that by this time I’d be where I am now, I would have laughed you out of my dorm room.
So what does the future hold? Startlingly, this has only been the beginning; the introduction to the rest of my life. My hope for the near future is that I can really begin pursuing the passions of life after buckling down in a new home and a new life. My hope for the long term is only that I get to spend each and every moment with my wife – my better half, and my best friend.
A Happy Anniversary, indeed.
An interesting read I found a day ago in a poll that found a dead even tie between Texas Republicans on the question of whether Texas should secede from the Union. Yes, seceding from the United States of America. … Texas.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/04/poll-texas-republicans-approve-of-rick-perrys-secession-remarks.php
I saved the best poll result for you to find out at the end of that page. Trust me, it’s worth it for the shock factor really.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there!
Nothing else really to post about. 
Hey everyone! This is my first post on brianirish.com, and I hope I’ll get lots of use out of this website in the future! For now I’m mainly going to use it as a means to distribute my resumé and portfolio. Thanks for visiting!