"She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though.
But it was a hopeful kind of sad.
The kind of sad that just takes time."
-Stephen Chbosky
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Should I pick up and run off to ______________.
a) Korea for 2 years to teach English in a rural elementary school
b) Some low income community in the U.S. to teach children for 2 years
c) LA (or East Palo Alto, Modesto, Oakland, Sacramento, Stockton) to commit to a 4 year program that will provide me a Masters of Arts in Education, California Teaching Credential, and a guaranteed job upon completion
d) New York, to chase the dream in Publications
e) None of the above
a) Korea for 2 years to teach English in a rural elementary school
b) Some low income community in the U.S. to teach children for 2 years
c) LA (or East Palo Alto, Modesto, Oakland, Sacramento, Stockton) to commit to a 4 year program that will provide me a Masters of Arts in Education, California Teaching Credential, and a guaranteed job upon completion
d) New York, to chase the dream in Publications
e) None of the above
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Your Guardian Angel
Not a fan of the sappy lyrics, but other than that, it's a nice song--though, it is somewhat reminiscent of Secondhand Serenade's Fall for you, which I can't stand.
I think one of the reasons why dissimilar (or opposite) people are so drawn toward each other is because that's what makes each other so interesting--that's what makes you want to know more about the person and be involved in their life.
Knowing that person is "the one," I suppose, is still wanting to travel down the road hand in hand with that person even though you understand that it's because of these differences that will make things difficult. It's about pissing each other off and driving each other to the brink of insanity, but still wanting to keep trying, to reach an understanding if not a solution--it's the effort involved that makes a relationship. To me, a relationship isn't a noun--it's a verb, a word of action; a continual maintenance.
I guess it's comparable to living life--life is hard most of the time, but there are things in it (usually the small things) that make you want to keep living; that is why you're going to do what you can to continue in this world. There will be good times, there will be bad times, and things will always fluctuate for better or worse, but it doesn't change you wanting to be here. It's all of that that gives life meaning, just as it is all of that that gives your relationship meaning and value. Does that make sense? I don't know, maybe my analogy/explication is a little weird.
There are varying degrees of compatibility, but I feel that it's mainly the chemistry between two people that determine a relationship. I feel many separations in relationships happen because of the loss of chemistry over time, not compatibility. You can be amazingly compatible with each other, but if you lack the chemistry or the sexual attraction toward that person, it cannot be.
Finding the "right one" is comparable to planning your future and expecting it to turn out exactly how you envisioned it.
It simply doesn't happen that way--half the time, it's due to circumstances beyond your control.
You can't make an order, plan it all out to meticulous detail, and expect to find someone who reaches all your standards, having similar views, opinions, and interests--because what it comes down to in the end is chemistry, that certain attraction that you have for someone that you can't really explain the reason for. Whether or not he or she is the "right one" is based on how willing you are to fully invest yourself into that person, vice versa.
Ho hum. But what do I know?
Knowing that person is "the one," I suppose, is still wanting to travel down the road hand in hand with that person even though you understand that it's because of these differences that will make things difficult. It's about pissing each other off and driving each other to the brink of insanity, but still wanting to keep trying, to reach an understanding if not a solution--it's the effort involved that makes a relationship. To me, a relationship isn't a noun--it's a verb, a word of action; a continual maintenance.
I guess it's comparable to living life--life is hard most of the time, but there are things in it (usually the small things) that make you want to keep living; that is why you're going to do what you can to continue in this world. There will be good times, there will be bad times, and things will always fluctuate for better or worse, but it doesn't change you wanting to be here. It's all of that that gives life meaning, just as it is all of that that gives your relationship meaning and value. Does that make sense? I don't know, maybe my analogy/explication is a little weird.
There are varying degrees of compatibility, but I feel that it's mainly the chemistry between two people that determine a relationship. I feel many separations in relationships happen because of the loss of chemistry over time, not compatibility. You can be amazingly compatible with each other, but if you lack the chemistry or the sexual attraction toward that person, it cannot be.
Finding the "right one" is comparable to planning your future and expecting it to turn out exactly how you envisioned it.
It simply doesn't happen that way--half the time, it's due to circumstances beyond your control.
You can't make an order, plan it all out to meticulous detail, and expect to find someone who reaches all your standards, having similar views, opinions, and interests--because what it comes down to in the end is chemistry, that certain attraction that you have for someone that you can't really explain the reason for. Whether or not he or she is the "right one" is based on how willing you are to fully invest yourself into that person, vice versa.
Ho hum. But what do I know?
Monday, October 17, 2011
Akira Kosemura - Light Dance
Maybe you'll think differently, but this is probably one of the prettiest piano pieces I've heard in a long time. There's just something about it that draws me in--I can't explain it.
Eternal Playlist worthy.
Eternal Playlist worthy.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
I have to laugh.
K's having problems with T, our new housemate who's subleasing for the quarter. The thing about T is that she's very particular about certain things due to her hypersensitivity to the environment.
Anyways, so K turned on the air conditioning because our apartment somehow reached about 90 degrees tonight. Within seconds, T burst out of her room and desperately asked, or rather, nagged for him to turn it off. Being the "nice guy" (or what I like to call, pushover) he is, he complied. Then he proceeded to leave the apartment, presumably, to get some air--however, on his way out, he slammed the door so hard that it rebounded open, and everyone within the vicinity overheard him throwing a fit on the balcony.
That's K for you.
K's having problems with T, our new housemate who's subleasing for the quarter. The thing about T is that she's very particular about certain things due to her hypersensitivity to the environment.
Anyways, so K turned on the air conditioning because our apartment somehow reached about 90 degrees tonight. Within seconds, T burst out of her room and desperately asked, or rather, nagged for him to turn it off. Being the "nice guy" (or what I like to call, pushover) he is, he complied. Then he proceeded to leave the apartment, presumably, to get some air--however, on his way out, he slammed the door so hard that it rebounded open, and everyone within the vicinity overheard him throwing a fit on the balcony.
That's K for you.
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