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Country: United States
State: Texas
Birthday: 7/29/1987
Gender: Female
Interests: Reading (fanfiction and books), writing, listening to music, sailing, karate, shopping, surfing the internet, seeing plays, sleeping, laughing, playing in a band (school, not rock), hanging out with friends
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Member Since:
7/19/2003
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| The Female Prayer:
Before I lay me down to sleep,
I pray for a man, who's not a creep,
One who's handsome, smart and strong
One who loves to listen long,
One who thinks before he speaks,
One who'll call, not wait for weeks.
I pray he's gainfully employed,
When I spend his cash, won't be annoyed.
Pulls out my chair and opens my door,
Massages my back and begs to do more.
Oh! Send me a man who'll make love to my mind,
Knows what to answer to "how big is my behind?"
I pray that this man will love me to no end,
And always be my very best friend.
Amen. | | |
| Cool story I got in a forward today...
1000 Saturdays ...
The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable.
A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the kitchen with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it.
I turned the volume up on my radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning talk show. I heard an older sounding chap with a golden voice. You know the kind, he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business himself.
He was talking about "a thousand marbles" to someone named "Tom." I was intrigued and sat down to listen to what he had to say.
"Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure they pay you well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and your Family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. Too bad you missed your daughter's dance recital."
He continued, "Let me tell you something Tom, something that has helped me keep a good perspective on my own priorities." And that's when he began to explain his theory of a "thousand marbles."
"You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years."
"Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900 which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. Now stick with me Tom, I'm getting to the important part."
"It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail," he went on, "and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy."
"So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to roundup 1000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside of a large, clear plastic container right here in my workshop next to the radio. Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away."
"I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight."
"Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure if I make it until next Saturday then God has blessed me with a little extra time to be with my loved ones......
"It was nice to talk to you Tom. I hope you spend more time with your loved ones, and I hope to meet you again someday. Have a good morning!"
You could have heard a pin drop when he finished. Even the show's moderator didn't have anything to say for a few moments. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to do some work that morning, then go to the gym. Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. "C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast."
"What brought this on?" she asked with a smile.
"Oh, nothing special," I said. " It has just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. Hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles." | | |
| *sigh* Enjoying one of the few non-stressful moments in my life. They've been few and far between lately. I've either been at school, tutoring, or work for the past few weeks. It's starting to wear me down a little. It's all right though. In less than a month I'll just have to work and play  I got my first paycheck a few days ago. Finally I get to see some benefit for my hard work. I can't wait to go shopping. I figured out a song's name and band for a song that got stuck in my head! Mwahaha. It's "Our Lives" by The Calling. Have you ever listened to a new song on the radio and you knew who was singing, but for some reason couldn't get the name to the front of your head? That's what happened there. It's a great song. I wish we could have it played at graduation. I need to get prom shoes!! Mer. Either tomorrow or next weekend, but soon! I'm excited for prom. :D It's going to be fun. Band Banquet too. We had a parade and the Battle of the Bands competition this past week. Let's just say it was a little disappointing and we could have done a lot cooler things with those 5 hours. Like relearning to march the show :D Oh well, it's all done. Poor underclassemen. The new auditions are hard! It's wonderful to be a senior. 1 scale and you're done. It's going to be beautiful. Maybe I'll try and learn something random like A minor. O.o (yes aline I copied your eyes lol). Anyway, I'm off to get ready for work. Hope ya'll are having fun! Laterz.
Quote of the Day: "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence." ~Robert Fripp
Song of the Day: "Our Lives" ~The Calling (awesome song... go listen to it right now)
Thought of the Day: Can you sleep forever without being in coma? | | |
| All right. Time for a little update. Let's see. I started working at Jason's Deli last weekend. It's a little stressful at the start, but I think I'm getting the hang of it. Plus I get to use my supercool employee discount on all the yummy sandwiches for when I go on my breaks. Had our last new lesson in Calc AB today. From now on it's going to be review for the AP exam and the end of the year exam. I can't wait. I'm thinking I want to exempt my English and Government exams. Government because it's going to be massivly hard and English because I don't want to write an essay for my final. So there :P. We get to take our exams early and get out 2 days before the rest of the people. Have I mentioned that I love being a senior? Still trying to decide if I'm going to project grad or not. Depends... on who's going. So much going on these next two months. Next Saturday we have marching practice for the Battle of the Flowers Parade, and the next week we have the Battle of the Bands and the parade. Then, two short weeks later, I have prom and the week after that I have band banquet. And not even a week later is graduation. It's all happening so fast! I've pretty much decided on UTSA. Unless A&M contacts me and offers me a full ride, which I highly doubt, it's where I'm going. Well, I'm off to study. Hope you're having fun! Laterz.
Quote of the Day: "In the end, everything is a gag." ~Charlie Chaplin
Song of the Day: "Lonely"~ Akon
Thought of the Day: How come lotion is colored, but when you put it on, it doesn't turn your skin that color? | | |
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