Food

Food, specifically lunch, is possibly the best thing that I have to look forward to everyday. No matter what kind of troubles you encounter during the day, you can always look forward to lunch. Now I know that sounds corny, but lunch is great. Now there are people who don't eat lunch because they believe that breakfast is the most important meal. So they eat breakfast and dinner and snack in between. Lunch is more than just a meal. It's a break from reality. It's a time when you forget the deadlines, the arguments, and the sense of sleepiness and return to the land of the living. Whether you eat lunch, or just take that time to get a cup of coffee or take a walk, that time is essential to your survival.

Of all the meals I eat during the day, lunch happens to be my absolute favorite, as you can imagine. I spend most of my day planning my lunch. And if I happen to be with someone special, I plan my dinners too.

There is just something about food, cooking it, admiring it, eating it, that makes everything seem secondary.

I love food. I’m so hungry now I could eat my own head.

One of those days

You ever have one of those days where you just wish you never got out of bed?

One of those days when you can feel that the day is not going to go well?

One of those days that you are so tired that you can't imagine making it through the rest of the day?

One of those days when every part of your body hurts?

Yeah, it's going to be one of those days for me.

And yet, it is still so early in the day, but I don't for the life of me, know how I am going to make it through the day.

There is just something to be said for those people who can turn a lemon into lemonade.

I wish I was one of them right now.

Shopping...

So I am a woman.

So what?

Does that mean that shopping is in my genes?

I think not.

I know that there is a sort of rush of satisfaction and pleasure that you get when buying something enjoyable for either yourself or someone you care about. But to say that as a woman, shopping is the only release that I have to enjoy.

No way.

Top Dog

You ever wonder why people jock for the top dog position in a conversation?

For example, you would say something along the lines of, "I hurt my toe last night."

Instead of a sympathetic comment or a question on how it happened, someone would reply with "yeah, I remember a time when I was skiing and I fell and broke my foot and injured my leg and I couldn't walk normally for a couple months."

Then your claim about your toe is just irrelevant.

From your perspective, it's not a big deal. You hurt your toe. So what? You don't really care whether someone sympathizes with you or not. But that's not the point. I am talking about the person who constantly interrupts the flow of conversation and changes the focus of spotlight and turns it on themselves and their hardships.

And I know that you know the people I am talking about. Don't get me wrong, we have all been that person, the person who just wants to be included in the conversation and some attention for ourselves. And I am not talking about the people who do it every once in awhile to keep the converation flowing. But the person that does that constantly in almost every conversartion you can imagine having with him/her? Doesn't that drive you absolutely insane?

Exactly. Me too.

So I had the weirdest dream last night...

I was walking by a river. I don't really know why I was walking along a river or where the river was, but I was walking by a river.

I walk for awhile and I remember enjoying how peaceful it was. The birds were chirping, the sun was shining, and the river was clean.

I decide to sit down and rest by a tree overlooking the river. A fish pops out of the water and we start to talk.

"What do you and the fish talk about?" you ask.

I'm talking to a talking fish, isn't that weird enough.

Anyway, the fish asks me what I am doing walking along the river. I reply by saying that I am out for a leisurely walk. The fish then proceeds to laugh at me and jumps back into the river.

I continue my walk by the river and suddenly a turtle comes out of the water and decides to follow me. I assume that this is a talking turtle as well, so I start to babble about my goals and fears and dreams for the future.

Then I discover that the turtle is not participating in this conversation. When I ask the turtle what is wrong, he looks me up and down and then jumps back into the river.

Thoroughly depressed now, I continue my walk down the river.

All of a sudden a whole herd of sheep coming strolling out of the river. I look around to see if anyone is a witness to what is happening around me. I am confused to find that I am all alone and standing by a river, in charge of herding sheep.

I shake my head and dive head first into the river.

I told you it was weird.

How do you know what you know?

Do you know what you know because that is what you think you should know? Or do you know what you know because you really do know?

Knowing should be believing. Do you believe everything you know? Or just try to defend and convince people that what you think you know, you really do know?

Knowledge is complicated. Having knowledge, acquiring knowledge, and aspiring to be knowledgeable are all things that may remain unanswerable. Because how do you know what you know?

President's Inaguration

Today the President is getting inagurated.

I didn't think this day would come for this President. At times, this President was so controversial, that it seemed obvious that he would be replaced. During the days leading up to this last election, the country was so divided. From my point of view, there was a plan. There was optimism in the Democratic Party, that this was the year that things were going to be different. This campaign was going to defeat the Repulicans and lead our county to a be a "better" nation. This leader was going to be fearless in the face of adversity and take back the legislature. But sadly, things did not go as planned.

But every four years, tradition must continue. And this year is no exception. So whether I support or oppose the war, support or oppose gay marriage, support of oppose the current President, today is a day of celebration and reflection. I say this not because I want to be a pessimist, but because I want to be an optimist.

I find it facisinating that as I walk around the city, there are protesters protesting the President. Although I will be the first to admit that I don't like the President, nor do I agree with him on many issues that I consider to be utmost important to me, I do respect him and all that he has tried to accomplished. And on the day that is set aside for his inaguration, I will silently watch and listen to him give his speech to the nation. He is the leader of this great country and must be treated as such. Putting all personal feelings aside, he is still the President.

Blogging

So I am a little new to "blogging." I posted a picture and message yesterday and now I am curious about what I should talk about. I have looked at other people's blogs and I guess I find it very interesting to see what other people talk about. So I guess I am curious to see what kind of blogs I can produce with the random thoughts and reflections in my head. I am hoping that this will be useful sometime when I reflect about the bigger picture of my life and not just something I will read and have to roll my eyes and wonder what was I thinking. Anyway, it should be interesting.

Wine

As an adult, wine is a sort of sophisticated hobby and attraction that beer and alcohol once were to under-aged drinkers. To run in high society circles, one must know a white wine from a red wine and its correspnding menus. One must also be able to recognize the smell, taste, and richness of their favorite wine. Well what if you don't have a favorite wine? There were times where I never understood the reasons for wine tasting. I mean, don't get me wrong, its just like going to Safeway and trying all their different brands of water. I'm not saying that I can't appreciate the process of making wine, but I guess I just don't see the appeal in tasting all sorts of wine. I guess its more of the experience that I enjoyed. There is just something to be said about doing something new and exciting with the people who enjoy it the most.