Today I became vastly aware of the lack of self-control present in the adult society.
It baffles me that people perceive a simple phrase as an eraser for anything heinous that may tumble across their pretentious little lips.
"I don't mean to be rude, but. . . . "
"I don't want to play the *insert your choice of a 'protected' class* card but. . . . "
"Let me just be frank. . . ."
While I do not have perfect 20/20 vision, I am inclined to conclude that since I can easily make out all major shapes, colors and depths (and the state of Indiana says I can drive without vision assistance) I see no other individual holding a .38 Special, .45 Colt or 9mm to your temple, so I can only deduce that you do in fact have a choice.
Unless you wish to count lack of self control as a mental deficiency, therefore rendering the suffering individual incapable of decision making. . . .
Ah the joys of "social norms" makes me reminiscent of my college days.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Happiness isn't a destination. . .
Robert Frost said: "Everything I learned about life can be summed up in three words: 'It goes on.'"
Oh yeah, life goes on. Long after the thrill of living is gone.
I think I am beginning to realize just how depressed and desperate I actually was over the past few months. I feel like such a weight has been lifted off of me. I mean, work is work. A career will always be a job and sometimes you just don't feel like going. But to no longer loathe myself and my life each day when I wake up. . . . its absolutely freeing.
This weekend we visited the Claddaugh for some live bands. It was so much fun. I also found a very cool website called naptowndouchebags.com. I think the Douche Slayer could be my new hero. I was hit on by a big douche on Saturday. And about 35 seconds after the Douche asks me if I want to kiss his cheek (which I somewhat non-respectfully declined) my Brother in Law pops out like Buffy the Douche Slayer and 10 seconds after him my husband saunters out and informs the poor bastard (douche) that he's missing the band and he should probably move on . . . .
haha. Love it.
Happiness is a method of living.
Oh yeah, life goes on. Long after the thrill of living is gone.
I think I am beginning to realize just how depressed and desperate I actually was over the past few months. I feel like such a weight has been lifted off of me. I mean, work is work. A career will always be a job and sometimes you just don't feel like going. But to no longer loathe myself and my life each day when I wake up. . . . its absolutely freeing.
This weekend we visited the Claddaugh for some live bands. It was so much fun. I also found a very cool website called naptowndouchebags.com. I think the Douche Slayer could be my new hero. I was hit on by a big douche on Saturday. And about 35 seconds after the Douche asks me if I want to kiss his cheek (which I somewhat non-respectfully declined) my Brother in Law pops out like Buffy the Douche Slayer and 10 seconds after him my husband saunters out and informs the poor bastard (douche) that he's missing the band and he should probably move on . . . .
haha. Love it.
Happiness is a method of living.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
101 in 1001
I have been working for a while on my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. Some things are serious, some are random and silly. There are three categories: Complete, In Progress/Ongoing, Not Started
