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Thursday, December 4, 2008
12/3/08
• Here's something new and fun to check out. Austin, Texas-based Soundcheck Magazine has launched its 20th issue in a digital, interactive format. It's not your average online music mag, and this issue is chock-full of good features. Have a read, and let me know what you think. Feedback is much appreciated. Enjoy!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
8/20/08
* Art Linkletter introduced the original Mouseketeers when Disneyland in California opened in 1955.
* There is a basketball court in the top third of the Matterhorn at Disneyland.
* The tunnels under Disney World in Florida allow actors to come up in the appropriate themed areas of the park, but they aren't really underground. The utility corridors ("utilidors") were built on ground level, and the park was built on top of them.
* Walt Disney kept an apartment above the fire station on Main Street USA in Disneyland. His favorite snack was grilled cheese.
* There is a basketball court in the top third of the Matterhorn at Disneyland.
* The tunnels under Disney World in Florida allow actors to come up in the appropriate themed areas of the park, but they aren't really underground. The utility corridors ("utilidors") were built on ground level, and the park was built on top of them.
* Walt Disney kept an apartment above the fire station on Main Street USA in Disneyland. His favorite snack was grilled cheese.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
8/01/08
* Concrete to build Hoover Dam was laid in 6-inch sheets. There's enough of it to build a highway from New York City to San Francisco.
* The Statue of Liberty is in New Jersey waters, but an agreement in 1834 made anything below the water property of New Jersey and anything above the water property of New York. So it's technically still on New York City soil. Her mailing address is New Jersey, but taxes on anything bought in the gift shop are paid to New York. The island is patrolled by the federal government.
Travel Channel. Can't ... stop ... watching ...
* The Statue of Liberty is in New Jersey waters, but an agreement in 1834 made anything below the water property of New Jersey and anything above the water property of New York. So it's technically still on New York City soil. Her mailing address is New Jersey, but taxes on anything bought in the gift shop are paid to New York. The island is patrolled by the federal government.
Travel Channel. Can't ... stop ... watching ...
Thursday, April 17, 2008
4/17/08
Still chuggin' along. Here we go ...
* Blueberries were originally grown in America, artichoke is part of the thistle family, and garlic is a vegetable. (It's hard not to develop a thing for Alton Brown and "Good Eats" on the Food Network.)
* The Beatles are pretty cool. And not in that generic, everyone-loves-The-Beatles sort of way. I'm 6/8 (that's 3/4 if you're a math whiz) into The Beatles Anthology, and I'm surprised at how many "firsts" they can claim and how much influence I never knew they had. So if you have eight hours to kill some weekend, I'd recommend checking it out at least once. If you can find a music geek to give you live commentary, that makes it even better ... even though I still think John and George were sort of lame.
* It's nice to recognize a sense of humor where you didn't expect it. It helps remind you not to take things too seriously.
* There are 28 bones in the human foot.
* I think it's easier to be happy with things when you can show them off -- that's not to say brag about them. But I've noticed this more and more lately ... like today at the vet when I started to think maybe I liked my cat a little more when the receptionist was fawning all over him. When you can talk about things and share things you're proud of with people, it makes it that much more enjoyable. Likewise, when you feel stifled by circumstance and like you're hiding part of your life that makes you happy, it's harder to believe that you're really happy. You start questioning things because we're taught from a young age that only bad things are hidden. So if it has to be hidden, it has to be bad, right? So the point is that I love my cat more when other people can see him, right? Of course not; it's just that sometimes it's nice to be able to take in other people's perceptions and be publicly happy about something. (I'll give you a minute to get that mess of dripping analogy off your shirt.)
* Sometimes the 14-hour drive is worth the six-hour dinner.
* Having the windows open makes me feel more productive.
* Hanging out with new people makes me feel more productive.
* Really, anything but being stuck in a rut and/or having to curl up in a ball to avoid freezing makes me feel more productive.
* Blueberries were originally grown in America, artichoke is part of the thistle family, and garlic is a vegetable. (It's hard not to develop a thing for Alton Brown and "Good Eats" on the Food Network.)
* The Beatles are pretty cool. And not in that generic, everyone-loves-The-Beatles sort of way. I'm 6/8 (that's 3/4 if you're a math whiz) into The Beatles Anthology, and I'm surprised at how many "firsts" they can claim and how much influence I never knew they had. So if you have eight hours to kill some weekend, I'd recommend checking it out at least once. If you can find a music geek to give you live commentary, that makes it even better ... even though I still think John and George were sort of lame.
