Beauty

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Living in the future

It's amazing to me that CDs are now pretty much obsolete. It doesn't seem that long ago that I bought my first CD. I remember I was in 7th grade and I bought the Mariah Carey Fantasy CD. I felt So grown up.

Now, like so many other things, they are in a box. Going somewhere.

The gobblerito!

What better way to grieve than with the ultimate thanksgiving themed burrito?Yes, that's right a burrito stuffed with turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, green beans, gravy and a side of cranberry sauce. And, it's best served with a giant margarita.

But seriously, it somehow seems inappropriate to laugh and drink margaritas during a time of loss. But, I guess there is no "appropriate" way to grieve. It's best done when it suits the bereaved. So, who's to say that a gobblerito isn't apropos? I'm just glad that I can be here with my friend.

On the road

Be careful what you wish for...

Every morning on my way to work, I fantasize about hopping on I-40 W and just driving...Asheville, Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, Cali... Just somewhere. And today I got my wish. Although, the circumstances are not the best (Alex's mother passed away and I'm headed to Pittsburgh as friend support) I'm trying to make the best of the drive. I'm seeing it as my opportunity to take that "spontaneous" road trip of which I so often dream.

Notes to self for a successful trip:

- don't crash while changing the tunes
- don't accidentally drive to Tennessee
- don't speed
- don't pee your pants
- don't text and drive
- don't get stuck in a truck office
- DO treat yourself to some Combos, but don't eat too many

Do I really need this?

How does one distinguish between what one really needs and what one thinks one needs? I feel as though I have spent my entire life dancing somewhere in betwixt these two states of need. I constantly feel as though I need something; whether it be needing an actual tangible thing, a need to do something, or just the need for spiritual enlightenment, I can't escape it. I know that I should not need things that I do not need, and yet I do it anyway. But why? Is it me? Do I have some deep rooted psychological issues about satisfaction? Is my life objective to, as David Hammond drama professor extraordinaire would say, "fill the void"? Or maybe I'm just like every other full blooded American who is motivated the the need to get things, material or spiritual. I suppose if we were all born satisfied, there would be no reason to live, no struggle, no pain, and thus no growth and no life.

And yet this still does not explain how we can distinguish between need need and just need. I mean isn't this understanding the root of Santosha? Contentment. Contentment with oneself and what one is capable of attaining in life. But, content not complacent. And therein lies the true struggle. The needs and the wants are just details and diversions.

back to the basics

These are the only Halloween costume ideas that I am endorsing this year. Costumes from the old school.
And most importantly, you must be scary and not slutty.