More Than Words
Yesterday’s lyric, “And if you said this life ain’t good enough, I would give my world to lift you up.” is from Smooth by Rob Thomas and Santana.
Here’s today’s lyric: “You want a part of me? Well I’m not selling cheap.”
Know the source? Hate these lyrics? Have better suggestions?
Goody Links
If you’re into books, and I am if you haven’t guessed so far, you’ll enjoy the mp3lit page with lots of mp3s on books read by their authors. While it is hard to navigate and it’s still missing most of my favorite authors, I did enjoy listening to Kurt Vonnegut and Anthony Burgess. They also have poetry and non-fiction. Thanks go to megnut for this link. Go listen to some books!
Thoughts
For the last three months, I’ve been going to the gym here at work. I’ve never been a shower-in-public person. I don’t feel comfortable being naked around other people. To be totally honest, I don’t even feel comfortable being naked alone. I’m sure many people would say that it means I am oppressed and have issues. Most likely, they’re right. I always told myself that if I can get rid of the weight I gained during college, I can be at peace with my body once again, but I’m not even sure that’s true. While I’d finally be more comfortable, I still don’t think I can prance around naked in a room full of other people, even if they are all members of my gender. Maybe I should have gone to burning man, it might have freed me. It’s really not possible for me not to be self-conscious. If anyone has any good suggestions, I’m all ears.
One of the greatest things about sleeping in the same bed with a male is that men are walking heaters. As I lay in bed, shivering, I feel utterly thankful for the heat Jake’s body gives off. I’m sure there’s a scientific explanation for why men are much warmer than women. While I look into the matter, I’m gonna keep enjoying my personal heater.
Some people have differing thoughts about the TiVo Giveaway. I think it’s perfectly fine not to enter. I already wanted one. I can’t function without the TV on, so it’d be good to have the shows I enjoy instead of most of the crap I end up having to watch.
Oh, and, Happy New Year.
Exactly one week from today, I’m flying home. Hooray!
More Than Words
Yesterday’s lyric, “Trying to make some sense of it all, but I can see that it makes no sense at all” is from Stuck in the middle with you by Stealers Wheel.
Here’s today’s: “And if you said this life ain’t good enough, I would give my world to lift you up.”
Know the source? Mail me.
Have suggestions?
Goody Links
I usually don’t link to anything that’s already mentioned in MetaFilter but I’ve talked about these cows before, so I figure it’s fair that I let you know that amazon’s auctioning them tomorrow.
Openletters has a new letter everyday. I’ve enjoyed quite a few of them. The conversation with the most popular girl in school was one of my favorites.
Thoughts
It’s amazing how short life is. It’s also sad that we only think about how short life is when someone dies suddenly. While I don’t necessarily subscribe to the “be thankful you have arms and legs” mantra that most parents preach to their children, I do think that it’s not a good idea to spend too much time being upset over things. (Don’t get me wrong, I am thankful that I have arms and legs. I am thankful for much more than that. But every time something makes me sad, I can’t just smile cause I have all my limbs. Sometimes, I want to be sad and look up at the people who have more than I do, not less.) Life really is too short. If you’re in a job you don’t like, get out of it. Or at least start thinking seriously about how you can get out of it. If you have friends who make you sad or angry more often than happy, they’re not your friends. If something isn’t working out for you, then change it. Believe me, you can. I just think that most people are too lazy to make their life into what they wish it could be. Days pass so quickly and as Derek put so wonderfully: “I think that you only get one go at this life, and it’s up to you to make sure you leave a story worth telling.”
Sorry about the little preaching session. Someone I met a month ago, died today and I just realized, once more, that life is too short. I wish it didn’t take such tragedy to knock some sense into me.
I would lie if I said I read his page but I do think this is truly well-said. I would give credit to the source of my link but I read it in several places and I can’t remember which one was first.
I won a TiVo, too. Ordinarily, I’d think this is an amazing thing, but it seems the competition is really a giveaway disguised as a competition. I would link my entry but I don’t even think I saved a copy, it was that lame. Oh well, I own one now. If you wanna read the essays of others, here’s a bunch.
More Than Words
Yesterday’s lyric: “I just don’t understand how you can smile with all those tears in your eyes.” was from Everclear’s Wonderful.
Here’s today’s lyric: “Trying to make some sense of it all, but I can see that it makes no sense at all.”
