incredibly sore

i came home from a friend's house last night with one killer headache. it was still painfully existant this morning upon my waking. as i rolled around in bed, i noticed my neck/shoulders were really sore. i've been really really needing a neck/shoulder/back rub lately. i try doing it myself, but it just doesn't work. anyone with massage skills?

cheers!

29feb08 today's quote

don't be fooled by the calendar. there are only as many days in the year as you make use of.

-charles richards-

it has been answered

i posted yesterday a list of word groupings to see if anyone could see what each group had in common. it didn't take too long, but jd has figured it out. you can go to the oomments for that day and read his. you'll find the answer there. :) jd, you rule!

cheers!

28feb08 today's quote

if you do not raise your eyes you will think that you are the highest point.

-antonio porchia-

what do all these have in common?

BEST
CARROT
TONE
MIX

ROB
TEN
MEXICO
TARTS

MIX
ROOT
CANS
BETTER

TEN
STORM
EXOTIC
BAR

NEXT
CAME
ROBOT
STIR

MINT
CABOOSE
TEXT
RR

and finally...

T REX
ATE
MO
CORN
BITS

soooooooooo... what's up with all these? what do they have in common? you think about it. i'll be letting you know soon.

cheers!

27feb08 today's quote

it's only a matter of inches, but skipping gets me just that much closer to heaven.

-jessi lane adams-

26feb08 today's quote

skipping is a form of flying.

-jessi lane adams-

the days have been full

it seems each day of last week was packed to the brim with things to do. after awaking for the day, i was going here and going there, only to return a long time later and get some more shut eye. and not lots of it either. but don't worry. i'm not one requiring much.

i've been thinking about how many people i know. moreso actually, how many people know me. there are so many different people i know, and different groups of people too. i'm outgoing and an includer. i'm hopeful and believe things don't have to be the way they are. but lately, there has been these thoughts in my mind. "how many relationships can i have? how connected can they get? are some relationships going to fade away?" they are thoughts with enough validity that i need to give my time to them. perhaps instead of doing and keeping up, i need to focus a bit more. focus on me (what i believe, what i want, what i can do), and not the relationships. well, we'll see what happens!

cheers!

25feb08 today's quote

i have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

-harry s truman-

24feb08 today's quote

you can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.

-navajo proverb-

23feb08 today's quote

her very frowns are fairer far
than smiles of other maidens are.

-hartley coleridge-

call me crazy...

but i like the smell of gasoline.

cheers!

22feb08 today's quote

a stiff apology is a second insult... the injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.

-g.k. chesterton-

21feb08 today's quote

what's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

-from romeo and juliet-

20feb08 today's quote

there is nothing in the world so much like prayer as music is.

-william p merrill-

believe it or not, i can talk to cats

i make some very convincing cat meows. occasionally, i sit and meow at my cat. she meows back. we meow. i have no idea what i'm telling her and only seldom does she give me the "what in the world?" look. it's fun and i feel i have a more personal connection to my cat. of course, it could all be in my head. but i really don't care. amelia and i are pals.

cheers!

19feb08 today's quote

humor has a way of bringing people together. it unites people. in fact, i'm rather serious when i suggest that someone should plant a few whoopee cushions in the united nations.

-ron dentinger-

blinky blinky

when in the turn lane, sometimes i watch the blinkers of the cars ahead of me. i watch them blink off and on and see how out of sequence they are. then i watch them slowly move towards blinking in unison. and then for a short time, they stay that way. but alas, the simultaneous blinking fades and the flashing lights gradually flash away from one another. but if it's a long light, i get to watch it again and again. :)

cheers!

18feb08 today's quote

never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven.

-g.c. lichtenberg-

did i ever tell you i love butterflies?

just another reason i can't wait for warmer weather to arrive!



butterflies are so beautiful! i can get stopped in my tracks when one flies by just captivated by their color, their movement, and their softness.

cheers!

17feb08 today's quote

am i not destroying my enemies when i make friends of them?

-abraham lincoln-

how you doin?

when i came into work the other day, my manager called for me. she gave me a note to read that a customer had brought into the restaurant. it read, "hi scottie. please give me a call. xxx-xxxx" the x's are her phone number. my manager says the customer came in asking if i was working, said i was really nice, and then gave the note. so um... wow!

this makes it the second time a customer has "hit on me" while i've been at davinci's. the other time, i was at the front counter and i was very bluntly asked if i had any interest in the customer. geesh!

if anyone is wondering, i don't have any intentions of pursuing these women. my heart does feel for their loneliness, and desperation of sorts. i do respect them asking and i am hopeful they will find someone, or someone will find them. i've done my best to tell them this and let them down as softly as i can.

cheers!

