I used to hate the sound of this book. And I especially hated when people would hear my dating stories and spout off that phrase. Still, I decided that I ought to give the concept a fair trial, so I borrowed a censored copy of the book. (Some sections don’t directly Read more…
You want to go work out at the gym In fact, you want to work out enough that you leave the safety of the womens’ weight room and go to the extremely crowded SFH weight room Successfully work the elliptical for 30 minutes, burning 300 calories (woot!) You go to work Read more…
Souvenir shops abound along the street, showcasing magnets, hats, shirts, miniature trolley cars, key chains. Jewelery vendors and artists take up residence across the street (where there is a little more sidewalk room!), restaurants of all kinds announce their fresh sea fare, and the whole area abounds with a sense Read more…
My friend and I were chatting the other night and, as often happens, the talk turned to dating. Rather, our lack of success in the field. We weren’t complaining so much, just being frank about things. He sent me a link to this talk, But If Not. I read through Read more…
It’s like a hotel from some horror film… gilded lobby, gold elevators, plush red carpets…. lots of mirrors, deep red ceilings, low lighting.. and that’s just walking to the room. The room isn’t so bad. Two nice beds, an armchair, a TV from the 80’s, a small rickety closet, and Read more…
I am so blessed. I have wonderful friends who help me so much. This past week was hard, really hard. I felt so depressed, and then realizing I was depressed made me even more depressed…. vicious cycle. My less-than-stellar mood made me a less-than-stellar babysitter and I felt bad about getting Read more…
It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man.Gustave Flaubert(1821-1880)
I am going to PARIS and LISBON this summer!!! As in, I will be able to walk and thirty minutes later saunter into the Paris Opera House, the Louvre, the Musee de Orangerie where Monet’s huge waterlily paintings span two rooms! I’m just a jaunt away from the Moulin Rouge Read more…
I read another great thing about love today… this time a talk given at BYU-I. You should read it too.No phone call from the guy yet. I think there’s another day or two left in the turn around time. Guess we’ll see if that hand hold last night truly translates into Read more…