The quote in the title is by Winston Churchill, by the way. I was having a little bit of a blah day and decided that I would blog about something. So I looked up a bunch of quotes and some of them were really great. So this blog is about quotes. Hope you enjoy!
"Only some people get what they want. Those are the people who show up to get it."
- Dianne Houston
"You can tell a lot about a fellow by his way of eating jellybeans."
- Ronald Reagan
"Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed."
- Storm Jameson
"The greatest danger to our future is apathy."
- Jane Goodall
"If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you."
- Oscar Wilde
"I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's inner life. And that too is a deed."
- Etty Hillesum
"There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open."
- Jawaharlal Nehru
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Weekend Fun
Yippee! We are now social again, as evidenced by the goods time had by all this weekend. (Just agree with me, folks). :)
I got a little crazy and set up a couple of things at my house this weekend. On Friday, my good friends Anna and Doug came over to watch a movie. We lured them with promises of popcorn, but ended up feeding them peach crisp. They seemed okay with that bait and switch. :) Doug brought over Adam Sandler's new movie entitled "Bedtime Stories." I won't do a lengthy review a la the "Yes Man" post, but suffice it to say, it was cuter and sweeter than I had anticipated. The movie is definitely geared towards kids, but there was enough funny elements in the movie to make us chuckle pretty much all the way through it.
Saturday we invited my brother Jon, brother-in-law Scott, and friend Claire over to play disc golf. If you remember, Saturday was pretty wet and my broda Jon was going to cancel because he didn't want to play in the cold. (Pansy!) But we lured them over with the promises of board games. We played Nuclear War and EuroRails while watching the Jazz lose. We had a great time, despite the sad basketball score.
Sunday we went to the Palmers and helped them make dinner. Then we pulled out Nuclear War, which they hadn't seen before and their interest in the game was high. We ended up playing that game until 11:30 p.m. That game really is a blast. If anyone knows where I can get my own game, let me know!
I got a little crazy and set up a couple of things at my house this weekend. On Friday, my good friends Anna and Doug came over to watch a movie. We lured them with promises of popcorn, but ended up feeding them peach crisp. They seemed okay with that bait and switch. :) Doug brought over Adam Sandler's new movie entitled "Bedtime Stories." I won't do a lengthy review a la the "Yes Man" post, but suffice it to say, it was cuter and sweeter than I had anticipated. The movie is definitely geared towards kids, but there was enough funny elements in the movie to make us chuckle pretty much all the way through it.
Saturday we invited my brother Jon, brother-in-law Scott, and friend Claire over to play disc golf. If you remember, Saturday was pretty wet and my broda Jon was going to cancel because he didn't want to play in the cold. (Pansy!) But we lured them over with the promises of board games. We played Nuclear War and EuroRails while watching the Jazz lose. We had a great time, despite the sad basketball score.
Sunday we went to the Palmers and helped them make dinner. Then we pulled out Nuclear War, which they hadn't seen before and their interest in the game was high. We ended up playing that game until 11:30 p.m. That game really is a blast. If anyone knows where I can get my own game, let me know!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Basketball
Anyone who knows me well knows that I love basketball. I really do enjoying watching games. I played for the Junior Jazz when I was in junior high, but I'm not really a good ball player. But I am an enthusiastic supporter of basketball!
So you can imagine that last night's Jazz game against the Lakers was pretty exciting for me. :) I really was on the edge of my seat for the whole game. The Jazz would be way up, then the Lakers would be way up. The fourth quarter was especially exciting as lead changes and ties were frequent. And, of course, I would only be writing about this if the Jazz won. If they lost, it would have been too bitter a disappointment. :)
To anyone who watched that playoff game last night, feel my pain. Brent was really tired last night because he had a long day at work AND he played basketball on his lunch break. He apparently played three games and was quite sore. The long day combined with the late start of the Jazz game worked against him and he couldn't stay awake. He was dozing off in the second quarter. I kept trying to get him to go to bed, but he wanted to stay near me, even if he was sleeping. (You've got to admit it, that is pretty cute.) I kept telling him that we should both go to bed, then, but he kept saying that he knew I wanted to watch the game. And he was absolutely right. :)
Thus, I turned the sound down really low on the television and made no sound whatsoever during the second half of the Jazz game. I did not want to wake my sleeping husband on the couch. But it was so hard! All these exciting things kept happening!! I allowed myself to do mental dances of joy, and mental cheering. That eased the pain somewhat, but I think I prefer to vocalize and act out my emotional state at basketball games. It's just---better that way.
