Happy-Go-Lucky

Over the past couple of months a lady at work keeps telling me how I reminded her of a character in a movie.

Yesterday she lent me the movie, called Happy-Go-Lucky. I absolutely fell in love with it and the character, Poppy. I see why my colleague says I'm so similar to the character and take it as a compliment. It certainly is hard to stay positive in a world where people are generally so negative and with so many bad things happening. If anything, it's even more of an incentive to look on the brighter side of things!

If you want to watch the first 10 minutes - click here.


On a totally different note, when I first heard this tune on the radio, I thought it was straight from the '70s. Then my dad told me it was the Sheepdogs. (My DAD!!?!) And my gal pal reminded me how I met them at Edge Fest last year while working on the Gibson bus. The Sheepdogs were on the cover of Rolling Stone at the time and were so unassuming, it was so cool of them. (Mind you, how could I even recognize the lead singer when he was debeareded and had no shades on?)

'Cool' factor is a strange thing.

While on a date last weekend, said hottie reaffirmed the point about how a 'cool' person never says they're cool. It's the same deal I've heard over the years - how a 'cool' person never proclaims to be. Perhaps it's the same manner in how good guys should never say they are such, or how a heart breaker never confirms he/she is one. Proclaiming to be what you are never seems to be a good idea by societal standards, but I don't give a crap about that.

I'm pretty effin' rad. Whether that means cool or not, I'll leave up to people to label. All I know is, I'm cool with the way I am. ;)

Ah.. Common Sense... Why are you not common enuf?

You'd think that if you stopped texting back, stopped calling back and halted to make any effort at all to reciprocate someone's desperate need to contact you, that they would stop altogether.

Unfortunately, such is not the case. After I communicated how I am not interested in maintaining communication anymore. (Hey, I'm old enough to tell someone without feeling guilty about it.)

This has recently happened both with a man I was kinda getting to know (was evaluating if he was dating material) and with an old female colleague who is over 20 years my senior and desperate to reconnect.

The guy texts me every day. He's called, but I blocked his number. Still, he won't stop texting:

"Hi"

"Hey"

"Omggg"

"Please call me"

"Hey"

The lady finally stopped calling me months ago when I stopped returning her calls. But she recently started up again and has started sending emails. So I send her a simple note.

"Please do not contact me any further."

Simple. Polite.

Life is too short to deal with people you don't gel with. It's also too short to waste your time being 'nice'. When I spend time with someone I don't want to in the first place, my mind wanders. You aren't 'there' with the person. What's the point? That's how people become miserable. And I like being happy too much!

Another thing that makes me happy - the cutie I met on Saturday while I at Tattoo celebrating a pal's birthday. He makes up for all the lazy dudes I've met.

Squeee!

Mama Want.

I just can't help myself

Need More Black Keys....

A gentle reminder to yourself...

"Don’t let those that haven’t done what you dream of doing stop you.
Don’t let those that haven’t seen what you have in your deepest visions cloud you.
Don’t let those that are simply sitting on their asses and merely talking prevent you from taking action.
Don’t let those that don’t really care rob you of following your meaningful life’s purpose.
Don’t let those that call you crazy keep you from believing.

Giving up is the easy way out, a kind of death whilst alive, by not having to risk the uncertainty of life for the illusory certainty of your safe zone.
What is certain is that Life is uncertain, and if you wait for that special moment to give your gift, then you risk the gift that this moment is offering you right now.
The only guarantee is now.

You are Bright.
You are Magnificent.
You are Divine.

Yet sometimes we play small and hide our light, convincing ourselves that it is failure we are afraid of, when it is success."

 - Kute Blackson

Fly High with Richard Simmons

I didn't know what to expect when I first heard about this. Now I am in love with Air New Zealand for tackling boredom in pre and post flight videos.

Kev and I went out for dinner Friday night. I was so bagged from work, but didn't want to cancel plans. Maybe I will get my second wind back! So I changed the dressing on my knee and met him at the bistro.

Off topic - Yes - I had to get x-rays and everything! Knee's ok, just have to be attentive coz the cut was deep. My workouts have been suffering - haven't been at the gym! But thankfully I'm feeling good. Trying to keep up with calisthetics and HIIT until I can get back into yoga and some machine work.

I have to admit, he is fun to hang out with – but when I left the room to hit the ladies and walked back in – those butterflies weren't there. More like a moth trying to figure out how to escape a pane of glass. Kev is nice - and yes, girls want nice guys, but we also need to have chemistry.

Because he is totally into me, I should feel guilty for not having interest - but I don't. I've been in his shoes before. There's no rhyme or reason for chemistry or lack therof.

And now it's time to get ready for the next date. ;)