otrdiena, 2010. gada 19. janvāris

Right now.

A bit sick and a bit tired.

pirmdiena, 2010. gada 18. janvāris

Wear sunscreen

Viņam atkal ir taisnība.

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you
imagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with
yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe
you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own..

Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good.

Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen…

/Buz Luhrmann - Wear Sunscreen/

W stands for Wishing

I wish you didn't agree with me.

Lesson

You get what you deserve. Now I know..

svētdiena, 2010. gada 17. janvāris

Good books

Rādās, ka Evija uzgājusi lieliskas grāmatas, kuros atrodami vēl lieliskāki citāti. Esmu ieintriģēts :)

W. C. L. W. H.

All kinds of emotions are "running through my veins".

sestdiena, 2010. gada 16. janvāris

Gods būt latvietim!

It kā jau viņi izdarīja tikai(?)/tieši to, kas viņiem bija jādara, tomēr tieši šādu cilvēku dēļ man ir gods, ka esmu latvietis.

ceturtdiena, 2010. gada 14. janvāris

What are we like?

People are weird people.

Hmmm....

Hmm...


UPD: I just felt like writing something meaningless, however this post does indicate that lately I've been thinking about a bunch of unrelated yet essential (naturally!) things.

sestdiena, 2010. gada 9. janvāris

Joki

Trīs bērni rindiņā viens aiz otra brien pa kupenās iemītu taciņu. Pēkšņi vidējais no viņiem iesaucas: "Tas, kurš pirmais, ir pidarass!" *

Un vēl pasakiet, ka bērniem nav vislabākie joki pasaulē :)

*True story.

P.S. Un, ja jūs domājat, ka trīs bērnu virknē pirmais no otra gala ir pēdējais, tad jūs rūgti maldaties - tas ir otrais!

piektdiena, 2010. gada 8. janvāris

Zīmulis


Nē, nevis cilvēks, kas baigi "zīmējās", bet gluži ikdienišķs parastais zīmulis. Laiku pa laikam man uznāk tāda vēlme pēc kāda priekšmeta vai darbības, kas, lielākoties, nav nekādā ziņā īpaša. Un šovakar man gribās rakstīt ar zīmuli. Vienkāršu parasto zīmuli. Tā kā nosecināju, ka zīmuļa man nav, tad nekas cits neatliek kā vien doties uz veikalu pakaļ :)

svētdiena, 2010. gada 3. janvāris

Par domāšanu

Pirmo reizi jūtu, ka vajadzētu to, kas virsrakstā, bet tīrā laika trūkuma dēļ nespēju. Vajadzētu arī parunāties ar vienu gudru cilvēku, bet attālums liedz. Labi, ka mūsdienās attālums nav šķērslis. Vēl tikai jāizdomā, ko pajautāt ... un kādas atbildes man ir nepieciešamas ...

sestdiena, 2010. gada 2. janvāris

Apņemšanās

Ir. Viena un vēl viena.

P.S. Laimīgu jauno gadu, mani laimīgie lasītāji! :)