The day marking one's transition from x years to x + 1 years tends to spew forth a smattering of interesting musings... some related to ageing and maturing, and some related to nothing at all.
1. "It is better to be over the hill than under it..." - B.A.
2. "But once you are over the hill, you will begin to pick up speed." - Isaac Newton
3. Growing old; you can't help. Growing up; you sometimes don't want to.
4. "At 25, you are closer to 30 than you are to 20. Or something like that."
5. Birthdays are excellent at keeping geographically impaired friends in as close touch as possible.
6. Those older than you will almost certainly always feel the need to impart their version of 'words of wisdom'.
7. The older one gets, the more apt it gets to rephrase 'words of wisdom' to 'ways to land a great husband'.
8. Twenty-five, it seems, is the age when one must endeavor to locate an adequate spouse.
9. 'But it's my birthday!' is the best way to get what you want. Beware of frequent usage.
10. No matter how old you get, a surprise on your birthday never gets old.
11. Applicable to more than just birthday celebrations, "It doesn't matter what you do, it matters who you do it with."
12. A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
13. It has come to my attention that no birthday celebration is complete without cupcakes.
14."A good friend is a mirror." - S.D.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Tutte le strade portano a Roma
Geographic, emotional and phychological roller-coaster.
"A little bit of heaven, but a little bit of hell..."
1. The best way to see how much someone cares about you is not to see them at all.
2. "Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves." - D.P.
3. There is nothing Americans love or cherish more than the ritual of forming a queue and waiting.
4. There is no tried-and-true way to get upgraded on a flight.
5. Champagne cocktails at 11am do not denote a love for alcohol, they denote a love for mornings.
6. There are some things in life, too delicious not to share.
7. When in doubt, take the bus over the subway. At least you can see where you're going.
8. "If there are more than 3 Turks, don't go." - A.H.
9. "You know you're in a big city if you can't tell if it's a man or a woman." - D.T.
10. "White is always the solution." - L.B.
11. House-hunting is most successful when practised in the close vicinity of one's existing house.
12. When on vacation, no matter how long, underpacking is always better than overpacking.
13. A missed flight often leads to the knowledge of how to solve a Rubick's cube.
14. There is nothing more influential on one's mood than the way one is woken up in the morning.
15. When asked a difficult question in an interview, start your sentence with "To be honest..." It rarely matters what you finish it with.
16. When it comes to homework, procrastinating does not disappear with age.
17. The best way to enjoy a museum is on your own.
18. When in the American South, it is considered a sin to invite people over without at least one (or six) meat-based dishes.
19. Passive-aggressive communication will never be admired nor respected.
20. The more the number of family members in the same location, the higher the need for a nicotine fix and a strong alcoholic beverage.
"A little bit of heaven, but a little bit of hell..."
1. The best way to see how much someone cares about you is not to see them at all.
2. "Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves." - D.P.
3. There is nothing Americans love or cherish more than the ritual of forming a queue and waiting.
4. There is no tried-and-true way to get upgraded on a flight.
5. Champagne cocktails at 11am do not denote a love for alcohol, they denote a love for mornings.
6. There are some things in life, too delicious not to share.
7. When in doubt, take the bus over the subway. At least you can see where you're going.
8. "If there are more than 3 Turks, don't go." - A.H.
9. "You know you're in a big city if you can't tell if it's a man or a woman." - D.T.
10. "White is always the solution." - L.B.
11. House-hunting is most successful when practised in the close vicinity of one's existing house.
12. When on vacation, no matter how long, underpacking is always better than overpacking.
13. A missed flight often leads to the knowledge of how to solve a Rubick's cube.
14. There is nothing more influential on one's mood than the way one is woken up in the morning.
15. When asked a difficult question in an interview, start your sentence with "To be honest..." It rarely matters what you finish it with.
16. When it comes to homework, procrastinating does not disappear with age.
17. The best way to enjoy a museum is on your own.
18. When in the American South, it is considered a sin to invite people over without at least one (or six) meat-based dishes.
19. Passive-aggressive communication will never be admired nor respected.
20. The more the number of family members in the same location, the higher the need for a nicotine fix and a strong alcoholic beverage.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
"A weak head"
All from Jane Austen's Emma.
Re-reading it is revealing very many learnings that deserve their own post...
1. If a woman doubts as to whether she should accept a man or not, she certainly ought to refuse him. If she can hesitate as to `Yes,' she ought to say `No' directly.
2. You must be the best judge of your own happiness.
3. A woman is not to marry a man merely because she is asked, or because he is attached to her, and can write a tolerable letter.
4. One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
5. Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.
6. There is one thing,which a man can always do, if he chooses, and that is, his duty.
7. Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.
8. There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
9. Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.
10. One cannot have too large a party.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Opportunity Costs
A sugar high only lasts so long...
1. On very short trips, there is not time for hangovers.
2. Purchasing gifts are the best way to kill time when waiting for people to arrive. Also, the best way to start a marriage.
3. American cars have deceptively heavy doors.
4.
a) Sleep is optional when in the presence of an activity of higher opportunity cost.
b) "Sleep and fun are inversely proportional."
5. An unexpectedly working credit card leads straight to retail therapy. (Retail rehab may ensue but studies have not shown a clear correlation. More research needs to be done.)
6. One can never truly anticipate the source or duration of the mean reds. A croissant and early morning trip to Tiffany's is usually one's only hope.
7. In certain geographies, Cartier is the only common landmark.
8. When at the beach, being in the sea is far superior to being on the sand.
9. When one does not wear sunblock and spends several hours in the sun, one's shoulders will undoubtedly get very very burnt.
10. One should not consume cranberry juice with their vodka when one chooses to wear a light-coloured dress to a wedding.
11. When in doubt, 2 packs of cigarettes are never enough. Always order more.
12. Weekends pass so quickly and weekdays pass so slowly because the former contain just 2 days, and the latter contain 5.
13. Very large iPod playlists make for a very high chance for blasts-from-the-past. Very memorable dance moves and all.
14. Clever anagrams render a catchy pop song very witty.
1. On very short trips, there is not time for hangovers.
2. Purchasing gifts are the best way to kill time when waiting for people to arrive. Also, the best way to start a marriage.
3. American cars have deceptively heavy doors.
4.
a) Sleep is optional when in the presence of an activity of higher opportunity cost.
b) "Sleep and fun are inversely proportional."
5. An unexpectedly working credit card leads straight to retail therapy. (Retail rehab may ensue but studies have not shown a clear correlation. More research needs to be done.)
6. One can never truly anticipate the source or duration of the mean reds. A croissant and early morning trip to Tiffany's is usually one's only hope.
7. In certain geographies, Cartier is the only common landmark.
8. When at the beach, being in the sea is far superior to being on the sand.
9. When one does not wear sunblock and spends several hours in the sun, one's shoulders will undoubtedly get very very burnt.
10. One should not consume cranberry juice with their vodka when one chooses to wear a light-coloured dress to a wedding.
11. When in doubt, 2 packs of cigarettes are never enough. Always order more.
12. Weekends pass so quickly and weekdays pass so slowly because the former contain just 2 days, and the latter contain 5.
13. Very large iPod playlists make for a very high chance for blasts-from-the-past. Very memorable dance moves and all.
14. Clever anagrams render a catchy pop song very witty.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Inauspicious Chips
The most time consuming aspect of these posts is coming up with a title that thematically links the disjointed but related nuggets of 'wisdom' which follow...
1. Waking up on the right side of bed in a house with one extra person than when you went to sleep is certainly the icing on the cake.
