Treize and Truth

Illusion of Forgiveness, Reality of a Lesson Learned

Thoughts and Dreams

In a world where everyone is fighting and struggling to maintain sanity, it is essential that we all understand the importance of maturity and growth. I, for a very long time didn't understand these two things in terms of what they meant in everyday life. Is it making the most of your abilities and talents? Being nice to everyone no matter what they do to you? Having many different perspectives on life? Learning to handle both positive and negative attention? I just didn't know.

What I've come to realize is that maturity isn't a simple concept and as you may have guessed, it's a mixture of all the things mentioned above. But what I've figured out tonight is that maturity is marked by progression. A natural, real one much like the progression I spoke of in an earlier note , but a less specific kind. The kind I am speaking of relates to the most important aspect of life-our interactions with each other. Maturity is positive progression in our interactions with our past, present, and future

The most obvious mark of immaturity is a grudge. It is the type of thing that not only bothers you but keeps you from moving forward. The trouble it takes to hold a grudge is the stuff of legends. Never letting go of the past and being bound by it can destroy any and every attempt at success. It can cause your mind to deteriorate and your trust in people to slowly drift away. It eats at your heart and soon you find yourself caught up in the void between good and evil, being nice and being an asshole, success and failure, and ultimately being godly and ungodly. It is the connection between love and hate.

And that realization brings me to what true maturity is in my opinion. Besides being smart and perceptive, it's the ability to move on from the past. It's embracing the problems you face with positivity and being upfront about how you feel in any situation in a respectful and humanizing way. It is ridding yourself of all condescension, cleansing yourself of hate, and filling yourself with hope and optimism (realistically of course ; ) . These are the marks of maturity. The person who deals with their grudges towards life and all their tribulations without blaming, complaining, bashing, or rehashing is the most mature person of all. What made Jesus what he was, was his love towards his enemies and ultimately that is what pissed sinners off the most.

Not to say that I am now the most mature person of all or that I've even reached a point where I can't get any more mature, I'm simply saying I saw these qualities in another person tonight and my eyes were opened to what maturity actually looked like when it is at its best. A moment can go a long way and tonight a moment with the person I despised most has renewed and essentially created a new view of progression for me. There I sat in front of her, wondering what insults were about to come my way and I was humbled by an apology and a conversation showing interest in my life and a concern for how I felt about her. In that moment of humility, I respected her for being greater and stronger than I was to end what must have been the biggest feud I had ever shared with someone. In all my efforts to become a better person, I saw that the only way to do that was to be real with myself, the people around me, and rectify my past imperfections. Maturity is learning and dealing with the past that has shaped us. It's neither victory or defeat in any given scenario, it's heightened understanding and awareness.

Think about what grudges you may hold towards your family, your situation, your ex, your friends or whatever, and make a conscious decision to face them head on. Do away with petty concerns and thoughts of how the past has hurt you in an effort to move forward. Look them or it in the proverbial eye and say I forgive you. Apologize if you know you've done someone wrong. It is then that you'll be in the process of becoming the most mature person you can be. Be real with yourself and others. Until next time--be kool

the Hidden Daily

The weekend was very interesting. It had some ups and downs but overall was great.
I met up with many of my friends, even hung out with my friend's brothers on Friday. They're much older than us. My friend was at a birthday party, I was hanging out with them. They live down the street from my old apartment.
Yesterday's briefing at work was one of the best this year. We didn't have to discuss set backs and problems that need to be solved. A lot got done last week so we had more time for jokes and randomness. I went home after work. I was simultaneously FB messaging my friends telling them to come over and they did. Others called me up and came over as well. We had a great time. I'm glad each one of them came. Two of them stayed till late. We watched Dorian Gray. I didn't like the movie but it had scenes that allowed for some jokes so we kept watching.
I recorded a little bit today. The day was slow. I took a walk because the weather was nice. I studied a little. Good day filled with some nice instrumentals and "the Boxer".
I exchanged a few words with T.R.I.V.I. and G. which is always great.
I'll have a lot to do this week so I need to be focused.

