So much change, it’s everywhere you look. From Wall Street to Washington, Detroit to Dallas, real estate, cars, politics, the economy, and more, it’s all changing. I’m getting ready for change as well.
I’ve had this blog for over a year now, but have failed to keep it up to date. My last post was in the summer time and was about the social site Plurk. A few months later I was involved in a MVA (that’s doctor talk for motor vehicle accident) while on my way to work. The SUV that turned in front of me was not paying attention, as the driver never once noticed my car till we collided. The wreck totaled my Scion xA, but the air bags went off, and I had my seat belt on as well, so I made it out ok. I’m still getting treated for my neck and back injuries, but things seem to be improving.
If you’ve ever wondered what a Scion xA vs. a SUV would look like, here you have it.
The accident really made an impact on my life, affecting everything from work to snowboarding. The loopy drugs they put me on didn’t help with keeping work and clients in order, and dealing with the insurance company has been a test in and of itself. To be honest, my head still feels a bit fuzzy at times, and I’ve been medication free for over a month now. The doctors (I have a few now) all say it will pass. To add to the fuzzy head, my vision got a tad fuzzy too, so now I have “computer glasses” to wear. To say the least, I’ve been a bit down about the whole thing.
I find myself holding back. Hesitating to do what I know I have the talent to do. Why? Why do I, or you for that matter, hold back? We bite our tongue, or silence our thoughts, hesitate in action, if any action at all.
It’s self doubt.
The only person telling you that you can’t do something in this day and age is you. The world is changing, now is your chance to change with it.
Jump in, be yourself, you are the only one that can be.
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March 2, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Mike
Just passing by.Btw, you website have great content!
March 4, 2009 at 11:12 am
bryan siegel
Remember when we used to write on these things and be proud of how they ranked and your contest with the “content writing” keyword? Those were the days of easier algo’s and the once baby of universal search (damn Google).
Sad to hear about the accident and the impact it’s had on you. Kudos for pulling through and not giving up. Stay strong and fight the fight because when the lights go out for us permanently the memories of who we are and what we did will forever live on.
I got back into the blogging thing again a few months ago and stay to the personal geeky theme I had in the beginning and added a few posts here and there but nothing like I had before.
What I’ve been up to:
It’s been a year and a few months that I posted, my goodbye SEO post
http://bryan-siegel.blogspot.com/2008/01/goodbye-seo-hello-net.html
and I’m still learning .net. Hopefully next year I’ll be able to do more dev stuff online. Well that’s me and whats going on in my life, you can always hit me up on gmail to catch up with stuff.
Hang in there bro!