2. A conversation between two people about a very mundane subject can have very different meanings to the very different people on either end.
3. "No cost moves, you should always do."
4. The fewer the number of people, the more important the concept of strength in numbers.
5. Living precariously in the present is far far easier than doing so responsibly with the future in mind.
6. Regularly recurring risks are usually not well thought out and pay off badly in the long run. Like bets on an inauspicious roulette table.
7. When weather is unpleasant, one must forego smoking for the sake of shelter.
8. According to certain powerful minds, cover letters and resumes must never be longer than one page. Ever.
9. "It's just a job."
10. Things very much so happen for a reason.
11. Leaving the chips to fall where they may, may not result in a very favourable outcome. Sometime coaxing the chips into position is necessary.
12. "No more eating chips after a drunken night out."
13. Reading between the lines gets tiring.
1. Waking up on the right side of bed in a house with one extra person than when you went to sleep is certainly the icing on the cake.
2. A conversation between two people about a very mundane subject can have very different meanings to the very different people on either end.
3. "No cost moves, you should always do."
4. The fewer the number of people, the more important the concept of strength in numbers.
5. Living precariously in the present is far far easier than doing so responsibly with the future in mind.
6. Regularly recurring risks are usually not well thought out and pay off badly in the long run. Like bets on an inauspicious roulette table.
7. When weather is unpleasant, one must forego smoking for the sake of shelter.
8. According to certain powerful minds, cover letters and resumes must never be longer than one page. Ever.
9. "It's just a job."
10. Things very much so happen for a reason.
11. Leaving the chips to fall where they may, may not result in a very favourable outcome. Sometime coaxing the chips into position is necessary.
12. "No more eating chips after a drunken night out."
13. Reading between the lines gets tiring.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
"Think like a casino"
100% fat-free with 100% of the taste.
A lighter side of cake...
1. "Don't mornings suck?" is a perfectly legitimate way to wish someone "good morning".
2. "Drama is unnecessary, unless it's in a book or on a screen."
3. There's a lot of deception in the world of make-up, specifically light reflecting pigments found in certain foundations.
4. Time management can only be possible if one actually has time to manage.
5. A 5-minute visit will almost always reveal more than a 5-hour one ever will.
6. The perfect temperature of a room is 23 degrees Celsius. Almost nobody I know agrees with me.
7. Drying one's hair might be the only upper body exercise that one get. If this might be the case, one should always dry one's hair.
8. Playing the game is far more work than it's worth, and more often than not yielding pretty much the same outcome. Just skip to the part where the winners and losers are decided.
9. Language barriers can cause a bland story to be communicated sensationally.
10. Forwardness remains strangely attractive, no matter how otherwise unattractive its conveyor might be.
11. The same set of dice, rolled again, will rarely give you the same result. That is how casinos make money. Think like a casino.
12. Almost-free cookies do not come without a catch.
13. Time zones are nothing but a big scam to keep loved ones disconnected.
A lighter side of cake...
1. "Don't mornings suck?" is a perfectly legitimate way to wish someone "good morning".
2. "Drama is unnecessary, unless it's in a book or on a screen."
3. There's a lot of deception in the world of make-up, specifically light reflecting pigments found in certain foundations.
4. Time management can only be possible if one actually has time to manage.
5. A 5-minute visit will almost always reveal more than a 5-hour one ever will.
6. The perfect temperature of a room is 23 degrees Celsius. Almost nobody I know agrees with me.
7. Drying one's hair might be the only upper body exercise that one get. If this might be the case, one should always dry one's hair.
8. Playing the game is far more work than it's worth, and more often than not yielding pretty much the same outcome. Just skip to the part where the winners and losers are decided.
9. Language barriers can cause a bland story to be communicated sensationally.
10. Forwardness remains strangely attractive, no matter how otherwise unattractive its conveyor might be.
11. The same set of dice, rolled again, will rarely give you the same result. That is how casinos make money. Think like a casino.
12. Almost-free cookies do not come without a catch.
13. Time zones are nothing but a big scam to keep loved ones disconnected.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Integrally impassive
"Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth."
1. Opening a jar of previously unopened pickles makes one feel unusually triumphant.
2. In a romantic comedy, the hero or heroine will always appear when they are most needed. Real life, it seems, does not always function in this manner.
3. Active-aggressive is not necessarily the opposite of passive-aggressive.
4. Risk-taking does not always pay off, but in the instances that it does, it is completely worth it.
5. Staying at work for an extra 3 hours will never compensate for arriving at work 5 minutes late the day before.
6. "Everybody is less mysterious than they think they are."
7. It is okay to ditch beach plans if the alternative is a boat.
8. Decision-making is not out-sourcable.
9. Uneven sunscreen makes for a very strange tan pattern.
10. Frisbees have a mind of their own.
11. It's not the pros and cons that decide which way you take at a crossroads, it's your priorities.
12. If you are nice to technology, technology will be nice to you.
13. One should not make life-altering decisions when aboard a roller-coaster, emotional or otherwise.
14. "There is nothing greater than deciding in your life that things maybe really are black and white."
1. Opening a jar of previously unopened pickles makes one feel unusually triumphant.
2. In a romantic comedy, the hero or heroine will always appear when they are most needed. Real life, it seems, does not always function in this manner.
3. Active-aggressive is not necessarily the opposite of passive-aggressive.
4. Risk-taking does not always pay off, but in the instances that it does, it is completely worth it.
5. Staying at work for an extra 3 hours will never compensate for arriving at work 5 minutes late the day before.
6. "Everybody is less mysterious than they think they are."
7. It is okay to ditch beach plans if the alternative is a boat.
8. Decision-making is not out-sourcable.
9. Uneven sunscreen makes for a very strange tan pattern.
10. Frisbees have a mind of their own.
11. It's not the pros and cons that decide which way you take at a crossroads, it's your priorities.
12. If you are nice to technology, technology will be nice to you.
13. One should not make life-altering decisions when aboard a roller-coaster, emotional or otherwise.
14. "There is nothing greater than deciding in your life that things maybe really are black and white."
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Growing up
Mr. Braddock: Ben, what are you doing?
Benjamin: Well, I would say that I'm just drifting. Here in the pool.
Mr. Braddock: Why?
Benjamin: Well, it's very comfortable just to drift here.
1. Two players to a buzzer is not as winning a formula as one might be led to believe.
3. Twirling is the essence of all excitement in life.
4. Never mess with the person holding the shiny sharp kitchen knife.
5. There is no good explanation as to why you wake up some mornings humming a song you have not heard in ages and won't be able to get out of your head for days on end...
6. "A woman happily in love, she burns the soufflé. A woman unhappily in love, she forgets to turn on the oven."
7. A communication disorder and disordered communication are not one and the same.
8. Living one's life strategically is much much more difficult than living it tactically.
9. You are never too grown up to think about what you want to be when you grow up.
10. Romance is relative.
11. Peanut butter cookies make presentations far less stressful. Far less.
12. Change is inevitable, true, but that doesn't necessarily make it any more acceptable.
13. The definition of loneliness is when there is no one left on your wavelength.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Let them eat pie
Sometimes saying nothing says it all. But most times, saying nothing says nothing.
1. When faced with the question "McDonald's?" at 3 a.m. or thereabouts, your answer should always be a firm and unwavering "No." You will feel much thinner in the morning.
2. It is never necessary to ever consider actually changing a flat tire. There will always be an ego-starved stranger willing to show off his muscles.
