Comics

One of the highlights of my day is reading the comics during my lunch hour. The following are two of my recent favorites. First, Girls and Sports-a funny look at why it's so hard to find a good man. If you ever want to get me on a soap box, ask me what I think about girls like her.

Second, Non Sequitur. A glimpse at my life;)

Okay, not really, but sometimes I wonder.

More watery things

The only way this is connected to the fishing blog is the fact that the name of the song is Harbor. I just heard it on Pandora, and I love it! Here's a link to a youtube video, it's just audio, but worth the listen!

Fishing

You all probably know how I love analogies. If you don't, just come to one of my Sunday school classes...I don't think I can make it through one without using an analogy or several. One that I have always thought is funny is the fishing/dating analogy...more fish in the pond, fishing in the wrong pond, going from friend"ships" to relation"ships". I heard it all at BYU. I always get a funny mental image of a fish in a boat (usually a canoe if anyone cares) with a fishing pole fishing for its mate. Makes me think the analogy has some holes in it.

While fishing, you throw in the bait and wait to see what bites. I guess that's what you do when looking for someone to date...show off what you have and see if anyone looks interested. Sometimes I wonder if for some people, hunting would be a better analogy. They see what they want and go for it, rather than wait on whatever bites. While I don't have any real insights about this analogy, the thought was brought on by a compliment I received. A friend of mine told me last week that I'm a catch. What a sweet thing to say, right? But it got me thinking, what if the person I want to be caught by is out hunting instead?

Meanwhile, I wonder if a certain offer to go fishing on the bay in a kayak is still good...better maybe, now that the weather is warming up:)

Enchanted, sick days and introspection

I believe the last really introspective blog post I wrote included Enchanted, and a moment in the movie that made me think. Well, I haven't been feeling well this week, and while at home watching movies (which is what sick people do, right?) I watched Enchanted again. Once more, a clip at the end of the movie made me think. The hag is offering Giselle the apple, promising her that all the bad memories, everyone she's met in New York, and all her experiences there will go away if she takes a bite of the apple. I thought about the course of the movie, and how she learns things about the place she's in and herself as she meets and interacts with people. While a fairy tale life seems appealing, I think there are some things that can only be learned while in difficult times. Life is wonderful when things are going well, but do we really appreciate it unless we have something to compare it with? Giselle thinks, then takes a bite of the apple. I wondered if I would do the same thing? When faced with the choice between forgetting everything, and living in perpetual "bliss" or taking the good with the bad, what would be my choice? I think I would keep it all, good and bad together, and try more actively to learn from the things that perplex me, and be more grateful for the times when things are going well. What would you do?

Lesson Learned

The weather in Texas has been beautiful lately. When I get home from work I generally open the windows, and even the door to my balcony. Saturday night, I learned my lesson. Having closed and locked everything, brushed my teeth, said my prayers, and went to bed. I was drifting off nicely, when I felt something brushing my face. I now believe that jumping from a prone position is possible, because that's what I must have done! I leaped out of bed and threw on my light (I might mention, I was quite sure the culprit was of the six legged type, so I wasn't too worried). Fearing I'd find a cockroach (though I've not yet seen one in my apartment), I looked around my room to discover a moth that surely came in through the open door. After spending some time to catch it, I tossed it out said door and retired to bed again. Needless to say, it took me quite some time to fall asleep.

Is it really that hard?

A friend showed me this this morning. What I want to know is, is it really that difficult to throw the car in neutral and hit the brakes? Is there something wrong with my solution? I'd like to think it would work. Any opinions?

Vegetarian?

I met a quasi-vegetarian yesterday. She will eat meat if she knows it was humanely slaughtered, and will eat fish. She doesn't believe that fish feel pain. Interesting, to me...how are fish so different from mammals? Am I the only one who finds this a little odd?

Poetry

You leave, and I wish I were going with you;
To decorate your arm, to give you a hand to hold,
To smile and meet your friends, to talk and see your soul,
So you have someone to dance with.

You leave, and I'm glad I'm not going with you;
To perpetuate the rumors and wonder where I fit in,
To question how much you think you are losing,
So my desires are met.

We touch, and I long to caress you,
To feel you melt in my arms, to see you close your eyes,
And share a silent conversation of souls.

We touch, and I feel you pull back, hesitating.
Lost in a sea of confusion, wanting what we can't have,
By my choice, not yours.

I wait, and in waiting find both faith and hope,
That we can both become what we want to be.
Together, in a dream.
Apart, because our beliefs make it so.