You Make Me Happy

I look at the people in my life and am always flabbergasted.  How I managed this feat I do not know.  For all the questions I love to ask of people, I never ask why they are my friends - I only cherish the fact that they are.  There are a bunch of you but these four were on my mind a lot today.  In alphabetical order:

Jane:

Sent me this text, "I believe that it is a good thing to keep believing positive things until you fall asleep then wake up and embrace good things tomorrow".  I love her.  She says this and believes it and lives it.  So many gems in the treasure box known as my heart and she is one of the brightest.  I have talked about how much I love shiny things but she shines as bright as the sun.  Hence my never ending affinity to her brilliance.

Kym:

It is almost hard to put to words but she is so authentic and boundless.  She too lost her job recently and has also fought hard to make her CA dream a reality and the whole way keeps a positive and stunning attitude.  Knowing Kym is like swimming in the deepest ocean but without any fear as you know her support will keep you afloat no matter how overwhelmed or tired you get, she will keep you going.  I send so many positive thoughts her way.  You are powerful and genuine and I am so lucky to get to be part of this amazing novel you write.  I know that you will make the best of 2014.

Michelle:

She left her job today after 29 years with the same company.  Long story short, the past year and a half have been horrendous for her do to a truly evil person and yet she took that negative energy and made it work for her and not just against her.  She starts a new job and a new journey on Monday and  I can only imagine how afraid I would be to make a huge change like that but she is fearless.  I have said it a million times and still cannot say it enough, she can move mountains - she truly fucking can and it was Mount Everest that was recently moved.  So inspiring that I can barely fit it into my head.  Her epitaph will read, "Here lies Michelle, she moved mountains."  And because it is New York City someone will spay paint graffiti on there that says, "Fuck Yeah She Did!".  I so agree!

Walk Out to Winter

During the Christmas season along with the holiday songs on the muzak at work they also played repeatedly "Walk Out to Winter" by Aztec Camera.  This brought me untold happiness as it is one of my most favorite songs by one of my most favorite bands.  It was so odd hearing this 30 year old song that I adore from not a too huge band being played over and over but I smiled every time.  A few times when it was slow I would sing along and make a big display of it, all much to Brent's amusement.  Brent kills me.  He is so serious but when I act like a goof he dies laughing.  He is too entertaining.  Lately everyone back east keeps talking about the weather and the winter vortex thing is all over the internet.  Today I was feeling a bit miserable and lost.  While trying to find something productive to do and reading all about this crazy vortex thing, this song popped into my head so I decided to make a video.  All of the images were found on the internet as it is not too easy for me to get pictures of snow.  It is a bit slapped together but I am still happy with it - mostly because of the song.  My favorite part is when he dramatically reprimands, "Get your gear, get out of here  AND walk out to winter, swear I'll be there!".  That is the point in the song my gestures get really exaggerated with arms flailing and Brent pissing himself.  Not this winter but who knows, perhaps as the song says, next winter, "I'll be there.".

True Story

I was coming home tonight and I stopped at the dollar store to pick up a couple things.  When I walked up to the register there was a black woman there paying for her stuff and in her carriage sat the cutest little black girl.  She was 3 years old at the most and had huge round eyes and that crazy black girl hair do with the 7 or 8 braids.  When I walked up the little girl gave me the biggest smile ever and said, "HELLO".  I was thinking in my head, "What a peach, such a doll".  So I said, "Hi" is a very sweet sing songy friendly way.  The little girl's smile immediately disapeared into a frown and with a sternly furrowed brow she said, "I am NOT high!".  OMG it was the best ever.  In my head I was like WTF, what do I say now.  In that moment I was utterly convinced I was on camera and this was so going to be all over the internet.  Luckily her mom interjected, "Of course you're not high.  I should hope not at your age".  To which I immediately added, "And if she is then why is the girl holding out on us?".  The mother let out this huge holler of a laugh and when she was a bit composed she complimented me by saying, "You are a funny white guy!'.  I could have died and went to heaven on the spot.  It was the best trip to the dollar store ever.  I did not make up one word of this and soooooo hope it was on camera.  I would replay that insane moment like a thousand times.  

01.01.2014

Well we made it to 2014.  Another year changes and another year of changes.

Happy New Year!