I am the thorn in the lion's paw...before the mouse pulled it out...
Meanderings of a mad man....me
I had an another interesting conversation, as all of our conversations usually are, with Pete the neighbor while me and London were playing outside this morning. That guy has been everywhere man, his life sounds so interesting. Born and raised in Oakland, 2 kids, 7 grandchildren, and 9 grandchildren. He's been in the Air Force, FBI, moved all around, traveled all over. He's been here and there man, and boy oh boy, is his memory sharp. He remembers my friends that used to come over...he was describing them and everything. 80 years old, but he looks like he's pop's age. I can only hope and pray that I will be as healthy as he is when I'm his age...IF I get to be that old. His thoughts and theories on life, so simple yet so true: "Good or bad, treat people how you want to be treated." "As time changes, so do we." "Always gotta have respect for your elders." I think people could all learn a thing or two from Pete.
I had an interesting conversation w/ a friend of mine last night. I remember mentioning about how all my friends were strugglin and stuff...well my friend was mentioning how it's crazy cuz you just never know what some people are going through. And she was so right man...one never knows what some people are going through, just like she was unaware of the events that have transpired in my life over the past year or so, I didn't know how things were going in some of my own friends' lives. It kinda makes me wanna rid myself of first impression-type things, becuase what if someone I just meet just so happened to encounter a pretty big ordeal? And then I go and take that first meeting as a bad impression? That kinda sucks...And it really makes you think about how everyone goes through their own turmoil and we all just gotta be there for each other...enough of this serious talk, I keep doing this...
I was in a chat room the other evening and me and my friends were talking about pet peeves. It one of the funniest topics I've talked....err chatted about in a while. From baby leashes to stupid questions(to which Jon retorted that there were no stupid questions, just stupid people who ask...as per my quote of the day I think yesterday), anyways, it was interesting. So I thought of another one. Compact spaces...I hate those things, spaces that are meant for small cars...liek people actually follow those directions...so in parking lots w/ all compact spaces, it's always chaos, cuz you have a million SUV's and Van's and even sedans, all of which are NOT compact vehicles, all over the place. And no one's inside the designated parking area all over the place and getting mad cuz they can't fit into some spots...I mean, why even have compact spaces? It's just ridiculous to me, and maybe part of my obsessiveness with being inside the lines and symmetry and all that. But still, it's just one of those poorly designed situations, like some freeways that I know.
I finally remembered something I've been wanting to mention for like a week now. I'm kinda one of those night owls that stay up til like 4 or 5 in the morning, because of the sheer fact that I have often have an incredibly difficult time falling asleep, so I wait til I'm pretty much totally exhausted and crash for about 4-5 hours before the cycle starts again...unhealthy? Don't I know it... Anyway, so I flip through the channels and freakin "Saved by the Bell" is always on TBS from like 4AM to 5AM(weird, everything is 4-5...anyway, I'm side tracking again...)! But seriously, not many people are awake at this time, especially the youth, of which I am no longer a member, to enjoy an hour of "Saved by the Bell." I wonder who sets up the programming, it's so weird...wait a second, well maybe this is the same TBS that's broadcast in teh East Coast, so maybe it's because it's like 7-8(finally used different numbers, ha ha ha) over there? Sounds like a possibility, but most probably is not. Weirdness...
I've been in much brighter spirits as of late, and I'm so glad too. Even though things are not going my way, I've learned to take it with a grain of salt(I don't really know EXACTLY what this means, but a lot of people use it in this sense, so I am too). Like even when I got this notice today that my license will be suspended as of May 21st, because of a failure to appear in court/failure to pay a fine, WHICH I never received, other than the initial shock and anger I felt, I got over it. I took a deep breath, prayed aloud and moved on. Hey, what can I do but see how I can bring this situation to a resolve? And if I look at it, it'll proably end up being my fault that I never received the notice anyway(not because I was WRONG, but just the way things are...). So Hakuna Matata...we'll just have to see what happens =p
Lesson of the day...
If you're ever wondering WHY you didn't receive that citation that you got pulled over for, don't wait...go find out where it's at...it'll save you a lot of time and hassle...