3. Just because a restaurant closes at 11:30 doesn't mean you cannot show up at 11:25 and expect prawn bags and duck.
4. Dry cleaning, like overpriced vanilla lattes and a maid, is one of life's indispensable luxuries.
5. Cake and pie are not the same thing and cannot under any circumstances be interchanged haphazardly without any consideration for other people's feelings.
6. Heavy alcoholic nights make for very subdued days thereafter.
7. If you are two girls alone at a spa, you have given up the right to speculate regarding the sexuality of two boys also alone at the same spa at the same time.
8. As soon as you begin to wonder why you have not bumped into a certain person or the other in so long, they will inadvertently and without warning make an appearance in your day.
9. One should not taste delicious chocolate bars which are unavailable in one's place of current residence.
10. Pressure to communicate often hinders one's ability or desire to do so.
1. When faced with the question "McDonald's?" at 3 a.m. or thereabouts, your answer should always be a firm and unwavering "No." You will feel much thinner in the morning.
2. It is never necessary to ever consider actually changing a flat tire. There will always be an ego-starved stranger willing to show off his muscles.
3. Just because a restaurant closes at 11:30 doesn't mean you cannot show up at 11:25 and expect prawn bags and duck.
4. Dry cleaning, like overpriced vanilla lattes and a maid, is one of life's indispensable luxuries.
5. Cake and pie are not the same thing and cannot under any circumstances be interchanged haphazardly without any consideration for other people's feelings.
6. Heavy alcoholic nights make for very subdued days thereafter.
7. If you are two girls alone at a spa, you have given up the right to speculate regarding the sexuality of two boys also alone at the same spa at the same time.
8. As soon as you begin to wonder why you have not bumped into a certain person or the other in so long, they will inadvertently and without warning make an appearance in your day.
9. One should not taste delicious chocolate bars which are unavailable in one's place of current residence.
10. Pressure to communicate often hinders one's ability or desire to do so.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Senti-mentalism
Back....with a bang? All in due time....
1. Being someone's muse isn't necessarily as fun as it sounds.
2. Resurrecting a sentimental song sans the sentimentalism allows one to re-enjoy a song in an altogether new way.
3. One's relationship with food says a lot more about them than one's relationships.
4. There are few instances where a bottle of wine between two is unwarranted. Very few.
5. There is a fine line between too much and too little. Always err on the side of the latter.
6. You know the universe is on your side when you arrive late at work, only to be greeted with the news that your boss is not there followed by an impromptu and extended coffee and cigarette break.
7. For some, mayhem is general; bedlam, far more personal.
8. In order for an electronic device to work, more often than not, it requires power in the form of a cable connecting it to a power socket.
9. Although somewhat painful, re-learning the same lesson (over and over) is sometimes necessary.
10. Washing and changing bed sheets is one of those logistical nightmares that will never improve with time.
11. When worshipping the sun, always apply sunblock generously. No exceptions.
12. Things change and continue to do so at a much faster rate than we will ever be able to fathom.
13. Putting something in writing doesn't make it more true; it only makes it more permanent.
14. What someone thinks of you is only important if you agree.
15. The ideal ratio of ingredients and perfect oven temperature is what makes a tray of cupcakes superlative. Not the stirring of the batter.
1. Being someone's muse isn't necessarily as fun as it sounds.
2. Resurrecting a sentimental song sans the sentimentalism allows one to re-enjoy a song in an altogether new way.
3. One's relationship with food says a lot more about them than one's relationships.
4. There are few instances where a bottle of wine between two is unwarranted. Very few.
5. There is a fine line between too much and too little. Always err on the side of the latter.
6. You know the universe is on your side when you arrive late at work, only to be greeted with the news that your boss is not there followed by an impromptu and extended coffee and cigarette break.
7. For some, mayhem is general; bedlam, far more personal.
8. In order for an electronic device to work, more often than not, it requires power in the form of a cable connecting it to a power socket.
9. Although somewhat painful, re-learning the same lesson (over and over) is sometimes necessary.
10. Washing and changing bed sheets is one of those logistical nightmares that will never improve with time.
11. When worshipping the sun, always apply sunblock generously. No exceptions.
12. Things change and continue to do so at a much faster rate than we will ever be able to fathom.
13. Putting something in writing doesn't make it more true; it only makes it more permanent.
14. What someone thinks of you is only important if you agree.
15. The ideal ratio of ingredients and perfect oven temperature is what makes a tray of cupcakes superlative. Not the stirring of the batter.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
On hiatus...
...indefinitely and until further notice.
(Cake currently being baked.)
S.
(Cake currently being baked.)
Still accepting 2008 learnings...
Toujours,S.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Unbottled
"No stone throwing regardless of housing situation."
1. A pretty dress on sale is far prettier than a pretty dress not on sale.
2. Lovely people do not always make lovely colleagues.
3. Whatever information is transferred during a drinking game must always remain at the bottom of the bottle.
4. Sometimes, all you need is a bigger hug.
5. Daunting tasks are mountains in foresight and mole hills in hindsight.
6. Playing dumb can be the smartest move you make.
7. When inebriated, one should remain as far away as possible from any communication devices.
8. During a recession, one should invest in Monopoly, duty-free booze and chill companions. And be open to drinking games.
9. Waking up at 7:30am will always seem like a wonderful wonderful idea the night before at 11:47pm but a horrible horrible idea at 7:35am.
10. Football on a television is the least taxing way to keep a man occupied.
11. Sometimes, visual aids make everything far far clearer.
12. Wine + Rodrigo y Gabriela + more wine = Wonderful!
1. A pretty dress on sale is far prettier than a pretty dress not on sale.
2. Lovely people do not always make lovely colleagues.
3. Whatever information is transferred during a drinking game must always remain at the bottom of the bottle.
4. Sometimes, all you need is a bigger hug.
5. Daunting tasks are mountains in foresight and mole hills in hindsight.
6. Playing dumb can be the smartest move you make.
7. When inebriated, one should remain as far away as possible from any communication devices.
8. During a recession, one should invest in Monopoly, duty-free booze and chill companions. And be open to drinking games.
9. Waking up at 7:30am will always seem like a wonderful wonderful idea the night before at 11:47pm but a horrible horrible idea at 7:35am.
10. Football on a television is the least taxing way to keep a man occupied.
11. Sometimes, visual aids make everything far far clearer.
12. Wine + Rodrigo y Gabriela + more wine = Wonderful!
Monday, January 19, 2009
A grey vein
Falling behind...or ahead of my time?
1. No girl wants to be "cute". And no guy wants to be "nice".
2. Ice cream is the life-source of unrivalled happiness.
3. Secrecy is overrated.
4. There exist several different levels of 'mutual'.
5. If you skip work and are healthy, coworkers suddenly become far less sympathetic when you skip work and are unhealthy.
6. Surprisingly, reading a book that a certain person has never read can remind you overwhelmingly of said certain person.
7. You can be friends or you can be more-than-friends but ultimately you cannot be both.
8. Dreams are your subconscious' way of pointing out that you have not considered all aspects of the equation.
9. Just because you can see a vein doesn't make it a good candidate for an IV tube.
10. The best way to rid yourself of an addiction is through micromanagement.
11. Do not judge people based just on their star sign. Their date of birth isn't really something they could have helped.
12. Old pictures may sometimes be an indication of new times.
13. 'Skinny vanilla latte and mini-muffins' trump 'Wake-up call' on the list of "Best Ways to Wake Up". 'Pancakes and kisses' trump both.
