Christmas Lights

I hope everyone had a tasty Thanksgiving as I did, along with Birthday Cake. Many laughs, and many friends...isn't that what life is all about. Enjoying where you are. I know I said I am eager to travel, but in the same respect maybe I haven't given where I am enough credit. I need to appreciate my place on earth. I am very fortunate to have what I have.

The winter is starting to depress me, and the fact that I can feel it coming helps me to be a little happier. I get like this every year. There has to be something wrong with my life, even if there isn't really. I think I'll be okay.

I'm going to cling to the beautiful Christmas lights I see everyday, everywhere I go. I know that there are people who are actually excited for this time of year. Maybe I should hang Christmas lights. It could cheer me up. Let me just put this out in the universe: I need to travel somewhere...or I will crawl out of my skin! okay glad that's out! Don't worry people I'm still smiling. Buy me a great gift for Christmas or burn me a CD! C'mon, I'll burn you one too.

Grow! Grow! Go!

Opening my eyes finally! I had two really great moments today! On my way home on the train, I realized how important it is for me to see the world. I ride the same train almost every day in the same direction and that doesn't really sit too well with me. It was almost like I could feel the days of my life being wasted away on the same railroad track, with the same people, and the same scenery.
I've seen a lot of unfortunate things in myself and other people over the years and I feel like it is time to go out and make changes.

That was one realization!

Also, working at the hotel today, a woman came up to the front desk and asked me are there any local bingo spots. I think to myself...hmmm...no I have no idea. I haven't even heard the mention of Bingo in at least a year, but I looked it up for her on the Internet. I searched through Google Maps, Google, Yellow Pages, and a number of other search engines. I found a place and called to check their hours for her. A very petite woman with an awesome black furry hat and shiny baggy black pants waited patiently for the results. I gave her the hours and I apologized for the wait. She replied to me "Oh, It was worth the wait, I think I'll go tomorrow. Thank You!"

Yes, that's the entire story BUT if you would have heard the tone of her voice and the happiness she felt after I had done all of that bingo research you would have been just as touched as I am right now. It was a feeling I wont forget!



Fires are beautiful, they glow, and grow, and release warmth until they die. Balloons are beautiful, they are colorful and light up faces, floating higher and higher swaying this way and that way until they pop!

I refuse to not glow, grow, float, sway, give off warmth, light up faces, and reach my full potential...

How quickly we forget...

Sometimes it rains, wets the leaves, and I get sad.

Is anyone as excited as I am for November? Oak Oak Okay has two shows next weekend...awesome! My birthday, DeDe Marie's birthday (baby sis), Thanksgiving, black friday, I just can't wait for all this action! There's nothing better. I've been gone for a little while, busy about town. Now I'm back and curious as to how everyone else is feeling this time around? I hope noone gets depressed because of the time of year, or the early darkness (drives me nuts). Give me sunshine, or give me death.
Boy has this been an interesting year. It's so remarkable how quickly you can lose someone and things can change. It's really funny because you think if someone died or left you, you wouldn't know what to do. Once they're gone you can do nothing but move on. That's what saddens me most. How easily we forget. it could either be a blessing or a curse. I dont know. What do you think? There's really no need for us to get upset with each other because 5 minutes later you will just forgive them...Why even waste the time. Forgive and Forget. For real.

Today I was in a cranky kind of mood. I have to memorize a scene from a play tonight for my acting class and it's not looking too good. Maybe I will get some weird stares on the train tomorrow while I am rehearsing...but who cares? I have plenty of things to be grateful for in this here month of November...Just counting my blessings!

YES WE CAN!

Congratulations to Barack Obama!

I am at a loss for words, and to answer your question, yes I cried.

I voted for change!

So much is happening! Today I casted my vote for the first time in a presidential election. Of course, I voted for change because that's what we so desperately and clearly need. I got an automated phone call last night from John McCain, about fighting bushes policies. I find that hard to believe when he said he supported Bush 90% of the time. I'm thinking I made the right decision at 8 AM this morning when I voted for Obama. Lets just think awesome democratic thoughts and pray he gets this! Just get out and vote because, because, because the polls close at 8 PM in most places. Even if you are in line at 8 you have the right to vote. So exercise that right people.

Oh yeah, and thank god the Phillies won because I couldn't take any more impatient fans, unsure of the turn out. Rest assured the Phillies are awesome!

There's a really cool photostream on City Papers website today! Do check it out!
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