I am the space between my ears...
My posts have been so few and far between that a month has almost passed
since my last entry...where does the time go?
In the spirit of posting a pic with each entry...the following pic of the day is of Robyn. Who celebrated her dirty 30 last month. I met Robyn when I first started going to UCI (man, 13 years ago?!?!) and didn't really get to know her well until last year. Since, we've become good friends. As of late, we've been training for the SF half and pushing each other to keep up on training. Cheers Robyn!
Of death and taxes...
I found out recently that our neighbor Henry passed away....almost THREE months ago! I was wondering why the cars in there were just chillin all the time, but never really thought about it. There was always activity next door...the gardeners doin their thing on SATURDAY mornings at 7AM, which is never a pleasant way to start my weekend...and just general chore-type activity that I could hear out my window, so I never thought anything of it. After the roomies told me, I started to freak out a tad, but then those fears were quickly erased with their telling me that someone had been maintaining the house for the past few months since his passing. Such a sad thing when someone passes. Granted, I never knew Henry all that well, but we did have about a 10 minute conversation once when I came over to let the neighbors know that we were going to have a party for Halloween last year. I told him to just come over and let me know if it got out of hand and he asked if he was invited. He was an old guy, so I told him, of course, you can come and dance the night away w/ us. We laughed, and I remember he said thank you for letting him know. And now, he's gone... I now wish we had more conversations. I wonder what kind of life he lived, and the adventures he went through throughout his life. I hope he was well-loved and loved well. Cheers, Henry...
His passing led me to think about the other people around us. There is quite the peculiar make-up to our neighborhood. Lots of young kids and hispanic families raising their young...and then there are a lot of old folk that live on our street...people that have lived here a long long time. It's a shame we live in a time where one doesn't really get to know his neighbors anymore. It's all about doing our own thangs. Usually, the most convo that's had btwn me and a neighbor is a quick hi and bye. Well, I hope I can get to know some of our neighbors a little better. I think it would make life just that much more enjoyable. :)
Of tick-tock ya don't stop
Isn't it amazing how time flies? And even more amazing how time flies when things are going swimmingly? That's how it's been for me lately, which is why I'm surprised, yet not too surprised at the length of time that has passed between entries. Not that I haven't had ANY time to write, just that I've been busier than the yousczh(prounounced yoooozch - =p) lately and just occupied. There are still slow days, but for the most part, I feel like I'm blinking and the day has already passed me by. My commitments have actually decreased as of late; we've taken the season off for our Sunday bball league, and I'm off of choir until August...so it's not like I got busier. I'm just happy, and when you're happy, time passes you buy quicker, so as to make you realize just how precious time is, and how you should really try to enjoy every minute of it. Because in a flash...it's gone.
I've been doing so many things since my last post...too many things to mention and too little time to mention them in. Pics speak volumes tho, I would say just to check flickr, ha ha ha.
Hopefully, this is a sign of more to come...there's so much goin on in this lil head o'mine.
since my last entry...where does the time go?
In the spirit of posting a pic with each entry...the following pic of the day is of Robyn. Who celebrated her dirty 30 last month. I met Robyn when I first started going to UCI (man, 13 years ago?!?!) and didn't really get to know her well until last year. Since, we've become good friends. As of late, we've been training for the SF half and pushing each other to keep up on training. Cheers Robyn!
Of death and taxes...
I found out recently that our neighbor Henry passed away....almost THREE months ago! I was wondering why the cars in there were just chillin all the time, but never really thought about it. There was always activity next door...the gardeners doin their thing on SATURDAY mornings at 7AM, which is never a pleasant way to start my weekend...and just general chore-type activity that I could hear out my window, so I never thought anything of it. After the roomies told me, I started to freak out a tad, but then those fears were quickly erased with their telling me that someone had been maintaining the house for the past few months since his passing. Such a sad thing when someone passes. Granted, I never knew Henry all that well, but we did have about a 10 minute conversation once when I came over to let the neighbors know that we were going to have a party for Halloween last year. I told him to just come over and let me know if it got out of hand and he asked if he was invited. He was an old guy, so I told him, of course, you can come and dance the night away w/ us. We laughed, and I remember he said thank you for letting him know. And now, he's gone... I now wish we had more conversations. I wonder what kind of life he lived, and the adventures he went through throughout his life. I hope he was well-loved and loved well. Cheers, Henry...
His passing led me to think about the other people around us. There is quite the peculiar make-up to our neighborhood. Lots of young kids and hispanic families raising their young...and then there are a lot of old folk that live on our street...people that have lived here a long long time. It's a shame we live in a time where one doesn't really get to know his neighbors anymore. It's all about doing our own thangs. Usually, the most convo that's had btwn me and a neighbor is a quick hi and bye. Well, I hope I can get to know some of our neighbors a little better. I think it would make life just that much more enjoyable. :)
Of tick-tock ya don't stop
Isn't it amazing how time flies? And even more amazing how time flies when things are going swimmingly? That's how it's been for me lately, which is why I'm surprised, yet not too surprised at the length of time that has passed between entries. Not that I haven't had ANY time to write, just that I've been busier than the yousczh(prounounced yoooozch - =p) lately and just occupied. There are still slow days, but for the most part, I feel like I'm blinking and the day has already passed me by. My commitments have actually decreased as of late; we've taken the season off for our Sunday bball league, and I'm off of choir until August...so it's not like I got busier. I'm just happy, and when you're happy, time passes you buy quicker, so as to make you realize just how precious time is, and how you should really try to enjoy every minute of it. Because in a flash...it's gone.
I've been doing so many things since my last post...too many things to mention and too little time to mention them in. Pics speak volumes tho, I would say just to check flickr, ha ha ha.
Hopefully, this is a sign of more to come...there's so much goin on in this lil head o'mine.
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