Fall Back; Spring Forward.

It has been a while since my last blog post. 

With this being so, I have decided to compile a list of life lessons I have learned over the past five months. 

1. Never make an important decision on a full bladder.

2. Congruent to this, never start a game of 'Tetris Battle' on a full bladder.

3. After drinking milk late at night, always return the 1/2 empty cup to the sink BEFORE going to sleep.

4. Kicking your copy machine will not make it work any better. (I was a just a witness, not the perpetrator.)

5. If designing and producing gift certificates on a low budget and tight deadline, invest in a paper cutter.

6. A leopard print vest does not go with everything. All in moderation.

7. Liquor before beer, never fear. This is not always true.

8. As busy as you may be, find time to do laundry.

9. As delicious as they may be, don't eat two full packages of Nuttybars in a 3 minute time span.

10. Only you can prevent forest fires.

11. If you change your relationship status to 'married' on Facebook, be prepared to see strech-mark and baby ads.

12. If you don't keep your car clean, it will start to smell.

13. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

14. In the realm of resumes, sometimes simple is better.

15. NEVER tell your interviewer that you make all important marketing decisions with the help of a Magic 8 Ball. (I learned this one the hard way.) 

Round and Round

A re-post from last spring.

::Lucid.blues::

Perception vs. reality. Life would be much easier if the separation line could be bolded with a black magic marker. I have been known to fall victim to believing in façades.

Relationships, be it friendship or that of a more intimate nature, require trust and vulnerability. Never put all of your eggs in one basket. I have played the stock market game and have invested generously in exciting new prospects only to have it all crash and fail.

Some people would make great car salesmen. “This car’s engine runs great!” Thirty seconds later: “Let me grab a battery charger. Oh, and don’t mind the smoke.”

…

Unfortunately, I usually end up buying the car and leaving the lot before I realize it is a lemon.

I am trying hard not to be bitter and closed off. But it sounds so appealing to make myself an island. Maybe I need some robot friends.

Mere automatons.

But then again, I'd probably just get bored.

Catch-Up.

Make music. Make love. Make SOMETHING. 

Sometimes I pa-pa-play pa-pa-pa-piano.