Archive for January, 2005
Is it really?
Friday, January 7th, 2005It just kinda snuck up on me. I decided to watch Tuck Everlasting before going to bed because it arrived from Netflix. Just as the movie ended, I received an e-mail from Cary. Cary is one of three friends over in Cambodia right now working on a documentary. I am updating their online travel log. Cary is a horrible speller, so I always try to proofread what she sends me before I post it online. That’s when it hit me. Today is January 7. It even took me a split second to realize why this day was unique. Eight years ago, my life changed.
Eight years ago, I was still sleeping at this time in the morning. I later would go to school wondering how my mom was doing at the hospital. I would talk with my bus driver Mrs. Holloway on my way to school about whatever because she was cool like that. I would go through all the usual seventh grade grind, still groggy being at school so soon after Christmas break. And then I would return home, step off the bus with my sister, stop, and not even wonder why there were so many cars in the driveway because I already knew why. My sister and I would step inside, see much of my family gathered, and my pastor. My dad held my two younger brothers on his lap as my sister and I sat on the floor in front of the fireplace. I whispered, “It’s mom,” to Rachel and she closed her eyes as she put her chin down to her knee.
The world lost one of the most generous and loving people in history eight years ago today, but I lost my mother. Eight years seems like forever ago. It doesn’t even seem like time flew by.
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned about people, many will do anything, anything not to die. And they’ll do anything to keep from living their life. Do not fear death, but rather the unlived life. You don’t have to live forever. You just have to live.” –Tuck Everlasting
Flown with pride: Free Culture
Thursday, January 6th, 2005
In addition to his Media PC crashing his keynote speech four times, Microsoft Founder & Chairman Bill Gates told C|Net News.com.com that intellectual property owners who create for reasons other than raping people’s wallets are “some new modern-day sort of communists”. In that case, I fly my Creative Communist flag.
Beautiful Soul
Tuesday, January 4th, 2005Though I generally hate 13-year-olds singing to me about the trials of love, I really like Jesse McCartney’s Beautiful Soul. Well, not his soul per se, but his song.
Quote
Monday, January 3rd, 2005“Whoa! Did you see the last one of Jeremiah? It’s like he says, ‘I am sex.’” — Ryan to Rianna
Listening to
Saturday, January 1st, 2005Stupidisco by Junior Jack
2005 Resolutions
Saturday, January 1st, 2005I am a goal-oriented person. My to-do lists usually keep immediate, near, and long-term goals in check. Making resolutions at the start of a new year seems silly to me because I try to make resolutions daily. Being that I never had the chance to think more than two days in advance this past semester, I had planned to restate my goals when I returned to Boston from Christmas. The coinciding with the new year is completely coincidence. Really.
- Get buff, for real this time. My schedule finally allows for workouts and I have the financial resources to go to a gym because access to the Harbor Point gym is included in my rent.
- Eat consistently. I love to eat and I obsessively analyze nutrition / ingredient information. My problem is making sure that I eat. Often when I am going in five directions at once, I forget or just do not eat. This is bad and I need to remember to eat.
- Sleep consistently. Four to six hours is not enough, even when practicing sleep cycles.
- Launch the next phase of my business. Simple enough, right? Riiight…