Hold Your Horses - 70 Million

I wish some of my favorite artists got as creative as these guys when it comes to the videos.
I liked the song too but the video is very funny and well done.

70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from L'Ogre on Vimeo.

Nobody Beats the Drum - Grindin

Nobody Beats The Drum - Grindin' from nobody beats the drum on Vimeo.

The Uncut

This week has been busy, busy, and then some more busy. Every afternoon, there was something to attend. I met my Senior (citizen) mentor this week, she was very nice and asked if I like homemade cookies :-) such a grandmother type questions.

I need to catch up with my Anatomy lecture material as well as whatever has been going on in lab, I skipped Friday...just didn't want to deal with it (there's really no attendance policy). If I can make it through this next test, I'm good. This block we are in currently is the shortest of the year and full of stuff to do. From papers to visits at the Simulation Center to having to meet with our Senior mentors (and of course, do a paper about them!).

If I learned one thing this week, it is that breast milk is a powerful substance. If you don't think so, then I hope you never come across the physician who presented our class lectures on breast milk and lactation.

Music!!!

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the Hidden Daily

sometimes I feel weird when posting because some of the days are so similar to each other yet they're very distinct. Nothing exceptional happened today. It was a good one of course. I''ve had my share of smiles and laughs with everyone else I interacted with. A lot of unfinished things got done today at work and I'm glad about it. Of course many others were started. It's an on-going process.
I had a meeting with this very cute marketing manager from a media company offering a sponsorship plan to us... She definitely likes to talk. The offer is very interesting bu we're undecided yet.
I talked with a few of my friends. Just said what's up.
I haven't seen one of them since Feb 3 when our friends left for Lithuania. I told him to stop hiding from me. That's my thing. :).
Anyways... I got this book: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Closeby Johnathan Safran Foer... I started it today and it's really good so far. I'm not sure if I like the main character or not but he's very interesting... Very Interesting. I've heard a lot of good things about this book as well as criticisms. I had to check for myself of course.
My dad is out of town. He just called.
My grandfather would be 85 today.

That's it.
Check out the video :)

– from AHDW on Vimeo.

Johansson and Heidi Nilausen collaboration. Former is a musician, latter is a designer.

Week 3

Week 3

Community Service
So this week has been quite an interesting week for me I had the chance to participate in a couple of events that were very rewarding. Presidents' Day was this past Monday and school was cancelled for all the schools in the area. This gave us the opportunity to plan a community service events for the High Schools stuedents. So on Monday we took the students to the Dick Howser Head Start which a place for infants to get a good basics before they turn school age (5 years old) . The turnout for the event was low due to the rainy weather and we only ended up with 3 students from East Gadsden High School, 1 undergraduate student from FSU and 5 FSU Med students.

So when we got there in the morning we were taking to the classrooms and got the opportunity to play and read storys to the kids. Next, the kids did their music time and some cute dances like the rain dance. One of the fun parts was a song by Yo Gabba Gabba called Party in my tummy. This was a cute that taught kids to eat their greens and their veggetables.

After song time we had play time and did some drawing which was pretty entertaining. After that some of the students started leaving and it was nap time. As the students napped when took our group back to Tallahassee to grab something to eat. When we got back we put on our gloves and got ready to do some landscaping work. For the rest of the day we were in charge clearing out the playground area to make it safe for the kids. At the end of the day we filled up about 6 garbage bags full of leaves and pine cones. Aferwards we waited with the students as they were picked up.

Class Time:

So this week in my Havana Middle school class we are finishing up teaching and healping the students understand the Lymphatic and Immune Systems. This system seems to be hard to comprehend for the students beacause as we come closer to the exam the students are starting to worry a lot about the contents of the exam and show the difficulty of the section. Since many of the students didn't seem to have a great grasp of the material I decided to push the test back to Tuesday in order to facilitate any questions and clear up what we want them to know.