* It's nice to recognize a sense of humor where you didn't expect it. It helps remind you not to take things too seriously.
* There are 28 bones in the human foot.
* I think it's easier to be happy with things when you can show them off -- that's not to say brag about them. But I've noticed this more and more lately ... like today at the vet when I started to think maybe I liked my cat a little more when the receptionist was fawning all over him. When you can talk about things and share things you're proud of with people, it makes it that much more enjoyable. Likewise, when you feel stifled by circumstance and like you're hiding part of your life that makes you happy, it's harder to believe that you're really happy. You start questioning things because we're taught from a young age that only bad things are hidden. So if it has to be hidden, it has to be bad, right? So the point is that I love my cat more when other people can see him, right? Of course not; it's just that sometimes it's nice to be able to take in other people's perceptions and be publicly happy about something. (I'll give you a minute to get that mess of dripping analogy off your shirt.)
* Sometimes the 14-hour drive is worth the six-hour dinner.
* Having the windows open makes me feel more productive.
* Hanging out with new people makes me feel more productive.
* Really, anything but being stuck in a rut and/or having to curl up in a ball to avoid freezing makes me feel more productive.
Friday, March 14, 2008
3/13/08
* People will inevitably "support" you right up to the point that you decide to do something they don't agree with. It's infuriating, and I don't think that's support at all.
* I've yet to find anything good about self-deprecation. It comes across as fishing. It makes people feel awkward. And it's just annoying. So knock it off.
* Sometimes thinking about the future is a waste of time.
* I've never wanted a vacation so badly in my life.
* I've yet to find anything good about self-deprecation. It comes across as fishing. It makes people feel awkward. And it's just annoying. So knock it off.
* Sometimes thinking about the future is a waste of time.
* I've never wanted a vacation so badly in my life.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
2/28/08
* In a relationship? Wish you were? (Wish you weren't?) Check out these articles. Think they're onto something?
> 4 Fights that Men Fear
> 5 Things You Should Never Say to a Woman
> How to Fight
* I'm pretty sure it's ok to just need a hug sometimes.
> 4 Fights that Men Fear
> 5 Things You Should Never Say to a Woman
> How to Fight
* I'm pretty sure it's ok to just need a hug sometimes.
2/27/08
* Happy birthday, Daddy!!!
* Dear rude neighbor: If you're going to be so inconsiderate as to swipe MY DOORMAT (see previous post if you're confused), please at least do me a small favor and don't chuck it back up against the door at 9 a.m. Some of us don't work what you call "normal" hours. You don't hear me vacuuming at 4 a.m., do you? Hugs and kisses.
* Dear rude neighbor: If you're going to be so inconsiderate as to swipe MY DOORMAT (see previous post if you're confused), please at least do me a small favor and don't chuck it back up against the door at 9 a.m. Some of us don't work what you call "normal" hours. You don't hear me vacuuming at 4 a.m., do you? Hugs and kisses.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
2/23/08
Ok, I have some catching up to do...
* Just because it's not your dream doesn't mean its not someone else's. Don't judge.
* Alkaline Trio is in the studio, and I'm crazy excited.
* Anything can go on a resume if you know how to phrase it right.
* Don't burn your bridges. Don't burn your bridges. Don't burn your bridges.
* Ben Kweller is a lot cooler than I gave him credit for junior year of high school. (Thank you, Mr. Burry.)
* The double standard is alive and well, my friends.
* This next concept is pretty complex, so I'll understand if you have to read it a few times. I'll even try to break it down for you:
a) If it's wedge-shaped (that means like a 3-D triangle), made of wood or a brown rubbery material, and sitting in front of a door, it's a doorstop.
b) If it's flat, square or rectangular or round, made of a carpetlike or fake-grassish material, and sitting in front of a door, it's a doormat.
c) If it's flat, square, and sitting in front of MY DOOR, it's MY DOORMAT. NOT your doorstop.
Got it?
* Just because it's not your dream doesn't mean its not someone else's. Don't judge.
* Alkaline Trio is in the studio, and I'm crazy excited.
* Anything can go on a resume if you know how to phrase it right.
* Don't burn your bridges. Don't burn your bridges. Don't burn your bridges.
* Ben Kweller is a lot cooler than I gave him credit for junior year of high school. (Thank you, Mr. Burry.)
* The double standard is alive and well, my friends.
