I am a series of missed calls...

I went to the Happiest Place on Earth with the bubs this week. It was a ton of fun. I don't think we've ever spent the whole day together, and I have to say, it went off without a hitch. Quite the hot day it was, so we had to re-apply the sunblock multiple times. And dude, I love fastpass. The longest time we waited in line was the first time we went on Space Mountain, cuz that's the first ride she wanted to go on. After that, we pretty much fastpassed the rest of the major rides(the indy ride was closed til like 3, and by then, fast pass was at 10PM...she wouldn't last up til then before she wanted to go home, he he he). The rest of the lines were pretty short; Pirates, 10 min; Haunted Mansion - 5. She wasn't quite ready to hit up Splash Mountain or the other big rides at California Adventure just yet, so maybe next time. It was an awesome day though.


The bubs at San Diego last weekend. She kicked butt! Watch the 200m race, which is her event. Go London! Can't wait to see you at the Olympics, ha ha ha.

Of Timing and opportunities
In order to hit a moving target, a marksman must get the perfect, or as close to perfect as possible, timing. Otherwise, he'll just miss. I was chatting with one of my friends today about timing. How it can totally sucks, and how good it can be. I remember a job that I phone interviewed for with a motorcycle design company...that was located in...Gilroy, of all places. At the time, I was completely reluctant to leave home and be somewhere else, so I didn't think to pursue it when they asked me to fly out and interview in person. Now, I'm just using this as an example, because I probably wouldn't have taken it anyway, even now, because it's in Gilroy. But back then, it wasn't the location that prevented me, because had it been NYC, or SF, I still wouldn't have gone; I just wasn't ready. Now, I feel like I can go anywhere, and in fact, sometimes I think about it...leaving LA for a while to live elsewhere, and of course, NYC being at the top of that list. So the timing was off back then, but now, if the opportunity were to show its face again, I'd probably snatch it up.

Timing is such a fickle fickle thing. Sometimes, opportunites are completely missed, gone forever...lost in the abyss because of timing. Not necessarily a bad thing, in fact, I think in the long run, it all works itself out. In the short run though, it does suck, because I think we just live in a culture of instant gratification; getting what we want, when we want it, without much thinking about the long run at all. In the end, you just gotta roll w/ the punches...however they come, right?

55 small things you can always do
17. Give to charity clothes you haven't worn in 3 years.
In fact, I'd go as far as say give the clothes away you haven't worn in 2 years. I try to do that...I just donated a bunch of clothes to goodwill a while back. Keep an eye out for those mailers where they'll come by your house and pick it up. You just need to box it up or put it on a bag w/ the mailer on top. Why not share your unused clothes with people who'll need them? Definitely something small you can do that can go a very long way.

"Whatever God's dream about man may be, it seems certain it cannot come true unless man cooperates."
-Stella Terrill Mann