14. "One should absorb the colour of life, but one should never remember its details. Details are always vulgar." (Oscar Wilde)
(YouTube wouldn't let me embed...but click on the image)
Oh there's an emptiness inside her
And she'll do anything to fill it in
And though it's red blood bleeding from her now
It's more like cold blue ice in her heart
She feels like kicking out all the windows
And setting fire to this life
She could change everything about her
Using colors bold and bright
But all the colors mix together - to grey
1. No girl wants to be "cute". And no guy wants to be "nice".
2. Ice cream is the life-source of unrivalled happiness.
3. Secrecy is overrated.
4. There exist several different levels of 'mutual'.
5. If you skip work and are healthy, coworkers suddenly become far less sympathetic when you skip work and are unhealthy.
6. Surprisingly, reading a book that a certain person has never read can remind you overwhelmingly of said certain person.
7. You can be friends or you can be more-than-friends but ultimately you cannot be both.
8. Dreams are your subconscious' way of pointing out that you have not considered all aspects of the equation.
9. Just because you can see a vein doesn't make it a good candidate for an IV tube.
10. The best way to rid yourself of an addiction is through micromanagement.
11. Do not judge people based just on their star sign. Their date of birth isn't really something they could have helped.
12. Old pictures may sometimes be an indication of new times.
13. 'Skinny vanilla latte and mini-muffins' trump 'Wake-up call' on the list of "Best Ways to Wake Up". 'Pancakes and kisses' trump both.
14. "One should absorb the colour of life, but one should never remember its details. Details are always vulgar." (Oscar Wilde)
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Oh there's an emptiness inside her
And she'll do anything to fill it in
And though it's red blood bleeding from her now
It's more like cold blue ice in her heart
She feels like kicking out all the windows
And setting fire to this life
She could change everything about her
Using colors bold and bright
But all the colors mix together - to grey
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Oceanic depths
It has been a while... but then again, isn't the passage of time simply a matter of relativity?
1. Friday nights can unexpectedly be the source of far too much food and far too much laughter.
2. Communication is elevated to an altogether different level when in the presence of a blueberry.
3. Breakfast is elevated to an altogether different level when in presence of blueberries.
4. The acquisition of said blueberry significantly deteriorates one's "letter writing skills".
5. Lovely weather is only ever fully appreciated by those living in areas of extreme weather.
6. A strategic change of desk may prove to serve far more many purposes than originally intended.
7. Visiting South America makes one feel terribly partial to speaking Spanish. And salsa dancing.
8. "Sometimes the details in the fabric are the things that make you panic...Are your thoughts the result of static cling? If you're shocked it's just the fault of faulty manufacturing."
9. An episode of Oprah may cause one to think a lot more than one would like to admit.
10. The Atlantic Ocean serves no purpose whatsoever.
11. There are some albums which one never ever ever tires of listening to.
12. Not all things benefit from being defined.
13. Missing friends is one of the saddest facts of life. And one of the least solvable.
14. Hearing the song you least expect on the radio will plaster a smile on your face for significantly longer than usual.
1. Friday nights can unexpectedly be the source of far too much food and far too much laughter.
2. Communication is elevated to an altogether different level when in the presence of a blueberry.
3. Breakfast is elevated to an altogether different level when in presence of blueberries.
4. The acquisition of said blueberry significantly deteriorates one's "letter writing skills".
5. Lovely weather is only ever fully appreciated by those living in areas of extreme weather.
6. A strategic change of desk may prove to serve far more many purposes than originally intended.
7. Visiting South America makes one feel terribly partial to speaking Spanish. And salsa dancing.
8. "Sometimes the details in the fabric are the things that make you panic...Are your thoughts the result of static cling? If you're shocked it's just the fault of faulty manufacturing."
9. An episode of Oprah may cause one to think a lot more than one would like to admit.
10. The Atlantic Ocean serves no purpose whatsoever.
11. There are some albums which one never ever ever tires of listening to.
12. Not all things benefit from being defined.
13. Missing friends is one of the saddest facts of life. And one of the least solvable.
14. Hearing the song you least expect on the radio will plaster a smile on your face for significantly longer than usual.
Monday, January 5, 2009
A fixedly temporary fix...
Long overdue but yes, still around to haunt your afternoons...
1. "Having a sister is better than having a wallet."
2. All books have imperfections.
3. One-day resolutions have been found to be most effective.
4. Reaction is more telling than action, but sometimes inaction even more so.
5. There are some voids that only certain individuals can fill; the rest is just spackle.
6. 'Re-friending' may not always be a valid option.
7. People often act in ways, believing all so confidently that they are hiding their true colours, but unwittingly brandishing them oh so evidently.
8. Without a SIM card, a blackberry is just a game boy. But an excellent one at that.
9. (Very much a reiterated learning but omnipresently, and somewhat ominously, relevant...) At the end of the day, always ask yourself "So what?"
10. Sometimes advance notice is not advanced enough.
11. There will always be a gentleman who is more than willing to light a lady's cigarette.
12. Some people are simply bad cooks, but you will find that they probably have other good qualities.
13. New Year's Eve makes people unnaturally nostalgic and unhealthily optimistic.
14. Water is the solution to most problems. Alcohol, far less so.
15. "Some people get laid a lot but that doesn't mean they're happy."
16. Disclosed and unrequited emotions cause an undisclosed and requited amount of discomfort.
17. In the absence of a lovely call, a terrible terrible nightmare is a very effective, albeit uncool, method of waking up early in the morning.
18. Unsolicited advice is usually but unsurprisingly unappreciated.
19. "If you wait around long enough, the universe will practically hand stuff to you."
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Unwrapped to reveal a set of matching anythings
Heavily medicated with a good dose of chocolate...
1. Left undocumented, learnings still retain their intended weight and significance.
2. No man should ever buy a set of matching anythings. Unless they consist of diamonds and are being offered as a gift. To me.
3. At a birthday celebration, the priority is always that the birthday girl has the best day ever. And that a candle appears atop a dessert of some sort.
4. At a Secret Santa exchange, the volunteer Santa's hidden agenda is to trap an unsuspecting female in his lap.
5. One can be vague without being perplexing.
6. It is every girl's secret dream to be married more than once.
7. No man ever wants to be categorized as a medium.
8. One's level of tiredness is directly and reflectively correlated to one's level of happiness.
9. One should not blame one's failings on one's lineage.
10. "Everything you do under the table comes back to bite you from under the chair."
11. Visa and Mastercard can only be so generous.
12. You don't always get what you give, and credit does not always end up where credit is due.
13. Existing on other people's schedules is no way to exist.
14. Choosing songs to be added to someone's iPod is one of the sincerest forms of communication.
15. Comfortable silences are a far better alternative to uncomfortable chatter.
16. Unexpected yes devious discounts result in the expenditure of more funds.
17. Driving in the rain is rendered all the more convoluted when the nice white lines on the highway become muddled and obscure.
18. Wrapping paper is far more telling than one first anticipates.
19. Too much pressure diminishes the pleasure associated with certain life-enhancing activities.
1. Left undocumented, learnings still retain their intended weight and significance.
2. No man should ever buy a set of matching anythings. Unless they consist of diamonds and are being offered as a gift. To me.
3. At a birthday celebration, the priority is always that the birthday girl has the best day ever. And that a candle appears atop a dessert of some sort.
4. At a Secret Santa exchange, the volunteer Santa's hidden agenda is to trap an unsuspecting female in his lap.
5. One can be vague without being perplexing.
6. It is every girl's secret dream to be married more than once.
7. No man ever wants to be categorized as a medium.
8. One's level of tiredness is directly and reflectively correlated to one's level of happiness.
9. One should not blame one's failings on one's lineage.
10. "Everything you do under the table comes back to bite you from under the chair."
