(Wow, this week has been busy! Two more days of packing, then two days of moving, then things should start to get a bit more stable. And I'm back on central time for those keeping track.)
* Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. I really appreciate it.
* Always take the opportunity to see old friends or meet new people. You'd be shocked at what you miss when you don't.
* Think very carefully about driving through the night after a full day's work. The idea won't seem so great in 12 hours when you realize you have 12 more to go before you can sleep in a bed.
* Lock your doors at rest stops. Yikes.
* It's hard to realize that some people just aren't going to put forth any effort. It might be harder to admit that trying to be personable becomes a waste of time in those situations.
* Green is the easiest color for the eye to receive. Yellow is the hardest.
* Renter's insurance is surprisingly inexpensive.
* People will always change, but, in some ways, they'll always stay the same. That's not always a bad thing.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Saturday, August 11, 2007
8/10/07
* I'm not sure I'm prepared to start over again.
* I'm not sure I know where I'm going.
* I'm ...not sure.
* I'm not sure I know where I'm going.
* I'm ...not sure.
Friday, August 10, 2007
8/9/07
(As you can see, moving mode is kicking in, and I find myself busier and more stressed than normal. My apologies for sporadic posting the next couple of weeks.)
* Wrap dresses may flatter every body type, but they are hard to wear.
* Check out the site for the upcoming movie The Kingdom. That photo on the opening page? That's east Mesa. Some of the film was shot along part of Loop 202 (or THE Loop 202 if you're a true Valley resident). I knew those curvy highway signs looked familiar...
* A clothing store in Scottsdale has started using the Butt Cam so shoppers can see their hienies without the twist-and-turniness. I'm not kidding.
* Bridges are funny things. (And not just the ones in Minnesota and Mesa.) Sometimes that "don't burn your bridges" thing in life is harder than you think. Sometimes lack of upkeep dooms the budding project, sometimes it's inability to care for it properly and sometimes you just do something stupid and the whole thing comes crashing down before you know it. So watch out for cracks early on before things get out of hand.
* In keeping with the sappy anecdotes, whether good, bad or otherwise, change is the only constant ...but it still kills me every time.
* Perhaps most exciting, the Perseids meteor shower is expected this weekend! Late Sunday night/early Monday morning are your best bets to see the shooting debris, and you should get as far away from the city lights as possible for the best view. (This also would make an excellent date, but you didn't hear it from me...)
* Wrap dresses may flatter every body type, but they are hard to wear.
* Check out the site for the upcoming movie The Kingdom. That photo on the opening page? That's east Mesa. Some of the film was shot along part of Loop 202 (or THE Loop 202 if you're a true Valley resident). I knew those curvy highway signs looked familiar...
* A clothing store in Scottsdale has started using the Butt Cam so shoppers can see their hienies without the twist-and-turniness. I'm not kidding.
* Bridges are funny things. (And not just the ones in Minnesota and Mesa.) Sometimes that "don't burn your bridges" thing in life is harder than you think. Sometimes lack of upkeep dooms the budding project, sometimes it's inability to care for it properly and sometimes you just do something stupid and the whole thing comes crashing down before you know it. So watch out for cracks early on before things get out of hand.
* In keeping with the sappy anecdotes, whether good, bad or otherwise, change is the only constant ...but it still kills me every time.
* Perhaps most exciting, the Perseids meteor shower is expected this weekend! Late Sunday night/early Monday morning are your best bets to see the shooting debris, and you should get as far away from the city lights as possible for the best view. (This also would make an excellent date, but you didn't hear it from me...)
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
8/7/07
* Because I'm a journalist, I must be a writer, right? Grr.
* "There is strength in yielding. It appears that a stream yields to the path of rocks and the short, but over time, it is the water that shapes the rocks." Think about that next time you have to work a bad shift or get your boss coffee.
* People are inherently lost. Think about it. We're wandering around without a single solid, concrete answer to ...well, anything really.
Have you ever thought about how much a surgeon knows? About the intricate operations and details (s)he deals with on a daily basis? Imagine yourself trying to amputate a leg without ruining the remaining nerves. Try for a second to realize how dumbfounded you would be trying to figure out where to start (unless you're a surgeon reading this ...then just step back and think about how much you actually know).
Now consider this: Even with all these incredible advances in science and technology -- in the grand scheme of things, we really know nothing.
