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SPAM watch: 19 in the last 20 hours. Had it down to 4-5 a day for a while there... Problem is, only 3 of the 19 I got had any way to unsub. The other 16 either went to non-existent pages or had no contact information.
Plant watch: one more sprout in terra cotta. That leaves 3 without starts. The biggest one is about 2 feet tall and has 2 huge speckled, gorgeous leaves!
Picture watch: Anyone want to fondle my pornographic monkey?
Gift watch: Got my first set of living dead dolls yesterday. I tried to wait, really I did, but I wanted to set them up by the computer... so I did. Guess what, I got a muse!!!
I was listening to this CD made from my bro-in-law's discs and came across that song "Wear Sunscreen" Remember it? I didn't listen to the radio and even I heard it. Flash in the pan. Everyone got sick of it, but I bring it up because it really does have a good message. So, because I can (my excuse for most annoying things I do, ha ha) I'm putting the speech here. It sort of goes with my mood the other day about appearances and feeling good about yourself, imo, but I think it bears reminding.
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99, wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The longterm benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now:
-Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they fade, but trust me. In 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
-Don't worry about the future, or worry but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4 PM on some idle Tuesday.
-Do one thing every day that scares you.
-Sing.
-Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
-Floss.
-Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead. Sometimes you're behind. The race is long and in the end it's only with yourself.
-Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
-Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
-Stretch.
-Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know, still don't.
-Get plenty of calcium.
-Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
-Maybe you'll marry. Maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children. Maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40. Maybe you'll dance the Funky Chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance and so are everybody else's.
-Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever have.
-Dance. Even if you have no where to do it but your own living room.
-Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
-Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
-Get to know your parents. You never know when they will be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They are your best link to the past and are the most likely to stick with you in the future.
-Understand that friends come and go, but that with a precious few you should hold on.
-Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get the more you need of people who knew you when you were young.
-Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
-Travel.
-Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You too will get old and when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable. Politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
-Respect your elders.
-Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse, but you never know when either one might run out.
-Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
-Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and recycling it for more that it's worth...
...but trust me on the sunscreen...
Thanks for your indulgences. On with my day...
Plant watch: one more sprout in terra cotta. That leaves 3 without starts. The biggest one is about 2 feet tall and has 2 huge speckled, gorgeous leaves!
Picture watch: Anyone want to fondle my pornographic monkey?
Gift watch: Got my first set of living dead dolls yesterday. I tried to wait, really I did, but I wanted to set them up by the computer... so I did. Guess what, I got a muse!!!
I was listening to this CD made from my bro-in-law's discs and came across that song "Wear Sunscreen" Remember it? I didn't listen to the radio and even I heard it. Flash in the pan. Everyone got sick of it, but I bring it up because it really does have a good message. So, because I can (my excuse for most annoying things I do, ha ha) I'm putting the speech here. It sort of goes with my mood the other day about appearances and feeling good about yourself, imo, but I think it bears reminding.
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99, wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The longterm benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now:
-Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they fade, but trust me. In 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
-Don't worry about the future, or worry but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4 PM on some idle Tuesday.
-Do one thing every day that scares you.
-Sing.
-Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
-Floss.
-Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead. Sometimes you're behind. The race is long and in the end it's only with yourself.
-Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
-Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
-Stretch.
-Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know, still don't.
-Get plenty of calcium.
-Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
-Maybe you'll marry. Maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children. Maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40. Maybe you'll dance the Funky Chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance and so are everybody else's.
-Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever have.
-Dance. Even if you have no where to do it but your own living room.
-Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
-Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
-Get to know your parents. You never know when they will be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They are your best link to the past and are the most likely to stick with you in the future.
-Understand that friends come and go, but that with a precious few you should hold on.
-Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get the more you need of people who knew you when you were young.
-Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
-Travel.
-Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You too will get old and when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable. Politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
-Respect your elders.
-Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse, but you never know when either one might run out.
-Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
-Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and recycling it for more that it's worth...
...but trust me on the sunscreen...
Thanks for your indulgences. On with my day...
