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.

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase." MLK

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Oh. I thought I had something to say.

But now I'm not so sure. Oh sure, I could blather on about the usual. It's my weekend and I'm just chillin. Have a ton of TV to catch up on but can't seem to get motivated. I keep getting distracted by other things online (not just the Facebook game stuff..which I've finally gotten under control...really!)

Well, maybe tonight. I was supposed to be cooking dinner (pork chops and roasted potatoes) for the man but he's sick. He never gets sick but somehow he picked up an especially evil cold and I'm not gonna risk getting it. Poor baby. He can't even take a day off of work.

So I've been listening constantly to those 2 songs I talk about in the post from the other day, "I'd Rather Dance With You" by Kings of Convenience and "Elevator Love Letter" by Stars. I've got a 2 song playlist at itunes and I've got the repeat button on. The play count for the first one is at 47 and the latter is 36. This just within the last few days.

I'm just so stressed about work (the pressure to bring talk time down is back amongst other crap!) and these songs make me happy! Like right now I'm listening to the former and bouncing around the bed as I write this. Wheeeeee! Happy Happy music. The former especially. Now if only I could get it as my ringtone I'd be a happy camper.

Tomorrow is dinner and catching up with Irma. Will be fun.

Man, I'm hungry. I've only had a cup of coffee and some apple bread w/cream cheese so far today. So I suppose I'll mosey downstairs and rustle up something. I guess I'm gonna have to do something with the pork in the next couple of days though aren't I since I took it out of the freezer and it's thawing out in the fridge. Maybe I should cook the stuff for Irma tomorrow night but we've been talking about Bill's chinese and now I'm craving that...(sorry R!)

Tra la la...and here we go again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd rather dance with you than talk with you
So why don't we just move into the other room
There's space for us to shake, and hey, I like this tune

Even if I could hear what you said
I doubt my reply would be interesting for you to hear
Because I haven't read a single book all year
And the only film I saw, I didn't like it at all

I'd rather dance, I'd rather dance than talk with you
I'd rather dance, I'd rather dance than talk with you
I'd rather dance, I'd rather dance than talk with you

The music's too loud and the noise from the crowd
Increases the chance of misinterpretation
So let your hips do the talking
I'll make you laugh by acting like the guy who sings
And you'll make me smile by really getting into the swing
Getting into the swing, getting into the swing
Getting into the swing, getting into the swing
Getting into the swing, getting into the swing
Getting into the swing, getting into the swing...

(Getting to the swing...)
I'd rather dance, I'd rather dance than talk with you
I'd rather dance, I'd rather dance than talk with you
I'd rather dance, I'd rather dance than talk with you
I'd rather dance, I'd rather dance than talk with you
I'd rather dance with you
I'd rather dance with you
I'd rather dance with you

****

because B sometimes I'd rather dance (or "dance" you pick) with you.

Noire

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)

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 CastaƱeda
"..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