Blogpost #5 - When I Grow Up 2: The Secret of the Ooze

My last post was somewhat of a far fetched bucket list of things I wanted to accomplish in my life at various different ages and stages(watch your back Dr. Seuss). But, the truth is, all those ideas were real to me at one point. I can honestly remember having those thoughts as a younger person and thinking the world was my oyster. Why can't I be a Ninja Turtle? I've got the body type for it, I look like an oversized turtle. My karate skills might need some work(I'm probably some sort of citrus colored belt if I had to guess), but I could totally do it. Why can't I be a professional wrestler? Mick Foley isn't a jacked up genetic freak and he was one of the greatest of all time. And, why can't I be a comedic actor? I'm funny. I make people laugh(my mom always told me they were laughing with me, not at me).

Here I am. Almost 28 years old and still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. The sad thing is, I still want to be all those things I wanted to be when I was 8. I may have grown up (and out) physically, but mentally, I'm still an 8 year old kid who wants to fight bad guys and be a superhero.

I thought the older I got, the more realistic my goals would get, but that's not really the case. Yes, I realize it is physically impossible for me to be a Ninja Turtle. I get it. But can you honestly look me in the eyes and tell me you wouldn't want to be one?

Let's look at reality; I have a job. I have a house payment and various other bills and I'm able to pay for all these things because of my job. I am unbelievably grateful for that and I thank God for all that I have. But there's this piece of me that yearns for something different. I've lost that sense of feeling like anything is possible.

I lay in bed every morning for about 15 minutes dreading the thought of getting up and going to work. Thinking that there has to be something else for me to do in the world. "What I'd really like to do is something extraordinary. Something big. Something mega. Something copious. Something capacious. Something cajunga!"

I was watching a documentary with dad tonight on the Russian Yeti on the Discovery channel. For a minute, I went right back to my 8 year frame of mind. I thought, how cool would it be to become a professional Yeti hunter? I could quit my job, sell my house, invest in various different cameras and equipment for locating this mysterious beast, buy some weaponry to protect myself and just travel to all the locations where there have been supposed Yeti sightings. I could be like the Bear Grylls of mythical creatures, surviving the snowy tundras as I search for what has never been found. But once the documentary was over, I realized it was getting late and I should probably go home and go to bed so I'm not cranky at work tomorrow. 

I guess what I'm trying to say is, I don't see anything wrong with having dreams that other people deem impossible. I don't care what people say. Some day, I will be a Ninja Turtle. 

-Ryan
www.drinknthinkn.com



"Every day I come by your house and I pick you up. And we go out. We have a few drinks, and a few laughs, and it's great. But you know what the best part of my day is? For about ten seconds, from when I pull up to the curb and when I get to your door, 'cause I think, maybe I'll get up there and I'll knock on the door and you won't be there. No goodbye. No see you later. No nothing. You just left. I don't know much, but I know that."
-Chuckie from Good Will Hunting

Blogpost #1 - Introduction

Greetings.

My name is Ryan Poland and you more than likely recognize my name from the podcast Drink'n Think'n(does that sound douchey?).  Well, if you don't, it's basically a podcast where my buddies Ben, Tony C. and I drink beer and talk about whatever inappropriate or immature topic is on our brains at the moment of recording. Sometimes we have guests and put a decent amount of effort(decent for us anyways) into the show, but for the most part, we tend to just set up the microphones and wing it. And, in most cases, the beer dulls the brain and we forget things. Which brings me to why I'm here...

I've decided I need a second outlet to get my thoughts out. My brain tends to be filled with random thoughts throughout the day(mostly when I'm on the toilet) and I don't always get the chance to fit them into our episodes. Sometimes it's about pop culture, sometimes sports(expect a lot of WWE posts), sometimes pooping(most of the time pooping), there really isn't an exact topic that I can put this blog under; it's everything. Everything my brain creates. I wouldn't necessarily say it's important stuff, but it's stuff that I need to get out.

So, I hope if you read a future post from me that you at least get a little enjoyment from it. Maybe a chuckle here and there. And please feel free to e-mail me at poland.ryanj@gmail.com. Ask me questions, critique my posts or even episodes of Drink'n Think'n which you can find at www.drinknthinkn.com, hell, e-mail me to tell me I'm an asshole; I don't mind. I just want the chance to connect with my fans(ok, that does sound douchey).

Again, my name is Ryan Poland, you can find me on twitter @TheRyanPoland or follow Drink'n Think'n @drinknthinkn and I, of course, would like to remind you to drink and think.

-Ryan
www.drinknthinkn.com


"In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre: 'Au revoir, gopher'."
-Carl Spackler in Caddyshack