* This next concept is pretty complex, so I'll understand if you have to read it a few times. I'll even try to break it down for you:
a) If it's wedge-shaped (that means like a 3-D triangle), made of wood or a brown rubbery material, and sitting in front of a door, it's a doorstop.
b) If it's flat, square or rectangular or round, made of a carpetlike or fake-grassish material, and sitting in front of a door, it's a doormat.
c) If it's flat, square, and sitting in front of MY DOOR, it's MY DOORMAT. NOT your doorstop.
Got it?
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
2/19/08
* Consumers ranked Wal-Mart last in a customer-service satisfaction survey of discount and department stores. Target ranked second to last. Nordstrom ranked first.
* Check out this screen cleaner.
* The State Department nicknamed Chiang Kai Shek "Peanut" because of his closely shaven head.
* "We'll work through it" could be the best response a person could give.
* Thailand is the only country in southeast Asia that has never fallen under foreign rule.
* The green Swedish Fish are pineapple-flavored.
* Check out this screen cleaner.
* The State Department nicknamed Chiang Kai Shek "Peanut" because of his closely shaven head.
* "We'll work through it" could be the best response a person could give.
* Thailand is the only country in southeast Asia that has never fallen under foreign rule.
* The green Swedish Fish are pineapple-flavored.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
2/18/08
* Forget the need to know the future.
* It's hard to know amazing people who do amazing things and not be able to share that. At least not yet.
* I think jumping in with both feet could do wonders for a lot of different aspects of life.
* After several years of several experiences and several conversations with several different people about love and being in love, I'm clueless. (What I do know is that there's a difference.) What's your take on it?
* My cat prefers my nail file to any of the cool toys he has. He just hid it under the couch.
* It's hard to know amazing people who do amazing things and not be able to share that. At least not yet.
* I think jumping in with both feet could do wonders for a lot of different aspects of life.
* After several years of several experiences and several conversations with several different people about love and being in love, I'm clueless. (What I do know is that there's a difference.) What's your take on it?
* My cat prefers my nail file to any of the cool toys he has. He just hid it under the couch.
Monday, February 18, 2008
2/17/08
* Busy week!
* Set two alarms. Sometimes they don't work. And sometimes you're too tired to set them right.
* Looking for free e-cards? Check Yahoo. Hassle-free as they get.
* I'm thinking of five couples who make me extremely happy. In an observing-from-the-outside sort of way. Do you know who you are? Do you know that watching the way you interact with your significant other makes me hopeful?
* I'm stoked to try out my new headphones.
* I'm starting to think that part of the key to being happy is to achieve a simultaneous feeling of contentment. All the sensations of happy without the rushed feeling. Without the need for an immediate payoff. Knowing that it will come. And really enjoying the meantime. That's not to say complacent. Complacent is bad. But content... there's a concept.
* Set two alarms. Sometimes they don't work. And sometimes you're too tired to set them right.
* Looking for free e-cards? Check Yahoo. Hassle-free as they get.
* I'm thinking of five couples who make me extremely happy. In an observing-from-the-outside sort of way. Do you know who you are? Do you know that watching the way you interact with your significant other makes me hopeful?
* I'm stoked to try out my new headphones.
* I'm starting to think that part of the key to being happy is to achieve a simultaneous feeling of contentment. All the sensations of happy without the rushed feeling. Without the need for an immediate payoff. Knowing that it will come. And really enjoying the meantime. That's not to say complacent. Complacent is bad. But content... there's a concept.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
2/15/08
* Dear Marc, 20/15 is better than 20/20. teehee. (I think it's twisted payback for getting clobbered in the glasses so many times in dodgeball as a kid.)
* At any given point, there will be at least -- AT LEAST -- 14 things in life that are completely frustrating.
* I'd like to think of them as love bites, but I'm really starting to think my cat's trying to sever an extremity.
* Ever wonder how google, yahoo, facebook, etc. always seem to have ads for things you're interested in? Well, it's because they can track what you click on -- and, in facebook's case, what your friends click on and buy -- and tailor the ads to what they have concluded (statistically) that you will like and are most likely to buy.
* I feel like I should say something about the shootings at Northern. But to be honest, I don't know what to say that hasn't been said more poetically by someone else. It blows my mind that these things keep happening. This was the fourth school shooting in the U.S. recently. I'd like to think that this didn't used to happen. But maybe I just didn't pay attention before. And to see people who are affected -- even two or three times removed from it directly -- makes it even more real. I can't say I relate in any way because I've never had to deal with something that tragic and I can't begin to fathom what the families, students and faculty at Northern are just starting to deal with or the struggles that will come with the recovery process. So the best I can do is say that my thoughts are with them, just like millions of others'. I don't have any answers or solutions. And I know that no one can change the past, only try to do what they can to shape the future.