Here's hoping to a win for the Jazz on Saturday!
So you can imagine that last night's Jazz game against the Lakers was pretty exciting for me. :) I really was on the edge of my seat for the whole game. The Jazz would be way up, then the Lakers would be way up. The fourth quarter was especially exciting as lead changes and ties were frequent. And, of course, I would only be writing about this if the Jazz won. If they lost, it would have been too bitter a disappointment. :)
To anyone who watched that playoff game last night, feel my pain. Brent was really tired last night because he had a long day at work AND he played basketball on his lunch break. He apparently played three games and was quite sore. The long day combined with the late start of the Jazz game worked against him and he couldn't stay awake. He was dozing off in the second quarter. I kept trying to get him to go to bed, but he wanted to stay near me, even if he was sleeping. (You've got to admit it, that is pretty cute.) I kept telling him that we should both go to bed, then, but he kept saying that he knew I wanted to watch the game. And he was absolutely right. :)
Thus, I turned the sound down really low on the television and made no sound whatsoever during the second half of the Jazz game. I did not want to wake my sleeping husband on the couch. But it was so hard! All these exciting things kept happening!! I allowed myself to do mental dances of joy, and mental cheering. That eased the pain somewhat, but I think I prefer to vocalize and act out my emotional state at basketball games. It's just---better that way.
Here's hoping to a win for the Jazz on Saturday!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Secretary's Day
Yesterday was Administrative Professionals' Day. I have no idea why people call it that, because everyone knows that it's really Secretary's Day. :) The funny thing is, I ALWAYS forget about this particular event. I remember Boss' Day--it's sometime in October and my internal clock starts ticking when we get close. But I never remember Secretary's Day until someone sends out an email.
I was then surprised yesterday morning when I got an email informing me that we would be celebrating by going to lunch at a place of our choosing. Because it was such a beautiful day, we wanted someplace that was outside. We eventually opted for Tin Angel cafe, which is on 4th South and 4th West in SLC. I had previously been there and knew it was a little quirky (there's a good likelihood that your plates won't match) but fun. We arrived about 1:30, hoping to beat the lunch crowd. Unfortunately, as it is such a small restaurant, they told us that they couldn't seat us for a half-an-hour. As there was no place else to go, we mostly hung out in the sunshine. There was a scooter shop just east of the restaurant and we went in for a little bit to admire our favorite color of scooter (yesterday it was orange for me), but most of the time we were just outside talking. By the time they seated us, they showed us inside for our tables, which were close to each other, but not connected. But although we had originally asked for an outside table, we were all happy to come inside because:
1) It was now 2:00 and we wanted to eat.
2) We had been outside in the sun so much that we were all hot. :)
The lunch was good, but the service was a little slower than what the bosses were expecting, I think. We didn't get back to the office until a quarter to four, making it a two and a half hour lunch, for which I got paid. Now THAT is my idea of a good secretary's day! :)
I was then surprised yesterday morning when I got an email informing me that we would be celebrating by going to lunch at a place of our choosing. Because it was such a beautiful day, we wanted someplace that was outside. We eventually opted for Tin Angel cafe, which is on 4th South and 4th West in SLC. I had previously been there and knew it was a little quirky (there's a good likelihood that your plates won't match) but fun. We arrived about 1:30, hoping to beat the lunch crowd. Unfortunately, as it is such a small restaurant, they told us that they couldn't seat us for a half-an-hour. As there was no place else to go, we mostly hung out in the sunshine. There was a scooter shop just east of the restaurant and we went in for a little bit to admire our favorite color of scooter (yesterday it was orange for me), but most of the time we were just outside talking. By the time they seated us, they showed us inside for our tables, which were close to each other, but not connected. But although we had originally asked for an outside table, we were all happy to come inside because:
1) It was now 2:00 and we wanted to eat.
