This is from Bob Marley, I love it

“You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect - you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.”

This applies to any gender in my opinion.

Something I found on a blog of a friend, very true words from a surprising source.


The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but
shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend
more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses
and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more
degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more
experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We
drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little,
drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read
too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've
learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life
not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but
have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered
outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not
better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the
soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more,
but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to
rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more
information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less
and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow
digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow
relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce,
fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips,
disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight
bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It
is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the
stockroom.

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember,
say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that
little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember,
to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only
treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember,
to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of
all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from
deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

And always remember:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

- George Carlin

http://tinyurl.com/3m9yom <~ This was taken at market st. station. I was amused :)

Pet peeves are an interesting thing, in my opinion. How do they come about - why do some things bug one person, but not the person sitting next to them?

For me, my pet peeves are pretty simple: unreliability, cockiness, and random acts of rudeness. Those are pretty broad, but still accurate. Unreliability ties in with a lot of things - breaking plans at the last minute, or not breaking them at all and not showing up; being more than 15 minutes late without an explanation; knowing that you can't ask that person for a favour and expect them to fulfill it. Cockiness is pretty basic, and it just annoys the f*%# out of me. Random acts of rudeness is a fancy way of saying someone who doesn't have manners - Come on people, it won't kill you to be nice to the waiter who makes crap wages and is putting up with strangers bitching at him all day.

I have friends with more interesting pet peeves, some of which I'm guilty of. Cracking gum, whistling, popping joints - I do all of those (if I know someone doesn't like it I really try not to in their presence though). I've known people who can't stand it if someone hums. Another friend hated people who had keyrings with lots of crap on them (guilty of that too, whoops...) Some of these things are completely understandable, and some are just a bit wonky.

This is one of those things that skitters around in my brain when I'm on the lightrail home, surreptitiously glancing around me at the other passengers. Or not so subtly on occasion.

I just thought I'd share that Filter puts on one helluva concert. I was front, near center for last night's show at the Bluebird. The crowd was easy going and I only got a few shoves coming from the pit. The band was spot on and really got into the set.

Plus I got a drumstick ;)

My friend brought someone she knows who wasn't a big Filter fan, but by the end of the concert he was a convert. That's always a good sign in my opinion. I actually wish the concert had been longer, I didn't realise how fast time went by. And today my neck is killing me hehe.

I don't watch television, haven't for a couple of years now. My coworker yesterday herded me towards a really awesome commercial though: http://youtube.com/watch?v=at_f98qOGY0

There really needs to be more of that in the world.

I like the idea of Quickmatch, but I sometimes wonder why they even have a "search options" area when it very obviously doesn't work. I input an age range/sexuality and whatnot category and it still spits out random profiles that in no way correspond to anything I just specified.

One thing I wouldn't mind changing with it is if the profile you quickmatch shows up on your 'recently viewed'...or at least you don't show up on the stalker list.

Just random musing while widdling away time at work

I find this very amusing : http://tinyurl.com/5l9ww9

I've found myself becoming interested in steampunk as late; not just the idle interest that would crop up on occasion, but an actual 'hmm I should make an outfit' sort of interest. The drawback is that I'm absolutely, positively not to be trusted around a sewing machine. I don't know what it is, it's like they know I'm there and suddenly decide to act wonky. Perhaps if I learned how to properly use one it wouldn't be so bad? Anyhow, sidetracked. I'm wondering if there is a big Denver steampunk group that I'm missing out on, and if so maybe they'd have some pointers...

I am in an awesome mood, for no reason at all. I win!