Teaching a class of students has been quite rewarding to me because it allows to me to solidify the material that I know and forces me to explain complex systems in a basic way. I think this will help me in my practice because working with under served communities usually means working with individuals with lower educations levels. This has also taught me some patients and understand that just because someone says they understand a subject that you should ask questions to see if they really understand. Looking forward to seeing how they do on my exam.

Clinical (Physicals):

On Friday I got the chance to participate in some physical exams for middle school students to participate in the Special Olympics. This was a great experience because it allowed me to use some of my techniques for vitals. I got some experience on how to deal with developmentally slow children. Also, I got to see and notice other abnormalities that comes with various development disabilities. I got the chance to learn how to give a physical exam and some other interesting stuff.

P.S.- I will be posting the previous 2 later

the Hidden Daily

Yesterday finished well. T.R.I.V.I. and I exchanged a few ideas. It was great. It's always good to catch up with each one of you. I talked with 3 of my friends at the same time after he left. All of the conversations were pretty active so it was hard to keep track of all three. lol. It was fun though...
The weather was great today. It was bright and warm.
Spent a lot of time talking on the phone gathering some info, receiving some offers and giving info to customers. It was a fuin day. I managed to download a new episode of LOST before the internet connection got cut due to some problems ISP had. In between doing work I managed to watch the episode as well. I couldn't wait till the evening.
Right now I'm watching It's Complicated (well, it finished right this second 23:32 pm :)
I'm also discussing LOST with my friend on Skype.
I'm making this post and I got a big mug of tea by my side. What a great night. :)
That's it for today.

P.S.
I like the post below.

Dropping In...

Hey Guys, So everything has been going great lately. Research is a bit slow but can't wait for it to begin for real. So in order to keep blogging I am forcing myself to keep a weekly blog which I will start this week with week 4 and go back and do the pervious weeks for you guys so you can see what I have been going through this semester with research and clinical involvement. Got to go to sleep now...........................ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz

the Hidden Daily

Good day today :)
I started with intimidating a buyer who is late with his payments. I went there to seal the door of his apartment but it got resolved and a new agreement was reached. I spent several hours there waiting for the outcome.
The rest of the day was pretty chill. I had to send a few emails, make a few phone calls. of course I received a lot more. customers keep calling which is good.
I got a call from my friends who had an idea of another movie night. Later we decided it would happen at my apartment. We watched Paranormal Activity and it was of course great. My new speakers intensified the experience. That bass was hitting hard. Girls screamed. lol. I almost got hurt because one of them jumped to the side.
It was fun. They just left.
No, I'm listening to No Ceilings Mixtape.
I got tired of indie rock stuff I listened lately. Time for some Weezy.

Typed Word from TM

1. Energy Match

Very important when it comes to ideas (both sharing your own and being introduced to other people's). If it doesn't exist in either situation, then the chances of it happening decrease. When your excitement is not match....discontinue or just find someone who can match it. Why settle for someone who is lukewarm about something that has you boiling over?

2. Opportunities are Sensitive

When you delay accepting (or just responding to) an opportunity presented by someone else, you are neglecting it. Once you have done that, things won't be the same. Opportunity is a privilege in most cases and even if you can't take advantage of it, make sure to show appreciation for it being offered.....in a timely fashion. Or, you run the risk of disrespecting who may be behind that opportunity.




Life only gets complicated following mistakes that we make.