16feb08 today's quote

sweet is the memory of distant friends! like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

-washington irving-

15feb08 today's quote

to know the road ahead, ask those coming back.

-chinese proverb-

a dozen roses? some chocolates? pfft! i'll take a hug.

today is valentine's day. a day which is wonderful for some and not so wonderful for others. it can be a very happy day or a very sad one. valentine's day should be a good day for people. be genuine today and show others your love.

this is my post from last year's valentine's day:
"what a great day valentine's day is! relationships and love are theme today. show the ones you love and care for that they are loved and cared for. spend time with your spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, friend, brother, sister, father, mother, etc. and enjoy them. be together. give thanks. i'm getting so happy thinking about this! ahhhh! my heart's gonna melt!

what a great start to the day, too. i had buckwheat pancakes for breakfast with apricot preserves, mmm. and yogurt and milk, mmm. ska was playing on my laptop while i was cooking/eating. megan called with exciting news her friend amy may move to lincoln for a short while. i have valentines to give to people. i'll be going in to work early (so i'll get off earlier). heidi is playing at the parthenon tonight and i will try to make it and listen to her. jonathan gets back tonight. and i get to hear everyone's awesome stories tomorrow, about how their valentine's day was. sweet.

this day is such a great day but it can also be hard for people. those who are sad, lonely, or single can have a pretty crummy day. i suggest being there for them. today is not a day when they should feel excluded."

have a super-duper valentine's day everyone!

cheers!

14feb08 today's quote

oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my valentine!

-thomas hood-

been busy

i haven't been posting much as of late. i've been busy working, and then hanging out with so many people. been reading too. and i'll admit, there's been some video game playing too. tomorrow is valentine's day and i'm stoked. this year, i'm feeling a bit different about the day, though.

cheers!

13feb08 today's quote

surely a man needs a closed place wherein he may strike root and, like the seed, become. but also he needs the great milky way above him and the vast sea spaces, though neither stars nor ocean serve his daily needs.

-antoine de saint-exupéry-

12feb08 today's quote

decorate yourself from the inside out.

-andrei turnhollow-

just some random photos

this is some random guy sitting at o'rourke's watching sports.


this is a pic of the ceiling at the mill on prescott. i really liked it and wanted to capture it.


i saw this sign on a delivery to an apartment building. i think it's funny.


this is written on the men's bathroom wall at the zoo bar downtown. i especially like how someone took the time to write "sp?". that means "spelling?", as in, is that how you spell it?


i took this the last snow storm we had. the rear window of the cab was open and there was a gigantic teddy bear's head stuck in it. weird! it made me laugh all the way to work.

cheers!

11feb08 today's quote

never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it.

10feb08 today's quote

though the circular round-and-round of routine be the bulk of life's affairs, make an occasional jutting diversion - of fun, love, or something that will outlast you - so the shape and motion of your life shall resemble the round lifegiving sun with bright rays shining forth from all directions.

-destin figuier-

last night was fun

josh and paul came over. i made some baked mostacolli and we played risk, chess, and some poker for fun. josh and i then went to grace chapel to hear andy osenga play. i snagged a couple doughnuts that were in the coffee house already for sunday. he he. andy's concert was good, but quite short. i headed downtown afterwards and ran into a ton of people at o'rourke's. my manager was there and she bought me a drink. w00t! and my friend abby also bought me a drink. w00t! w00t! i had some good chats there. wish i could have had more. i then came home and farted around on the internet. everyone else was in bed. but i wasn't the least tired.

cheers!

09feb08 today's quote

we can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.

-thornton wilder-

08feb08 today's quote

science does not know its debt to imagination.

-ralph waldo emerson-

it's catching

not too long ago i posted a pic of a cup at work that i had written my name on. each day i do a different design on a styrofoam cup. it has caught on. here's a cup mandi did.



cheers!

07feb08 today's quote

the words "i am" are potent words; be careful what you hitch them to. the thing you're claiming has a way of reaching back and claiming you.

