Autopilot

I need more excitement in my life. I feel like I’m stuck in a rut.

I get up in the morning, take a shower, and get dressed. I can only assume this all takes place and in that order, as this time of the day is all a bit blurry and done mostly on autopilot. (I have my suspicions, though, ever since that day I found myself standing in the bathroom in wet clothes.) Some other stuff happens too, but I think this gets the point across.

After that I eat breakfast while watching TV. This part I’m confident occurs every day and always tends to run over its allotted timeslot. I attribute this to a total lack of desire in both being awake at 5:30 a.m. and in knowing I’m preparing myself to go to work.

Work…encompasses about 11 hours of my day, including drive time. Beyond that, this whole period of the day is a bit hazy. I can never be sure that I’ve actually been or that I’ve actually done anything while there. But I keep drawing a paycheck, so it can’t be that bad.

When I get home in the evenings, the real fun begins! I spend some time working my farm (Farmville via Facebook), before I spend some more time slapping some people around (Mafia Wars via Facebook). I then bowl a few frustrating and disappointing games on the Wii until my wife gets home. At this point, I complain a lot about how long the food is taking, while I sit on the couch like a blob, watching her slave over the stove. After enduring a good chewing out about how I managed to shirk my chores again in favor of “playing those stupid games,” I finally get to eat.

About halfway through the meal, I will potentially nod off into my food, and my wife will be forced to clean me up. I somehow manage to shuffle to the bathroom to brush my teeth, and then I collapse into bed.

The next day I repeat this same exact routine. I’m just looking for something more. Something that doesn’t allow me to be on autopilot 20 hours of the day.