ten things
it's been almost 2 weeks since i've written. for some reason, i can't get the energy to do it. oftentimes, i blame my computer. it's an easy way out. but i need to get back into things.
so to do that, here are 10 things i've learned in the last week.
1. The Amityville Horror is not a great movie. Sure it has its share of jumps and scares but it's a pretty shallow movie. Smitty said it wasn't too scary -- this coming from someone who plugs here ears shut every time creepy music starts palying. The movie does however confirm one life-long suspicion I've had --- Long Island is weird and its inhabitants are most likely aliens.
2. Kathleen Edwards and David Gray are two of the great singer/songwriters out there right now. Edwards' latest, the name of which escapes me (no that's not the title...the name of the album literally escapes me), and Gray's, Life in Slow Motion, are both great listens. If any of you illegally download, A) you should be ashamed of yourself and B) if you're going to do it anyway, then find some tunes by these two.
3. My years of living and dying at the sword of Penn State football have apparently come to an end. After a lost second loss to hated rival Michigan on Saturday, Penn State lost their first game of the season and their best player. I keep telling everyone that I would have cried had they won the game, and I would have. They played so damn well. I'm proud of them. But three years ago, I would have cried because they lost. It was an obsession of mine (probably because everyone around here either loves or hates Penn State)....but it seems to be gone now. Not really.
4. Forgiving is the easy part. Forgetting is what's hard.
5. One's 24th birthday is not so much different than all the other ones. It's definately doesn't have the bright luster of turning 13, or 16, or 18, or 21, or 40, or hell, even 50, but it's a good age I guess.
6. I've come to no discernable epiphanies during my birthday week. I was sure I would be struck with some other-worldly revelations about the future or my place in it, but nothing came. I assume that will come later.
7. My friends love me, as evident by the impromptu birthday suprise last night. I hate attention, but it was nice and wonderful and short (something we're not always so great at).
8. It's impossible to cook steak on an outdoor grill. Seriously. Everything came out well done. Sorry.
9. I don't have the guts to blog like some of you. I envy your honesty, respect your thoughts and can't wait to know you better.
10. When K shoots you the sideways V, that's a flag. And it means it's time to put the bottle down. Thanks K!
Bonus:
11. I really peaked at number five or six. I applied all this pressure on myself before writing by saying that I was going to blog about the 10 things that I learned this week. May I make a recommendation to everyone...if you set your goals too high, this is what happens. Dream low.
That's a terrible message. Don't listen to me.
Farewell, I love you all dearly. I really do.
so to do that, here are 10 things i've learned in the last week.
1. The Amityville Horror is not a great movie. Sure it has its share of jumps and scares but it's a pretty shallow movie. Smitty said it wasn't too scary -- this coming from someone who plugs here ears shut every time creepy music starts palying. The movie does however confirm one life-long suspicion I've had --- Long Island is weird and its inhabitants are most likely aliens.
2. Kathleen Edwards and David Gray are two of the great singer/songwriters out there right now. Edwards' latest, the name of which escapes me (no that's not the title...the name of the album literally escapes me), and Gray's, Life in Slow Motion, are both great listens. If any of you illegally download, A) you should be ashamed of yourself and B) if you're going to do it anyway, then find some tunes by these two.
3. My years of living and dying at the sword of Penn State football have apparently come to an end. After a lost second loss to hated rival Michigan on Saturday, Penn State lost their first game of the season and their best player. I keep telling everyone that I would have cried had they won the game, and I would have. They played so damn well. I'm proud of them. But three years ago, I would have cried because they lost. It was an obsession of mine (probably because everyone around here either loves or hates Penn State)....but it seems to be gone now. Not really.
4. Forgiving is the easy part. Forgetting is what's hard.
5. One's 24th birthday is not so much different than all the other ones. It's definately doesn't have the bright luster of turning 13, or 16, or 18, or 21, or 40, or hell, even 50, but it's a good age I guess.
6. I've come to no discernable epiphanies during my birthday week. I was sure I would be struck with some other-worldly revelations about the future or my place in it, but nothing came. I assume that will come later.
7. My friends love me, as evident by the impromptu birthday suprise last night. I hate attention, but it was nice and wonderful and short (something we're not always so great at).
8. It's impossible to cook steak on an outdoor grill. Seriously. Everything came out well done. Sorry.
9. I don't have the guts to blog like some of you. I envy your honesty, respect your thoughts and can't wait to know you better.
10. When K shoots you the sideways V, that's a flag. And it means it's time to put the bottle down. Thanks K!
Bonus:
11. I really peaked at number five or six. I applied all this pressure on myself before writing by saying that I was going to blog about the 10 things that I learned this week. May I make a recommendation to everyone...if you set your goals too high, this is what happens. Dream low.
That's a terrible message. Don't listen to me.
Farewell, I love you all dearly. I really do.
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