Planning a wedding seems like so much more work when you are the one who has to do it.
I am going to quit and become owner of a catering hall.
The work you get paid for is sometimes easier than the work you do for free.
You will encounter incompetence wherever you go.
Some people you just know not to trust.
It is a close tie between Jimi Hendrix's "May This Be Love" and Smashing Pumpkins' "Drown" for best song on the singles soundtrack.
-Marc
Sometimes the only way to describe a diamond ring is "stu-unning."
It is difficult to come up with a control scheme for dryer agitator speed and mill speed.
There is such a thing as a perfect day.
It is exciting to get 14 new messages in your inbox, when you know that none of it is spam.
A party is nothing without the guests.
Using modem connection noises in a song is an easy way of dating your music.
People can say sweet things when happiness finds its way to them.
-Marc
it sucks to be far away from people you care about when big things happen in their lives
it's the best thing when in a sea of bad news some happiness finds its way to your inbox.
-karen
Oh... I see. You didn't post the bit about the cereal. OK.
A mysterious person ate a bowl of cereal for breakfast on the 12th day of November in the year 2001. I'm sure many people did that actually. I did not. I'm not sure what I had for breakfast that day.
Marc
hmm... at least 4 people.
(people should really sign what they post here)
caroline does not have milk in her refrigerator.
and all her cereal is expired and should be thrown away.
-caroline
The Roseland Ballroom is a crappy place to see a show.
Taking a day off in the middle of the week can relieve stress and help you get your laundry done.
Caroline ate a bowl of cereal for breakfast on the 12th day of November in the year 2001.
Moving from your office to a conference room really can be fun if:
1 - They take out all the conference room furniture.
2 - They give you cool new office furniture that nobody else has (including very funky chairs).
3 - They arrange for your computer and phone to be moved.
4 - Your new office is closer to the people you have to talk to on a regular basis.
Marc (sorry... I always forget to put my name)
This morning, I ate a bowl of cereal. Barring time travel, this will always be true.
Nothing is permanent.
no, at least 3 people read this blog.
sometimes too much is going on inside people's heads for them to write anything at the moment.
-caroline
Only two people read this blog.
It is very possible to fall asleep at 5 PM on a Saturday night even though you had a full night's sleep on Friday and you didn't do much of anything on Saturday.
It is possible to make it from North Chatham, Cape Cod to Pelham Bay, New York City in just over 4 hours, even if you run into some traffic in New Haven.
Having your workspace moved from an office to a conference room can be fun. (Pending... until more lessons from experience are available)
Too much thought can tire a person out.
Emotional roller coasters don't necessarily have to stop to let the passengers off.
If you don't write anything, nothing will be written.
-Marc
Stress is impossible to avoid.
When things don't go as planned, you have a right to get upset about it.
When things don't go as planned, you need to make alternate plans.
Marc
More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. I speak, by the way, not with any sense of futility, but with a panicky conviction of the absolute meaninglessness of existence which could easily be misinterpreted as pessimism. It is not.
-- Woody Allen
(link via butoh.)
-kate
Secrets are hard to keep.
You can think all you want, but speaking is the spark for the fire of action.
The Yankees have an uncanny ability to win.
The Post Game 5 round-up
After watching the Yankees come from behind in Game 4, I cursed them because they increased my stress ten-fold. If they were planning on winning, why did they wait until the very last out. Let the fans relax on a calm Wednesday evening. But they did it again in Game 5. A tired fan, lying on his couch, battling exhaustion, can still jump up and down as
An unknown journalist wrote:
This time, Scott Brosius played the role of Tino Martinez and Alfonso Soriano was Derek Jeter. Unfortunately, Byung-Hyun Kim was still Byung-Hyun Kim.
Hal Bock wrote:
There was something magical about the consecutive comebacks that left the Yankees one win away from a 27th World Series title.
This is the most successful franchise in professional sports history, and before the Series began, the Diamondbacks were asked if they were concerned by the mystique and aura of the Yankees.
They laughed it off, with Curt Schilling saying mystique and aura sounded like a couple of dancers at a local nightclub.
After Brosius, just 3-for-16 in the Series as he walked to the plate, hit the game-tying homer, a sign appeared in the stands at Yankee Stadium.
"Appearing Nightly," it said, "Mystique and Aura."
And I wrote:
This is Marc. Seeker of truth. Finder of life.