I watched a couple of episodes of an oldie, but goodie today "The Love Boat"! I loved this show as a kid but have only seen a handful of episodes. (It's also made me have a lifelong desire to want to take a cruise...*sigh* maybe someday) Other oldies but goodies I may try to find and watch include "Laverne and Shirley", "Taxi", "Simon and Simon", "Charlie's Angels" and maybe I'll watch some "Fantasy Island"
For a romantic like me, "The Love Boat" is the ultimate in getting a happy ending. I had such a crush on "Gopher" and wanted to be a cruise director like "Julie". A few years ago I even did a little bit of research about working on a cruise ship. Can't remember now why I didn't pursue it. Maybe I should look into it again?
It occurs to me this might be another source (well, in general, shows like this) that may have had an affect on my view of love and relationships (along with all those romance novels I read)
Aww, an episode with a very young and cute Scott Baio and Kristy McNichol. There's a childhood crush, Scott Baio (though my favorite was Shaun Cassidy.) My favorite episodes of "Happy Days" were the episodes that had to do with "Joanie and "Chachi" (Ha, I bet there are those video clip thingies about them at youtube!) Oh young love. Brings back memories. When I was 8 we moved to England and at the place my mom worked was this boy named Graham who was the son of one of the cooks. He was my first boyfriend. And he was my first "bad" boy because once we were hanging out outside and he had to take a piss and did it outdoors. How scandalous! (There were other things he did that made me think of him as a bad boy but I can't remember them right now) Then later, also in England, my parents used to get together with this couple (another blank in my memory) and go the pubs, leaving my brother and I with their kids, Toby and ?...Claudia? (My brother was about 12/13 and his sister was around the same age so they felt OK about leaving us kids alone) Anyway, one night we were goofing around -the boys in my brother's room and us girls in mine and Toby and I were writing notes to each other. One of his notes told me to count to 30 and come to the garden and tell him if I would marry him. So of course, I did and he pretended to be the minister as well as the groom and we got married. Is it sad that I'm almost 40 and that's the only proposal I've ever gotten? Anyway, we divorced -the next time we were together? -because he was talking about a girl at his school who was more developed than I (Oh, if only he could see me now!) and I thought that was mean and felt betrayed. So boom, married and divorced before the age of 10. Crazy.
Musings from a big and beautiful sometimes "drama queen" on her current state of existence
What's It All About?
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates
While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.
You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.
Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!
Things I'm grateful for everyday....
- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
Current Favorite Quotes
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)
- 1. No one can bring your life to you
- 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
- 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
- 4. Every choice means giving up something different
- 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
- 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
- 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
- 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
- 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them