This staircase is pretty much the coolest thing ever. I need one in my future home. Thanks A., for the link.
Archive for January, 2009
Hope versus expectations… it’s a lose-lose situation
So I’ve been pondering lately. Is not having an expectation or a not having a hope realized worse?
I have no expectations, but there’s still just a little bit of hope hanging on there, somewhere, somehow. And if those hopes never come to fruition, will it be worse than having a full-blown expectation never met?
What do you think?
Things to learn from Edward Cullen
Guys, you really could learn a lot from Edward Cullen. Sure, he’s a fictional character. But do you have thousands of girls swooning over the mere mention of your name? I thought not. So read up.
1) This doesn’t really have anything to do with Edward Cullen himself, but go ahead and read Twilight so you have a slight idea what I’m talking about. But maybe don’t admit it to anyone. I’ll admit that I read the books, but then again, I’m a girl. Apparently I’m supposed to like stuff like that. However, you aren’t, or aren’t supposed to admit it at least. There’s nothing wrong with reading the books, but I’m going to be honest – it might weird some girls out if they know you read and enjoyed the books. Even if you read them just to see what the big deal is about. I wouldn’t mind, but it would kinda weird me out a little bit if you told me you read the Twilight series just for the heck of it. Not going to lie. Although I’d get over it pretty quickly.
2) If you’re going to commit to a relationship, fully commit. Edward reluctantly commits to his relationship with Bella, but *spoiler alert* she ends up being the love of his life, blah blah blah. Granted, it was reluctant because he couldn’t keep himself away from her, but minor details. Which brings me to my next point…
3) Don’t leave without so much as a “have a nice life.” That’s just heartbreaking, inconsiderate, and frankly, quite irritating. It’s the lack of communication that is the knife in the gut. If you’re going to leave, at least explain yourself. Seriously. This is a big one. It sucks no matter what; but it’s better if you at least be honest about it.
4) Be a gentleman. Be a little bit jealous (it’s ok, trust me). Be willing to rip someone’s throat out for her (figuratively, not literally). Be overprotective. But subtly. Delicately. Gently. Not obnoxiously. That’s just not going to score any points. It’s an art form. Practice until you get it right.
There’s probably lots more, but that’s all I have at the moment. I will do some more research, and get back to you. Stay tuned.
*Sarcasm 100% intended here. Except for the part about doing more research. That was real.
Clean paper
Happy 2009. What I love about celebrating the new year is the fact that all I do is stay up late, drink champagne, watch TV, sleep, and then lay around all of New Year’s Day. It’s great. Both this year and last, I celebrated with my fabulous friends L. & J., and stayed the night at their apartment, then spent the whole next day doing absolutely nothing. Last year I think a few of us stayed at their apartment for over 24 hours, just hanging out, watching TV, playing games, just enjoying each other’s company. Those people weren’t there this year, but it was still great. I also finally saw “Wall-E” (so awesome!) and FINALLY accomplished watching “Cars” the entire way through. It only took 3 tries. It probably had something to do with the fact that the first two times I tried to watch it, we started it at like 2 am. Minor details.
But the OTHER thing I adore about New Years is the feeling of opportunity I always get. Like, there is this giant, clean, white sheet of paper and I can fill it with whatever I want. It’s fabulous. I can’t really say that I wish 2009 is better than 2008. 2008 wasn’t all that bad – I got my first “real” job. Two good friends got married. I made some incredible friends, developed fun relationships, and met great new people. I can’t even think of anything that I regret. I probably would have liked some things to be different. Things could have been better – but things could have been oh-so-much-worse.
But I’m definitely looking forward to 2009. My coworker said she saw me in white this year. She meant a wedding dress (she’s always trying to marry me off, and I’ve only been working there for 7 months), but: Yeah. Right. I’m thinking maybe more of a straitjacket, quite frankly.
I am excited for this year, I really am. Yay for clean paper!
