Life

Question A: Do you ever wish life was more simple? Do you ever feel like life plops 50 ft steel block obstacles on your path at least every couple miles? In short, do you sometimes feel thwarted at every turn?

If so please answer question B

Question B: If you could eliminate one thing from your life to make it more simple what would you eliminate? I'm curious.

Tonight We're All Lit Majors ;)

It's a beautiful night tonight. A fall evening without the heat or humidity of August. My roommate is playing operatic music in a foreign language and altogether it's a perfect night to think thoughts and be pensive. . .

Left-handers

Excerpts from the Left-Hander's Calender

For the edification and benefit of right-handers everywhere. Try not to be jealous. ;)

According to this excellent calender, Left-handers have . . .

MORE HEART
"The official Boy Scout handshake uses the left hand instead of the right. Although Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, was ambidextrous, he chose the lefty shake because the left hand is nearer the heart."

BETTER WORKING BODIES
"According to neurologists, left-handers adjust more readily to seeing under water. Mark Spitz, a left-hander, is a good example. He won seven gold medals as well as breaking four world records at the 1968 olympics."

MORE BRAINS
"SAT research has shown that left-handed males perform better in the math portion of the exam than right-handed males"

"A study in the American Journal of Psychology reported that lefties scored higher on tests relating to divergent thinking and problem-solving."

They also.....

WORK WELL AS NUMBER 1
"From early on, left-handers realize that they are different from other individuals. . . . One of the requirements for a leader--real or aspiring--is that he needs to be able to anticipate what is going to happen, to think about things in ounconventional ways, to see himself as different from the rest of the pack."

AND ARE GREAT WORLD LEADERS
"Born on March 23, left-handed Egyptian pharoah Ramesses II built more monuments and major statues than any other Egyption king. His sixty-seven year reign marks the last peak of Egypt's imperial power."

Then there are things in the calender, which REALLY don't belong in any self-respecting book written by a left-hander. Like this quote...

"Did you know that left-handers may be in the majority among gorillas? Their left arms outweight their right, which could indicate a slight left-handed bias."

11:00 pm, est.

Dear World,

Only two more days until Christmas break is over. I feel like I should write a sonnet or ode to Christmas break, but I lack confidence in my poetic skills. It would probably just turn out to be doggerel and make a laughable entry. Not that I'm against laughter. A smile can light up any day. I just usually endeavor to direct the laughter with me not towards me. Except for my brothers; they're allowed to laugh at me I suppose. Ties of blood and all that, you know.

This, however, leads me to an important observation. I believe you can tell how secure someone is in their creative abilities by seeing whether they write humorous or serious pieces of either poetry or prose. Some confidence is necessary to attempt any artistic expression. However, less confidence is needed to write a humorous work because if the piece flops and everyone laughs at it you can just say it was intended that way. Much confidence in oneself and/or one's audience, however, is required to broadcast a piece of a serious nature.

Anyway, that's my piece of philosophy for tonight.

Good night world.

Coming up next: excerpts from my "Why Lefthanders Rule the World" calender.

:)

Hmm...

Well, I guess I could write another blogpost. I've been meaning to for quite some time. But I had nothing to say. Then again, that didn't stop Beckett so why should it stop me? Nothing important has happened lately. I just checked and my grades still aren't in on Student Portal. It's only 7:37 in the evening, but it's horribly dark outside. Have you ever heard of seasonal disorder? It means you think the dark is depressing. Do you like the summer better than the winter? Do you function better with light? Do you flip the light switch on when you go into a room rather than sitting in the dark? If so, you likely have seasonal disorder. But let me move on to cheerier things. It's always better to look at the bright side of life and count your blessings, so here goes. Right now I'm listening to country CDs I got for Christmas. Now some of you might think that's depressing, but I'm rather partial to country. And my dear brother, Paul, underwent dental surgery which means I can use his car anytime I want too. Oh and my little sister told me I have a huge bump on my nose, which I'm sure was good for humility. And my family told me at dinner that I was the only one in our whole extended family who had attached ear lobes. Paul thought it was a rather animalistic facial feature. Let's see, what other blessings in this short life. A postal worker who didn't speak English very well rejected my box because it wasn't the right size. And the fitting room clerk at Walmart tried to make me abandon my little sister.

But hey, the Redskins only have to win one more game to make the playoffs. Life is good. ;)

My Friday Nightlife

I've been neglecting this poor blog shamefully. Most of you probably haven't noticed or cared, but let me tell you just the same, I'm still alive!!! ;) And just to prove it, I present the following two posts chronologically summarizing my Friday night activities of the past two weeks. And for those of you who were complaining about my absence from cyberspace,

these are for you. :)

Friday, October 19

Aley's Surprise Birthday Party

and my three favorite PHC girls :)

!!! 20 YEARS OLD!!!

Aley's an official adult now and no longer one of those irresponsible teenagers.
(No more sinister designs against Lagomorpha, okay?; )

Aley's first startled look. (Doesn't she look cute? :)

A yummy birthday cake

The lovely lit major who baked the cake and planned a very special party for her roommate.

Being demure and responsible.

(After all, we're all 20 now :)

It was a fun evening. :)