Most people who take the time to think about it walk around wondering: Is there a higher power? Is it the God they talk about in Sunday school? Does God or this higher power or whatever you want to label it control us like puppets? How is that possible if we have free will? Is this even a concept I can comprehend? How will I ever wrap my head around this well enough to even form an opinion? It's not so much an issue of religion as about the realization of how tiny each of us really is.
But what amazes me are two things: a) That in spite of all these deep, mixed-up questions about why we're here and who has a say in what ultimately happens in life, we go on about our daily business. That's a pretty brave thing, don't you think? and b) Whether we believe in God or worship the trees or think everything that's worth anything comes from within ourselves, we still can appreciate and see meaning the little "coincidences" in life.
...just something to think about.
* "There is strength in yielding. It appears that a stream yields to the path of rocks and the short, but over time, it is the water that shapes the rocks." Think about that next time you have to work a bad shift or get your boss coffee.
* People are inherently lost. Think about it. We're wandering around without a single solid, concrete answer to ...well, anything really.
Have you ever thought about how much a surgeon knows? About the intricate operations and details (s)he deals with on a daily basis? Imagine yourself trying to amputate a leg without ruining the remaining nerves. Try for a second to realize how dumbfounded you would be trying to figure out where to start (unless you're a surgeon reading this ...then just step back and think about how much you actually know).
Now consider this: Even with all these incredible advances in science and technology -- in the grand scheme of things, we really know nothing.
Most people who take the time to think about it walk around wondering: Is there a higher power? Is it the God they talk about in Sunday school? Does God or this higher power or whatever you want to label it control us like puppets? How is that possible if we have free will? Is this even a concept I can comprehend? How will I ever wrap my head around this well enough to even form an opinion? It's not so much an issue of religion as about the realization of how tiny each of us really is.
But what amazes me are two things: a) That in spite of all these deep, mixed-up questions about why we're here and who has a say in what ultimately happens in life, we go on about our daily business. That's a pretty brave thing, don't you think? and b) Whether we believe in God or worship the trees or think everything that's worth anything comes from within ourselves, we still can appreciate and see meaning the little "coincidences" in life.
...just something to think about.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
8/6/07
* So scientists (some from the Flagstaff lab where they discovered Pluto) found a new planet. It's really big, really hot and really far away.
* They also found strange, new bacteria in the melting glaciers in Antarctica, which probably means it's inhabitable after all.
* I apparently can't keep "me" and "I" straight.
* I want a cat.
* Even the Ethiopians only get to see the real Lucy twice a year. She's coming to the U.S. for a six-year tour. (Scientists think she should chill at home for her own health.) She's named after the Beatles song that was playing when they found her.
* They also found strange, new bacteria in the melting glaciers in Antarctica, which probably means it's inhabitable after all.
* I apparently can't keep "me" and "I" straight.
* I want a cat.
* Even the Ethiopians only get to see the real Lucy twice a year. She's coming to the U.S. for a six-year tour. (Scientists think she should chill at home for her own health.) She's named after the Beatles song that was playing when they found her.
Monday, August 6, 2007
8/5/07
* Dear Anonymous (aka Justin),
...yep! Still there.
* Even newspapers have slow days. Really slow days.
* Certain members of my immediate family probably would call me a "liberal, left-wing, tree-hugging hippie," but I think there's something to be said for going green.
* I've discovered the secret to attracting members of the opposite sex: Live far away ...from them.
* If you've been living under a rock, social-networking site Facebook.com has come up with all these "applications" to further consume your valuable time. Among these is a "Compare People" feature that basically allows you to play the senior superlatives game all over again. I laughed really hard when I saw that my current position is No. 1 among my friends in the "Best to be stuck in handcuffs with" category ...I'm not sure what that means.
(A shiny nickel to anyone who can guess/remember what my actual senior superlative was. Haha)
* It is, in fact, not true that "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone." It's about a week before it's gone that it really starts to sink in.
...yep! Still there.
* Even newspapers have slow days. Really slow days.
* Certain members of my immediate family probably would call me a "liberal, left-wing, tree-hugging hippie," but I think there's something to be said for going green.
* I've discovered the secret to attracting members of the opposite sex: Live far away ...from them.
* If you've been living under a rock, social-networking site Facebook.com has come up with all these "applications" to further consume your valuable time. Among these is a "Compare People" feature that basically allows you to play the senior superlatives game all over again. I laughed really hard when I saw that my current position is No. 1 among my friends in the "Best to be stuck in handcuffs with" category ...I'm not sure what that means.