11. Visa and Mastercard can only be so generous.
12. You don't always get what you give, and credit does not always end up where credit is due.
13. Existing on other people's schedules is no way to exist.
14. Choosing songs to be added to someone's iPod is one of the sincerest forms of communication.
15. Comfortable silences are a far better alternative to uncomfortable chatter.
16. Unexpected yes devious discounts result in the expenditure of more funds.
17. Driving in the rain is rendered all the more convoluted when the nice white lines on the highway become muddled and obscure.
18. Wrapping paper is far more telling than one first anticipates.
19. Too much pressure diminishes the pleasure associated with certain life-enhancing activities.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Forgetfully mis-remembered
One's musical obsessions may or may not increase one's insanity levels...Regardless, they remain a great source of learnings.
2. Too much of a good thing is not a good thing. Particularly in the case of especially good wine.
3. In bad times, a puzzle always comes in handy.
4. Never go shopping without a shopping list.
5. The recurring bumping-into-someone may or may not serve a higher purpose.
6. Family is a concept which is related at times to your relations and at others, to your relationships.
7. People will often do as much and go as far as they can possibly get away with.
8. Double standards render an otherwise likeable person highly unlikable.
9. Forgetting and mis-remembering are very similar yet very very different things.
10. 'Sister' is not simply a way to describe a person's relation to you, it is a position that can be filled by a very very elite few. Or a very elite one. It can also be a person's name.
11. Throwing two objects, as opposed to just one, at a public (and publicly humiliated) figure does not necessarily increase one's chance of hitting said figure.
1. Waking up late is sometimes rewarded with a lovely non-fat vanilla latte and a smile.
2. Too much of a good thing is not a good thing. Particularly in the case of especially good wine.
3. In bad times, a puzzle always comes in handy.
4. Never go shopping without a shopping list.
5. The recurring bumping-into-someone may or may not serve a higher purpose.
6. Family is a concept which is related at times to your relations and at others, to your relationships.
7. People will often do as much and go as far as they can possibly get away with.
8. Double standards render an otherwise likeable person highly unlikable.
9. Forgetting and mis-remembering are very similar yet very very different things.
10. 'Sister' is not simply a way to describe a person's relation to you, it is a position that can be filled by a very very elite few. Or a very elite one. It can also be a person's name.
11. Throwing two objects, as opposed to just one, at a public (and publicly humiliated) figure does not necessarily increase one's chance of hitting said figure.
12. "Hold your own, know your name, and go your own way..."
13. ...(Courtesy of Postsecret.com...)
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Mr. Frost and Mr. Newton
A certain Mr. Frost once said, "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." Clever man, that Mr. Frost...
1. "No one is ever going to love you as much as you love you."
2. Mutual and addictive attachment is often and unfortunately misconstrued as love.
3. That last glass of champagne is always the one that does you in. Next time, don't have it.
4. "Drunk" does not equal "busy".
5. Actions speak louder than words, yes, but it is reactions that speak all the much louder.
6. Curly hair helps shape the illusion of laid back-ness and super relaxation.
7. Being different is not the same thing as being crazy. And regardless, neither is so bad after all.
8. "One must always climb the ladder step by step."
9. Always keep all your options open. Especially when it comes to lunch.
10. "Never tell your sisters you are going for a birthday event as they will not let you leave the house in your usual comfortable attire and insist you shower and shoe up."
11. In the company of a credit card, you will find it almost impossible not to whip it out and purchase some super flaky French biscuit chocolates.
12. Nursing a hangover with 3 consecutive glasses of the Diablo off-set by a steak, all kinds of carbs and a sinful medley of desserts is the only way to do so.
13. "Sex is the ultimate expression of death." (The wise-ish words of a certain quel qu'un.)
14. The secret dimension of travel and airlines also believes quite adamantly in karma. Getting a free day 'here' will always be supplemented by losing a free day 'there'.
15. Christmas shopping is a wonderful excuse to leave every retail endroit you enter with a bag of its wares.
16. "If it's a broken part, replace it. But, if it's a broken arm then brace it. If it's a broken heart then face it..."
1. "No one is ever going to love you as much as you love you."
2. Mutual and addictive attachment is often and unfortunately misconstrued as love.
3. That last glass of champagne is always the one that does you in. Next time, don't have it.
4. "Drunk" does not equal "busy".
5. Actions speak louder than words, yes, but it is reactions that speak all the much louder.
6. Curly hair helps shape the illusion of laid back-ness and super relaxation.
7. Being different is not the same thing as being crazy. And regardless, neither is so bad after all.
8. "One must always climb the ladder step by step."
9. Always keep all your options open. Especially when it comes to lunch.
10. "Never tell your sisters you are going for a birthday event as they will not let you leave the house in your usual comfortable attire and insist you shower and shoe up."
11. In the company of a credit card, you will find it almost impossible not to whip it out and purchase some super flaky French biscuit chocolates.
12. Nursing a hangover with 3 consecutive glasses of the Diablo off-set by a steak, all kinds of carbs and a sinful medley of desserts is the only way to do so.
13. "Sex is the ultimate expression of death." (The wise-ish words of a certain quel qu'un.)
14. The secret dimension of travel and airlines also believes quite adamantly in karma. Getting a free day 'here' will always be supplemented by losing a free day 'there'.
15. Christmas shopping is a wonderful excuse to leave every retail endroit you enter with a bag of its wares.
16. "If it's a broken part, replace it. But, if it's a broken arm then brace it. If it's a broken heart then face it..."
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Parfois décapotable
"I used to roll the dice... feel the fear in my enemy's eyes"
1. You either want someone or you don't. There is no grey area. And if you don't, by definition, you are not allowed to have an opinion on who does. Otherwise, this is referred to as "having your cake and eating it too."
2. Bank people are the worst people to chat to right about midmorning if you need something done.
3. Repeatedly binging on certain fast-food constituents on anything more than a yearly basis is a horrible terrible horrendous terrifying mistake. Instead, one should contend with going to bed slightly intoxicated and with an inkling of hunger.
4. A semi-strict diet to become very hot is a better option than a very strict diet to become semi-hot.
5. "Women are like instruments, if you play them right, they will... hum."
6. Watching a concert from a VIP lounge is infinitely cooler than mixing with the masses.
7. A décapotable is not always as cool and easy breezy as the movies make it look. Especially when mazing through the big construction site that is this city.
8. There is a thin line between endearing and stalkerish.
9. When imparting words of any nature, one must be fully aware of the context in which they are imparted...
10. ...And when exchanging words, one much ensure that all parties speak the same language.
11. There is no such thing as a wasted day. Spending a day wasted, on the other hand, is encouraged.
"One minute I held the key, next the walls were closed on me, and I discovered that my castles stand, upon pillars of salt, pillars of sand..."
1. You either want someone or you don't. There is no grey area. And if you don't, by definition, you are not allowed to have an opinion on who does. Otherwise, this is referred to as "having your cake and eating it too."
2. Bank people are the worst people to chat to right about midmorning if you need something done.
3. Repeatedly binging on certain fast-food constituents on anything more than a yearly basis is a horrible terrible horrendous terrifying mistake. Instead, one should contend with going to bed slightly intoxicated and with an inkling of hunger.
4. A semi-strict diet to become very hot is a better option than a very strict diet to become semi-hot.
5. "Women are like instruments, if you play them right, they will... hum."
