August 2010
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Soundtrack of My Life
Do you ever wish that everyday felt like the way a certain song feels? I often listen to music and think, “if my life were a movie, I would want it to sound and feel a lot like this!”
Ideally, my life would sound like something you’d hear on the Sufjan Stevens and/or Feist radio stations on Pandora, mixed in with oldies from the 30s - 50s. Lots of strings (piano, acoustic...
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I got out of the shower today and for once, I liked what I saw in the mirror.
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I woke up at 7AM this morning after falling asleep around 8PM last night and a restless night of waking up almost every hour. Strange.
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Metaphors for Good Friends
Phi: Would you rather have one large coconut? Or. . .10 small coconuts?
Me: Is the large coconut sweet? Because if its sour. . .you wouldn't want a big, sour coconut.
Phi: Ummm...
Me: Or is it heavy?
Phi: . . .
Me: . . . Ah! A heavy burden! So would you rather have one big coconut that was a heavy burden? Or 10 little coconuts that were lighter? Waaait. . .
Phi: A large coconut that is a burden sometimes, and carries you other times!
Me: A SELF-SUSTAINING coconut!
Phi: YEAH!
Me: One self sustaining coconut? Or 10 coconut trees that you have to take care of all the time!
Phi: And sometimes the self-sustaining coconut will need your care and attention, only to kick you in the back and bring you down!
Me: ???
Phi: This is a horrible metaphor.
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“Looks like you were bitten…and twice shy”
– My Lan
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Listen
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"Can I call you?"
Daniel: yes dear
Quynh Anh: it went straight to your voicemail
Quynh Anh: ):
Daniel: i dont want to talk to you
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Bad days and Doug Funnie
gabebondoc:
Whenever I had a bad day, I used to think to myself,
“It’s okay, Gabe! Even Doug Funnie has bad days!”
Then one day, I realized something.
“Wait a minute. Doug isn’t a real person… he’s a cartoon character.”
Sad day, that was.
