Sometimes people enter our lives to serve a certain purpose and nothing more. Unfortunately, we can't remain close to everyone who touches us, and we need to understand that. They impact our lives, teach us what we need to learn, give us the experiences we need to have, and that's it. It's kinda sad when you think about it, but it's just the way things go.
The way I see it, we just have to enjoy the good times we spend with people, and appreciate the special moments as they're happening.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
On flashpoint
"It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6."
Sometimes we're forced to make split-second decisions, and I believe that it's so important to go with your gut.
On the "oh..." moment
You know the moment when you realize she's not as cool as you thought she was? Yea, that sucks... but it happens :/
On fried chicken, video games, and beer
As an outspoken Yankee-hater (and Sox fan), it (almost physically) pained me to hear that three of baseball's most prominent pitchers, members of Boston's starting rotation and icons of the infamous Red Sox Nation, would leave the dugout to eat fast-food fried chicken, play video games, and drink beer in the clubhouse.
THIS ALL COMING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EPICALLY HORRIBLE SEPTEMBER COLLAPSE.
With just 24 games left in the season, the Sox held a nine game lead in the American League Wild Card race. NINE GAMES!!! Who blows that kind of lead? Well, apparently the fat-ass drunks who prefer wasting their time with video games do. In September, John Lackey, John Lester, and Josh Beckett went a combined 2-7 with a 6.45 ERA as their team failed to make the playoffs. Baseball writers are calling it one of the worst September collapses in baseball history.
WTF.
Terry Francona, what are you doing? You're the manager! Manage your damn team!
Obviously, I'm very upset by this, because even though I'm an A's fan first, and a Giants fan second, I love rooting for the Red Sox. However, this is simply unacceptable. If players are going to do shit like this, and management isn't going to say anything about it, then they don't deserve to play the game of baseball, let alone go to the playoffs.
It's not the "Curse of the Bambino" (yea, I said it) that keeps you from winning. It's the spoiled lazy-asses that think they can do whatever the hell they want that hold you back.
I would give anything to be a professional baseball player, getting paid to play the greatest game in the world. These guys don't seem to appreciate what they've got, and it's really a shame.
THIS ALL COMING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EPICALLY HORRIBLE SEPTEMBER COLLAPSE.
With just 24 games left in the season, the Sox held a nine game lead in the American League Wild Card race. NINE GAMES!!! Who blows that kind of lead? Well, apparently the fat-ass drunks who prefer wasting their time with video games do. In September, John Lackey, John Lester, and Josh Beckett went a combined 2-7 with a 6.45 ERA as their team failed to make the playoffs. Baseball writers are calling it one of the worst September collapses in baseball history.
WTF.
Terry Francona, what are you doing? You're the manager! Manage your damn team!
Obviously, I'm very upset by this, because even though I'm an A's fan first, and a Giants fan second, I love rooting for the Red Sox. However, this is simply unacceptable. If players are going to do shit like this, and management isn't going to say anything about it, then they don't deserve to play the game of baseball, let alone go to the playoffs.
It's not the "Curse of the Bambino" (yea, I said it) that keeps you from winning. It's the spoiled lazy-asses that think they can do whatever the hell they want that hold you back.
I would give anything to be a professional baseball player, getting paid to play the greatest game in the world. These guys don't seem to appreciate what they've got, and it's really a shame.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
On excellence
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."- Aristotle
Excellence is not just a one-time thing. It's the product of continuous achievement.
Excellence is not just a one-time thing. It's the product of continuous achievement.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
On awesome people
It's come to my attention that I may be too liberal with my use of the word, "Awesome". For those of you who agree, deal with it lol- it's something I refuse to change about myself. That being said...
There are so many awesome people in the world that don't know how truly awesome they are, and that's a shame. They need to know, and that's one of the reasons I use it.
There are so many awesome people in the world that don't know how truly awesome they are, and that's a shame. They need to know, and that's one of the reasons I use it.
On taking it back
I'm sure most of us have experienced the situation where we're talking to someone, and we realize that, as the words are coming out of our mouths, we wish we could take them back. Whether it be an insult to a rival, or unsolicited advice to a friend, we come away from it thinking that we should have just kept our mouth shut.
Maybe I'm just being selfish, using the word "we", grouping us together when really this has nothing to do with you guys. I messed up. It was my fault, and I wish I could take it back. It's a pretty shitty feeling, knowing I've overstepped my bounds. I had no right to say what I said, and whether it be out of drunken stupidity, or merely ill-timed arrogance, I apologize.
People say that it's a good thing, being aware of how we're being perceived by others. I agree with those people with the qualification that it's going to lead to over-analysis. Hence, the blogpost. However, learning from our missteps and turning out better because of it- well, that's something positive that we can all agree on.
My intentions were just, but my actions were not, and I'm sorry.
Maybe I'm just being selfish, using the word "we", grouping us together when really this has nothing to do with you guys. I messed up. It was my fault, and I wish I could take it back. It's a pretty shitty feeling, knowing I've overstepped my bounds. I had no right to say what I said, and whether it be out of drunken stupidity, or merely ill-timed arrogance, I apologize.
People say that it's a good thing, being aware of how we're being perceived by others. I agree with those people with the qualification that it's going to lead to over-analysis. Hence, the blogpost. However, learning from our missteps and turning out better because of it- well, that's something positive that we can all agree on.
My intentions were just, but my actions were not, and I'm sorry.
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