2) We had been outside in the sun so much that we were all hot. :)
The lunch was good, but the service was a little slower than what the bosses were expecting, I think. We didn't get back to the office until a quarter to four, making it a two and a half hour lunch, for which I got paid. Now THAT is my idea of a good secretary's day! :)
Monday, April 20, 2009
Relationships
You know you're getting tired when you have a hard time spelling the only word in your title--written BEFORE the blog post. It reminds me of the time I volunteered at the Bountiful Library and they set me to work organizing their magazines. I went through them alphabetically and wrote the title of each magazine on a label so that they could be properly shelved. When I got to People magazine, I wrote "PEAPOLE." I looked at it for a minute and knew it was wrong, but I didn't know WHY. I finally cheated and looked at the magazine to check the spelling. Then I decided I was tired and that I had stayed at the library far too long. :)
Relationships are like that, I guess. They are important, but sometimes you don't know how they are spelled. You don't know who needs you at the moment, or even who you need. I've had a bit of an adjustment to married life in that respect. I always laughed at people who "disappeared" right after they got married. Now I understand a bit more. It might not be that you are so wrapped up in the person that your spouse is all you want to be with. It's that you want to make sure your fledgling marriage is going to survive. It's that you are spending time with your new family, trying to get to know them and make sure those relationships are strong. Then you are trying to keep up with your family as well. It's a bit difficult.
But worth it, of course. So those of you out there who may not be feeling the love, I love you guys! Even if I don't call as often, I still do. :)
Relationships are like that, I guess. They are important, but sometimes you don't know how they are spelled. You don't know who needs you at the moment, or even who you need. I've had a bit of an adjustment to married life in that respect. I always laughed at people who "disappeared" right after they got married. Now I understand a bit more. It might not be that you are so wrapped up in the person that your spouse is all you want to be with. It's that you want to make sure your fledgling marriage is going to survive. It's that you are spending time with your new family, trying to get to know them and make sure those relationships are strong. Then you are trying to keep up with your family as well. It's a bit difficult.
But worth it, of course. So those of you out there who may not be feeling the love, I love you guys! Even if I don't call as often, I still do. :)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Yes Man
Yesterday was quite a good day, for a Monday. :) I went through my day doing fairly ordinary things, but enjoying them immensely. I don't know what it was about yesterday, but it was great. It could be that there was a lack of stressors in my life. My boss is out of town this week, and so I'm leisurely doing projects at work.
I came home and tried out a pizza sauce recipe for the homemade pepperoni and pineapple special I concocted. The recipe had a lot of spices in it, but also two tablespoons of honey, which I thought made it a bit too sweet. Brent liked it, but I'm not sure I've yet found the World's Best Pizza Sauce, as it was advertised.
Afterward dinner we were going to prime and paint our newly acquired closet doors (yes, the condo remodeling continues), but it circumstances led it to be a later hour than we expected and we decided not to start a project. Instead, we went to our local McDonald's and got a free RedBox. Brent gets free codes every Monday, and so we do this quite often for Monday nights.
We decided on a Jim Carrey movie entitled, "Yes Man." Have you heard of this? I thought it was going to be a similar movie to "Liar, Liar," where he has some sort of curse put upon him to always tell the truth. Instead, the premise was that Jim Carrey was a man who had endured a divorce and thus was scared to take any sort of risks. He was a junior loan officer at a bank who was constantly being passed over for promotions. He tried to avoid his friends' phone calls because he didn't want to go out. Instead, he wanted to stay at home and watch movies.
He attends a seminar where he makes a "covenant" to say yes to anything that life throws at him. At first it backfires amusingly, but one of my favorite parts of the movie has him by a corkboard with flyers all over it. He says things like, "Yes, I WOULD like to learn Korean." "Yes, I WOULD like to learn to play the guitar." "Yes, I WOULD like to learn to fly a plane," as he's pulling phone numbers off the papers. The movie goes through him learning all of these things, but the interesting thing is, they all become applicable to his life. He has opportunities to utilize these skills, and in a couple of instances, they change someone else's life.
I admittedly got the movie with low expectations (even though it was my pick). And there was a scene that we fast-forwarded through. However, it was far sweeter than I expected, and it really did make me think that I need to enjoy life more, and not let it pass me by. I mean, I don't feel like I have a huge problem with that, but Jim Carrey's character actively went out looking for new experiences and that's what I think I should do more. It was inspiring to me, in that respect.
