Woke up this morning to a phone call and a good conversation (although it was a bit one-sided; only at the end did I invite the other party to talk). Rolled out of bed, spent the past hour online.
Was thrilled to be told my set on Unida's new set was the nicest. I really do think it's the best set I've ever seen, and I've been here since new sets were bi-weekly. And on it, someone made the comment that "no tattoos are the new tattoo." I guess that's true--I at one point kept my membership going just to see new tattoos, but now the girls without them really stand out.
So I guess my membership here is about half done. I really like how, after my lapse, all my old blogs and pictures were still here. I may come back from time to time, just to revisit those things. I may not. Who knows?
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So a few days ago, my girlfriend told me to smile. When I realized I hadn't been smiling, I wondered why. It's because I had totally slipped up and forgotten to be happy. I had to really wonder about that, since I cannot remember the last time I wasn't happy (okay, so it was a year and three weeks ago).
Anyway, by bringing this to my attention, my girlfriend reminded me of the line from Illusions, something like, "always ask yourself if this is what you want to do, and only do it when your answer is yes." I decided I needed to return to my old books, specifically Illusions and Siddhartha, which together act as my compass--whenever I feel like I'm losing my direction, they put me back on track.
I reread half of Illusions on my bus ride yesterday. It's helping. Yesterday was a really good day, as almost all days are. I'm almost there.
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I'm listening to the new Minotaur Shock songs on MySpace, and they are awesome. I'm sorry I don't own the new CD. I'll have to look for it.
Somehow in the past few weeks, I've reigned in my spending. I never have extra money (although I always have "enough"). Maybe I can go out and find the MS album. Maybe I shouldn't get back into the habit of spending, though. I've got a lot of money I'll need to spend this year. I've got trips!
April--to Portland
May--to Vermont
June--to Wisconsin
August--to Burning Man
September--moving house + a wedding in Arizona
October--another wedding, in Tennessee
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I saw the movie Redbelt, and it is amazing. It might be my #2 favorite movie, now. I need to keep it in mind at all times: it is a wonderful illustration of what can expect for not abandoning one's ideals in favor of an easier or less uncomfortable option.
Was thrilled to be told my set on Unida's new set was the nicest. I really do think it's the best set I've ever seen, and I've been here since new sets were bi-weekly. And on it, someone made the comment that "no tattoos are the new tattoo." I guess that's true--I at one point kept my membership going just to see new tattoos, but now the girls without them really stand out.
So I guess my membership here is about half done. I really like how, after my lapse, all my old blogs and pictures were still here. I may come back from time to time, just to revisit those things. I may not. Who knows?
- -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
So a few days ago, my girlfriend told me to smile. When I realized I hadn't been smiling, I wondered why. It's because I had totally slipped up and forgotten to be happy. I had to really wonder about that, since I cannot remember the last time I wasn't happy (okay, so it was a year and three weeks ago).
Anyway, by bringing this to my attention, my girlfriend reminded me of the line from Illusions, something like, "always ask yourself if this is what you want to do, and only do it when your answer is yes." I decided I needed to return to my old books, specifically Illusions and Siddhartha, which together act as my compass--whenever I feel like I'm losing my direction, they put me back on track.
I reread half of Illusions on my bus ride yesterday. It's helping. Yesterday was a really good day, as almost all days are. I'm almost there.
- -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
I'm listening to the new Minotaur Shock songs on MySpace, and they are awesome. I'm sorry I don't own the new CD. I'll have to look for it.
Somehow in the past few weeks, I've reigned in my spending. I never have extra money (although I always have "enough"). Maybe I can go out and find the MS album. Maybe I shouldn't get back into the habit of spending, though. I've got a lot of money I'll need to spend this year. I've got trips!
April--to Portland
May--to Vermont
June--to Wisconsin
August--to Burning Man
September--moving house + a wedding in Arizona
October--another wedding, in Tennessee
- -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
I saw the movie Redbelt, and it is amazing. It might be my #2 favorite movie, now. I need to keep it in mind at all times: it is a wonderful illustration of what can expect for not abandoning one's ideals in favor of an easier or less uncomfortable option.
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