I am an itsy bitsy teenie weinie yellow polk-a-dotted...ummmm...boxer brief...
Sadness
The other day, I came upon this lil topic on the web...
Vivian Gendernalik, who runs a Florida-based Web site called http://customrosaries.com, said she's not sure adding new meditations to the rosary, which is already often misunderstood, is the best way to boost interest.
"Adding more work doesn't excite people," said Gendernalik, who ships two booklets on how to pray the rosary with every order. "It's a noble idea ... [but] it's burdening a public that doesn't know how to pray the 15 mysteries that already exist. This is going to pass over most people's heads."
-Courtesy of LA Times.com
It's sad to think that people see it as WORK... a prayer is a PRAYER...it's a conversation with God, it is a message. Not work. It isn't something we HAVE to do, but should want to do...gosh, what other thoughts are in peoples heads?
...Is it just me, or is it that whenever good things are happening, whenever you're smiling again...feeling good, starting fresh...something bad is bound to happen? And I'm not blaming God or anything, just curious, I guess. Does it have to do w/ something about checks and balances? Equilibrium? I had just decided to accept my new position at SVF and found out my dad passed his swallow study(That means they're gonna take out his stomach tube). If all goes well, he'll be eating regular food in no time. So I'm floatin, we go visit my dad, and I'm about to go study. When we pull into the driveway, some stranger walks up to me and tells me that my dad's dog got run over. Apparently, he had broken out from and ran out and got clipped by some white truck that didn't even stay. Our neighbors had been waiting with Jojo for about an hour and called animal control and stuff already. When they arrived they told us our options...which were: 1) to take him to an emergency vet(being that it was Sat evening and all regular vet clinics would be closed). 2) Animal Control would put it down... Because of the current situation with my dad, there would have been no way to afford the type of medical care that he would need, IF he were to be able to be saved. Plus, there would be no one to take care of him if he were saved. We sadly chose option number two. The animal control lady tried to ease our minds telling us he was in incredibly bad shape. And I was dreading the fact about telling my dad...I was freaked out. It was HIS dog, and I know that the dog only tried to get out because he hadn't been home for 2 months, now. He must have missed him so much, and my dad played w/ him like everyday. We, weren't as attached to him as he was...and for a while, we've decided to keep this information from him until we know he can handle it. So is it true? When good things happen, something HAS to happen to bring us down? I'd like to think that this is not true...because as often as it happens this way, it can be argued that it goes the opposite way too...I mean, how many times have you been so sad, thinking that you're totally at rock bottom, and something, or someone comes in and totally brightens your day? That totally happens...all the time...it just did this morning, as a matter of fact. I guess we just have to take the good with the bad. Things don't get better right away...you have to have FAITH...faith in goodness.
Countdown...
Sucks to think that today marks 5 days and counting in my last days here at MSC. But the cool part is that I am supposed to fill in all my hours on my time card today so I can have it approved already and a check will be ready to go on my last day! Kinda cool, huh? So being that I have already had my hours approved...I can literally not do ANYTHING and still get paid. Such is the life...he h ehe, but I wouldn't...that would be unfair. They've really relied on my a lot during my time here and I'm gonna be reliable until my last day. But I can relax a bit...
People do the darndest things...
A funny thing happened on the way to the......just kidding. Seriously though, something funny happened to me at starbucks the other night when i was studying. I had ordered a grande Hazelnut Mocha and was just waiting not really paying attention. There were these cute girls there and they had also ordered something, I don't even know what though...but that doesn't matter cuz it has nothing to do with the story. Anyway, so I guess they brought up my order and I didn't hear, but one of the girls thought it was her, so she takes it and takes a sip, and all of the sudden I hear, "This isn't what I ordered" "Oh no ma'am, it's a Hazelnut Mocha" and I'm like, "Oh that's my order." And the girl totally feels bad and she's like "I'm sooooo sorry!!" And she keeps apologizing. So I just tell her it's totally cool, take the cup, with the lipstick and all on it..and say I can just put a new cover on it. So she tells me that it was really sweet of me to go out of my way to make her feel better 'bout the whole thing and she offerred to buy me another coffee...but I said that one was enough. So she was like, "Man, I could just kiss you!" And I was like, "That wouldn't be so bad," winked and walked back to my desk. When she walked out, we just caught each other's eye and laughed... I don't really know what came over me to be so aggressively flirty, but I thought hey, i would never see these two girls again and what harm could happen? Turns out it was fun, and I could have had a second cup of coffee, IF I wanted one...
Thumbs up to
-Countdowns
-Lunches w/ coworkers
-The Kingfish
-Starbucks
Thumbs down to
-Countdowns
-Losing a pet
-Waiting periods
"When life knocks you down, you get back up, look at it straight in the eye and say, 'Give me your best shot'"
Sadness
The other day, I came upon this lil topic on the web...