So the next time you see me, feel free to ask me about any new projects. If I have none, feel free to shame me. :) Remind me of this post. :)
Jeff Vice hated this movie: http://www.deseretnews.com/movies/review/1,5208,485001080,00.html
But the Trib seems to be more along my opinion: http://www.film-finder.com/Review.asp?ID=62527
I came home and tried out a pizza sauce recipe for the homemade pepperoni and pineapple special I concocted. The recipe had a lot of spices in it, but also two tablespoons of honey, which I thought made it a bit too sweet. Brent liked it, but I'm not sure I've yet found the World's Best Pizza Sauce, as it was advertised.
Afterward dinner we were going to prime and paint our newly acquired closet doors (yes, the condo remodeling continues), but it circumstances led it to be a later hour than we expected and we decided not to start a project. Instead, we went to our local McDonald's and got a free RedBox. Brent gets free codes every Monday, and so we do this quite often for Monday nights.
We decided on a Jim Carrey movie entitled, "Yes Man." Have you heard of this? I thought it was going to be a similar movie to "Liar, Liar," where he has some sort of curse put upon him to always tell the truth. Instead, the premise was that Jim Carrey was a man who had endured a divorce and thus was scared to take any sort of risks. He was a junior loan officer at a bank who was constantly being passed over for promotions. He tried to avoid his friends' phone calls because he didn't want to go out. Instead, he wanted to stay at home and watch movies.
He attends a seminar where he makes a "covenant" to say yes to anything that life throws at him. At first it backfires amusingly, but one of my favorite parts of the movie has him by a corkboard with flyers all over it. He says things like, "Yes, I WOULD like to learn Korean." "Yes, I WOULD like to learn to play the guitar." "Yes, I WOULD like to learn to fly a plane," as he's pulling phone numbers off the papers. The movie goes through him learning all of these things, but the interesting thing is, they all become applicable to his life. He has opportunities to utilize these skills, and in a couple of instances, they change someone else's life.
I admittedly got the movie with low expectations (even though it was my pick). And there was a scene that we fast-forwarded through. However, it was far sweeter than I expected, and it really did make me think that I need to enjoy life more, and not let it pass me by. I mean, I don't feel like I have a huge problem with that, but Jim Carrey's character actively went out looking for new experiences and that's what I think I should do more. It was inspiring to me, in that respect.
So the next time you see me, feel free to ask me about any new projects. If I have none, feel free to shame me. :) Remind me of this post. :)
Jeff Vice hated this movie: http://www.deseretnews.com/movies/review/1,5208,485001080,00.html
But the Trib seems to be more along my opinion: http://www.film-finder.com/Review.asp?ID=62527
Monday, April 13, 2009
Musings...
Recently, I have been corresponding with a relative that I rarely see, but feel I know a lot about. You see, every week she sends out an newsletter-type email for people to read. I read it faithfully every week. She talks about her husband, her genealogy work, her dog that I've never seen, but feel I know intimately. :) You get the picture.
The point is, in our correspondence, I remarked on how much I enjoyed reading her missives. She was so grateful! Apparently, she started these email letters in an effort to feel more connected with her family in Utah (she's in Ohio). I know my family reads her emails, but apparently we never really respond. But she faithfully sends them out, every week, and she has done so for years.
It got me to thinking about my blog. I was all excited about it when I first started this blog (all of four months ago) because I thought it would be a great place for me to air my thoughts. What I didn't realize was how hard it is to send out postings and basically get no response. Now I think that part of the problem is that people have told me that they have made comments, and yet nothing shows up. I've changed the settings multiple times to allow for comments, but still, nothing.
However, I decided that even if my blog readers are few, there are at least a couple of you out there. And so I pledge myself to be more diligent in limning posts. :) I may even try to be interesting.
The point is, in our correspondence, I remarked on how much I enjoyed reading her missives. She was so grateful! Apparently, she started these email letters in an effort to feel more connected with her family in Utah (she's in Ohio). I know my family reads her emails, but apparently we never really respond. But she faithfully sends them out, every week, and she has done so for years.
It got me to thinking about my blog. I was all excited about it when I first started this blog (all of four months ago) because I thought it would be a great place for me to air my thoughts. What I didn't realize was how hard it is to send out postings and basically get no response. Now I think that part of the problem is that people have told me that they have made comments, and yet nothing shows up. I've changed the settings multiple times to allow for comments, but still, nothing.
However, I decided that even if my blog readers are few, there are at least a couple of you out there. And so I pledge myself to be more diligent in limning posts. :) I may even try to be interesting.
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