-Posting shall continue after Holy Week. Internet hiatus in progress (and badly needed)-

Arbitrary Mind Picks #51

1. I made a pathetic attempt to play Mario World on the internet.
I discovered 2 things:

• i couldn't suck more even if i tried. I have officially lost it. This game is for children???
  
• "dying" still has the power to make my heart jump out of my chest.
  

2. Going on a serious, week-long, much needed internet hiatus.
Yes, that means:

• no Facebook
• no blogs
• no e-mails
  
• no celebrity gossip

Oh, and my phone will be on silent.
(Ok, maybe not. But the idea seems so appealing)

3. Trading in the quiet life and the cold mountain breeze for some chaos and scorching sun. This is what summer is all about.

4. I wonder how long it'll take before i become Dylan-sick...

5. My 3 hour nap yesterday successfully threw my body clock into all kinds of wack.

6. My multi-personalitied self needs to leave "this" girl at home and bring "that" girl out for the weekend. I'm no fun when life gets too serious... and frankly, it bores me to death. Must. Get. Out.

7. I don't remember the last time i've been this excited for a vacation.
I can already smell the sea water and feel the sand between my toes.

I will not miss you.
See you next month.

The Freedom of Anonymity

“Me? I’m scared of everything. I’m scared of what I saw, I’m scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I’m scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I’m with you.”

— Dirty Dancing

Somebody tell me where the energy of tiny, little, 5 year old kids are stored?

I spent the day with 15 kindergarten kids. I wasn't even anywhere near as energetic and active as they were, but the second i stepped through my front door, i found my way to my bed and crashed for 3 hours.

Ok, that was a lie. I tried to fight fatigue, actually. I tried not to fall asleep... exhaustion still won.

Intense.

My 5 year old? He went out for a walk with my mom and my sister. He rode a horse. Walked back home. We went out for dinner. Played with new toys. Now, he's still playing and watching a DVD and singing and dancing with the songs as i prepare the water for his bath.
He's been up since 7am.

I'll bet he snores tonight.

“If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?"
~ Rumi

Yes, Please.

You get my point.

Another 4am earthquake for Baguio. I don't mind if it stays at its recent magnitude... i just hope all these tremors aren't building up to something huge. *shudder*

"Anything worth it doesn't come easily..."

“The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mood of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change, for happiness, like a child, must be allowed to grow up”

— Charles Morgan

Arbitrary Mind Picks #50

1. Contemplating on a serious internet hiatus. I think there's a life out there waiting for me to live it.

2. Chocolate makes me happy. Unfortunately, i recently discovered that too much of it makes me sick.

3. Whoever said that peer pressure ended in high school is a liar. And mind games never end. Never, i tell you.

4. Nothing is ever simple when it involves matters of the heart.

5. Thinking too much is bad for my diet.

6. Shutter Island and Donnie Darko, one after the other, is a terrible combo. Too much crazy for one night, if you ask me.
For once, i appreciated living across a music bar and i curse photographic memory. My mind has once again started playing games with me. No bueno.

7. I love eggplant.

8. I can't watch mp4's or upload photos onto Facebook. Why? Because my laptop is so old that i can't download the programs that are compatible for the thingamabobberwhatchamacallits. Personally, i think that's unfair.

9. Dylan does very good impressions. I'm very impressed.

10. I have a problem. If i was my friend and i asked myself for advice, i'd know exactly what to say. I also know that i wouldn't listen. I wonder what would happen if i did.

Picasso was in a park when a woman approached him and asked him to draw a portrait of her. Picasso agreed and quickly sketches her. After handing the sketch to her, she is pleased with the likeness and asks how much she owed to him.
Picasso replies, "$5,000."
The woman screamed, "But it took you only five minutes!"
"No madam. It took me all my life." Replied Picasso.