Music doesn't lie.
If there is something to be changed in this world,
then it can only happen through music.
-Jimi Hendrix

My hippie name is Moonlight.

Boxes Unpacked

Word and Amen.

It seems like such a simple task. Why did it take me 3 weeks to do it?
-because i'm seriously lazy like that. That's what's up.
I know. It's not one of my best traits and i'm working on it. I swear.

And just like everything else you put off for another day- it feels great when it's done.
I can breathe easier. I feel more relaxed. There's nothing to grunt about in the morning. It feels as if a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

This is how i feel about unpacking boxes, you should see how i am when i solve problems that deal with my life.

It's time to hit the sack.
Goodbye weekend.
Goodnight world.

Arbitrary Mind Picks #29

1. Been trying to figure out what sort of automobile i'd like to settle for... but alas, to my dismay, it has only strengthened the idea that i belong in a (beat-up) old car. Yeah, i want an old car... i think these days they call em vintage.

2. Dylan can play with Playdough all day like i can look at pictures.

3. This week's agenda- make polvoron, bake cookies, apple pies & carrot cake, make cheesecake, roll out pasta, and finalize the menu for Christmas dinner.

4. Unpack the boxes i brought up from Manila 3 weeks ago.
Ugh. Procrastination at its finest... again.

5. Must. Get. Featherbed.
...because i want to sleep on a cloud.

New York City, 1960

"To laugh is to risk appearing a fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk revealing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams, before a crowd
Is to risk rejection.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk disappointment.
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard
In life is to risk nothing.
Those who risk nothing, do nothing, have nothing,
And become nothing.
They may avoid present suffering and sorrow, but they
Will not learn, feel, change, grow, love, or live.
Chained by their fear, they are slaves who have forfeited
Their freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.
The pessimist complains about the wind;
The optimist expects it to change;
And the realist adjusts the sails."
-William Arthur Ward

"Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others."

William J. H. Boetcker

Arbitrary Mind Picks #28

1. I hate washing dishes.

2. Should i adopt a plant? I think i want a plant.

3. I wonder what it is that keeps kids glued to the same cartoon for hours and hours and hours.

4. At the grocery today, i found out that there are a few things i must have a constant supply of:

• Bacon
• Butter
  
• Dark chocolate
• C2 Green

Realizing that i'm running short of one or the other will force me to run to the grocery store.

5. I've had an addiction to chocolate chip cookies for the past 2 weeks. My banana oatmeal phase has passed and i still have a pack in the pantry. Dylan still loves tocino. I want beef tapa from across the street. Hell, i want a lot of food that i can only get in Manila. Boo.

6. 4 more stickers til i complete the card for my Starbucks planner!!! =) yay!
Huge thanks goes out to Gio and Aix for starting the card- otherwise, all hope would have been lost and i would have never gotten a 2010 planner.

7. The name of my new God-daughter is Ella. =)
(Sorry Kaeden... it wasn't meant to be)

8. Envy is like a disease that eats you up inside and consumes you. Oh, and it's ugly.
Is it really so hard to be grateful for your own life? Think about it and let me know. It'll hit you too.

9. I thought when i was done with school that i was on permanent summer vacation. For the longest time, i forgot what it was like to look forward to weekends since i lived everyday like it was Saturday.
Being a parent with a kid in school feels like being in school myself. Waking up early is a chore. Weekends rock. Sunday evening is sort of a mourning period. Monday morning is like an uphill battle. Discovering the coming of a long weekend and/or a semester break feels like i won the lottery.

10. When i think of my friends, i find myself smiling unconsciously. I must have awesome friends. =)

[*Listening to Slow Ride- Foghat. Being on vacation is all kinds of wonderful!]

[oh, just one of my all-time favorite movies... ever.]

If it is important enough to you, you will find a way. If it is not, you will find an excuse.

"Never a lip is curved with pain that can't be kissed into smile again."
~ Brete Harte