AMAZING!

a journey through asia from ivan vania on Vimeo.
A journey through Thailand Cambodia Vietnam

august 2009

pictures /editing Ivan Vania Mathia Belli

music Yann Tiersen Au-Dessous Du Volcan

http://www.yanntiersen.com/

Shot on Canon 5D Mark II with 24 mm/70mm

a little bit of CC with FCP and Color



Enjoy

the Hidden Daily

wow... it's extremely windy today. My roof is going crazy right now. I really hope it doesn't get blown off. It happened today nearby. I had to be in the area where it's even windier. It was really hard to walk against the wind but I was almost running when it hit me from the back. I'm sure I looked funny from a distance. I didn't get as much done today as I wanted to but I kept myself pretty busy.
I'm loving The National album I posted yesterday especially Slow Show and Gospel tracks. I'm listening over and over.
I promised my friend we would go out today but that is not gonna happen. We can't really take a walk in this weather.
So, I'm just chilling at home. Check out these videos.


Cheap Pop Song from Rhett Dashwood on Vimeo.


Procrastination from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

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It was a birthday weekend of my lemon tree; Nia. :)

the Hidden Daily

I went to bed at 5 last night. I signed out at about 2 but then I got back on talking with my friend. It was a very interesting conversation. I got up at around 2 today. I was studying laws and regulations for driving.
I went to see my friend later. We were talking about our classmates, trying to remember everyone. It was fun. I took a walk as well. The weather was pretty good. It was cloudy but warm. Good day. I feel very sleepy right now.
I got some pics to share.

snow in front of my window.

 Breakfast

My street at night

Creepy Doll

Narrow Streets

I'm listening to The National - Boxer right now. one of the songs from here is used in the video I posted yesterday. I liked it so I got the album.

Download. scroll down to the very bottome and click download now.

  

The Uncut

So, what happen since the last post?

Well, I feel a little overwhelmed. This block is filled with a lot of "busy work" which really throw me off. I don't like to make time for stuff they give us to do....just to have us to do it (that is what it feels like). I have to write a 3pg paper due next Friday on some research paper that I've yet to look at. It will be graded pass fail.

Some good news is that I finally got my application complete for a summer program. Hopefully I get into it...I really want to do it! Plus, there will be a (2nd) interest meeting for another program I want to be a part of on Monday! This program is very important to my summer plans. That is all I will say on that.

I am trying to schedule to shadow a nurse (a special unique opportunity set up for my by an M.D.) but it seems she doesn't understand just how busy a 1st year med student is....let me stop there.

this is me in front of a boat and the water in Savannah, Georgia
(the trip to Jacksonville just wasn't falling into place for multiple reason)

that's is a Cut! for now...have a good week

Free Flowin Fridayz (Week 47)-Saturday edition

"Words of Wisdom"

"Wisdom is the sharing of wise experiences and knowledge, but a lot of it is common sense. The difference is how we apply this common sense - we all have the ability to keep going even when we face challenges in our lives - basically it comes down to your attitude. We can have a positive attitude towards life, or a negative attitude. We can focus on the good or we can focus on the bad. Keeping a positive mental attitude is one of the keys to success. The choice is always up to you!"


[No idea who to credit for this...found it on a site. Thought it was perfect for our family =) ]

Out of a Forest

Great video.

Out Of A Forest from Tobias Gundorff Boesen on Vimeo.

the Hidden Daily

This picture reminded me of this: The Saddest Bear of All

I had a great time yesterday and today... especially yesterday.
I had a lot to of work on Friday consisting of little details that had to be added or changed in th presentation I had to prepare. That was most of my work. My friend called me up about a party that our grou pmate from college organized. He's a DJ. I definitely was up for it. Another "I'm on the list" party. I got home, got some food, took a shower, got my dead some medicine as he's been feeling a little sick lately. Then I went to see my friends. It was still early so we went to get some ice cream and talk for a bit. Then they got some beer. I didn't have any.
The party was great. I danced a lot, drank very little and had fun with beautiful ladies. The music was pretty good too.
I went to work today. Then I went to this park nearby where the city is building a new highway. It'll go right though that park. So some people gathered to plan how to prevent that and protest against that. I went to see what they're up to and how committed they are. I also saw my friend but we didn't really have time to catch up and stuff even though I missed her a lot since I haven't seen her in a while. I had to leave to meet up with my coworkers again as we were invited by one of our customers to his house. I didn't really want to go but it was fun. We didn't stay there for too long. Then our boss invited us to a restaurant and that's were I came back from right now.