6. Watching a concert from a VIP lounge is infinitely cooler than mixing with the masses.
7. A décapotable is not always as cool and easy breezy as the movies make it look. Especially when mazing through the big construction site that is this city.
8. There is a thin line between endearing and stalkerish.
9. When imparting words of any nature, one must be fully aware of the context in which they are imparted...
10. ...And when exchanging words, one much ensure that all parties speak the same language.
11. There is no such thing as a wasted day. Spending a day wasted, on the other hand, is encouraged.
"One minute I held the key, next the walls were closed on me, and I discovered that my castles stand, upon pillars of salt, pillars of sand..."
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Diamonds are this girl's best friend
Forgetting one's earphones at home makes for an eerily soundtrackless day...
1. Remembering learnings over a 5-day vacation span is slightly unrealistic, especially given the presence of occasional alcoholism and naps.
2. Remembering what one did over a 5-day vacation span is very unrealistic, especially given the presence of frequent alcoholism and long naps and exciting poker games.
3. Love can come in the form of juice. Or jewelry.
4. Good things come in small packages. But small things can come in big packages.
5. 'Why not' is not an adequate reason why.
6. A couple of kilos is a fair price to pay for happiness.
7. Gifts are easy peasy. If you want your girlfriend to fall in love with you: Tiffany's, Cartier, Graff or DeBeers. If you want her to break up with you: Virgin Megastore gift voucher.
8. Apparently, a turkey gains cute-ness status only once stuffed, roasted, carved and consumed.
9. With increasing occurrence, the stock value of a long-distance call decreases considerably. Unless accompanied by a Western Union money transfer. In which case, stock value increases.
10. When it comes to Christmas gifts, it's the thought that counts. But if you have Visa and Mastercard on your side, the bigger the diamond the better.
11. An unusually large aquarium in a gaudy sprawling mall will draw a representative Dubai demographic.
12. The best way to justify the impulsive purchase of an expensive item is to convert the cost into another more valuable currency. The sound of the number feels much better.
13. It is little worrisome when you find you are relating a little too much to a little gem of a book with the little word "booty" right there in the title.
14. The amount of seafood which a group of people can eat in one sitting is equal to the amount of seafood which makes it to the table.
15. A maid is the one indispensable luxury which one should never skimp on. Along with over-priced morning coffees and croissants.
16. Feeling forgotten and being forgotten are two very different things.
17. Electronics stores have especially gruesomely unsightly lighting.
18. In the absence of cuddly sweaters and falling snow, that special Christmas feeling can be simulated by the buying of many many super duper cool gifts.
19. There is nothing that lifts the spirits quite like lovely weather, lots and lots of smiles and the prospect of lunch with a good friend.
20. The longer the break between learnings, the longer the learnings...
1. Remembering learnings over a 5-day vacation span is slightly unrealistic, especially given the presence of occasional alcoholism and naps.
2. Remembering what one did over a 5-day vacation span is very unrealistic, especially given the presence of frequent alcoholism and long naps and exciting poker games.
3. Love can come in the form of juice. Or jewelry.
4. Good things come in small packages. But small things can come in big packages.
5. 'Why not' is not an adequate reason why.
6. A couple of kilos is a fair price to pay for happiness.
7. Gifts are easy peasy. If you want your girlfriend to fall in love with you: Tiffany's, Cartier, Graff or DeBeers. If you want her to break up with you: Virgin Megastore gift voucher.
8. Apparently, a turkey gains cute-ness status only once stuffed, roasted, carved and consumed.
9. With increasing occurrence, the stock value of a long-distance call decreases considerably. Unless accompanied by a Western Union money transfer. In which case, stock value increases.
10. When it comes to Christmas gifts, it's the thought that counts. But if you have Visa and Mastercard on your side, the bigger the diamond the better.
11. An unusually large aquarium in a gaudy sprawling mall will draw a representative Dubai demographic.
12. The best way to justify the impulsive purchase of an expensive item is to convert the cost into another more valuable currency. The sound of the number feels much better.
13. It is little worrisome when you find you are relating a little too much to a little gem of a book with the little word "booty" right there in the title.
14. The amount of seafood which a group of people can eat in one sitting is equal to the amount of seafood which makes it to the table.
15. A maid is the one indispensable luxury which one should never skimp on. Along with over-priced morning coffees and croissants.
16. Feeling forgotten and being forgotten are two very different things.
17. Electronics stores have especially gruesomely unsightly lighting.
18. In the absence of cuddly sweaters and falling snow, that special Christmas feeling can be simulated by the buying of many many super duper cool gifts.
19. There is nothing that lifts the spirits quite like lovely weather, lots and lots of smiles and the prospect of lunch with a good friend.
20. The longer the break between learnings, the longer the learnings...
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Controversially grand
"Justifying reasons why is an absolutely insane resolution to live by..."
1. "When it comes to food, you should always only ever be tasting."
2. It is always better to regret something that you did rather than something you didn't do.
3. Detachment, of any sort, is much easier than one is led to believe.
4. There are people in your life who will eternally teach you things without realising they are doing so.
5. Not all calls need to be answered.
6. When you lay your cards on the table, you are inherently stating your openness to alter them.
7. There's nothing quite like a grand gesture.
8. At times, the game is more important than the end result.
9. It is sometimes necessary to go the distance just to make a statement.
10. When in doubt, let the weather decide for you.
11. Controversial events from the past make confirming their dates all the more controversial.
12. Control is something we like to believe we always have. The actuality is alarmingly the opposite.
13. The semblance of independence is a deceiving mask for the deep reality of dependence.
14. Some learnings, one learns, are too valuable to share selflessly.
Great musician, wonderful learning.
(Courtesy of someone who, I know, like me, believes in the importance of learning...)
1. "When it comes to food, you should always only ever be tasting."
2. It is always better to regret something that you did rather than something you didn't do.
3. Detachment, of any sort, is much easier than one is led to believe.
4. There are people in your life who will eternally teach you things without realising they are doing so.
5. Not all calls need to be answered.
6. When you lay your cards on the table, you are inherently stating your openness to alter them.
7. There's nothing quite like a grand gesture.
8. At times, the game is more important than the end result.
9. It is sometimes necessary to go the distance just to make a statement.
10. When in doubt, let the weather decide for you.
11. Controversial events from the past make confirming their dates all the more controversial.
12. Control is something we like to believe we always have. The actuality is alarmingly the opposite.
13. The semblance of independence is a deceiving mask for the deep reality of dependence.
14. Some learnings, one learns, are too valuable to share selflessly.
Great musician, wonderful learning.
(Courtesy of someone who, I know, like me, believes in the importance of learning...)
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Tripping backwards
The clouds are back...looking more out of place than ever.
1. A day off will totally throw you off.
2. When being close enough is not an option, one must contend with being close enough.
3. "Short hair is better than anything Victoria's Secret can ever come up with."
4. If you're not moving forward, you are only moving backwards.
5. A rebound is not a solution; it's a distraction.
6. The same trip in a different car makes for an altogether different trip.
7. "The fish is more important than the phonecall."
8. When weighed down by too much emotional baggage, one must do all one can to simply lose it. You might miss your stuff, but the airline will reimburse you somewhat and you will feel much lighter afterwards.
9. When you miss 'your person', you miss 'your person'. The only solution is the regaining of said person back in your world.
10. The most interesting of 3-ways occur unexpectedly across different time zones and during the witching hour for some. And at the expense of certain investment and financial advisory firms.
