Quote of the Day - 1.30.07

"Everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Always be a little kinder than necessary..."

- J.M. Barrie (who created Peter Pan)

Put Your Records On

Love this song about finding your identity and just being yourself...

Three little birds, sat on my window.
And they told me I don't need to worry.
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet,
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.

Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate.

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.

Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely,
Sipping tea in the bar by the roadside,
(just relax, just relax)
Don't you let those other boys fool you,
Got to love that afro hair do.

Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change.
Don't you think it's strange?

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.

'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
When you gonna realize, that you don't even have to try any longer?
Do what you want to.

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.

Oh, you're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow

Artist: Corinne Bailey Rae

Marrying Down

“Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry,” Gloria Steinem proclaimed 25 years ago. She meant, of course, that women in large numbers were seizing the places in higher education and the professions that had formerly been closed to them, becoming the doctors, lawyers and executives that they once hoped only to wed.

Once, it was commonplace for doctors to marry nurses and executives to marry secretaries. Now the wedding pages are stocked with matched sets, men and women who share a tax bracket and even an alma mater.

- NY Times article


Hmmm...guess I have to marry down! ;)

Breakfast Sandwich to the Rescue!

I sooo wish I could get my hands on a ham egg & cheese croissant and hot coffee from Dunkin Donuts right now!!! It's so cold and I'm crunching through spreadsheets and pivot tables. I need something to revive me! I swear, I think I can eat that everyday and I would if it weren't for the fact that it's about 5,000 calories! (Ok, ok, I confess I had one just yesterday) ;).

Blue-collar vs. White-collar Friends

I've come to realize the huge disparity in types of friends and acquaintances I encounter. There's the Penn crowd...snooty, over-educated, free-spending, ambitious sort. Then the high-school and random acquaintances I encounter all the time. Some of these people have never written resumes or are still trying to finish school. It's bizarre when I stop to think about it. It's disconcerting to think that there's only a thin thread of commonality tying me to any of these "friends" sometimes---and I mean both groups. Well, as long as these friends are positive influences in my life then they get a check-mark. =)

Woo-hoo!!!

Front row seats baby!!!

Burrrr!!!

OMG, it's soooo cold outside. 20 degrees was the high today! I was thinking, I totally don't mind because I've got Libby. But oh no...we are about to part. I don't wanna sell my beautiful car!!! Shelter, transportation, and freedom - what does it not provide??? Such a difficult decision to make!

Anyways, as Tofie curled up on my lap...I was thinking of the stray black kitty I saw outside my apartment as I pulled into my parking space last week. Wish I could save it from the bitter cold. I've been worrying about that damn cat every time the weather goes awry. =(

10-10-10

Framework for decision-making:

1. What's the consequence of my decision in 10 minutes?
2. ...in 10 months?
3. ...in 10 years?
   

Quote of the Day - 1.7.07

Yesterday is but today's memory, tomorrow is today's dream.

- Kahlil Gibran

Blogging

I'm just gonna blog for myself from now on. I started this blog for me and I'm not letting anyone take it away from me. I think of it as my online journal rather than a forum for communicating with others. As I reflected on past entries and the things that happened in my life, it occurred to me that I would never have recorded some of these feelings or events in my actual journal. It's a slightly different representation of me. I like that and I'd like to retain that but insofar as it remains just for me and something positive in my life. If it ever becomes a source for confusion or contention again, then I will reconsider. I don't feel like it's right to rob myself of a channel for self-expression. So even if only I read this, that's fine by me.

A New Chocolate Box - 2007 Resolutions

1. Retain only positive things in my life...I shall extricate myself from any negative energy and all self-destructive behavior I am aware of.
2. Reconnect with friends I care for and make more effort to develop relationships with quality people.
3. Save for the future...stop being silly and spending all sorts of money I don't have.

...Buddhism II

If you let go a little,
you will have a little peace.
If you let go a lot,
you will have a lot of peace.
If you let go completely,
you will know complete peace and freedom.

- Ajahn Chah