Listening to Atmosphere - Mother's Day.

the Hidden Daily

As I expected it was busier today. Had to meet with clients, pay for ads we run in a newspaper and a website. I had an opportunity to walk around a little bit. and it was really good. I found a few streets that I had heard names of but didn't know where they were. I mean I knew where they were I just couldn't put the name of the streets with the actual street. Now I can. I like narrow streets in the older part of Tbilisi. [perfect time to insert pictures here but now right now].
I started to watch this Russian movies that is directed by 5 directors and features 5 love stories. I watched half of it. It's very well done. Then I got distracted on skype and I'll watch the rest tomorrow.
This is the song I just listened to;


songs I listened to earlier:
You Are The One MIX 

The Dream - Love King 

YOU MUST WATCH THIS: The Apparent Trap

Check out this clip:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-february-11-2010/the-apparent-trap


Assuming what is said here is true...I can honestly say I never knew that Hawaii had this kind of health care system in place.

I NEED TO GO THERE ASAP since I am currently uninsured!

Nuit Blanche

 This is amazing

Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.


+ the making of...

Making Of Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.

Lady and the Reaper

ad from Google

Pivot

This animation is really cool. great plot.

Pivot from Pivot on Vimeo.

little man

generic news report

short film by Temujin Doran

Facts About Projection from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.

very cool video 

the Hidden Daily

 great song!

the Daily isn't gone anywhere. I'm posting daily.
Things got a little slow this week at work. Tomorrow looks like a busy day though. My coworker pissed me off a little today... she was trying to make up for the whole day like serving me some food and asking my opinion about stuff. lol.
Things never go as planned, tt's the extent of deviation and how we adapt to events we didn't plan on.

Johnson&Jonson - Disco Dynamite

Disco Dynamite from A.C.R.O.N.Y.M on Vimeo.

The UnCut

Over the weekend, it snowed in Charleston for the 1st time in 19 yrs! People were very shocked and so was I. I've seen Charleston get deadly humid, flood, and now covered in snow. What else is left? I'm not sure I want to know.

I was recently told that I'm annoying and that I can't be a hand model. I'm not sure which one hurts more. I finally saw Avatar (in 3D) and it was awesome. I would/intend to go see it again! A classmate of mine was mad I didn't invite her....she had seen it already but wanted to use me as another reason to go :-)

The weekend plans following the test didn't go as planned (and neither did the test). But, we always have to make the most of what life brings our way. I wasn't able to wash any clothes, I didn't do any school work (accept send in an application), and I didn't go grocery shopping but somehow things went well. Oh, and everybody needs to watch Black Dynamite!!!

If I failed to do it before, allow me to congratulate Delon on his acceptance to UNC School of Pharmacy, joining JNeez! Two of my people going to Chapel Hill, congratulations.

p.s. bring back the daily

....and cut

Just for the EfuFUk of It

Taxijam presents..............Yoav 'live' from taxijam on Vimeo.

Taxijam presents Jack Parow from taxijam on Vimeo.

the Hidden Post

Sorry for not posting the Daily for past few days. I don't feel like doing it right now. Everything is fine. I had a lot of fun this weekend. I went to see Avatar for the 2nd time today. It's amazing. Hope everyone is doing well.
- the Hidden 

Free Flowin Fridayz (Week 46)-Saturday edition

Normally you hear about addictions to things...material items or food for instance. That's normal right? But how often do you hear that a person has an addiction to another person. I for one will confess that this has happened to me twice since leaving Emory. Most recently, I have found myself thinking "oh dear...I think I'm addicted to ______"
I told one friend about this and she kind of laughed along with me saying it wasn't so abnormal considering the present situation I'm in (having graduated and moved back home :/ ) Anyway...being back here it seems like I've been at a loss for any real intellectual/intelligent conversation. A gaping hole had been created where all my Emory friends and professors had been. Granted I don't consider myself the brightest apple in the bunch, but I do enjoy a good stimulating conversations. Be it conversation about the health care debate, something else in the news, tea, good places to eat, good food, a movie, a book or just a getting to know more about an individual and his/her goals and aspirations and life in general. Listening to gossip and seeing the teeny boppers of today makes my brain feel like it's rotting. Makes my Emory degree feel worthless.