Know the source? Mail me.
Have suggestions?
Goody Links
I can’t imagine there’s anyone who reads my page and doesn’t read MetaFilter, but I figured I should mention it anyhow. Since I read it often, I don’t repost the links on my page. If you want neat links with interesting discussions, check it out.
If you want food for thought, checkout inequality.org. It’s a site created by a bunch of journalists, writers and researchers. It’s nonprofit and tries to cover information that isn’t widely covered by the media. I also like their quotes.
Thoughts
Last night, Jake was away recruiting in Baltimore and the house didn’t feel the same to me. Most nights, at least one of us comes home really late so that we don’t get to spend a lot of time together, but when I wake up in the middle of the night, he’s always there, sleeping. Knowing that gives me a level of comfort that I just came to take for granted.
More Than Words
I’ve decided to try something new. I will post a lyric from a song everyday but I won’t tell you who it’s from. If you know the name of the band/person and the song, email me and the next day I will have the answers as well as the names of the people who guessed correctly.
Here’s today’s: “I just don’t understand how you can smile with all those tears in your eyes”
Have suggestions?
Goody Links
If you’re into words like I am, checkout a collection of word oddities and trivia. It has a page of names that became words, commonly misspelled words and much more. Thanks Cheryl, for the link.
If you have science questions, you should checkout Mad Sci Network. As they put it, it’s a “collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions. For good measure we provide a variety of oddities and other ends as well.”
Thoughts
The interesting thing about a sign language class is that you can have several in the same area. Where I take my classes, we have two different levels being taught in the same room. Since the students are not allowed to speak during class, the two classes don’t interfere with each other. Kinda neat, eh?
I took Carl’s link from Harrumph and put my tagline on it: “Happiness is a frame of mind.” It came out with: “The wealth is a field of the alcohol.” I don’t think this one needs any explanation!
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “Today’s the first day of the rest of your life” often enough, but last week, I made the decision to really make today a different day for myself. I am trying out a three-month experiment on following my own advice and taking better care of my body, heart, brain, and skin. Since I truly believe that it’s all a mindset, I decided to change mine. I’m sure you’ll get to see how well I manage to keep it up.
One of the things I notice in most successful people is that they were totally ambitious about what they wanted. There are a few lucky people who fell into something they liked and got to do it, but most people worked hard and totally concentrated on wanting the life they eventually got. Think of your own life. Your goals. Are you where you’ve always wanted to be? If so, you’re in a rare situation, make the most of it. If not, why not?
We spent the weekend in New Hampshire. My first time. The leaves had already started turning yellow, orange and red. Living in New York and working too many hours, it’s easy to lose track of the changing of the seasons. I highly recommend that you go out and watch nature for a few minutes.
We climbed Mount Avalon. My first climb ever. The weather was quite unaccommodating as it drizzled all the way up and the climb was steep. But we made it to the top and it was amazing. I can certainly understand the rush of feeling on top of the world. (Even though this mountain was tiny compared to the substantial ones.)
We dined at the beautiful Mount Washington Hotel and drove up Mount Washington. The weather was so bad that 4 miles up the road the visibility was no more than 30 feet. At one point, we couldn’t even see the car driving in front of us.
All in all, it was a great weekend. Getting away once in a while helps the brain.
It’s amazing to me how much we underestimate children. A woman I know told me yesterday that her 3.5 year old son can speak both Cantonese and Mandarin. Not only does he speak both but he knows to talk to his mother only in Cantonese and his father only in Mandarin. He figured out, on his own, that each parent can only speak one.
I think we should try to teach as much as possible to kids at a young age. I wonder what slows down our capacity to take in and adapt to new information as we get older. Anyone will tell you that learning a new language is much easier if you’re young. I wonder why?
Going hiking in New Hampshire today. Happie!
My 5-day weekend has started. Wo hoo!
If you’ve ever watched Dharma and Greg you might have noticed the vanity card that flashes on the screen for a split second at the end of each show. The only way to read these cards is to tape the episode and freeze frame at the exact point. Or you can go here and read them all.
Things are just not going my way lately. I seem to be failing at everything I try, which leads me back to the point of me not being good at anything. Especially writing. Some people say that anyone can write. They say that all it takes is for you to sit and do it. Over and over again. While others believe that writing isn’t something just anyone can do. Who’s right? Who knows? Not me. All I know is that I suck at it.
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