* At any given point, there will be at least -- AT LEAST -- 14 things in life that are completely frustrating.
* I'd like to think of them as love bites, but I'm really starting to think my cat's trying to sever an extremity.
* Ever wonder how google, yahoo, facebook, etc. always seem to have ads for things you're interested in? Well, it's because they can track what you click on -- and, in facebook's case, what your friends click on and buy -- and tailor the ads to what they have concluded (statistically) that you will like and are most likely to buy.
* I feel like I should say something about the shootings at Northern. But to be honest, I don't know what to say that hasn't been said more poetically by someone else. It blows my mind that these things keep happening. This was the fourth school shooting in the U.S. recently. I'd like to think that this didn't used to happen. But maybe I just didn't pay attention before. And to see people who are affected -- even two or three times removed from it directly -- makes it even more real. I can't say I relate in any way because I've never had to deal with something that tragic and I can't begin to fathom what the families, students and faculty at Northern are just starting to deal with or the struggles that will come with the recovery process. So the best I can do is say that my thoughts are with them, just like millions of others'. I don't have any answers or solutions. And I know that no one can change the past, only try to do what they can to shape the future.
Friday, February 15, 2008
2/14/08
* Yeah, yeah. Valentine's Day and all that. I'm over it. You should be, too.
* I'm starting to really believe in seasonal affective disorder.
* I started to forget how great "Scrubs" was.
* Post-LASIK day one: I'm seeing at about 20/15.
* I'm starting to really believe in seasonal affective disorder.
* I started to forget how great "Scrubs" was.
* Post-LASIK day one: I'm seeing at about 20/15.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
2/12/08
* Dogs in hats and babies will never stop being funny.
* For those of you who were confused (Marc), I'm having LASIK (all caps. acronym.) tomorrow. Which means I (should) be able to see without glasses or contacts for the first time since fifth grade. That also means I can't read or use a computer for the first day or so. So, dear readers (hi, Mom!), use the extra time to hope there are no wrinkles in my corneal flap. Or picking out the perfect Valentine's Day card. I'd go with the latter.
* No matter how independent you are, there are times when it's nice to be taken care of. When the person filling that role is doing it because (s)he wants to, well that's even better.
* For those of you who were confused (Marc), I'm having LASIK (all caps. acronym.) tomorrow. Which means I (should) be able to see without glasses or contacts for the first time since fifth grade. That also means I can't read or use a computer for the first day or so. So, dear readers (hi, Mom!), use the extra time to hope there are no wrinkles in my corneal flap. Or picking out the perfect Valentine's Day card. I'd go with the latter.
* No matter how independent you are, there are times when it's nice to be taken care of. When the person filling that role is doing it because (s)he wants to, well that's even better.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
2/11/08
* The more people live in an area, the more school districts there will be. That means lots of numbers. I thought journalists didn't have to deal with those.
* In less than 36 hours, I'll be able to see the clock first thing in the morning.
* It's not where you are, it's who you're with while you're there. Cheesy but true.
* I seem to be taking a liking to the -- and I quote -- "European yuppie" look.
* It's hard to dislike a friendly person.
* Most agree that the concept of ethics exists in a gray area, but it should never just be brushed off. Things should be discussed, for Pete's sake.
(* See how I wrote around that because I'm not sure whether "ethics" is singular or plural ... )
* I wonder if anyone else remembers that my grandpa used to call me Pete.
* I hear lots of people ask where a file "lives" in a computer. I'm down with the field lingo, but that's just ridiculous.
* In less than 36 hours, I'll be able to see the clock first thing in the morning.
* It's not where you are, it's who you're with while you're there. Cheesy but true.
* I seem to be taking a liking to the -- and I quote -- "European yuppie" look.
* It's hard to dislike a friendly person.
* Most agree that the concept of ethics exists in a gray area, but it should never just be brushed off. Things should be discussed, for Pete's sake.
(* See how I wrote around that because I'm not sure whether "ethics" is singular or plural ... )
* I wonder if anyone else remembers that my grandpa used to call me Pete.
* I hear lots of people ask where a file "lives" in a computer. I'm down with the field lingo, but that's just ridiculous.