So this "Bob" character I mentioned last time...he fills that hole. It's like I can breathe again. I don't have to define every word that I say or write, I don't have to dumb down things I say so that he'll understand it. It's like one of my Emory buddies has come back to me! Unfortunately, I am once again walking that fine line of friendliness vs. flirtation (story of my life). I'm pretty sure he understands where I'm coming from because I've been quite straightforward with him, so it's cool. It's just the other crazies at work, but whatever. His interpretation of my addiction is that I have an "addiction towards intellectualized conversation...simply addicted to knowledge." I think that kind of fits my present situation. I like being able to chat with someone about anything from the weather to a recent movie to chocolate to tea to the news to career goals. It really helps keep your brain working. And I think that is vital. After all, according to research, around the age of 22 is when the our peak brain/mental capacity is. I am looking into plenty more years of school and by the time it starts back up I'll be a little ways removed from the 22 region so I have to keep it active somehow.


SN: Ferrero Rocher chocolate is simply delectable! Unfortunately it is a bit pricey and I am moneyless :/ Like a friend of mine said "This is why we need a man in our life" LOL. Yum yum expensive chocolate. Soo painful walking past it and not being able to buy it.

the Hidden Post

I haven't done this in a long time so why not do it now?
that's it.
the post is done :)

the Hidden Daily

It was a rough day. Finalized two apartment sales today. A lot of documents and negotiations were involved. Everything went fine even though at some point certain details about one of the deals were unclear. I was patient enough to explain everything. Didn't get to eat till 3:30. It's been worse though. Then it got easier. I just updated a few things, checked in with the website guy and that was it.
It's snowing non-stop. A lot of snow. I like it right now, now that I'm home. I'll get out tomorrow and throw a few snowballs at a few people. Of course I gotta work for a couple of hours tomorrow :|.
No other plans for the weekend but I'll think of something.
I gotta book 6 Avatar tickets. We wanna go see it again on Monday. Too many people go to watch that movie. lol. It's hard to get tickets.
That's pretty much it. Watch the videos below.
Have a great day.

Songs I listened to when posting:
Daft Punk & Slum Village - Aerodynamic.

U-N-I - Hammertime

UPDATE

Videos

"Better Together" for Match.com from FriendsWithYou on Vimeo.
awww. lol



Bowerbirds "In Our Talons" from Alan Poon on Vimeo.
I'm very imressed by this video. I like the song. too. They fit together really well.



Babe Rainbow - Shaved from Salazar on Vimeo.
This is creepy. I loved it.

the Hidden Daily

horrible weather today. The streets are dirty, full of mud. it's been snowing for the whole day.
And I had so much to do outside the office. I definitely did not enjoy any of it. Nothing was going on until 1 pm except for one meeting. Then everything happened all at once. I got back to office around 6. I was very tired. I laid back in my chair and did nothing.
I did get driven around the city in a really nice SUV though. that was the best part.
IYM is on the line.
I'm very tired.
I've just had some food and tea. the rest of the night will be very slow.
I can't upload a picture for some strange reason.
whatever.
That's it for today.

Where is IYM?

Somebody I know, who knows somebody, who knows somebody, who knows somebody, said on SAT 13 IYM might be have his picture retaken, and throw some footballs through a hole around 1ish.

