I was reading the quotable quotes in Reader's Digest and this one stood out. It reminded me of my dad.
"Normal people believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet." - Scott Adams in the Dilbert Principle
To fathers out there (past, present or future), HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! ;)
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
the UK and creative endeavors
I went home a couple hours early yesterday. A welcomed opportunity. I've been putting in six day work weeks for a while now. Where did the hours go? I read my horoscope on google, the muse of this morning's (soon to be afternoon) blog.
Pisces: "Take a fresh look at where you find joy in your life. Even if you don't have time today for play, schedule enjoyable activities for the weekend. Create a special event with the children in your life. Although you still have work ahead, it will be easier to handle if you have some fun while you can."
Perfect timing... This weekend is busy with fun and creative endeavors. Yesterday after I left work I wondered around the mall, something I don't do often. There were tables of antiques and hidden finds for sale. After that I wondered into a small shop along my walk home. Inside I found a few furnishings that will be perfect for my new place. Afterwards, I spent at least hour browsing through the "previously loved books."
Speaking of which, I started reading a new book... "Interview with a Vampire." I've watched the movie a couple times before but never read the book. I'm also on the second audio book of the Sword of Truth series, "Stone of Tears." Listening to it reminds me of how much I have changed since then and helps me define more clearly the person I hope to become.
I started going through old pictures... pictures of my vacation in Scotland a few years ago. I miss it there. It's so different their way of life. My eyes must be tainted seeing as I was only there for three weeks and didn't stay in one city longer than two days with the exception of Manchester. Visiting and living with locals for a couple of days is so different than actually living with them.
There's that traveling side to me that I just can't shake... it's like a "the grass is greener on the other side" traveling complex. Only I have wings; my feet aren't bound to the earth and I want to see all that's wicked awesome. I know I want to live in the UK for a few years (late 20s, early 30s I suppose) but I've been toying with the idea of going sooner than later though I've been asking myself why. Life isn't bad here. The lack of strings here just make the idea more possible and attractive by the minute. Later on I might not be so lucky... Could you imagine going to Dublin for a weekend? Rome the next for next to nothing?
But like the beautiful mountains I see here everyday, would it start to loose its magic? Would I start to take advantage of its existence? A certain amount of loss can be expected...
But back to what I was talking about... this weekend's creative endeavors. I'm knitting this scarf that when you look directly at it, all you see is green and black stripes but when you hold it on an angle, you see alien heads. Tomorrow I think I will start a new portrait, maybe even do some photography. I haven't practiced drawing for a while now.
The sun is shining; theres a cool breeze. It's the perfect time for a walk. I hope everyone enjoys their weekend!
Pisces: "Take a fresh look at where you find joy in your life. Even if you don't have time today for play, schedule enjoyable activities for the weekend. Create a special event with the children in your life. Although you still have work ahead, it will be easier to handle if you have some fun while you can."
Perfect timing... This weekend is busy with fun and creative endeavors. Yesterday after I left work I wondered around the mall, something I don't do often. There were tables of antiques and hidden finds for sale. After that I wondered into a small shop along my walk home. Inside I found a few furnishings that will be perfect for my new place. Afterwards, I spent at least hour browsing through the "previously loved books."
Speaking of which, I started reading a new book... "Interview with a Vampire." I've watched the movie a couple times before but never read the book. I'm also on the second audio book of the Sword of Truth series, "Stone of Tears." Listening to it reminds me of how much I have changed since then and helps me define more clearly the person I hope to become.
I started going through old pictures... pictures of my vacation in Scotland a few years ago. I miss it there. It's so different their way of life. My eyes must be tainted seeing as I was only there for three weeks and didn't stay in one city longer than two days with the exception of Manchester. Visiting and living with locals for a couple of days is so different than actually living with them.
There's that traveling side to me that I just can't shake... it's like a "the grass is greener on the other side" traveling complex. Only I have wings; my feet aren't bound to the earth and I want to see all that's wicked awesome. I know I want to live in the UK for a few years (late 20s, early 30s I suppose) but I've been toying with the idea of going sooner than later though I've been asking myself why. Life isn't bad here. The lack of strings here just make the idea more possible and attractive by the minute. Later on I might not be so lucky... Could you imagine going to Dublin for a weekend? Rome the next for next to nothing?
But like the beautiful mountains I see here everyday, would it start to loose its magic? Would I start to take advantage of its existence? A certain amount of loss can be expected...
But back to what I was talking about... this weekend's creative endeavors. I'm knitting this scarf that when you look directly at it, all you see is green and black stripes but when you hold it on an angle, you see alien heads. Tomorrow I think I will start a new portrait, maybe even do some photography. I haven't practiced drawing for a while now.
The sun is shining; theres a cool breeze. It's the perfect time for a walk. I hope everyone enjoys their weekend!
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Dying Young
On a drive anything can happen. The wheels took me to a store. I found an old '91 movie called "Dying Young." Essentially it's about a man who is dying of lukemia, who just wants to live a normal life. He lies and says he is getting better but he isn't. He does not want to die alone or in a hospital but to experience being alive with real love.
Movie or not, cancer is something that many struggle with some place, somewhere all the time. In the most deparate of times people get their strength, their courage from the oddest places. How long does he live? That's not the point. The point is that he lived. The whole plot and themes revolve around the fact that cancer does not affect just one life. Rather than fear hope anymore, he clutches on until the end however and whenever his life may end. She does not leave.
Sometimes life gets tough and you want to quit but then again those times are what allow us to really see and appreciate what we have. It's not that their love was more perfect or just some dramatized hollywood storytale -- these characters, these people, went through enough pain that their character was tested and sensitivity to the wonderful things hightened. This sensitivity is just a perspective I saw. It's what I enjoyed most in this movie. It's neither sad nor happy; it just is.
Movie or not, cancer is something that many struggle with some place, somewhere all the time. In the most deparate of times people get their strength, their courage from the oddest places. How long does he live? That's not the point. The point is that he lived. The whole plot and themes revolve around the fact that cancer does not affect just one life. Rather than fear hope anymore, he clutches on until the end however and whenever his life may end. She does not leave.
Sometimes life gets tough and you want to quit but then again those times are what allow us to really see and appreciate what we have. It's not that their love was more perfect or just some dramatized hollywood storytale -- these characters, these people, went through enough pain that their character was tested and sensitivity to the wonderful things hightened. This sensitivity is just a perspective I saw. It's what I enjoyed most in this movie. It's neither sad nor happy; it just is.
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