Due: December 1, 2011
1. Lose 20 lbs from current weight and maintain for remainder of days. Update 2/1/10: 13 down!!
2. Integrate Fish as main protein for at least 1 dinner each week.
3. Integrate fresh salad as main lunch at work at least once a week.
4. Continue daily workouts.
5. Take a vitamin everyday
6. Got to the dentist regularly
7. Take good enough care of my skin that it looks the same or better than it currently does.
8. Find a church we can agree on attending.
9. Become a better housekeeper.
10. Do more of the housework myself so Ryan is less stressed
11. Budget so all of our essentials are on one salary
12. Visit at least one set of grandparents each year
13. Talk to my mom at least once a week
14. Email or talk to Linda at least once every other month
15. Tile the kitchen floor
16. Completely finish the basement
17. Re-finish the deck. Summer 2009.
18. Buy a new car. Mercury Milan, purchased 3/2009.
19. Go to Hawaii
20. Celebrate 4th, 5th, and 6th wedding anniversaries
21. Swim with dolphins
22. Parasail with Ryan
23. Go on at least two vacations per year (Total of 5 or 6 week long vacations)
24. Catch up and keep up with my scrapbooking
25. Always have a book 'in progress', never unread for longer than a week
26. Make 2 friends in Indy, have girls' nights out
27. Learn how to make a bearnaise sauce
28. Plant and maintain landscaping the the front yard
29. Get a raise each year
30. Contribute montly to our savings account, no less than the minimum we set.
31. Finish my short story
32. Teach Gretchen "come"- all the time!
33. Get a pedicure. Get more than one pedicure.
34. Buy a new couch and loveseat
35. Visit Canada.
36. See Timesquare
37. Finish reading my Poe book (The complete works of Edgar Allan Poe)
38. Make a candle
39. Eat sushi
40. Paint a piece of pottery
41. Do an activity with Ryan just because its something he wants to do
42. Make homemade shrimp ravioli- Pasta too. 1/31/2010- pasta was great!
43. Make homemade white sauce for pasta- Completed 1/31/2010. Sauce was grainy. Need to try again!
44. Ride a wave runner
45. Walk Gretchen at least 3 times a week
46. Get better at small talk
47. Make a piece of pottery
48. Hold a non-poisonous snake
49. Run a 5 and a half minute mile
50. Continue weekly closet cleaning ritual
51. Donate at least one item to Goodwill each month
52. Drive a convertable with the top down
53. Golf at least once a month during the spring and summers
54. Eat at the Melting Pot
55. Get at least one more stamp in my passport
56. Make a gingerbread house (gingerbread and all)
57. Learn basic conversational Spanish
58. Continue following my daily cleaning list
59. Take more pictures when friends get together
60. Send random encouraging emails
61. Continue buying and learning to utilize spices in my cooking
62. Go to the opera or symphony
63. Hear the Transsiberian Orchestra Play
64. See Joel McHale do standup
65. Go to at least 2 more Bronco Games in Denver
66. Set up and use my sewing machine
67. Have people over at least once every three months
68. Go to Cedar Pointe.
69. Ride all the rides at Cedar Pointe.
70. Buy a pattern and make a black shell dress
71.Completely read at least 2 of my Psych textbooks
72. Make at least one new recipe each month
73. Get the 2nd guest room set up with the Daybed
74. Go to a wine store and buy one I wouldn't normally. Visited Cork Cracker.
75. See GREASE the Movie (saw it for the first time 3/1/09)
76. See a show on Broadway
77. Order a Champaigne Cocktail. Ordered at the Patterson House 7/30/09.
78. Walk Gretchen in a Mutt Strutt
79. Make pumpernickel toast
80. Walk in some type of Red or Pink Fundraising Event
81. Tile the bar in the basement by myself
82. Visit the Newseum and the Holocaust Muesum
83. Go to or host a Halloween costume party
84. Make a rosotto
85. Go see a movie at a Drive-In
86. Watch Fight Club with Ryan (and Stay awake during it)
87. Get photos recovered from the laptop
88. Buy a pair of Jimmy Choos
89. Get professional photos done with Ryan
90. Cook duck a la orange
91. Cook a rack of lamb
92. Host a New Year's Eve Party
93. Buy another Coach bag
94. Get Laser Hair Removal for my legs
95. Build and maintain a completely stocked Bar for the basement
96. Buy a big screen TV for the basement when its finished
97. Go to Irish Fest
98. Take a tour of the White House
99. Vote in at least one state/local election
100. Go to a French restuarant
101. Have a private, candlelight dinner on the beach
Due: December 1, 2011
1. Lose 20 lbs from current weight and maintain for remainder of days. Update 2/1/10: 13 down!!
2. Integrate Fish as main protein for at least 1 dinner each week.
3. Integrate fresh salad as main lunch at work at least once a week.
4. Continue daily workouts.
5. Take a vitamin everyday
6. Got to the dentist regularly
7. Take good enough care of my skin that it looks the same or better than it currently does.
8. Find a church we can agree on attending.
9. Become a better housekeeper.
10. Do more of the housework myself so Ryan is less stressed
11. Budget so all of our essentials are on one salary
12. Visit at least one set of grandparents each year
13. Talk to my mom at least once a week
14. Email or talk to Linda at least once every other month
15. Tile the kitchen floor
16. Completely finish the basement
17. Re-finish the deck. Summer 2009.
18. Buy a new car. Mercury Milan, purchased 3/2009.
19. Go to Hawaii
20. Celebrate 4th, 5th, and 6th wedding anniversaries
21. Swim with dolphins
22. Parasail with Ryan
23. Go on at least two vacations per year (Total of 5 or 6 week long vacations)
24. Catch up and keep up with my scrapbooking
25. Always have a book 'in progress', never unread for longer than a week
26. Make 2 friends in Indy, have girls' nights out
