I stumbled upon an old post on my blog from 2006. I enjoyed it and wanted it reposted:
inspired: "Romance on a daily basis doesn't happen, it can't. But in those few great moments it does happen, and it makes all the other regular routine days easier to bare just to remember them. It reminds us why we bother to pick ourselves up again after we've fallen, to fall in love again after our hearts have been broken."
Now if I could only just remind myself that this is true, I'll be all set. I believe that we are all searching for our missing half. I don't know if this means soul mates, I'm not sure they exist. I believe there is only one right person for you. All I do know is that there are people who fit you better than others, those that complete you. I want to find that person, I want to know them. I want a real man who knows what he wants, knows what he wants to do with his life, is actually going somewhere, and knows that he wants to be with me. I need someone who will stand by me. If you see me and I don't talk much it's not because I'm not interested, usually quite the opposite, I'm probably really nervous.
"Fall in love or fall in hate. Get inspired or be depressed. Ace a test or flunk a class. Make babies or make art. Speak the truth or lie and cheat. Dance on tables or sit in the corner. Life is divine chaos. Embrace it. Forgive yourself. Breathe. And enjoy the ride."
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, December 01, 2008
Day Twenty-Five
Things you will never do before you die. Tick the boxes to come to terms with the fact that you will never...
-Visit Bhutan
-Become a world chess champion
-Rob a bank
-Have a sex change (for a day)
-Become a king
-Walk to the North Pole
-Learn Russian
-Learn the Periodic Table by heart
-Work in a coal mine
-Watch all of Bergman
-Follow Mao's teachings
-Move to Japan
-Visit space
-Wear a rugsack
-Inject heroin
-Become insensitive to suffering
-Be gay
-Start a cult
-Grow a beard
-Become a fitness instructor
-Become a rock star
-Live for one year on a deserted island
-Graffiti a highway bridge
-Own an owl
-Contimplate suicide
-Invade a small country
-Disinherit your heirs
-Seduce the prom queen
-Paint someone in tar and feathers
-Smoke a cat
-Marry someone you've never met
-Star in a Hollywood Blockbuster
-Be eaten by cannibals
-Win the lottery
-Turn 117 years old
-Settle in Pittsburg
-Become pope
-Marry a prince
-Grow a tail
-Become a muslim
-Become a buddhist
-Beat Bjorn Borg at tennis
-Be the 78th person on the moon
-Be called upon by the President
-Become immortal
-Memorize the encyclopedia
-Sacrafice a goat
-Get drunk on meths
-Sup with Satan
-Track down Lord Lucan
-Get away with murder
-Travel back in time
-Apologize for existing
-Spot the invisible man
-Spell "egg" differenty
-Have sex with your clone
-Visit Bhutan
-Become a world chess champion
-Rob a bank
-Have a sex change (for a day)
-Become a king
-Walk to the North Pole
-Learn Russian
-Learn the Periodic Table by heart
-Work in a coal mine
-Watch all of Bergman
-Follow Mao's teachings
-Move to Japan
-Visit space
-Wear a rugsack
-Inject heroin
-Become insensitive to suffering
-Be gay
-Start a cult
-Grow a beard
-Become a fitness instructor
-Become a rock star
-Live for one year on a deserted island
-Graffiti a highway bridge
-Own an owl
-Contimplate suicide
-Invade a small country
-Disinherit your heirs
-Seduce the prom queen
-Paint someone in tar and feathers
-Smoke a cat
-Marry someone you've never met
-Star in a Hollywood Blockbuster
-Be eaten by cannibals
-Win the lottery
-Turn 117 years old
-Settle in Pittsburg
-Become pope
-Marry a prince
-Grow a tail
-Become a muslim
-Become a buddhist
-Beat Bjorn Borg at tennis
-Be the 78th person on the moon
-Be called upon by the President
-Become immortal
-Memorize the encyclopedia
-Sacrafice a goat
-Get drunk on meths
-Sup with Satan
-Track down Lord Lucan
-Get away with murder
-Travel back in time
-Apologize for existing
-Spot the invisible man
-Spell "egg" differenty
-Have sex with your clone
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Day Twenty-Three
Plastic Fantastic!!! How do you know you look as good as you could? Today make a no-obligation appointment with a plastic surgeon and see what he recommends.
I decided that I would not participate today because I do not believe in plastic surgery.
This is a matter of principle.
