I do this because I have had to
fight to get the right to do it at all.
I do it this way
because I am afraid
To do it any other way
I do it this way because
I am too damn
Stubborn to change
I do it just like this because
I believe in doing it this way,
And I am strong,
And my life is too short to live it
Any other way, except
My own way.
I know that I would feel better, be nicer, and look better if I slept more. I know it. Lack of sleep=wrinkles. I got home from work last night at 11:45. Could have been asleep by 12:30. Instead, flipped channels until after 2 a.m. Had to be back at work at 8:30 for a (pointless) training. This training could have been finished in under an hour. It's not rocket science here!
I don't know what to get hardly anyone for Christmas. Argle bargle. I think I know what to get for the kids (aside from what I already have for them). I don't even know what I want.
YES I do. I just thought of three things that very minute.
Random. I am so sleepy. And the end is far away.
Jay is meeting with the designer for Episode 2 of Designer Finals. Hope she's better than the first one.
Okay, I am so boring. Peace, out.
I went out with some friends last night. Not only did we have a wonderful time with pleasant conversation, lots of laughs and great food, but we dined. It took us over three hours to complete the meal, from drinks to dessert. It was lovely. I actually didn't feel like I had as many drinks as I had because my body had plenty of time to absorb them (although when Diana called I was kinda tipsy!) I felt digested, too.
Anyway, let's see. I taught Junior High LD today. That was fun in a way. Until Study Hall, which bit the turd. What good is study hall? I only saw a couple of kids studying. I had a ton of them too. Just crazy.
I am, and always have been, most attracted to passionate people who are excellent at what they do. The energy that comes from people who believe in what they are doing is so infectious. And the magic that comes from those who are so passionate about what they do that they have become masters of it is, well, magical.
I have smart friends, so intelligent and articulate that the things they say and create with their words and brains changes the world for the better. I have poet friends who truly bless this world with their words. Nobody can bring on the tears or the joy like a poet. Nobody can make the intangible come alive like them. I have a friend who can talk anybody into anything, and she is going to become something amazing with her powers of gab and persuasion. I have another friend who decides that she wants to learn something, and just teaches herself. Her enthusiasm for the world delights everyone she knows. I know a man who can paint the most minute figurines with a single freakin' unicorn hair and make it look great. I know another man who, despite being "in the bottom 1%" in his class, can build anything and is a true artistic and creative craftsman. People love his work so much that they put him on TV. I have friends who have been nominated for teacher of the year, who are published poets, who are community leaders, who have been on Jeopardy, who have cds out, etcetera. Basically, I am surrounded by amazing, amazing people.
I am honored and lucky just to be around these people. I love you, my friends.