I am the set-up...

Happy B-day bubs! Yesterday, London turned 9 years old...wow. 9 already? Look at how small she used to be! Now she's in the 4th grade and chattin up a storm and being a little know-it-all and gettin all grownz up! How quickly time passes...

of open-mindedness and the opposite
I always talk about open-mindedness, how it kinda annoys me when people can be so completely close, or narrow-minded about things. But then, I got to thinking, isn't it a little close, or narrow-minded to get annoyed with people who one might think are exactly that? Isn't that part of not accepting all things as they are and just understanding that there are just a lot of options out there? I've caught myself lately, thinking that I might know better than someone else, or that my way is more efficient, or that my perspective is more...well, "open." But after some thought, I've arrived at the realization that whatever "it" is; "it" is more efficient, better, or whatever, for me, based on my own experiences, and that's all I know. That's all that I can say, and only offer it as another perspective - and well, if another party is open enough, then they can take it or leave it. So here's to being more open-minded about being open-minded :)

Of the simplicity of life...
I once read that life only gets hectic and stressful because we make it so complicated. Chris always tells me the same thing; if we uncomplicate things, and just think simply and act simply, then decisions and life would be easier. He's definitely right; the more stressed I get, it's because I'm the one who makes it complicated. Even in Math, we're taught that to make adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions easier, you simplify. And we all know that math is absolute, you can't argue it(as my friend Drich would say). You know, even in the bible, it says somewhere that if your right hand is getting in your way, causing you to sin, then cut it off. I think we can follow suit, figuratively, of course, he he he. I didn't think about this topic because I feel that my life is complicated or anything...the exact opposite, actually. I think that my life is not too complicated right now. It was merely one of those random thoughts...

I haven't travelled much lately for work. I think the last trip I took was out to Sunnyvale the day after the Superbowl. No big trips since last year...well, here comes travelling season again. There have been a few changes as of late, so travel might come around more often than not for me...and I don't know if I'm welcoming that idea, or getting a sense of foreboding... I remember when I used to have to travel two weeks at a time almost every month...and it really got to be a little too taxing. I don't like living out of a suitcase and getting my routine all jacked up(workout-wise, socially, spiritually, etc.)...it's just a life I do not really prefer anymore. Even back then, it was just okay...at least I get to visit friends that I don't get to see on the regs. So here's to NYC in a few weeks; plus I can rack up some more mileage on my ff awards =p

Big game tonight, championship for Titans League. Here's to gettin that monkey off our back!

Fortune Cookie Fortunes
If you find yoursel in a hole, stop digging
Ironically, today's fortune relates to the simplification thought...and it couldn't have been said any better!

I am a step towards regularity...

in my continuing effort to publicize my pics...here's our pic of the day. From Millicent and Jevon's wedding. Jevon's been my friend since...well, as he will happily recall, since I was his SPOP staffer @ UCI the summer before his freshman year. I met millicent soon after they got together, but they'd already known each other for a while. A happy relationship eventually led to the picture above, a moment from their big day! Congrats again you two!

I guess I was wrong with that last post; I didn't quite start up a normal pace for writing...almost a month apart? Daaaang. Sooo many things have passed since then...weddings, trips, weddings, trips, and yes...more weddings. I think with the inception of Twitter and FB, the updating on normal life portion of blogging has come to and end...but to me, my blog is so much more than a historic account of what I'm doing. Actually, rarely is it that at all... Anyway, I digress...I really do need to get "back to basics" and try to write..even if it's at least once a week. So here's to ANOTHER attempt at posting on the reg.

Of regularity and routine
I guess one thing in life translates to everything in life; I haven't been writing regularly, nor have I been working out regularly, nor reading. With all of these events occurring lately(weddings, picking up the new gig as a wedding emcee, introduction of gf into life =p - of course I had to scoot that in here somewhere!), it's jarred the regularity of my old schedule. Now these things are important, so it's important to bring them back in. These are all helpful things in my life...they keep me balanced, healthy, and mentally stimulated. Now if that routine was hurting more than it helped...then I would have to think that these recent changes were good because they helped me rid myself of my hurtful routine...

Of Work Ethic and Working Hard
Always a touchy topic...what defines one as working hard? Working every single second of the work day, being busy the entire time? Or is it simply doing what you need to do and not being overly lazy and well..."procrastinatory"? What defines proper work ethic? Is it merely one who follows all the rules "to a T?" Or one who doesn't abuse priveleges and freedoms offerred in the work place? The correct answer, I definitely do not have. But I do have my own general perspective on it. I think both work ethic and working hard have quite a bit to do with... HONESTY. It may not be entirely ethical to show up late to work or take long lunches, but if one makes up for it, I think it can be justified. I think stepping away from hard work and ethics takes being DISHONEST and ABUSING the priveleges which you have been given. It boggles my mind sometimes...

Fortune Cookie Fortunes
Faith is the ability not to panic
If you have true faith, it will keep you calm. So few of us have such strong faith; I definitely falter more than my fair share, and I truly wish my faith was unshakable. Well, here's to the pursuit of faith and the ultimate peace.