27. Learn how to make a bearnaise sauce
28. Plant and maintain landscaping the the front yard
29. Get a raise each year
30. Contribute montly to our savings account, no less than the minimum we set.
31. Finish my short story
32. Teach Gretchen "come"- all the time!
33. Get a pedicure. Get more than one pedicure.
34. Buy a new couch and loveseat
35. Visit Canada.
36. See Timesquare
37. Finish reading my Poe book (The complete works of Edgar Allan Poe)
38. Make a candle
39. Eat sushi
40. Paint a piece of pottery
41. Do an activity with Ryan just because its something he wants to do
42. Make homemade shrimp ravioli- Pasta too. 1/31/2010- pasta was great!
43. Make homemade white sauce for pasta- Completed 1/31/2010. Sauce was grainy. Need to try again!
44. Ride a wave runner
45. Walk Gretchen at least 3 times a week
46. Get better at small talk
47. Make a piece of pottery
48. Hold a non-poisonous snake
49. Run a 5 and a half minute mile
50. Continue weekly closet cleaning ritual
51. Donate at least one item to Goodwill each month
52. Drive a convertable with the top down
53. Golf at least once a month during the spring and summers
54. Eat at the Melting Pot
55. Get at least one more stamp in my passport
56. Make a gingerbread house (gingerbread and all)
57. Learn basic conversational Spanish
58. Continue following my daily cleaning list
59. Take more pictures when friends get together
60. Send random encouraging emails
61. Continue buying and learning to utilize spices in my cooking
62. Go to the opera or symphony
63. Hear the Transsiberian Orchestra Play
64. See Joel McHale do standup
65. Go to at least 2 more Bronco Games in Denver
66. Set up and use my sewing machine
67. Have people over at least once every three months
68. Go to Cedar Pointe.
69. Ride all the rides at Cedar Pointe.
70. Buy a pattern and make a black shell dress
71.Completely read at least 2 of my Psych textbooks
72. Make at least one new recipe each month
73. Get the 2nd guest room set up with the Daybed
74. Go to a wine store and buy one I wouldn't normally. Visited Cork Cracker.
75. See GREASE the Movie (saw it for the first time 3/1/09)
76. See a show on Broadway
77. Order a Champaigne Cocktail. Ordered at the Patterson House 7/30/09.
78. Walk Gretchen in a Mutt Strutt
79. Make pumpernickel toast
80. Walk in some type of Red or Pink Fundraising Event
81. Tile the bar in the basement by myself
82. Visit the Newseum and the Holocaust Muesum
83. Go to or host a Halloween costume party
84. Make a rosotto
85. Go see a movie at a Drive-In
86. Watch Fight Club with Ryan (and Stay awake during it)
87. Get photos recovered from the laptop
88. Buy a pair of Jimmy Choos
89. Get professional photos done with Ryan
90. Cook duck a la orange
91. Cook a rack of lamb
92. Host a New Year's Eve Party
93. Buy another Coach bag
94. Get Laser Hair Removal for my legs
95. Build and maintain a completely stocked Bar for the basement
96. Buy a big screen TV for the basement when its finished
97. Go to Irish Fest
98. Take a tour of the White House
99. Vote in at least one state/local election
100. Go to a French restuarant
101. Have a private, candlelight dinner on the beach
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Updates.
It seems it is time for some updates on what has been happening with my life.
I was finally able to leave my job at the cosmetic clinic and finally experience going to work and not loathing myself and my job. I have finished my first week at a new position, and I could not be more content. The possibilities are endless here and I am thrilled. I am the Manager of Guest Relations. Its completely up my alley and seems to be written entirely to my skill set.
Apart from the fear of getting lost each and every time I get off the interstate and endeavor to navigate the streets of downtown 'Nap town, I am content.
Of course, I'm still in the process of learning my way around the office (all 4 floors) but I did finally locate the breakroom (on Thursday, yeah, sad I know) and am meeting more people and being able to put names with faces which is always nice.
Of course the best security comes with the fact that I am no longer working in the industry of plastic surgery (very volitile, given the current market conditions)
I am still working on finding friends. Its harder than I might have suspected but I am trying. Ryan is working a lot of nights and is a bit stressed with school and work and never having a true "day off" but he's getting used it. He knows I've been there and that eventually it will end. He will be so happy when he is finally done with school and able to do what he loves too.
Beyond that, I finally feel like I don't need a percoset just to make it through the day. Today was the first Saturday I have had off in quite some time. Before the clinic, it was the restuarant. This is my first "regular" m-f 8-5 job. I love it.
My (little) big brother is coming for a visit next weekend. I have only two brothers, both of them older, but I've always differentiated by little big and big big. Andy is in Chicago and only a 3 hour bus ride here. Its sad how little we make time for family, even as close as they are.
My biggest worry about work is currently my clothing. Weird, right? I know I'm a hard worker and smart, so accomplishing the tasks set fourth for me is no issue. My concern is that I am easily the youngest worker in the corporation and I'm not sure what is acceptable for me to wear. Men are no help, and the women are all so much older than I am, I'm having trouble translating their clothing into similar clothing that people my age (and style!) would wear. Ahh. Its frustraing. I've been dressing like an old person all week, and I'm sure that's not what's expected of me.
