Sam's Blog

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It is beautiful outside. Absolutely beautiful. No clouds in the sky. Bright sun shining. Cool, windy breezes. People are always happier on sunny days. I sure hope that it continues like this for a while. I love it!

There have been a lot of things that have been happening…not to me directly, but to my friends and their friends and/or families. I realized that my life, though stable, is a bit chaotic in its own little way. I’ve been lazy about certain things and fixated over things that shouldn’t waste my time. All in all, I think that I need to reprioritize my life. Nothing too drastic or anything, but I need some sort of change to balance out my life, in all areas.

Some of these things include:

1. Cleaning.

(I love Josh for not getting mad at me for my messes that seem to never go away.) I’ve been pretty bad lately.

2. Reading & Writing.

(I haven’t read as much as I would like to. I haven’t been writing much of anything either. My diary hasn’t been touched in months. I’ve been out of school for a long time and I cannot afford to not do anything literary in my life, it just doesn’t feel right.

3. Keeping in touch with friends, especially those that live far away.

I have been trying really hard to keep in touch with friends and family. It’s becoming a lot harder for me because of the whole dial up internet, but once that is fixed this week, I really have no excuse. I want to try to actually visit my friends as well.

4. Exercising. (Enough said.)

5. Dieting.

Not like a real diet or anything, but I’m trying to cut down on caffeine and such, like sodas and coffee. I’m cutting back on meat as well, but not enough to call myself a vegetarian or anything that extreme.

6. Sleeping.

Yes, more sleep would be nice. Given all of the extra things that I want to do, I am not sure if I can do it, but I will try.

7. Recreation.

It feels like I don’t go out enough or see people as often as I want even though I am going out and doing things. It’s a strange feeling. I just need to find a way to spend more time with my friends and family.

8. Cooking & Baking.

The fact that Josh and I do not have any real food in the fridge is a testament to how often we cook. I need to do more of it. It’s starting to get really costly eating out all of the time, though I do enjoy the social aspects of it. Must find a happy balance. I do enjoy baking though and I need to start up again. Also, I want to use my mezzaluna as often as I can, so much herbs and veggies will be consumed in the future.

I know that in an ideal world, I will be able to accomplish these things. But I am going to try hard and see what happens.

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After work, I met up with Amy, Lisa and Nate for dinner at Acapulco's for Margarita Monday. I know that I was trying to change my ways with the points above, but it was a spontaneous gathering. It was Lisa's first day at her new job. Apparently, it's not that bad. I am glad that she is working again. I just hope that she's glad. Her "summer vacation" is now over, but her and Nate did party it up this past weekend. Both her and Nate looked tired and though Amy and I were tried as well, they were way gone. Dinner was great. We found out that Jon has sworn off all women and is just going to play Gran Turismo 4 everyday after work and not go out, in the event that he will meet more girls. He cracks me up.

I tried out my new peasant skirt and people liked it, except for a homeless man behind Urban Outfitters. He pointed to my skirt and said, "That is not pretty." I was taken aback for a second and then I said, "Well, I'm glad you're not wearing it." I realized that I didn't care what other people think anymore, let alone what he thought. And besides, the only person that didn't like the peasant skirt was a peasant...haha, I need to stop with the corny jokes.

SATC quote of the day:
"Normal is the halfway point between what you want and what you can get." - Samantha (Season 1 - The Draught)