(A shiny nickel to anyone who can guess/remember what my actual senior superlative was. Haha)
* It is, in fact, not true that "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone." It's about a week before it's gone that it really starts to sink in.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
8/4/07
* Amanda and Tanner are lovely together. Congrats, newlyweds!
* You never know when someone from high school will pop up thousands of miles away. Plan accordingly.
* I don't know if I can ever get married because I do know I'll lose it during the father-daughter dance.
* The less-than-two-hour drive from Phoenix to Tucson is much less bearable than the nearly-six-hour drive from Phoenix to San Diego.
* There's so much more to life than what you think you know.
* You never know when someone from high school will pop up thousands of miles away. Plan accordingly.
* I don't know if I can ever get married because I do know I'll lose it during the father-daughter dance.
* The less-than-two-hour drive from Phoenix to Tucson is much less bearable than the nearly-six-hour drive from Phoenix to San Diego.
* There's so much more to life than what you think you know.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
8/3/07
* A forensic artist says she's identified the sailor in Alfred Eisenstaedt's famous Aug. 14, 1945, image taken in Times Square at the end of World War II. The photo (above) is the most reproduced image in the history of LIFE magazine. (The 80-year-old Houston man, who was 18 at the time, says he was changing trains to visit his girlfriend in Brooklyn when he heard the news and randomly grabbed and kissed this woman. He said his hand is twisted as such because he saw someone taking the photo and wanted the nurse's face to show. He says they never spoke.)
* I drove home next to a car with "SCRUBZ" on the license plate. (I like to think Zach Braff and I had a moment.)
* "Blomo" is a below the flag promotional -- usually just a little snippet story. (Good to know after nine weeks, huh?)
* If you're reading this, I assume you don't yet have kids. But if/when you do, think back and remember it could be worse.
Friday, August 3, 2007
8/2/07
* Motivation and upcoming change work against each other, which seems strange...
* If you're ever using CCI, for heaven's sake, put the check marks AFTER the punctuation.
* Amazon.com sells a lot more than just books.
* If you're ever using CCI, for heaven's sake, put the check marks AFTER the punctuation.
* Amazon.com sells a lot more than just books.
Thursday, August 2, 2007
8/1/07
* When someone says "cash," they mean paper money. Not checks. Not debit. Cash.
* In the "not good for you car" category: leaving it running while getting gas and turning it off while in gear.
* Fax machines are the spawn of Satan.
* Dave Matthews is giving exclusive rights to his new album to Starbucks. Perhaps this is best summed up with... "ugh."
* I wonder if Drew Carey will keep the teeny mic when he takes over "The Price is Right."
* I will not be jaded. I will not be jaded. I will not...
* In the "not good for you car" category: leaving it running while getting gas and turning it off while in gear.
* Fax machines are the spawn of Satan.
* Dave Matthews is giving exclusive rights to his new album to Starbucks. Perhaps this is best summed up with... "ugh."
* I wonder if Drew Carey will keep the teeny mic when he takes over "The Price is Right."
* I will not be jaded. I will not be jaded. I will not...
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
7/31/07
* To reiterate: Sunburns aren't worth it. Sunscreen. Sunscreen. Sunscreen.
* If you haven't seen the dancing inmates yet, go watch. (Apparently I'm a little behind in the world of Web junk, but as a former pom squad member/drill-down champ, I can tell you those lines are impressive! Haha)
* It's probably a good idea to Google yourself so you have an idea what others will see when they do -- because sometime, somewhere someone will. (Lucky you if you have a fairly generic name.)
* Nothing is ever quite what it seems.
* Earlier, it looked like Murdoch's deal for Dow Jones was falling through, but maybe a couple of the Bancrofts changed their minds after all...
* Sometimes timing really is everything. Don't screw up.
* If you haven't seen the dancing inmates yet, go watch. (Apparently I'm a little behind in the world of Web junk, but as a former pom squad member/drill-down champ, I can tell you those lines are impressive! Haha)
* It's probably a good idea to Google yourself so you have an idea what others will see when they do -- because sometime, somewhere someone will. (Lucky you if you have a fairly generic name.)
* Nothing is ever quite what it seems.
* Earlier, it looked like Murdoch's deal for Dow Jones was falling through, but maybe a couple of the Bancrofts changed their minds after all...
* Sometimes timing really is everything. Don't screw up.
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