Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Greed is Good.

I was reminded about Michael Douglas today... in that Wall Street Movie.. he said  "The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much."
      I really don't remember that paper company, and I really don't remember that movie, but I remember the tag line. GREED IS GOOD. I think that's true. I want things. Don't you? Things out of life. Things that sometimes life gives me... (aka: five year old greeted me with "morning Cutie") and the things that life has yet to give me  "A job I'm REAALLY FuhMAZINGLY good at". I want TIME. I want ENJOYMENT. I want to know when I'm having that "I'll never have THIS again moment", so I will fully SAVOR it. I know that time is flying by me and I can't capture it. I keep getting older, my kids keep getting older and it's a helpless feeling. I have GREED.  I have it for life. I want to live. I want a picture of me on some stupid far away beach, to remind myself that I lived. Or.. on a mountain top somewhere.. (hopefully with a very competent Sherpa). Or.. a Christmas morning when the 8 yr old gets the PERFECT gift.  I want money. I like money, not gonna lie.  It buys stuff, like make-up and nails.. praise the LAWD.  I have greed for LOVE. I believe in it. Nothing is better than a hug from someone who loves you "all the way to the moon and allll the way back"  I have GREED for KNOWLEDGE. I want to know sh*t. I want to know something that someone else doesn't already know.. and use it to help people, or at the very least, have the right answer in class before someone else.... I think that movie was right. GREED is good.  GREED can work.. It can cut through all the silly stuff to the really important stuff. I want EVERYTHING. Everything that this world has to offer, I want it... and then I want some more. Because Greed is good... Just a little Michael Douglas reverb for ya Wednesday.. Jus saying. :)

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Survival is overrated.


I have given it considerable thought... and I've decided that survival is over rated. While I was sitting watching an exhausting soccer practice, and trying to get a five year old to stop crying... it came to me. This is WAY ridiculous. Like WAY. I called several friends while sitting in a chair in a tiny ball complaining about life in general. Made me laugh at how many of us or SO completely OVER it. We are. Us moms are TIRED, and we are AWESOME, and we fix the most RIDICULOUS problems ever known to man. I actually found myself saying "you need to be more afraid of ME than the DARK" to a particularly stubborn child who wouldn't go upstairs the other day, and I MEANT ever word of it. Like Reallllllllly MEANT it.  I actually had to say "YOU DON"T' SWALLOW COINS!" What the heck? That's RIDICULOUS. Or how bout... "I'm gonna count to THREE and then....." I like to leave it open ended for them to interpret the threat on their own. What they may think of us is probably worse than what I can come up with anyways. Anyways, mah point being that I'm going to stop surviving. I truly think I may just be me. However that works out.  I like to laugh. I like to talk a LOT. I like to find the "happeh place". I'm not going to survive, I'm going to live. I don't exactly know how yet... but I will. Because, survival is overrated, LIVING is where it's at. Living with killer shoes? EVEN BETTER. Because that means that I wake up and don't start the car in the garage without opening the door.  There's a thought. Jus sayin.  :)

Monday, October 11, 2010

The Glad Game

     I'm trying to play the glad game. Remember the one from Pollyanna? She could always find something in a situation to be glad about, tillllll that day she fell out of the tree... then she wasn't so happeh was she? Ha! Take that Pollyanna... Anyways, I'm playing that game today. My English teacher is evil. But, I take on online course, so I don't have to meet her evilness in person. I downloaded a trojan hose on my computer.... but, it's such a crappy computer, when I start using it as a coaster, it's like I'm multitasking.  I broke my broom... soo, unfortunately I have nothing to fly away on, but.... in related news, I haven't had to sweep in like a whole WEEK. I got some new shoes, they hurt.. but they are reeeeally cute.. so.. GLAD.. see how that works? I'm getting older, but I have the coolest new facial cream. I hate October, THE beginning of winter,  but it's like the shortest month... oh wait.. nev'ermind.. it's like as long as possible.. so that one doesn't work suh much. ANYWAYS, muh point being.... I'm playing the glad game. GLAD. YaY.  I'm workin on it. Jus sayin. :)

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Kickin Trees....

     There is a friend I have. Her dad used to tell her... (he was a wise man)... don't kick the furniture, kick the trees. That way it minimizes the damage... jus sayin. I am looking for some serious trees to kick. I would like to kick some big nasty trees...all day. But , in related news, I don't want to ruin my shoes, or my toes. I'm NOT self-destructive..  My version of kicking trees would be buying something. Dior, to be more specific. They love me there. They also love me at several other stores... ( I mean, big, hug ( I'm so happy you are here, so I can meet my quota)  worthy love)  I do what I can for the economy.  Annnyyyyways, mah point being. There are days, when trees need to be kicked. When bummerness, takes over and it's all you can do to to not injure your feet seriously on some trees. or furniture.  There are also Dior days, when Dior needs to be bought until the "I'm cute" factor kicks in.  That was today. I feel officially better.... thanks to Sherelle... and Eryn....and some product.  and some wine. I would like something miraculous., some 'this life is what you want it to be be'elixir. I'm expecting some some SERIOUS results We shall see.. but in the meantime, I have not injured my feet or mu shoes... That is  GLASS HALF FULL SITUATION... JUS SAYIN. .

Sunday, October 3, 2010

It's Sunday night. I have always disliked Sundays. I think it started back in the day when I had to go to church for like 8 hours that day, or maybe, when I realized that work was about to start the next day.. no buffer day in the middle. It's entirely possible as I got older that I realized that ... well, Sunday is just a day that people do more yard work in... the distant sound of weed eater or a lawnmower makes me depressed. Am I the only one? Don't get me wrong, I love me some Jesus and some Sunday food.. (8 hours of church doesn't actually  correlate with being a Christian) but there is just something about the day that is a little depressing. Always has been. It seems worse, if I start the week staring down the barrel of an exhausting week. I can look and see, this isn't going to be an easy one... Darnit. This one contains things I do not like. Work, study, work, study, craziness... but... Ive decided it's okay.. I got this. I will suck it up and be a big girl. Take that week. I got you and Jack Daniels. Jus sayin.


A Jack Daniels night.... :)