I decided that I would not participate today because I do not believe in plastic surgery.
This is a matter of principle.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Day Twenty-Two
Today agree to meet someone in 10 years' time. Fill in this coupon (below) and hand it to a stranger or someone you hardly know.
Friday, November 07, 2008
This Blog Will Change Your Life
A few years ago I had something traumatic happen to me and a friend gave me this book.
I tried to go through this book at the time, but ended up failing.
I recently stumbled upon this book again while going through boxes from my past that were lost in storage.
I have decided to try again.
Boasting to be "part instruction manual, part therapy, part cult, part sheer anarchy" this book offers 365 days worth of instructions for hysterical living. It just so happens my life can use a little hysteria. What will follow starting today, Friday November 7, 2008, will be a record of my daily attempts to base my life on this book. We'll see what happens...
***
In preparation to begin my journey, there are a few things to mention:
-in the front cover of this book, there is a note. it reads: "Jami- Here's to the first day of your second life. See you in Paris. I love you."
-I am so excited!
I tried to go through this book at the time, but ended up failing.
I recently stumbled upon this book again while going through boxes from my past that were lost in storage.
I have decided to try again.
Boasting to be "part instruction manual, part therapy, part cult, part sheer anarchy" this book offers 365 days worth of instructions for hysterical living. It just so happens my life can use a little hysteria. What will follow starting today, Friday November 7, 2008, will be a record of my daily attempts to base my life on this book. We'll see what happens...
***
In preparation to begin my journey, there are a few things to mention:
-in the front cover of this book, there is a note. it reads: "Jami- Here's to the first day of your second life. See you in Paris. I love you."
-I am so excited!
Friday, August 01, 2008
Politics Explained
FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk.
PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. You have to take care of all of the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need.
BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and put them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs as the regulations say you need.
FASCISM: You have two cows. The government takes both, hires you to take care of them and sells you the milk.
PURE COMMUNISM: You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them, and you all share the milk.
RUSSIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. You have to take care of them, but the government takes all the milk.
CAMBODIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. The government takes both of them and shoots you.
DICTATORSHIP: You have two cows. The government takes both and drafts you.
PURE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors pick someone to tell you who gets the milk.
BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. Then it takes both, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows.
PURE ANARCHY: You have two cows. Either you sell the milk at a fair price or your neighbors try to take the cows and kill you.
LIBERTARIAN/ANARCHO-CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
SURREALISM: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. You have to take care of all of the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need.
BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and put them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs as the regulations say you need.
FASCISM: You have two cows. The government takes both, hires you to take care of them and sells you the milk.
PURE COMMUNISM: You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them, and you all share the milk.
RUSSIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. You have to take care of them, but the government takes all the milk.
CAMBODIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. The government takes both of them and shoots you.
DICTATORSHIP: You have two cows. The government takes both and drafts you.
PURE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors pick someone to tell you who gets the milk.
BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. Then it takes both, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows.
PURE ANARCHY: You have two cows. Either you sell the milk at a fair price or your neighbors try to take the cows and kill you.
LIBERTARIAN/ANARCHO-CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
SURREALISM: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Harrismith, South Africa
Hey everyone,
As promised...here are some pics from Africa!
I'll have more up when I get home!
Base in Harrismith ("Harry - smith")
"AFRICA POSE!!"
Team on day one
(it's so beautiful here!)
Village of Qwa Qwa
Mount Everst Game Reserve
Beautiful village children!
As promised...here are some pics from Africa!
I'll have more up when I get home!
Base in Harrismith ("Harry - smith")
"AFRICA POSE!!"
Team on day one
(it's so beautiful here!)
Village of Qwa Qwa
Mount Everst Game Reserve
Beautiful village children!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
AFRICA!
Hello HELLO from Africa!!
I finally stole a minute to use the internet here in the middle of God's creation!!
I so wanted to post a few pictures for you all to see...but the computer if circa 1980 or something...
ANYWAYS! It is AH-MA-ZING here! I arrived in Joberg (Johannasberg) on Thursday evening (Thursday morning in the states) and have been running ever since! I can't believe that I'm here....today finally sunk in for me.
I am about to run to dinner (yes it is night here).
More to come...
xoxo
-jami
I finally stole a minute to use the internet here in the middle of God's creation!!
I so wanted to post a few pictures for you all to see...but the computer if circa 1980 or something...
