I know I’ve been majorly sucking on the category of updating this blog. I do have more time now that I’m on summer break, but I’ve been busy with working, sleeping, learning how to drive and of course catching up with “playing.”
I’ve been putting thought into materialism – or the personal side to it. Everyone likes new toys. Whether that new toy is a new laptop or a new puppy doll, regardless of how old one is, everyone likes new things to play with.
And, everyone likes to discover a new thing to like. It’s always fun to figure out another thing we can obsess about or spend our time on (and actually enjoy that time we invest.)
So here is something that roughly resembles a bucket list, except for the part that I (hopefully) have a long to play it out. [and some tacky side notes that I like to tack on. So, I guess it’s a rather long one.]
- I definitely want to learn how to scuba dive. I don’t know what it is, but this underwater, often literally shady, business has fascinated me since, well, I don’t know. I’ve always been fond of the water – not that I’m a fantastic swimmer or anything, but being in water or by water seems to be alright by me. I like rafting, I like the ocean, I like the food that comes from it, and I even find the diseases and/or disorders that result from it truly fascinating. I don’t daresay that I grasp the true meaning of the grandiose circle of life that plays in it, but it’s pretty cool in my opinion. I’m aware I can get some terrible oxygen bubbles in my vein (which is apparently terribly painful), but doing all those National Geographic-y things seems über cool.
- I want to own a Nintendo Gameboy, specifically a Nintendo DS Lite. Well, of course, something else cooler may come out, but as of now, that’s my favourite model. (I’m not that big of a fan of the DSi.) I’m not really into a lot of electronic toys (that said, I did just get a new laptop, a beautiful Macbook, if I may add.), but I’ve wanted a gameboy since grade school. Maybe it was because I was into Pokémon when I was younger (still think Pokémon was a brilliant idea that revolutionized animation, industry, etc.) It’s a terribly easy way to carry entertainment and major distraction in a bundle!
- I want to own a dog or a cat. I’ve never really had any bigger pets than a hamster and some small birds since my mother is not quite the fan of moving things that have more than two legs or have white liquid feces. I love Dachshunds, red, brown or black poodles (I will need no pompoms on poodles heads and tails), Corgis and a lot of other hounds and terriers (I like German Shepherds, too, but I think they might be too much for me.) I’m hoping to get a smart and one of those ‘hypoallergenic dogs,’ (though I don’t completely believe in the ‘no shedding,’ and ‘no dandruff’ statements) by the time I’m ready to have my own place AFTER graduation. Hopefully I’ll get some time to learn about them a little more by volunteering and reading more about raising them. And as for the cat, I really don’t have any strong preferences, but I’ve always loved the look of British shorthairs and Chartreuxes… so I guess I like the more solid coloured, round-faced beauties. Pointy-faced cats creep me out for some reason. Ragamuffins are adorable, too.
- I want a Roald Dahl collection. I have an anthology of his adult fiction (which, of course, contains his excitingly cynical tone and delightful + morbid descriptions.) In modern internet-speak Roald Dahl pwns (?) writing (translation: he’s also über cool.) Even his children fiction is quite the amazing artwork. Way better than Harry Potter. And speaking of RD, this is a quote from The Twits.
If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until it get so ugly you can hardly bear to look at it. A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
I’m not one to necessarily harbor dark and twisted thoughts (or at least, I don’t think so), but I do think that statement is true. You can be a good person, but harbour negative thoughts, and those thoughts will show up on your face. And if these thoughts persist, it’ll mold into your face. And, molding dark and twisted thoughts into your face, probably isn’t the most advised beauty solution.
Anyways, I’m going to update my reading hopefully relatively soon. I’ve been reading lots… and watching a lot of TV. Let me enjoy being lazy a little longer. Peace!
