Jamie

04:04 pm: I hate these things anyway
From my horoscope:

With so much joy and harmony coming to you this year, you'll find that it bubbles over into your career as well. Your generous heart will attract many fun, sociable people into your life, and you'll enjoy a year full of getting out and doing things.


I don't believe in these things anyway, but this makes me laugh. When do I ever go out and do anything? So far, I've enjoyed a year full of getting dressed and going to work.

04:13 pm: I heard a story the other day that I really liked. A man went to visit an older man who was knowing in the town for his wisdom. There were many problems in his life, and he was looking for some sense of understanding and enlightenment as to why things were the way they were. Entering the wise man's house, he was invited to sit, and asked if he would like a cup of tea. The man agreed that he would, and the wise man sat a cup on the table and began to pour. Soon, the cup was overflowing, but he continued to pour. The tea ran across the table, and finally the man intervened. "You're spilling it. The cup is full, what are you doing?"

"Exactly," the wise man answered. "The cup can hold no more. Anything extra that I add, is a waste. And your mind is the same. It is full of your preconcieved notions, your ideas, your opinions, your expectations. Anything I add to it will overflow. Until you empty your cup, I can teach you nothing."

01:16 pm: Response to Magdollna
I started thinking about this based on a story from her journal, so it's mostly just a really long comment back to her. Oddly, my story is pretty similar to hers:

( My favorite Christmas gift )

05:58 pm: Copied from people who copy from other people:

I wrote a few sentences about each person on my friend's list. If you want, your contribution to it all is to guess which one is you! Oooh, mysterious. Or, you know, whatever.

(This is what I do at work...my job is sweet.) ( ta-da )

04:44 pm: Hah..speaking of a day late and a dollar short, this one went around in like February and I'm just getting to it now...



This message is addressed to everyone who is reading this post.
I want you to post anonymously, in comments, anything that you want about me.

Post a story, a secret, a confession, a fear, a love... anything involving me.

Be sure to post honestly and anonymously. Post as many times as you'd like, and then put this in your LJ to see what your friends, (and perhaps others who you don't even realize read your LJ) have to say.

I'm disabling IP tracking and all that stuff. So say whatever you want.

06:48 pm: ( A semi-funny story, and a rant )

06:45 pm: When I woke you up, you were still half-asleep. Your first, half-conscious response while I leaned over you was to give me a kiss and mumble, "Love you" while you came around.

That makes me smile.

05:27 pm: PS: We found a single room apartment for 475. Hopefully going to look this weekend.

04:45 pm: I'm having a jewelry party on the 21st..it's kinda like a tupperware party, or lingerie party, or avon party, or WHATEVER party you have been to in the past, you get the idea..it'll be fun, and everyone should be there! Even guys! I'm at work now, so details will follow.

01:54 pm: Merry Christmas!!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night...or something. I am supposedly at work, except it is really boring and I have nothing to do. Honestly, who goes to a water park on Christmas anyway?

I am thinking about my New Year's resolutions. This year, I'm trying to pick things that really matter, that I can really follow through on, and have a thought-out plan on how to not screw them up.

I would like to confess that I like Neil Diamond. Shh, don't tell anyone.

I've honestly never wanted to fit in at a job so much. It's not that I DON'T fit in here, I'm just spending a lot more energy making sure I do, when I normally couldn't care less. It might be that, in the past, I've never worked with so many people...so it actually takes effort to get to know anyone. Or maybe I just don't usually work with this many people my own age..I'm usually pretty independent in my past jobs, so there aren't a lot of people my age to make friends with. Either way, it's an unusual experience for me. I guess (and I don't mean to sound snobby or something) usually in the past I made friends by them just...being there. You know...open your mouth and there, you have a new friend. I've never had to TRY to meet people...what a strange concept! I wonder how hard it must be by the time you, like, get married and have kids and never go out...no wonder my parents are losers.

SPEAKING OF FRIENDS, everyone who is back home for the holidays better be getting in touch. I propose next Tuesday or Wednesday (Jan. 3 or 4th) for an outing. Holla if you hear me. Haha, I love stupid ghetto talk.

10:44 pm: "You give the elderly Pop Rocks and they could get all foamy and stroke out or something."

Did you ever love someday so much you'd give an arm for 'em?
Not the expression, no. Literally give an arm for 'em?
When they know they're your heart
and you know you're their armour
and you will destroy anyone who would try to harm them?

"She said there won't even be a trampoline! A wedding, without a trampoline!! Now that's just crazy talk!"

I have a picture on MySpace of me in a box. The description under it is, "Trapped in a box, four walls for sides.." Anyone who knows what that is a reference to, will get a cookie. So far, YOU ALL FAILED.

04:20 am: ( Quizzes from kouita )

01:39 am: This is absolute tragedy. Romeo and Juliet, New Orleans style. I feel sick.

http://www.nola.com/living/t-p/index.ssf?/base/living-5/1133851880209270.xml

11:11 pm: I'm pretty upset about ( that news story )

03:16 pm: The Year in Review
Go to your calendar and find the first entry for each month of 2005.

(not including memes of course).

Post the first line of it in your journal, and that's your "year in review"

( My Year In Review )

12:04 pm: New Thoughts
I feel like Jack Handy (except not funny).


My new thoughts for today ( include stupid people, snow, and ways to add entertainment value to my life )

12:51 pm: Random thoughts for today

* I <3 80's teen movies.

* It is fantastic that German people, when they are hurt, say "ow-a". No, not ow. ow-a. Crazy Germans. I love it.

* What is with all the snow? OKAY WE GET IT. IT'S WINTER NOW. YOU CAN STOP.

10:24 am: Some of the random thoughts going around in my head ( include )

12:10 pm:

Your Birthdate: July 6

You tend to be a the rock in relationships - people depend on you. Thoughtful and caring, you often put others needs first. You aren't content to help those you know... you want to give to the world. An idealist, you strive for positive change and dream about how much better things could be. Your strength: Your intuition Your weakness: You put yourself last Your power color: Rose Your power symbol: Cloud Your power month: June

Hmm...I don't get the power symbol either, Steph.

09:32 am: ( Movie Quiz )