Sleep Well, Protector

Miep Gies has passed on, at the age of 100.
She protected the diary of a girl that became the household name of sadness and cruelty of the world.
Thank you Miep. And thank you Anne. May you both be resting in peace now.

Old Lady

I turned 25 yesterday. Me. I remember thinking 15 was old. And now I'm ten years past that. If you're older than me and reading this, and are just going to tell me I'm young with my entire life ahead of me, then you don't remember turning 25, or 30, or 40, and the fear that envelopes you that your life is rushing to some conclusion, and the steering wheel just came off in your hand. That's how I'm feeling right now.

Don't get me wrong, it was a good day. I got treated extremely well by the man who loves me, and taken out to dinner by my parents. And maybe a little more celebrating will go on tonight. But last night I was falling asleep, and the only thing I could think of was the scene in "When Harry Met Sally" where Meg Ryan is crying maniacally after her ex boyfriend got engaged.

And I'm going to be 40!
-When?
Someday... Its just sitting there like this big dead end. And its not the same for men. Charlie Chaplin had babies when he was 73.
-Yeah, but he was too old to pick them up.

It didn't help that my wonderful baby brother sent me a text message saying, "God,Sis, in 5 years you'll be thirty." What have I done with my life? If I died right now, what do they print on my tombstone?

Excuse me, I must go climb a mountain...

Cozy

I am currently in bed with an AmStaff, a chihuahua, a daschund, my brother, and his girlfriend watching movies. I have not been this cozy and content in a long time.

Lessons From Fight Club

This is your life, and its ending one minute at a time.

Its only after we have lost everything, that we are free to do anything...

With a gun barrel between your teeth, you speak only in vowels...

On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.

The things you own end up owning you.

I am Jack's wasted life.

We're a generation of men raised by women. I'm wondering if another woman is really the answer we need.

If you don't claim your humanity, you will become a statistic. You have been warned.

Tyler Durden



Fight Club is the movie that gave me hope. Life does not have to be the empty shell of material waste slowly moving from year to year to a cold death. There are a million quotes in that book that amaze me and cause me to think and reflect.

Life is your life. It is important to find your happiness, not the amount of material possessions you can collect.

Chuck, thank you for this masterpiece.

If you're wondering, I am with my brother right now watching the movie (BOOK IS SO MUCH BETTER).

Congratulate Me!

I have just been notified that one of my short stories will be appearing in an online literary magazine at the end of January. Once I have the link, I will be posting it here, and I hope you guys check it.

I am so freaking excited, I can't even describe it.

Gettin' the ball rollin', guys. Gettin' the ball rollin'.