11. Implementation of the suffix "-ish" is a completely acceptable form of communication enhancement when one is attempting to remain 'easy breezy'.
12. An early evening nap on a comfortable couch and fluffy pillow can only lead to a late night drink and complex card game.
13. "When you escape the tiger you don't hang around to give him a long last look goodbye. That's when he'll eat you alive."
14. A good friend is one who will let you hear the same sappy song several several several times in a row.
(Yes, a little obsessed. But how can you say no to a little John Mayer as the icing on top?)
1. A day off will totally throw you off.
2. When being close enough is not an option, one must contend with being close enough.
3. "Short hair is better than anything Victoria's Secret can ever come up with."
4. If you're not moving forward, you are only moving backwards.
5. A rebound is not a solution; it's a distraction.
6. The same trip in a different car makes for an altogether different trip.
7. "The fish is more important than the phonecall."
8. When weighed down by too much emotional baggage, one must do all one can to simply lose it. You might miss your stuff, but the airline will reimburse you somewhat and you will feel much lighter afterwards.
9. When you miss 'your person', you miss 'your person'. The only solution is the regaining of said person back in your world.
10. The most interesting of 3-ways occur unexpectedly across different time zones and during the witching hour for some. And at the expense of certain investment and financial advisory firms.
11. Implementation of the suffix "-ish" is a completely acceptable form of communication enhancement when one is attempting to remain 'easy breezy'.
12. An early evening nap on a comfortable couch and fluffy pillow can only lead to a late night drink and complex card game.
13. "When you escape the tiger you don't hang around to give him a long last look goodbye. That's when he'll eat you alive."
14. A good friend is one who will let you hear the same sappy song several several several times in a row.
(Yes, a little obsessed. But how can you say no to a little John Mayer as the icing on top?)
Monday, December 1, 2008
Morbidly mysterious
"I'm just a little bit caught in the middle..."
1. Not everyone has a happy place. Some of us only have a dark and twisty place.
2. A poor pretend husband with a discount is better than a rich pretend one without.
3. Beach plans cannot exist independently of the weather.
4. Under-rating oneself is a sneaky way of causing oneself to be over-valued.
5. Sometimes not talking about something is the only way to solve it.
6. "It is not a bad thing to admit one's true intentions."
7. Strange evenings can only lead to strange dreams and can only be succeeded by strange mornings extending into strange days.
8. "Always seems to me, you only see what people want you to see."
9. Eleventh hour learnings often require 11th hour postings. And often quite literally so.
10. Depending on one's internal currency, honesty can be worth a plethora of values.
11. Smell is the strongest sense tied to memory.
12. Indirect communication and direct miscommunication are two very two-way streets.
1. Not everyone has a happy place. Some of us only have a dark and twisty place.
2. A poor pretend husband with a discount is better than a rich pretend one without.
3. Beach plans cannot exist independently of the weather.
4. Under-rating oneself is a sneaky way of causing oneself to be over-valued.
5. Sometimes not talking about something is the only way to solve it.
6. "It is not a bad thing to admit one's true intentions."
7. Strange evenings can only lead to strange dreams and can only be succeeded by strange mornings extending into strange days.
8. "Always seems to me, you only see what people want you to see."
9. Eleventh hour learnings often require 11th hour postings. And often quite literally so.
10. Depending on one's internal currency, honesty can be worth a plethora of values.
11. Smell is the strongest sense tied to memory.
12. Indirect communication and direct miscommunication are two very two-way streets.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Internal confusion of the spotless mind
Ice-cream for breakfast... with a side of pancakes and a coffee with a kiss?
1. "I am at the mercy of gravity."
2. When received in exchange for cars and diamonds, smiles and hugs become very much overrated.
3. Not all beings understand the concept of sarcasm.
4. 'Crazy' is only a matter of perspective.
5. "Listen, you can't have everything." (Very similar to a certain cake-themed learning...)
6. In the absence of physical proof, airtight and ironclad explanations are required to validate denial.
7. Eating is not a necessity, it is an activity that one partakes in given the company of good friends...
8. ...and drinking on an empty stomach is indeed a very efficient path to inebriation!
9. Solace can be found in the most unexpected of best friends, good friends or acquaintances.
10. Emotional detachment and unemotional attachment sit on opposite ends of a convoluted spectrum.
11. It is entirely and understandably possible to dislike something, someplace or someone simply based on their role in relation to you. Theory of relativity.
12. There is nothing more frustrating than sheer incompetence.
13. One can be bitchy without in actual fact being a bitch.
14. "Boyfriends are a bit of a hassle."
15. Murphy was right. What ever can go wrong, will go wrong. Very very wrong.
16. Generic pet names can often achieve the opposite of their intended result. Cryptically personal is far more appealing.
17. Sharing one's learnings while with-holding information can only lead to a terribly cryptic form of distressing internal confusion.
1. "I am at the mercy of gravity."
2. When received in exchange for cars and diamonds, smiles and hugs become very much overrated.
3. Not all beings understand the concept of sarcasm.
4. 'Crazy' is only a matter of perspective.
5. "Listen, you can't have everything." (Very similar to a certain cake-themed learning...)
6. In the absence of physical proof, airtight and ironclad explanations are required to validate denial.
7. Eating is not a necessity, it is an activity that one partakes in given the company of good friends...
8. ...and drinking on an empty stomach is indeed a very efficient path to inebriation!
9. Solace can be found in the most unexpected of best friends, good friends or acquaintances.
10. Emotional detachment and unemotional attachment sit on opposite ends of a convoluted spectrum.
11. It is entirely and understandably possible to dislike something, someplace or someone simply based on their role in relation to you. Theory of relativity.
12. There is nothing more frustrating than sheer incompetence.
13. One can be bitchy without in actual fact being a bitch.
14. "Boyfriends are a bit of a hassle."
15. Murphy was right. What ever can go wrong, will go wrong. Very very wrong.
16. Generic pet names can often achieve the opposite of their intended result. Cryptically personal is far more appealing.
17. Sharing one's learnings while with-holding information can only lead to a terribly cryptic form of distressing internal confusion.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Reiterative cups of tea
It's never that bad... sometimes all we need is a little perspective.
1. Someone may be nice enough, but that doesn't make them nice enough.
2. Being "Dubaiian" and being "Western" are two very very unrelated concepts.
3. "You're not supposed to look like your jeans, your jeans are supposed to look like you!"
4. Some words carry too much responsibility to be uttered carelessly.
5. You always have a choice. (A repeat I believe, but reiteration is sometimes warranted...)
6. No matter how fun the game was, if you lost, you still lost.
7. Tea can be a big hassle or tea can be simple and chill.
8. Silly problems often require silly solutions.
9. If one has not entered a radio competition, one is unlikely to have won a Mazda 6 on the radio. If one does in fact win a Mazda 6, one should use it for the purposes of conveying yellow roses.
10. Your lack of ability to spell a word doesn't make you any less allowed to use it.
11. A refusal to acknowledge certain weather conditions in certain places is a normal reaction to a consistent climatic abnormality.
12. One must be cut-throat when attempting to secure coveted free tickets for a friend.
13. Waking up on the right side of bed is often associated with a yester-evening of great wine, good company and a hopeless card game.
14. Being a good friend can take on many forms, most of which are unfortunately and unforeseeably misinterpreted.
1. Someone may be nice enough, but that doesn't make them nice enough.
2. Being "Dubaiian" and being "Western" are two very very unrelated concepts.
3. "You're not supposed to look like your jeans, your jeans are supposed to look like you!"
