“In all seriousness, people think that it’s the ideas that are important. Well, everyone has ideas, all the time. I tend to write mine down and remember them, but at some point you have to apply the bum to the seat and knock out about sixty five thousand words – that’s how long a novelContinue reading “The Chair is Yours”
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Anime Marathon -Dragon Ball Z
This marks Day 4 for my Anime Marathon and let me tell you if you haven’t done this, you should. It’s a soul cleanse. I understand why people love Anime. Today I got to watch Dragon Ball Z. I wasn’t sure where to start, but I found DRAGON BALL – EPISODE 1 TO 13 –Continue reading “Anime Marathon -Dragon Ball Z”
Anime Marathon -Naruto
We are on Day 3 of my Anime marathon So far I’ve watched Seven Deadly Sins, One Piece, and now Naruto. These shows really have a lot to give. Today I started Naruto. I can see why it’s so popular, I was absolutely glued to it. Over the past three days, I have been watchingContinue reading “Anime Marathon -Naruto”
Anime Marathon -One Piece
“No matter how hard or how impossible it is, never lose sight of your goal.” Luffy from One Piece I’m on day two of my anime marathon. Yesterday was Seven Deadly Sins, and today I got to watch One Piece. I don’t have a favorite character in One Piece, but one of my favorite thingsContinue reading “Anime Marathon -One Piece”
Anime Marathon -Seven Deadly Sins
“Anime has become part of our cultural consciousness.” -Daniel Baird Today anime is common talk. This is why I had to take the first full week of my vacation to dig into it. Today was Seven Deadly Sins. What I love about this show is that it has good moral lessons among all the chaos.Continue reading “Anime Marathon -Seven Deadly Sins”
Condolences
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller It was tough on me this weekend taking in the news of all the innocent lives lost. I was glued to my phone all weekend waiting to hear the latest updates. I hope that the families receiveContinue reading “Condolences”
But This Time the Quote is Popova’s
“We slice through the simultaneity by being everything at once: our first names and our last names, our loneliness and our society, our bold ambition and our blind hope, our unrequited and part-requited loves.” -Maria Popova from her book Figuring I liked the quote so much yesterday that I didn’t realize I forgot to actuallyContinue reading “But This Time the Quote is Popova’s”
Thank You
“The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you on to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth.”– Dan Rather I try not to say this in class too much, but I am deeply grateful for my collegeContinue reading “Thank You”
Popova on Love
“We feel love leave us in unthreatening ways. We feel it reenter us at once more truly and more strange, like a simple kiss that has a bite of starlight to it.” -Christian Wiman taken from Love and Sacred, Maria Popova’s The Marginalian I don’t know if you’ve ever read the work of Maria Popova,Continue reading “Popova on Love”
Beauty is Now
So many favorite moments await me! For a moment tonight, I was living in the past. For just one second, I thought I was afraid I would never have this particular favorite moment again. But the truth is being a mom and wife comes with a million favorite moments. Now that I think about it,Continue reading “Beauty is Now”
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