Something I said in responding to a thread on GCN:
“Life is short, and there’s too much joy in the world, and you’ll miss it if you’re afraid of the pain that comes every once in awhile.”
So very,very true.
And, I need take my own advice.
I’ve missed out on the joy for far too long.
A conversation between my roommate and I:
Me: Oh look, the GCN conference is going to be in Anaheim, California this year. That’s close to where I grew up, I can go see my grandpa.
Tia, my roommate: How far is your grandpa from there?
Me: About 45 minutes.
Tia: You won’t go.
Me: Why not?
Tia: Because you never do.
Me: That’s not true. I really want to see my grandpa. I haven’t been out in Cali since I was 13.
Tia: Let me ask you a question: When you went to DC in January, didn’t you plan on doing alot of stuff.
Me: Yeah, but I’ve been to DC before, and I’ve seen alot of stuff.
Tia: Your past history has shown that you don’t do the things that you say you’re going to do, so it’s a pretty good chance that you won’t this time.
Me: You don’t know that.
Tia: Um, yeah, I do.
Me: Thanks for being so positive.
Tia: I wasn’t being negative.
Me: Um, yeah, you were. Just because my past is dumb, doesn’t mean that I’m going to do the same dumb things in the future.
Tia: Yeah, maybe, but you don’t really change.
Me: Thanks for the support.
Tia: You’re welcome.
Hmmmph.
Thoughts, anyone?
So awhile ago, fringes over at www.650miles.com(I can’t figure out how to link it, so if anyone can give me advice on how to do that, let a girl know.) tagged me for a MeMe, and I actually typed up a really good one, but I erased it somehow. I was really pissed about it,and have been procrastinating about doing it ever since. Since I promised to do it, here it is:
* List three books you’ve always meant to read, but haven’t got around to them
War and Peace-Leo Tolstoy: I know, it’s rather pretentious, isn’t it? I started this book in the 7th grade, and I read like 2 pages. I want to finish it.
The Historian-Elizabeth Kostova: It’s totally sitting in my closet. Everyone I’ve talked to says that it’s really good.
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings-Maya Angelou: Another book I tried to start along time ago, and never finished. If anyone has a copy, let me know.
* Share the two books that changed your life
Same Sweet Girls-Cassandra King: A chick lit book, and it didn’t really change my life, but it did provide me with this quote that sums up my whole out look on life: “Honey, it will either work out, or it won’t.”
Pride and Predjudice-Jane Austen: My FAVORITE author, and my favorite book. If you’re a romantic or even a cynic, you will love this book. And, I think Elizabeth Bennet is the character that resembles Jane Austen the most. Awesome book.
* Recommend the one book you’ve been talking about since the very first day you read it
I read Gone with the Wind for the first time in the 7th grade. I’ve read it probably a hundred times since then. The story never gets old. Scarlett O’Hara is one the greatest characters in American Literature. I’m sure alot of y’all have seen the movie, but it’s nothing, NOTHING like the book. You should read it.
And there you go. All great books that I think you should read, but in the words of Levar Burton of Reading Rainbow fame: “You don’t have to take my word for it”
