Sunday, March 21, 2010

Was cleaning out an old email account that I just can't bring myself to close and found this list of things... not only are they all still true, but I can now relate each one to someone different in my life (they either have said it to me or it makes me think of them). Hope it makes you smile!

Things it took 50 years to understand:

1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."

3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

5. You should not confuse your career with your life.

6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

7. Never lick a steak knife.

8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.

12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.

13. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)

14. Your friends love you anyway.

Thought for the day:

Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

2010 Books

At the beginning of the year, everyone posted things that they want to accomplish in 2011, resolutions, or reflect on what was accomplished in 2010. Christina facebook posted about the number of books she read in 2009 and I got inspired. For 2010 I am going to try and keep up with the books that I read so that at the end of the year I have a count. Here is my list for January/February 2010, and I will periodically update this list as the months go by.

*Disclaimer: I do not always read the most academic books, or the most critically acclaimed books. I read books for fun and honestly one's that get me the hell out of my own reality and into a made up one.

January/February:
1. Everyone Worth Knowing: Lauren Weisberger
2. Dead Witch Walking: Kim Harrison
3. The Good, The Bad, and The Undead: Kim Harrison
4. Every Which Way but Dead: Kim Harrison
5. A Fistful of Charms: Kim Harrison
6. A Few Demons More: Kim Harrison
7. The Outlaw Demon Wails: Kim Harrison
8. White Witch, Black Curse: Kim Harrison
9. Kitty and the Midnight Hour: Carrie Vaughn
10. Kitty goes to Washington: Carrie Vaughn