mother's day I really appreciate my family. It's great to see how everybody has helped each other grow and learn, regardless of if they are/aren't aware of it. Every time I talk to my brother he seems more mature and even though he has always been incredibly intelligent on some higher plain of ethics and living, he recently has become more aware of what he realistically needs to do to survive on his own and is suddenly with more motivation to carry it out. I think the latter is the most important change I've seen in him in the past year or so. I suppose some of this is due to his girlfriend of two years, whose presence has helped him value things outside of his head or his game. I guess my family has also taught me the benefits of compromise, as I've always been hard-headed in my knowledge gained from my learned/lived experiences. I've had to learn considerable patience from my mother's lack of memory, one that she has been blaming on Alzheimer's since 40. I've had to learn to overlook things for the sake of harmony, things that can never be figured out,  or aren't worth my time to try for--which is hard for a mind that doesn't quit. I really value my family. I think they all try to be the best people they can be, and even thought we all have our individual faults, we all also try our best to be understanding of each other. I think this is the most important thing a cooperative family can do. Love is not enough, there's a bit of work required.

Labels: love, nostalgia, 家庭

  ¶ 5/11/2009 12:31:00 PM 0 Comments

  no offence. i remember a fantastic time in my life when myself and my peer group first discovered the phrase "no offence." it was when people had just begun to appreciate the savvies of secrets and niceties, to the face and behind one's back. it quickly became the most widely-used saying because you could say things like, "she's got the nappiest poop-colored hair and i think she wipes her butt with it. no offence, or anything y'know," and it would let you off c o m p l e t e l y off the hook. you didn't mean maliciousness, you were just telling it like it was. m a g i c k.

in recent news, the 2009 runner up to miss america, a very conservative biblicist miss california, was asked about her views on states legalizing gay marriage by one of the miss america judges, gay rights activist and infamous celeb blogger perez hilton. she was destination conflict from da get go, but her answer sealed her own god awful fate.

"I think it's great Americans are able to choose one or the other," Prejean answered. "We live in a land that you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage.

"And you know what, in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman.

"No offence..."

Labels: gay, news, nostalgia, shock

  ¶ 4/24/2009 01:19:00 PM 1 Comments

 


maybe its really late, and for once this week, i have been on the computer instead of studying, but this picture is astutely telling of highschool. the only thing it's bereft of is jennie looking a bit impish as well; well...maybe kerri's face contorted by sneer; andrew lurking in the background with gaping, shocked mouth; jill donning airbrush drama mask t-shirt; and david with something incriminating in tow.

Labels: nostalgia

  ¶ 2/10/2009 10:06:00 PM 0 Comments