Do you ever get tired of life?

No, I'm not suicidal. I mean, in the past, I've thought about it, but not anymore. I have reasons to live now. And even when I thought about it, I was rational. I just feel that life has a way of wearing you down and dragging you out. I have car trouble, I have trouble with my house, I have a computer problem. I have limited money, and half the stuff I'm having trouble with are under warranty, but the auto/computer dealers don't want to honor my warranty. So what do you do? You can either cough up the money, or else fight endlessly to try to make them do what they should already be doing.

There is someone in my life that seriously makes me want to get a passport and leave the country. But I can't.

I look at the politics of the nation... the corruption, the stupidity, the lack of rational thought, the blind nationalism. I watch people Christmas shop with the same glum face that I have. Running around, looking for deals to make their kids and family members happy, all the while not enjoying it at all. Not thinking about the real reason for Christmas. I go to the movies and I see endless commercials before I finally get to see the movie I just paid $10 to see. I see the military trying to recruit my daughter with their crappy little "If you're ever asked in a job interview if you have leadership experience, then just smile" one-liner that makes me want to puke. Well, yeah, I have a friend who joined the army. They promised him technical training with computers, and he ended up cleaning tank turrets, and finally left so that he could bag groceries at Kroger's. (My friend was very smart and eventually did get his computer experience, but no thanks to the military. He now works at NASA).

I watch these candidates and their slick hair win elections, while the ones who truly seem honest poll lousy numbers and never win, but keep running.

Is anyone else out there just so tired of it? Sometimes, I wish I could just sleep forever and have nice dreams. You're probably going to say I'm depressed. Am I depressed? Hell, I probably am, but with good reason, I'd say. Is anyone doing anything to fix our multitude of problems? Does anyone really think John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, or Mitt Romney are even going to try to fix our crappy healthcare system? Please! They're too busy taking donations from the pharmacetical companies.

I think I'm just going to go play World of Warcraft all evening. At least there, I can escape for a while.