4. Some words carry too much responsibility to be uttered carelessly.
5. You always have a choice. (A repeat I believe, but reiteration is sometimes warranted...)
6. No matter how fun the game was, if you lost, you still lost.
7. Tea can be a big hassle or tea can be simple and chill.
8. Silly problems often require silly solutions.
9. If one has not entered a radio competition, one is unlikely to have won a Mazda 6 on the radio. If one does in fact win a Mazda 6, one should use it for the purposes of conveying yellow roses.
10. Your lack of ability to spell a word doesn't make you any less allowed to use it.
11. A refusal to acknowledge certain weather conditions in certain places is a normal reaction to a consistent climatic abnormality.
12. One must be cut-throat when attempting to secure coveted free tickets for a friend.
13. Waking up on the right side of bed is often associated with a yester-evening of great wine, good company and a hopeless card game.
14. Being a good friend can take on many forms, most of which are unfortunately and unforeseeably misinterpreted.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Artistically coded
"You've been drifting for a long long time..."
1. When one starts one's day on the wrong side of one's bed, one must do all one can to minimise the length of one's said day.
2. Therapy can be stumbled upon by the most unsuspecting of people in the most unsuspecting of places.
3. Music is often a safe alternative to conversation in the morning.
4. When sending a message, employ as much code as coherently possible; you never know who you might have sent it to by mistake instead.
5. When the stars are aligned correctly, a series of playful cryptic exchanges can result in finding oneself surrounded by more flowers than ever previously fathomed.
6. Art is defined as art when someone believes it to be so.
7. Suggesting a bigger size is never an option.
8. Although often associated, being honest and being blunt are two very very different things.
9. It is best to avoid transparent clothing when shopping for your daily wardrobe.
10. On rare events, certain menu items taste much better than they look. In times of famishment/selfishness, one much keep this information deceptively confidential.
11. Crazy behaviour, it seems, is more acceptable than previously thought.
12. Be careful what you throw at people:
(Always clickable...)
1. When one starts one's day on the wrong side of one's bed, one must do all one can to minimise the length of one's said day.
2. Therapy can be stumbled upon by the most unsuspecting of people in the most unsuspecting of places.
3. Music is often a safe alternative to conversation in the morning.
4. When sending a message, employ as much code as coherently possible; you never know who you might have sent it to by mistake instead.
5. When the stars are aligned correctly, a series of playful cryptic exchanges can result in finding oneself surrounded by more flowers than ever previously fathomed.
6. Art is defined as art when someone believes it to be so.
7. Suggesting a bigger size is never an option.
8. Although often associated, being honest and being blunt are two very very different things.
9. It is best to avoid transparent clothing when shopping for your daily wardrobe.
10. On rare events, certain menu items taste much better than they look. In times of famishment/selfishness, one much keep this information deceptively confidential.
11. Crazy behaviour, it seems, is more acceptable than previously thought.
12. Be careful what you throw at people:
(Always clickable...)
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Symbolically Rosey
"Just a minute of your time, yes I've been known to delude myself, so let me put those rose-coloured glasses to the test....."
1. The security of stability helps significantly in keeping one sane.
2. Traffic lights and elevators are the unwitting catalysts of most life-changing events.
3. "Yellow roses were long used as a symbol for jealousy and dying love."
4. One often represses memories which one prefers not to remember. Especially those involving cones or cupcakes.
5. A car is not smarter than you.
6. Toffee-nut lattes are like summer flings: fun while they last and odd-tasting out of season.
7. A happy mask is rarely a good disguise.
8. Great ideas unshared might as well never have been.
9. Indirect communication may at times be more courageous than the direct kind.
10. You may believe you are speaking cryptically, but you may actually be 'speaking' in the language of someone who is listening.
11. Not knowing where you're going is not so bad if you are going there with someone else:
Monday, November 24, 2008
Silent garnishes
Sometimes sequences of events, although seemingly random, may fit snugly and quite alarmingly into the big picture.......
1. A bottle of wine is only as good as the company, yes, but also the food you eat it with.
2. When eating fancy food, one must find a way to distinguish between garnish, decoration and preparation.
3. Terrible service and exceptional service can co-exist in the same day. The memory of the latter far outweighs the memory of the former.
4. You can never go wrong when ordering lobster.
5. When one is in a hurry, one somehow becomes a traffic magnet.
6. Owed favours, although appreciative, do have an expiry date.
7. 'Table for 6' can become 'table for 7' with a smile and excessive compliments to the hostess.
8. Men see cars the same way women see jewelry: a safer endroit where to invest their love.
9. Silently willing someone to stay is simply not enough to get them to stay.
10. Waking up in the morning to a lack of pancakes, coffee or kisses is a modern form of torture.
11. Ordering a cake is serious business.
12. "Don't try to weasel your way out of something, you will just end up weaseling your way into something much worse."
13. Even when placed on a to-do list, things are consistently easier said than done.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Raging Blatant Superheroes
More and more wisdom coming from more and more sources; even the Rolling Stones have a nugget or two to offer...
1. "Perception is more important than what actually is."
2. Question marks, more often than not, are unnecessary.
3. When one plans to go somewhere "out of the way" where they are surrounded by no-one they know, one will undoubtedly bump into everyone they know.
4. If you feel guilty about not having seen someone, chances are they are feeling guilty too. Make the first move.
5. The beach is not so awful after all...
6. ... and a tan can only be achieved in the absence of sunscreen.
7. "When you opt for musical therapy, what you are left with after it's all passed are beautiful songs laced with poignantly negative feelings."
8. Cryptic wall posts render the act of posting on someone's wall much more calculating.
9. Folding laundry while inebriated requires approximately 3.46 times as much time and 4.39 times as much energy as when attempted sober.
10. An empty wine bar leaves plenty of space for 'interesting' conversation.
11. Fireworks are expensive.
12. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
13. The only person to spot your mistake will be the one person who will hold it against you :)
14. The one Friday night you choose not to go out is the same Friday night on which you will be unable to fall asleep anytime before 6:38am.
15. "You shouldn't have to be anything other than totally content without even the teeniest exception. You shouldn't care about any guy who isn't a raging, blatant superhero. That's what we need in life, anything else is simply not worth bothering with. "
16. One must always apologize if one feels that they have behaved badly.
See below (always clickable for source)
1. "Perception is more important than what actually is."
2. Question marks, more often than not, are unnecessary.
3. When one plans to go somewhere "out of the way" where they are surrounded by no-one they know, one will undoubtedly bump into everyone they know.
4. If you feel guilty about not having seen someone, chances are they are feeling guilty too. Make the first move.
5. The beach is not so awful after all...
6. ... and a tan can only be achieved in the absence of sunscreen.
7. "When you opt for musical therapy, what you are left with after it's all passed are beautiful songs laced with poignantly negative feelings."
8. Cryptic wall posts render the act of posting on someone's wall much more calculating.
9. Folding laundry while inebriated requires approximately 3.46 times as much time and 4.39 times as much energy as when attempted sober.
10. An empty wine bar leaves plenty of space for 'interesting' conversation.
11. Fireworks are expensive.
12. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
13. The only person to spot your mistake will be the one person who will hold it against you :)
14. The one Friday night you choose not to go out is the same Friday night on which you will be unable to fall asleep anytime before 6:38am.
15. "You shouldn't have to be anything other than totally content without even the teeniest exception. You shouldn't care about any guy who isn't a raging, blatant superhero. That's what we need in life, anything else is simply not worth bothering with. "
16. One must always apologize if one feels that they have behaved badly.
See below (always clickable for source)
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