-a.l. kitselman-

everyone... meet amelia

i found her (actually, she found me) monday night after work. after closing at davinci's i went to o'rourke's and read the bible for a bit, played a game of pool, and chatted with my manager who was there unexpectedly. i came home after o'rourke's closed. when i got out of my car and began walking up the driveway to the door, i heard a meow. i saw a small, light colored kitty coming towards me, meowing some more - a friendly meow. she began rubbing up against my legs like cats do. i wasn't freaked out in the least as this kitty was not the least mangey looking or feral.

it was 1:30 in the morning and it is the middle of winter. a fellow employee told me that night that snow was expected all day tomorrow. the kitty didn't have a collar. i figured it was lost and i didn't want it to be outside in the cold, especially with the upcoming snow. so i let kitty inside our entry way and looked her over in the light. she was very clean and nicely mannered. no hissing. no biting. just a bit freaked out by sudden movements. poor thing! she was probably scared and missing her family. i also noticed she was declawed. she's obviously someone's cat then. i went in and brought out a can of tuna i had that i'll never eat and let the kitty eat that. she was soooooo hungry! she scarfed down a lot of it and did so very quickly. if cats could smile, i'm sure she did then for she seemed very thankful.

i decided to bring her inside the apartment as leaving her in the entry way felt weird to me. and what if the guy downstairs came out and saw her when he woke up the next morning? he'd probably shoo her back outside. i also was wondering how ben would take me bringing a kitty inside. so i put some water in a bowl, got the rest of the tuna, and put kitty in my room with me and closed the door. she explored my room for a while and then she hopped up on my bed and curled up next to me and slept there all night long. awwwwwww!

she's such a pretty cat. kind of a light tan color, faint stripes on her tail, a soothing purr, slender, and friendly. here's some pics of "milly". that's what i call her for short.



and when i sit down and get on the internet with my laptop, she hops onto my lap and lays there!



i'm going to call the paper and put a lost and found ad in today. she's a great kitty, but she needs to be with her family. if no one claims her, then i'll have to decide what to do. i would like to keep her though! :)

cheers!

06feb08 today's quote

we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

-epictetus-

05feb08 today's quote

what saves a man is to take a step. then another step. it is always the same step, but you have to take it.

-antoine de saint-exupery-

wyclef jean and pras, stayin alive remake video

i haven't seen this video for years, maybe ten even. great remake. great video.

cheers!

04feb08 today's quote

to poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world.

-charles dudley warner-

and in news from the work week...

here's just some things from this past work week. i've been delivering for over a month now. there are a lot of regulars that place orders with davinci's and i have already gotten to know them. something weird happened this week with a few of the regulars that never, never, never tip - they tipped! they actually didn't ask for the exact 24 cents or 69 cents, or whatever, back. it was shocking! i do not have a big head about this, but i do believe it's because, well, god is at work here obviously, but i see it as me making an impression upon them. i'm sure they haven't run into such a cool delivery guy before. one who asks how they are and how their day's been going. and one who's cheerful and thanks them and says you're welcome (and genuinely means it) when they say thank you. one who doesn't get angry at them for not tipping. well anyway, i'm sure they've noticed this time after time. honestly, it's not the typical delivery guy thing to do. but hey, i'm not the typical person anyway.

another event of note, is one of the delivery drivers was approached by a teenager who pulled a gun on her. she was on her way to a customer's house. she screamed, dropped the food, ran like the wind to her car, and drove away at a high rate of speed. she was understandably flustered when she got back to the store. it's crazy to think that happened here in lincoln. it bugs me. grrrrr.

i've also been making really good money in tips. i often hear others complain about their bad nights. i can't ever complain and am thankful to god for this consistant provision.

i was sure there was more stuff, but for the life of me, i can't remember it right now. oh wells. no biggie. i'm gonna get ready to go dancing. i wish for you who never come to come once in a while. it would be fun to dance with you!

cheers!

interesting fact

i read this little factoid in the daily nebraskan.

a cubic mile of ordinary fog contains less than a gallon of water.

hmmm... interesting...

cheers!

03feb08 today's quote

in the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing.

-robert ingersoll-

all alone in a crowded room

i've been feeling isolated lately. it seems anymore, the connections with people aren't what they used to be. this causes me to wonder. what's going on? is it me? well i'm not really sure what it is. thankfully, tomorrow is sunday.

cheers!

02feb08 today's quote

a preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past.

-eric hoffer-

01feb08 today's quote

and by the way, everything in life is writeable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. the worst enemy to creativity is self doubt.

-sylvia plath-