Vivian Gendernalik, who runs a Florida-based Web site called http://customrosaries.com, said she's not sure adding new meditations to the rosary, which is already often misunderstood, is the best way to boost interest.
"Adding more work doesn't excite people," said Gendernalik, who ships two booklets on how to pray the rosary with every order. "It's a noble idea ... [but] it's burdening a public that doesn't know how to pray the 15 mysteries that already exist. This is going to pass over most people's heads."
-Courtesy of LA Times.com
It's sad to think that people see it as WORK... a prayer is a PRAYER...it's a conversation with God, it is a message. Not work. It isn't something we HAVE to do, but should want to do...gosh, what other thoughts are in peoples heads?
...Is it just me, or is it that whenever good things are happening, whenever you're smiling again...feeling good, starting fresh...something bad is bound to happen? And I'm not blaming God or anything, just curious, I guess. Does it have to do w/ something about checks and balances? Equilibrium? I had just decided to accept my new position at SVF and found out my dad passed his swallow study(That means they're gonna take out his stomach tube). If all goes well, he'll be eating regular food in no time. So I'm floatin, we go visit my dad, and I'm about to go study. When we pull into the driveway, some stranger walks up to me and tells me that my dad's dog got run over. Apparently, he had broken out from and ran out and got clipped by some white truck that didn't even stay. Our neighbors had been waiting with Jojo for about an hour and called animal control and stuff already. When they arrived they told us our options...which were: 1) to take him to an emergency vet(being that it was Sat evening and all regular vet clinics would be closed). 2) Animal Control would put it down... Because of the current situation with my dad, there would have been no way to afford the type of medical care that he would need, IF he were to be able to be saved. Plus, there would be no one to take care of him if he were saved. We sadly chose option number two. The animal control lady tried to ease our minds telling us he was in incredibly bad shape. And I was dreading the fact about telling my dad...I was freaked out. It was HIS dog, and I know that the dog only tried to get out because he hadn't been home for 2 months, now. He must have missed him so much, and my dad played w/ him like everyday. We, weren't as attached to him as he was...and for a while, we've decided to keep this information from him until we know he can handle it. So is it true? When good things happen, something HAS to happen to bring us down? I'd like to think that this is not true...because as often as it happens this way, it can be argued that it goes the opposite way too...I mean, how many times have you been so sad, thinking that you're totally at rock bottom, and something, or someone comes in and totally brightens your day? That totally happens...all the time...it just did this morning, as a matter of fact. I guess we just have to take the good with the bad. Things don't get better right away...you have to have FAITH...faith in goodness.
Countdown...
Sucks to think that today marks 5 days and counting in my last days here at MSC. But the cool part is that I am supposed to fill in all my hours on my time card today so I can have it approved already and a check will be ready to go on my last day! Kinda cool, huh? So being that I have already had my hours approved...I can literally not do ANYTHING and still get paid. Such is the life...he h ehe, but I wouldn't...that would be unfair. They've really relied on my a lot during my time here and I'm gonna be reliable until my last day. But I can relax a bit...
People do the darndest things...
A funny thing happened on the way to the......just kidding. Seriously though, something funny happened to me at starbucks the other night when i was studying. I had ordered a grande Hazelnut Mocha and was just waiting not really paying attention. There were these cute girls there and they had also ordered something, I don't even know what though...but that doesn't matter cuz it has nothing to do with the story. Anyway, so I guess they brought up my order and I didn't hear, but one of the girls thought it was her, so she takes it and takes a sip, and all of the sudden I hear, "This isn't what I ordered" "Oh no ma'am, it's a Hazelnut Mocha" and I'm like, "Oh that's my order." And the girl totally feels bad and she's like "I'm sooooo sorry!!" And she keeps apologizing. So I just tell her it's totally cool, take the cup, with the lipstick and all on it..and say I can just put a new cover on it. So she tells me that it was really sweet of me to go out of my way to make her feel better 'bout the whole thing and she offerred to buy me another coffee...but I said that one was enough. So she was like, "Man, I could just kiss you!" And I was like, "That wouldn't be so bad," winked and walked back to my desk. When she walked out, we just caught each other's eye and laughed... I don't really know what came over me to be so aggressively flirty, but I thought hey, i would never see these two girls again and what harm could happen? Turns out it was fun, and I could have had a second cup of coffee, IF I wanted one...
Thumbs up to
-Countdowns
-Lunches w/ coworkers
-The Kingfish
-Starbucks
Thumbs down to
-Countdowns
-Losing a pet
-Waiting periods
"When life knocks you down, you get back up, look at it straight in the eye and say, 'Give me your best shot'"
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