ANYWAYS! It is AH-MA-ZING here! I arrived in Joberg (Johannasberg) on Thursday evening (Thursday morning in the states) and have been running ever since! I can't believe that I'm here....today finally sunk in for me.
I am about to run to dinner (yes it is night here).
More to come...
xoxo
-jami
Thursday, June 26, 2008
behold THE LIST!
* I’m 24 years old and my birthday is on December 19th.
* I share the same birthday as Alyssa Milano, Jennifer Beals, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
* I can get pretty bitter over how my birthday gets lost in the holiday season.
* I’m the youngest child with a older sister and an older brother.
* Being the youngest has warped my persona. I’m extremely spoiled and I always get what I want!
* I love to create art. Sadly I haven’t figured out how to that passion it properly to make money.
* My dream job would be to be the owner of a dessert shop. I’d spend my downtime sampling the inventory and painting.
* I still haven’t decided what I want to do with my life.
* At one point I wanted to be an teacher. One semester of student teaching and observing the third grade made me realize I would never survive in an enviroment made to stifle kid’s imaginations.
* During my younger, “I Like school” days, I wanted to do something with math. I interned with an accountant for a few months after school. I realized I could never do that!
* If I could live in any time period, I would travel back to the late ’50s, early ’60s and live a Beatnik, Tiki-cultured existence.
* I’ve gone by many nicknames in my life: James, Jame, J, Shoe-ie, Piglet, AJ (just to name a few).
* In order to set myself apart from the crowd, I intentionally go against "the grain".
* For some reason people have a hard time with my name. After they see it, they seem to want to insist I wrote/said it wrong. They continue the conversation calling me Jammie (as in pajamas).
* I have an unhealthy obsession with baseball.
* I have an even more unhealthy obsession with baseball players.
* Even though on the most basic terms, I am a Christian I find that I have no where near the same principles as other people that use the same label. That fact scares me. I really don’t know what book these people are reading sometimes.
* My Music taste is pretty ecletic. I’ve asked my friends to describe what I listen to and they classify it as, “Wacky Crap”. Take from that what you will.
* This List is only a brief smattering of facts, and I’m actually happy that I can’t break down every aspect of my life into bullet points!
* I share the same birthday as Alyssa Milano, Jennifer Beals, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
* I can get pretty bitter over how my birthday gets lost in the holiday season.
* I’m the youngest child with a older sister and an older brother.
* Being the youngest has warped my persona. I’m extremely spoiled and I always get what I want!
* I love to create art. Sadly I haven’t figured out how to that passion it properly to make money.
* My dream job would be to be the owner of a dessert shop. I’d spend my downtime sampling the inventory and painting.
* I still haven’t decided what I want to do with my life.
* At one point I wanted to be an teacher. One semester of student teaching and observing the third grade made me realize I would never survive in an enviroment made to stifle kid’s imaginations.
* During my younger, “I Like school” days, I wanted to do something with math. I interned with an accountant for a few months after school. I realized I could never do that!
* If I could live in any time period, I would travel back to the late ’50s, early ’60s and live a Beatnik, Tiki-cultured existence.
* I’ve gone by many nicknames in my life: James, Jame, J, Shoe-ie, Piglet, AJ (just to name a few).
* In order to set myself apart from the crowd, I intentionally go against "the grain".
* For some reason people have a hard time with my name. After they see it, they seem to want to insist I wrote/said it wrong. They continue the conversation calling me Jammie (as in pajamas).
* I have an unhealthy obsession with baseball.
* I have an even more unhealthy obsession with baseball players.
* Even though on the most basic terms, I am a Christian I find that I have no where near the same principles as other people that use the same label. That fact scares me. I really don’t know what book these people are reading sometimes.
* My Music taste is pretty ecletic. I’ve asked my friends to describe what I listen to and they classify it as, “Wacky Crap”. Take from that what you will.
* This List is only a brief smattering of facts, and I’m actually happy that I can’t break down every aspect of my life into bullet points!
Thursday, June 05, 2008
last night
“There is no judgement awaiting those who trust Him…” –john 3:18
Where there is trust there is influence.
Where there is influence there is change.
Where there is change, there is growth.
So then, trust=growth.
I’m growing a bit right now.
Where there is trust there is influence.
Where there is influence there is change.
Where there is change, there is growth.
So then, trust=growth.