Monday, February 11, 2008
2/10/08
* Judging from the price of post-LASIK eyedrops (and this is after-insurance price for two of the four, mind you), I'd say someone's figured out how to heal your wounds with flecks of gold.
* The thing to do in the 19th century was to collect locks of hair from your relatives and make albums. Not kidding.
* I don't know how much longer I can take this weather.
Winter: 57. Me: -4.
* You have not lived until you've scaled office furniture or kitchen cabinets to stop a squeak or fetch a pesky dish.
* If a salad looks perfectly packaged, that means it will fall out all over the place when you open it. Find a sink.
* In Taiwan, when taking a drink of anything other than tea, it's polite to toast someone you're eating with. Apparently this applies throughout the meal.
* It seems as though I'm hearing about more and more people my age getting married and/or having kids. (And when I say my age, I mean give or take five years.) Now, I'm not judging these people. I honestly do wish them all the best. In fact, some of these people are close friends. Some of them are my best friends. But that being said -- and I mean this in the nicest, most genuine way possible -- I think you're all insane.
* And to prove that I'm not becoming too cynical in my old a... well, just that I'm not becoming too cynical, my favorite Valentine's Day card yet: "Today, I thought about clawing you to pieces and then feasting on the remains. But I didn't. ... (open card) ... If that's not love, I don't know what is. Happy Valentine's Day from the cat."
* The thing to do in the 19th century was to collect locks of hair from your relatives and make albums. Not kidding.
* I don't know how much longer I can take this weather.
Winter: 57. Me: -4.
* You have not lived until you've scaled office furniture or kitchen cabinets to stop a squeak or fetch a pesky dish.
* If a salad looks perfectly packaged, that means it will fall out all over the place when you open it. Find a sink.
* In Taiwan, when taking a drink of anything other than tea, it's polite to toast someone you're eating with. Apparently this applies throughout the meal.
* It seems as though I'm hearing about more and more people my age getting married and/or having kids. (And when I say my age, I mean give or take five years.) Now, I'm not judging these people. I honestly do wish them all the best. In fact, some of these people are close friends. Some of them are my best friends. But that being said -- and I mean this in the nicest, most genuine way possible -- I think you're all insane.
* And to prove that I'm not becoming too cynical in my old a... well, just that I'm not becoming too cynical, my favorite Valentine's Day card yet: "Today, I thought about clawing you to pieces and then feasting on the remains. But I didn't. ... (open card) ... If that's not love, I don't know what is. Happy Valentine's Day from the cat."
2/9/08
* It's hard to find Valentine's Day cards without really big words in them.
* Children make me tear up. Seeing as how I do not want kids in the foreseeable future at this juncture, I have no idea why this is. Maybe it was the cute dance costumes.
* Details are important. "Taking" someone somewhere and "going with" someone somewhere are completely different things.
* An Oxford comma (also "serial comma" or "Harvard comma" apparently) is the one before a conjunction that English teachers embrace and journalism teachers shun.
* Children make me tear up. Seeing as how I do not want kids in the foreseeable future at this juncture, I have no idea why this is. Maybe it was the cute dance costumes.
* Details are important. "Taking" someone somewhere and "going with" someone somewhere are completely different things.
* An Oxford comma (also "serial comma" or "Harvard comma" apparently) is the one before a conjunction that English teachers embrace and journalism teachers shun.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
2/8/08
* The idea of extreme seasons in other places intrigues me. Summer in Phoenix. Winter in Chicago. Well, I never said the list was long at this point...
* I have confirmation from experienced sources. Life is a big game of attrition. In more ways than one.
* At one point, I knew what modals were without having to look it up. (Go ahead. Look it up.)
* I think experience is more important than whether something turns out well. Very few things turn out the way you expect (anticipate? I should write these things down), so isn't having the story -- good or bad -- better than wondering?
* I've realized that I don't write because this largely has turned into things I learn about myself or the way I think through experience or interaction with others. The original intent was to write generically to give readers (hi, Mom!) the opportunity to draw their own conclusions. But you know what, just like a journalist can never completely get rid of bias because of upbringing, environment, etc., I will never view the world from any perspective but my own. So I hope that you, whoever you are (hi, Mom!), can take something from my rambling. But if not, well, you always have the "leave it" option.
* Everyone can name their wedding party. You've either been married and can remember the real thing, or you've daydreamed about it. I'm not saying you have the whole thing planned out (although I wouldn't put it past some of you to have a ring and dress earmarked somewhere), but if you can't list your bridesmaids/groomsmen, you're just lying.