"When you delight in the game, the effort seems unimportant."
Meanderings of a mad man....me
I had an another interesting conversation, as all of our conversations usually are, with Pete the neighbor while me and London were playing outside this morning. That guy has been everywhere man, his life sounds so interesting. Born and raised in Oakland, 2 kids, 7 grandchildren, and 9 grandchildren. He's been in the Air Force, FBI, moved all around, traveled all over. He's been here and there man, and boy oh boy, is his memory sharp. He remembers my friends that used to come over...he was describing them and everything. 80 years old, but he looks like he's pop's age. I can only hope and pray that I will be as healthy as he is when I'm his age...IF I get to be that old. His thoughts and theories on life, so simple yet so true: "Good or bad, treat people how you want to be treated." "As time changes, so do we." "Always gotta have respect for your elders." I think people could all learn a thing or two from Pete.
I had an interesting conversation w/ a friend of mine last night. I remember mentioning about how all my friends were strugglin and stuff...well my friend was mentioning how it's crazy cuz you just never know what some people are going through. And she was so right man...one never knows what some people are going through, just like she was unaware of the events that have transpired in my life over the past year or so, I didn't know how things were going in some of my own friends' lives. It kinda makes me wanna rid myself of first impression-type things, becuase what if someone I just meet just so happened to encounter a pretty big ordeal? And then I go and take that first meeting as a bad impression? That kinda sucks...And it really makes you think about how everyone goes through their own turmoil and we all just gotta be there for each other...enough of this serious talk, I keep doing this...
I was in a chat room the other evening and me and my friends were talking about pet peeves. It one of the funniest topics I've talked....err chatted about in a while. From baby leashes to stupid questions(to which Jon retorted that there were no stupid questions, just stupid people who ask...as per my quote of the day I think yesterday), anyways, it was interesting. So I thought of another one. Compact spaces...I hate those things, spaces that are meant for small cars...liek people actually follow those directions...so in parking lots w/ all compact spaces, it's always chaos, cuz you have a million SUV's and Van's and even sedans, all of which are NOT compact vehicles, all over the place. And no one's inside the designated parking area all over the place and getting mad cuz they can't fit into some spots...I mean, why even have compact spaces? It's just ridiculous to me, and maybe part of my obsessiveness with being inside the lines and symmetry and all that. But still, it's just one of those poorly designed situations, like some freeways that I know.
I finally remembered something I've been wanting to mention for like a week now. I'm kinda one of those night owls that stay up til like 4 or 5 in the morning, because of the sheer fact that I have often have an incredibly difficult time falling asleep, so I wait til I'm pretty much totally exhausted and crash for about 4-5 hours before the cycle starts again...unhealthy? Don't I know it... Anyway, so I flip through the channels and freakin "Saved by the Bell" is always on TBS from like 4AM to 5AM(weird, everything is 4-5...anyway, I'm side tracking again...)! But seriously, not many people are awake at this time, especially the youth, of which I am no longer a member, to enjoy an hour of "Saved by the Bell." I wonder who sets up the programming, it's so weird...wait a second, well maybe this is the same TBS that's broadcast in teh East Coast, so maybe it's because it's like 7-8(finally used different numbers, ha ha ha) over there? Sounds like a possibility, but most probably is not. Weirdness...
I've been in much brighter spirits as of late, and I'm so glad too. Even though things are not going my way, I've learned to take it with a grain of salt(I don't really know EXACTLY what this means, but a lot of people use it in this sense, so I am too). Like even when I got this notice today that my license will be suspended as of May 21st, because of a failure to appear in court/failure to pay a fine, WHICH I never received, other than the initial shock and anger I felt, I got over it. I took a deep breath, prayed aloud and moved on. Hey, what can I do but see how I can bring this situation to a resolve? And if I look at it, it'll proably end up being my fault that I never received the notice anyway(not because I was WRONG, but just the way things are...). So Hakuna Matata...we'll just have to see what happens =p
Lesson of the day...
If you're ever wondering WHY you didn't receive that citation that you got pulled over for, don't wait...go find out where it's at...it'll save you a lot of time and hassle...
"When you delight in the game, the effort seems unimportant."
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