I’m growing a bit right now.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
WARNING: stolen
So I stole this survey/questionnaire from Josh Mick.
I loved it...so...here it is:
The principle aspect of my personality: I try to relate to everyone and empathise consistently.
The quality that I desire in a man: Honesty.
The quality that I desire in a woman: Unconditional love.
What I appreciate most about my friends: Each has a different number on me. They read my mail each in their own way.
My main fault: Lack of a "filter" (mostly of what comes out of my mouth. I'm brutally honest to a fault)
My favorite occupation: Advocate...fighting for someone else is beautiful.
My dream of happiness: To keep dreaming, creating, and taking care of other people to the best of my abilities.
What would be my greatest misfortune?: To live my life how I think it should go without asking God's opinion.
What I should like to be: Dependable, honest, genuine, happy.
The country where I should like to live: Africa (country to be decided at a later date), Czech, Italy.
My favorite color: Red.
The flower that I like: Daisy.
My favorite prose authors: Chuck Klosterman, Kurt Vonnegut.
My favorite poets: So far: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poe.
My heroes in fiction: Siris Black.
My favorite heroines in fiction: Elizabeth Gilbert.
My favorite composers: Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Webber.
My favorite painters: Pollock, Frida Kahlo.
My heroes in real life: Bono, Jesus, Veterans (of any war).
My heroines in history: Hummm...Elizabeth I
My favorite names: Yahweh
What I hate most of all: Racism, hate, inconsideration, etc.etc.etc.
Historical figures that I despise the most: The ones that don't think for themselves (Nazis, followers...)
The military event that I admire most: Peace talks
The reform which I admire the most: Abolition.
The gift of nature that I would like to have: I would like to heal things.
How I want to die: Ready.
My present state of mind: Concerned.
Faults for which I have the most indulgence: I am impatient, which makes my indulge the want for everything I think I need right then.
My motto: All you need is love.
I loved it...so...here it is:
The principle aspect of my personality: I try to relate to everyone and empathise consistently.
The quality that I desire in a man: Honesty.
The quality that I desire in a woman: Unconditional love.
What I appreciate most about my friends: Each has a different number on me. They read my mail each in their own way.
My main fault: Lack of a "filter" (mostly of what comes out of my mouth. I'm brutally honest to a fault)
My favorite occupation: Advocate...fighting for someone else is beautiful.
My dream of happiness: To keep dreaming, creating, and taking care of other people to the best of my abilities.
What would be my greatest misfortune?: To live my life how I think it should go without asking God's opinion.
What I should like to be: Dependable, honest, genuine, happy.
The country where I should like to live: Africa (country to be decided at a later date), Czech, Italy.
My favorite color: Red.
The flower that I like: Daisy.
My favorite prose authors: Chuck Klosterman, Kurt Vonnegut.
My favorite poets: So far: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poe.
My heroes in fiction: Siris Black.
My favorite heroines in fiction: Elizabeth Gilbert.
My favorite composers: Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Webber.
My favorite painters: Pollock, Frida Kahlo.
My heroes in real life: Bono, Jesus, Veterans (of any war).
My heroines in history: Hummm...Elizabeth I
My favorite names: Yahweh
What I hate most of all: Racism, hate, inconsideration, etc.etc.etc.
Historical figures that I despise the most: The ones that don't think for themselves (Nazis, followers...)
The military event that I admire most: Peace talks
The reform which I admire the most: Abolition.
The gift of nature that I would like to have: I would like to heal things.
How I want to die: Ready.
My present state of mind: Concerned.
Faults for which I have the most indulgence: I am impatient, which makes my indulge the want for everything I think I need right then.
My motto: All you need is love.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
coincidence ....maybe.
I received this forture from facebook today:
Could this be predicting my weekend?...
...I think so! :)
Could this be predicting my weekend?...
...I think so! :)
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
arts and crafts time
In preparation for my AMAZING WEEKEND coming up...
Savannah and I have been working diligently this week on this:
Perfection right?
...yes I LOVE Joe...
...yes I would marry Joe...
...yes I will be THAT girl...
...and YES I will be on t.v.!!
Savannah and I have been working diligently this week on this:
Perfection right?
...yes I LOVE Joe...
...yes I would marry Joe...
...yes I will be THAT girl...
