A conversation in an elevator going from the 13th floor to the ground level.
Me: ...and I'm really happy to have seen my friend there! F1: [pouts] Why do you have to have other friends? Me: We went to college together! F2: But she's not as close to you as we are. Me: True, but she knew me before I met you guys. F1: So? Me: We've danced together! F1: SO? Me: We've probably been naked together. F1: Oh. F2: Now I'm jealous.
Although SNL's skit making fun of him was pretty funny (and unnecessarily long), Keith Olbermann is on the mark more often than not, and eloquently conveys the same sentiment I share on the passing of CA's Proposition 8. Except, of course, I can't do it as well as he.
I want to be responsible for someone falling in love with something they otherwise would have never given the time of day.
I want to see the sun rise and the sun set in the presence of a very large body of water. I'd prefer it to be an ocean, no matter what coast it faces.
I want to go to the First Cabin early and get the best seat in the house, finish my first Long Island iced tea before Pat O'Brien and the Priests of Love rock out, be responsible for at least two requests, and void all apprehensions of the change of ownership that nothing will change and Captain Bob will still be at the Helm.
I want to spend several days at a time wearing my bathing suit underneath my clothes so I can go swimming at the drop of a hat.
I want to see a movie that I truly, truly love on the big, big screen.
I want to stay up all night, with good company, all the while not even taking one blink of sleepiness.
I want to be able to talk and talk and talk about nothing and everything all at once, dreams and disappointments, kittens and grandmothers all alike.
I want to spend a day where I don't know or have to care what time it is, and where I have to be next.
I want to spend more time outside.
I want to challenge myself and see how much fried catfish I can eat before I feel like puking, one Tuesday or Thursday night.
I want to wear the summer dresses that didn't get to come out last year.
I want to take a train, plane, or automobile somewhere, ideally to a destination further than an In-N-Out burger can be served.
I want to get so drunk, I play a mean game of pool. And/or make BFFs with someone I despise.
I want a nice tan.
I want to make summer somen noodles with the sauce made from scratch, and serve it with all the fixins, with the noodles on ice.
I want to laugh so hard, I use up all the oxygen in the room.
This year feels like a good year for camping.
I want crazy long video gaming marathon (with others).
I want to actually watch the Olympics.
Although I don't like breaking the law, I want do try defying gravity.
I want to get lost with no worry for my safety or of whether I will still be alive in the next few hours.
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I want to sleep in...like, really, really sleep in.
I want to look to the heavens and watch it raining stars.
I want to feel like I'm making a difference somehow.
I want to spend an entire day inside watching movie after movie, and eating tons of popcorn.
I want to read a book.
Perhaps the most realistic thing I should have as my number one is to go to the 99 Cent store and get myself a headset for my cell phone.
Of course it happens to me: On Earth Day, a year when LA has a Car-Free Day, I'll be driving around like a maniac.
I'm going to have to brave horrid 10 Freeway traffic to get to Culver City tomorrow at 8:45, and then I get to take the 405 all the way up to work afterwards. So while people will be totally good to the earth and riding around on their bikes, listening to Michael Franti play acoustic for the green people, I'll be spurting the carbon monox' and cursing the day I was born.
No, I shouldn't be that bad. After all, tomorrow's the 22nd, and 22nds happen to be my favorite day of the months, speaking of day I was born...( :) :( ?)
Either way, if you have the opportunity, tomorrow's Earth Day! Hooray! Go to The Armory Center for the Arts for a "green" talk! Take your bike to work or use public transportation! Don't just recycle, try reusing things, or even better, reduce your need for disposable things (I'm absolutely tickled that I have friends who primarily eat on paper plates, which at first made me sad, until I realized they wash them to use them again! Hooray!) and the landfills and the rubbish that goes with it will be happy with you.
And if you have the time and the means to get there (car-free): Go here. Cause I can't. :(
This is Natilie's and my response to Assignment #63 from www.learningtoloveyoumore.com, which was "Make an Encouraging Banner."
I brought up the website to Natilie while I was making dinner, and she busted out her laptop to look over what it's all about. Before I even had dinner done, she fixated on this assignment and started looking for the materials for it.
It's a site that gives people "assignments" to which people perform, document and send to the website to share with the world. I was told of the site around the early 50's assignments, but never got around to making anything. They've recently come out with a book, and even have had shows with some of the works done.
It's worth checking out.
We started working on this as soon as our bellies were full of soup and noodles, and decided we put it up the same night, so the people who walk by in the morning (which are many) would be able to see it.
This morning waking up, I look out our kitchen windows to see how the sign was doing. Since it was made of construction paper, some of the letters were curling, but I could see from across the street, it was turning heads and people were looking.
We may just do this on a semi-regular basis, maybe putting different signs in front of our house, perhaps even in different languages. We were also thinking of other places to spread words of encouragement.
#63: PREVIEW Depending on when this blog is read, here is a preview of what we have in store.
Tonight was a pretty nice night. I haven't been home in a week and it's nice to come home from work, hang out with my roommate, make some spicy ramen and gyozas and come up with an idea for a project that we may do on a more regular basis is all good in my book.
We shall see how we feel about it and if we do catch some kind of bug in doing things like this.
The result of our efforts of the evening comes tomorrow.
I really don't know. I know that's not helpful, but I'm currently using this space to place random thoughts and ideas I may not otherwise get the chance to address in my everyday life.