* Never apologize for being yourself. If you don't like something about the way you act or the way you come across to people, change it.
* "Nothing worth doing is worth hiding." Someone out there, please make that true.
* I have confirmation from experienced sources. Life is a big game of attrition. In more ways than one.
* At one point, I knew what modals were without having to look it up. (Go ahead. Look it up.)
* I think experience is more important than whether something turns out well. Very few things turn out the way you expect (anticipate? I should write these things down), so isn't having the story -- good or bad -- better than wondering?
* I've realized that I don't write because this largely has turned into things I learn about myself or the way I think through experience or interaction with others. The original intent was to write generically to give readers (hi, Mom!) the opportunity to draw their own conclusions. But you know what, just like a journalist can never completely get rid of bias because of upbringing, environment, etc., I will never view the world from any perspective but my own. So I hope that you, whoever you are (hi, Mom!), can take something from my rambling. But if not, well, you always have the "leave it" option.
* Everyone can name their wedding party. You've either been married and can remember the real thing, or you've daydreamed about it. I'm not saying you have the whole thing planned out (although I wouldn't put it past some of you to have a ring and dress earmarked somewhere), but if you can't list your bridesmaids/groomsmen, you're just lying.
* Never apologize for being yourself. If you don't like something about the way you act or the way you come across to people, change it.
* "Nothing worth doing is worth hiding." Someone out there, please make that true.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
12/18/08
* I'm a terrible Scrabble player.
* Don't touch the glass part of halogen light bulbs. The oil on your hands will make it get hotter and burn out faster.
* Secrets are a lot of fun at first. But they inevitably will lose some of the fun when the burden of knowing and not being able to talk about it sets in. Then the burden turns into frustration and impatience. And to convincingly stifle a really good laugh is one of the hardest things in the world to do.
* I feel a sense of victory when I gently machine wash expensive, hand-wash-or-dry-clean-only sweaters and they comes out just as well.
* Don't touch the glass part of halogen light bulbs. The oil on your hands will make it get hotter and burn out faster.
* Secrets are a lot of fun at first. But they inevitably will lose some of the fun when the burden of knowing and not being able to talk about it sets in. Then the burden turns into frustration and impatience. And to convincingly stifle a really good laugh is one of the hardest things in the world to do.
* I feel a sense of victory when I gently machine wash expensive, hand-wash-or-dry-clean-only sweaters and they comes out just as well.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
1/11/08
* Happy new year. How's it going so far?
* It's almost always tough to embrace change. Especially if that change involves having to make choices. Along with it comes confusion, fear, uncertainty, among other things. I would tell you how to deal with all that, but I'm still clueless myself.
* Employers do notice the design of your resume.
* Twelve pounds apparently is pretty big for a cat.
* " ... and romance is scary as hell ... just the idea of putting that much emotion into something and opening yourself up to the potential heartbreak and the potential harm that can come from committing to something full on is scary." Yep.
* When do the people you spend your time with become more important than where you're spending it? Do they ever? Are they always?
* And when is it not crazy to do things to make yourself happy instead of doing things because you think you're supposed to? And not in that cheesy, "carpe diem" sort of way, but realistically? Is it ever? Is it always?
* Not once since I've entered the "real world" have I used anything I learned in high school trig. Not once have I needed to really think about declarative vs. imperative sentences. Or the anatomy of a frog. Or the chemical make up of isotopes. Or Greek and Roman architecture. How did I spend the equivalent of more than 15 years in class and still have so many questions?
* It's almost always tough to embrace change. Especially if that change involves having to make choices. Along with it comes confusion, fear, uncertainty, among other things. I would tell you how to deal with all that, but I'm still clueless myself.
* Employers do notice the design of your resume.
* Twelve pounds apparently is pretty big for a cat.
* " ... and romance is scary as hell ... just the idea of putting that much emotion into something and opening yourself up to the potential heartbreak and the potential harm that can come from committing to something full on is scary." Yep.
* When do the people you spend your time with become more important than where you're spending it? Do they ever? Are they always?
* And when is it not crazy to do things to make yourself happy instead of doing things because you think you're supposed to? And not in that cheesy, "carpe diem" sort of way, but realistically? Is it ever? Is it always?
* Not once since I've entered the "real world" have I used anything I learned in high school trig. Not once have I needed to really think about declarative vs. imperative sentences. Or the anatomy of a frog. Or the chemical make up of isotopes. Or Greek and Roman architecture. How did I spend the equivalent of more than 15 years in class and still have so many questions?
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