Somethings Never Change...

Yes I find it rather ironic that after yesterday's post about talking how I need change today's post is going to talk about how no matter how far away I travel there are just a few things that won't ever change. Why? Well, as I'm sometimes reminded by my mom (or was it Clint Black?), "where ever you go there you are." Hey- it's true. So often we try to escape a situation or change the outcome but when you get down to it, until you modify yourself the outcome won't change.

Example #1: Some of you may recall my Facebook status about a month back when I gave up my run at the beach for the hills behind my parents' house....then run that quickly became a hike to Laguna Seca? At first I thought I was going to appreciate the change in terrain until I kept jumping and getting freaked out by (dead) lizards and "stick snakes." So I don't like scaly things things! I've tried to work through this (watching Iggy the classroom iguana over break, interacting with the various anoles we had as pets, even taking herpetology in college which required a field trip to the desert to trap the nasty critters) but alas, it just may never happen. 

So last week on a sunny afternoon I headed through central park  on my way to the gym. Well, there were lots of little lizards scurrying back under the cover of the plants as soon as they saw me. No big deal. I knew there are over here and it was nice to see a new species rather than the blue bellies and alligator ones back at home.

Fast forward a few days as I'm walking back over to the orientation via the same paths I use to get just about everywhere. As I was moving along all of sudden I saw something. After my feet stuck the 10 point landing and I was a foot behind where I started, I had to laugh because in front me was a really pathetic looking, 2D, tail-less, torn up, dried out lizard. Epic fail Katie.

Worse part? Just on my way back- thinking about how I was going to confess my lizard run ins, knowing that they'd be out sunning themselves I still managed to jump (and more than once) when I saw them. See? Something never change.

Example #2: As you may have read it was driver's license test day. I spent some time (an hour or so) reviewing and learning the signs. Should I have spent less time blogging, tracking the Giants game, or talking with Andie? Probably but that's where my priorities were yesterday/this morning.

Yep. I missed a few too many. Again, not a huge deal but when he told me my results or rather I helped him spot where they weren't lining up, I was transported back to when I was 15 and was told I missed my permit test by 1 lousy question. The quick video montage then went through my head left me with further confirmation- I'm not a test taker. Real tests are fine but as soon as you give me a standardized test or something as simple as a multiple guess test...forget about it. I consider myself so lucky that I've never had to take one for my career because I'd be stuck forever. FOREVER.

So those are my 2 "case studies" that I had to chuckle about today because really....it's funny to know I can always count on some things to stay the same (especially when it's due to my character flaws).