I was working late on Wednesday and hat happened to be the time the CEO decided to walk by my office come in and introduce himself! I was of course waiting for the meeting, and was thrilled it happened to be when I was in the office much later than anyone typically is. I think overall for a first week it went well.
Of course, anyone who has talked to me for 6 minutes or more knows that I am likely quite nervous and anxious about the outcome of things. But I finally feel like I made the decision that is best for me. I loved my old bosses, but I had no opportunity there, and I was fading away, a little more each day. I hope this contentment is exactly what I have been searching for.
Content.
That's a nice change of pace.
I was finally able to leave my job at the cosmetic clinic and finally experience going to work and not loathing myself and my job. I have finished my first week at a new position, and I could not be more content. The possibilities are endless here and I am thrilled. I am the Manager of Guest Relations. Its completely up my alley and seems to be written entirely to my skill set.
Apart from the fear of getting lost each and every time I get off the interstate and endeavor to navigate the streets of downtown 'Nap town, I am content.
Of course, I'm still in the process of learning my way around the office (all 4 floors) but I did finally locate the breakroom (on Thursday, yeah, sad I know) and am meeting more people and being able to put names with faces which is always nice.
Of course the best security comes with the fact that I am no longer working in the industry of plastic surgery (very volitile, given the current market conditions)
I am still working on finding friends. Its harder than I might have suspected but I am trying. Ryan is working a lot of nights and is a bit stressed with school and work and never having a true "day off" but he's getting used it. He knows I've been there and that eventually it will end. He will be so happy when he is finally done with school and able to do what he loves too.
Beyond that, I finally feel like I don't need a percoset just to make it through the day. Today was the first Saturday I have had off in quite some time. Before the clinic, it was the restuarant. This is my first "regular" m-f 8-5 job. I love it.
My (little) big brother is coming for a visit next weekend. I have only two brothers, both of them older, but I've always differentiated by little big and big big. Andy is in Chicago and only a 3 hour bus ride here. Its sad how little we make time for family, even as close as they are.
My biggest worry about work is currently my clothing. Weird, right? I know I'm a hard worker and smart, so accomplishing the tasks set fourth for me is no issue. My concern is that I am easily the youngest worker in the corporation and I'm not sure what is acceptable for me to wear. Men are no help, and the women are all so much older than I am, I'm having trouble translating their clothing into similar clothing that people my age (and style!) would wear. Ahh. Its frustraing. I've been dressing like an old person all week, and I'm sure that's not what's expected of me.
I was working late on Wednesday and hat happened to be the time the CEO decided to walk by my office come in and introduce himself! I was of course waiting for the meeting, and was thrilled it happened to be when I was in the office much later than anyone typically is. I think overall for a first week it went well.
Of course, anyone who has talked to me for 6 minutes or more knows that I am likely quite nervous and anxious about the outcome of things. But I finally feel like I made the decision that is best for me. I loved my old bosses, but I had no opportunity there, and I was fading away, a little more each day. I hope this contentment is exactly what I have been searching for.
Content.
That's a nice change of pace.
Friday, February 27, 2009
How to be Successful
The Paradoxical Commandments
by Dr. Kent M. Keith
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
THIS is what I want to see on my Starbucks. . .
Thanks to my friend Sarah for posting this quote on her Blog:
The Way I See It #299:
"There is a subtle difference between a mission and a promise. A mission is something you strive to accomplish - a promise is something you are compelled to keep. One is individual, the other is shared. When a mission and a promise are one and the same... that's when mountains are moved and races are won."
-Hala Moddelmog
President and CEO,
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
YES! THIS is what I want to see on my Starbucks cup. . . . not Al Gore: "See, I was right. . . .We're melting"
The Way I See It #299:
"There is a subtle difference between a mission and a promise. A mission is something you strive to accomplish - a promise is something you are compelled to keep. One is individual, the other is shared. When a mission and a promise are one and the same... that's when mountains are moved and races are won."
-Hala Moddelmog
President and CEO,
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
YES! THIS is what I want to see on my Starbucks cup. . . . not Al Gore: "See, I was right. . . .We're melting"
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Homonyms
To
Too
Two
Waste
Waist
Your
You're
Sweet
Suite
Third graders can correctly identify and integrate the correct words from the above examples of homonyms. You'd think college graduates would be able to master this.
I guess the good is that I now can identify a new pet peeve.
Too
Two
Waste
Waist
Your
You're
Sweet
Suite
Third graders can correctly identify and integrate the correct words from the above examples of homonyms. You'd think college graduates would be able to master this.
I guess the good is that I now can identify a new pet peeve.
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