...and YES I will be on t.v.!!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Friday, May 09, 2008
new hair, new flair
in celebration of summer, i've decided to go back blonde for the next little while.
bring on the sunshine, beaches, baseball games, and giggles. :)
bring on the sunshine, beaches, baseball games, and giggles. :)
Thursday, May 08, 2008
I am both appalled and very sad.
According to FOX Sports, my beloved Minnesota Twins have been voted #7 on the "Worse Franchises in Pro Sports".
"Moneyball" is to baseball what frugal is to cheap; it's a creative way of saying, "we're not going to pay for our stars or reward our veterans who have earned their keep." Sabermetrics and scientific stats are used to evaluate players and give a better indication of their worth, but teams like the Minnesota Twins use this strategy to kiss their superstars goodbye at the trade deadline or the first day of free agency. The Twins constantly sell proven veterans for prospects and draft picks, but when those youngsters finally develop, they get shipped away to start the cycle again. The Twins incessantly look to the future and winning now is not a priority. Translation: the Twins care more about the dollars than about winning.
Puzzling personnel plays: Trading Johan Santana and failing to re-sign Torii Hunter.
Remember ... 2002: A year removed from a contraction battle, the Minnesota Twins (under first-year manager Ron Gardenhire) make it to the American League Championship Series. With a solid roster and a light payroll, 2002 would have been the perfect season to sacrifice some future players to add some veteran players at the trade deadline and make a serious run. Instead, the Twins entered the playoffs with the youngest roster in the league and never stood a chance in the ALCS after beating fellow cheapskates, the Oakland Athletics, in the first round.
"Ahh, to be young and innocent enough to believe the Twins have a shot." - Says FOX Sports
I am very sad over this story...see the full list and article here.
Through it all, I wouldn't be a true fan unless I stood by my boys though thick and thin!
>Tammy Wynette sings on repeat in my head...<
"Moneyball" is to baseball what frugal is to cheap; it's a creative way of saying, "we're not going to pay for our stars or reward our veterans who have earned their keep." Sabermetrics and scientific stats are used to evaluate players and give a better indication of their worth, but teams like the Minnesota Twins use this strategy to kiss their superstars goodbye at the trade deadline or the first day of free agency. The Twins constantly sell proven veterans for prospects and draft picks, but when those youngsters finally develop, they get shipped away to start the cycle again. The Twins incessantly look to the future and winning now is not a priority. Translation: the Twins care more about the dollars than about winning.
Puzzling personnel plays: Trading Johan Santana and failing to re-sign Torii Hunter.
Remember ... 2002: A year removed from a contraction battle, the Minnesota Twins (under first-year manager Ron Gardenhire) make it to the American League Championship Series. With a solid roster and a light payroll, 2002 would have been the perfect season to sacrifice some future players to add some veteran players at the trade deadline and make a serious run. Instead, the Twins entered the playoffs with the youngest roster in the league and never stood a chance in the ALCS after beating fellow cheapskates, the Oakland Athletics, in the first round.
"Ahh, to be young and innocent enough to believe the Twins have a shot." - Says FOX Sports
I am very sad over this story...see the full list and article here.
Through it all, I wouldn't be a true fan unless I stood by my boys though thick and thin!
>Tammy Wynette sings on repeat in my head...<
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
"there is truth and love is real"
I was waiting for a cross-town train in the London underground when it struck me
That I've been waiting since birth to find a love that would look and sound like a movie
So I changed my plans and rented a camera and a van and then I called you
"I need you to pretend that we are in love again" and you agreed to
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
I greased the lens and framed the shot using a friend as my stand-in
The script it called for rain but it was clear that day so we faked it
The marker snapped and I yelled "quiet on the set" and then called "action!"
I kissed you in a style that Clark Gable would have admired (I thought it classic)
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
I know you're wise beyond your years, but do you ever get the fear
That your perfect verse is just a lie you tell yourself to help you get by?
That I've been waiting since birth to find a love that would look and sound like a movie
So I changed my plans and rented a camera and a van and then I called you
"I need you to pretend that we are in love again" and you agreed to
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
I greased the lens and framed the shot using a friend as my stand-in
The script it called for rain but it was clear that day so we faked it
The marker snapped and I yelled "quiet on the set" and then called "action!"
I kissed you in a style that Clark Gable would have admired (I thought it classic)
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
I know you're wise beyond your years, but do you ever get the fear
That your perfect verse is just a lie you tell yourself to help you get by?
Monday, April 28, 2008
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