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So about three weeks ago, Margaret announced the winner of the Bath and Works giveaway and that I won. She sent the package shortly after and I received the package on the 11th of February.
Well, what I mean by “received” is that it was delivered, but since no one answered the door (my roommates couldn’t be bothered to answer the damned intercom’s phone), they left a slip for me to pick it up. Since I had just started work and I wasn’t going to be in the post office’s area anytime soon, I asked my friend, RN, if he could swing by after his classes to pick it up for me. He went the day after (on Tuesday), but they couldn’t find the package. I was a little peeved, but I thought that I could go in on Saturday for it and they could find it. Well, I realized I couldn’t go on Saturday, so I saved it for the following Tuesday morning, the 19th of February.
I went into the office with my slip and photo ID and waited for what seemed like ten years instead of ten minutes. They couldn’t find the package… again. Knowing that they only keep packages for 10 days, I asked them what my options where. I was told to call the supervisor in the morning before the mail carriers would leave. I called and called and called. Sometimes when I called, no one would answer. Other times, I would be put on hold for an obscene amount of time (I’m on my cell phone, by the way). After a few days of the whole phone situation, I was pretty pissed off, to say the least.
They had my name and number and by Saturday, I was giving it a lost cause and assumed the package for lost. Then, on Monday evening, in the middle of my break, I received a call (or voicemail rather) that they had finally found my package. I asked if they could deliver the package and leave it in the mail area, but the supervisor was afraid that I’d have to sign for it (which I had highly doubted, but I wasn’t going to argue), so he said it would be much better if I could just go in.
I realized that I have quite a bit of time on Tuesday to get things done, especially in the morning, since I don’t have to show up for work until 2pm, so I planned to go to the office. After many weeks of many different emotions running around, I finally got her package in my hands, which I opened at work only to realize that she had completely overcompensated in the box size.
Now the fun part comes when I can finally try these items out. Thanks a lot Margaret! (And not so many thanks to the post office for the delay…)
Well, two actually. I’ve really got to start leaving some posts ready to be published in the event that I can’t get to posting on that day. See, Sunday was my leisure day. It was the day of rest (both religiously and not) and well, I rested. I’m still trying to catch up on a reading all of the blog posts within the last week or so and it’s taking me awhile. I’ve replied to as many comments as I could; I still have to return all those comments as well.
The test went okay I suppose. I could have been much more prepared for it, but oh well. It’s done with and now all I can do is just make sure not to fall behind, right?
I’ve been thinking of a new layout for a while now. I finally found my photographer and the picture that I will use. It’s still going to be a red and dark theme, but I’ll make it work all together; don’t worry. I’ll have a beta site set up so I can get some feedback on some trusted people and hopefully, this will be one step forward in my progress as a designer.
Anyway, I should be heading to bed now. Good night all and hopefully, I won’t fall out of this posting process again anytime soon.
Have you ever wondered why you were brought upon this Earth? Why is it that you were given the soul to live, the life that you have now? Why were you given the things you have and lack other things?
What is your purpose in life?
That’s always a tough question to answer, especially for the depressed. Do you imagine what others’ lives would have been like if you had not been in them? Even for that split second, what could have happened? If others had not been in your life, how would you have turned out? Who has made a great significance to who you are as a person, as a being? To whom have you made a great impact?
Do you ever think about the possibility of being that one person that’s needed somewhere in that some place at the right time? Even perhaps involuntarily, could you have done something that has changed someone else’s life forever? Do you think that you could have possibly been the happiest thing to have happened in someone else’s life? Who would you say has made you just as happy?
I believe that life has meaning when you make it have meaning like when you go out and do something that is for you and for those that you love. Sure, there may be some “evil” doings, but it’s only “evil” in the eyes of your respective society, remember that. If you truly believe that you have a purpose, a reason behind your actions, then go for it. Also consider the possible results and aftermath that could result from your actions.
My point is that life always has meaning; it’s up to you to determine how you want to interpret that meaning for yourself and how you want to live your life. Be the person you want to be; don’t pick at your flaws. Change to become the person you are happy with and if you are already happy, then continue to spread your confidence among others so that they may understand what it is like to be truly content with themselves and will strive to be at peace.
Apparently, loving someone and being in love with someone are two different things. You can start out doing both, but them the “in love” part fades away and all that’s left is the love you feel for them, but not to really be “in love” with them.
I don’t know how to quite describe it, but it makes sense. After a while, you stop loving the person like you used to, but you still love that person nonetheless. You care for the person and for that person’s well-being, but you’re no longer in love with that person. I guess it’s quite a subtle transaction but quite a large distinction.
So what do married couples go through? I believe that when you are married with someone, s/he may change what they do every day and somewhat change as a person. However, if his/her main principles still stand true, then there’s a chance to make it work. As long as the values and beliefs have not drastically changed, then it can work. Should the other person change along the duration of the marriage, then that’s where the fun starts up again because you get to fall back in love with your spouse.
But sometimes, some people aren’t so lucky. I just don’t want to be one of those people except I don’t know how to secure myself in that way. I don’t know if I’ll know that the person I want to marry (someday) will be the one. I want him to be. I want him to be the last person I’ll ever be with for the rest of my life. No divorces, no long-term separations, no shit like that. Once I’m married, I want to be married for life.
Honestly though, who really knows? Those who get married have that hope, that wish, but in the end, nobody really knows what the future brings and what will come your way.
So when you fall in love with someone, how do you know if that’s ever going to end? And if it does, then do you think it’s possible to still be with the person and still love the person at the same time despite how different the two emotions of love are?
Disney is such a huge corporation and it started about a century ago (1923). It’s created so many things and implanted so many ideas into the heads of children, both good and bad.
Let’s see here… has anyone noticed the roles of women and men in many of the movies (more recent or popular ones)? Beauty and the Beast, Lady and the Tramp, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Aladdin all portray lesser or hideous men who are saved by a “fairer” or “better” lady. Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella show that women must be “saved” from some gallant prince. In all honesty, Disney doesn’t really have a certain stand point on its views on the roles of women and men, but it depends on how often they portray a certain kind of image. Do they care about the images their movies impart in the minds of children? As long as it doesn’t offend too many people, then it’s fine, right?
I wonder though, if they have a movie where the man is saved from the perils of evil by a woman.
And damn their music. I’ve been listening to their three Greatest Hits CDs today and I just feel really… romantic. I feel like I want to be one those princesses who needs to be saved with a kiss. Or maybe I can just settle to waking up every day with the man I love with a kiss. 
That would be really lovely… to be snuggling in bed with someone and should he wake before me, have him lightly kiss me (of course, not really minding that I have morning breath 
) just to wake me up.
It means no worries, for the rest of your days…
Speaking of songs… I always get the chills when I listen to Mulan’s “I’ll Make a Man Out of You.” I don’t know why, but damn it, every time I listen to that song, I get goosebumps.
I wonder how those people in the Disney costumes (the non-human ones) sign their names with their big foamy hands? It’s been a while since I’ve been to Disneyland, so I don’t remember.
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