Today, I realized that continuously checking my email was unnecessary. I had been in the habit of receiving about 20-30 emails per day, nearly half of which needed to be responded to right away. To this end, I got a data plan for my phone not incredibly long ago to cut down on the difficulty inherent in being able to address issues in a timely manner.
Today, I received two emails. Two. The smart phone that I got to keep me from going crazy juggling my responsibilities at work a little while ago is now a completely unnecessary Facebook conduit. Do I like it? Well, it's a funny thing when you get what you want. I think it will take some getting used to.
On the plus side, in our larger space here, I've been able to unpack action figures that were stored for years, as well as bust out my old comic books, including my favorites. In the 90s, during the height of the comic book market explosion, a book called Excalibur was written and drawn by a guy named Alan Davis. It featured three former X-men who went to England and teamed up with a couple of superheroes there. You know how people get upset when they adapt a British sitcom for American audiences? This was the opposite. Imagine 3 main characters from a very popular American action show thrust into a British storyline, frequently with humorous overtones. It was quirky and amazing. During a time when comics kept getting darker and darker, this strange spin-off stressed adventure over action, magic over mutants, and I loved it.
Anyway, if you're going to simplify and streamline, and slow your life down, it'll probably be okay if you find some long-lost comics to remind you of who you used to be. And if you find some old Alan Davis Excaliburs, check them out.
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