Psychologist Philip Zimbardo says happiness and success are rooted in a trait most of us disregard: the way we orient toward the past, present and future. He suggests we calibrate our outlook on time as a first step to improving our lives.

the Hidden Daily

the internet connection was coming on and off at work today. I couldn't download anything. I wanted to get the new episode of LOST.
I had plenty of running around to do and I did it. Looks like another deal will be made tomorrow morning and that's cool. I got my paycheck 5 days later. Shaking my head... lol. I was like: Where my money?! (c) Rick Ross.
When I left work, I ran into my friends. We went to a cafe for a little while for some tea, cake and random jokes. We talked about out mutual acquaintance who's been posting self made pics claiming they're taken by really famous photographers and she got several fake account and makes comments on her own pictures, most of those accounts are guys complimenting her. Really sad.
After I came home, I watched lost. Enjoyed it. Can't wait for more.
Now I'm just chilling, listening to Pharrel and skype-ing.
that's it for today.

Die Antwoord...

This is some of the weirdest music/videos I've heard/seen recently. what the hell? o_O

 

the Hidden Daily

Today didn't go as smoothly as I hoped but it went well. We lost about 2 hours trying to fix something before leaving. That wasn't fun at all but who said it would be? It was 11:30 when we left. I enjoyed the view from the truck... everything was covered with snow. I was listening to my iPod most of the time while occasionally talking to the driver. There was no snow or ice on the roads and that allowed us to move faster.
I didn't have much time to do anything but work in Bakuriani. We spent exactly an hour there. We unloaded the banner along with its frame. Then we went to choose the location for it and that was it. Now the locals will put it up.
We had some good food on the way back.
I listened to Noah and the Whale and Edward and the Magnetic Zeros; both albums. Then I put the iPod in shuffle mode again. I fell asleep for a bit. I was tired. I still am but nonetheless it was a good day. The weather was great.
Now I'm at home. Looks like Tomorrow will be a busy day.

Trippy

the Hidden Daily

Well... I didn't get to go to Bakuriani on Saturday because of the eavy snowfall everywhere including Tbilisi. I woke up and all I saw from the window was snow on the roofs and trees. It was still snowing. I liked it. I canceled the trip, unloaded everything and then went to work for a briefing. It went well. We even made a snowman.

I spent a lot of time outside that day. The air was fresh and the snow was perfect for snowballs.
I watched a movie with my friends later that evening, took a walk at night and got on skype for a little while.
I stayed at home the whole Sunday. It was a slow, relaxing day. I watched the Final Destination 4 with it's cheap special effects.
I enjoyed a lot of great videos that day... they guaranteed a smile on my face.
2 of my friends came over later, we had some beer (still don't like it), listened to Backstreet Boys album on a cassette player. lol. That was fun. Then one of them left to watch Avatar while we stayed and watched Angels and Demons. It was cool I liked it. The ending was unexpected to me. My friend knew it all along cause she had read the book.
I had no internet connection on my computer at work today. Had to work on this old iBook that we have. I didn't have much work to do today.
I'm going to Bakuriani tomorrow.
My co-worker was dismissed this Friday. That sucks. He came to take some of his stuff today.

For Ears

Free Flowin Fridayz (Week 45)-Sunday edition

Man oh man. You think after graduating college dealing with ridiculous and stupid people would be over. No, apparently after graduating from a top 20 university and a "New Ivy League" school you become more sensitive to the lack of intelligence you are surrounded by. And man oh man do stupid people reaaaally really irk me. Ridiculous people bother me almost as much.

Last week at work I was closing out and my manager (I will call her Sue, to maintain anonymity) informed me that I was over $15 so she asked me if I could remember if maybe I forgot to give change back to a customer or something. I said I really didn't know since people usually tell you when they didn't get their change. I said weeell "Bob" is here and I'm always off when he's in the building.

[background: "Bob" will be the code name for the other manager that I work with that usually closes me out. For some strange reason whenever I work with him, I am CONSISTENTLY off. No idea why cuz it never happens with other managers or at least not that often. So Bob and I have a running joke that it's HIS fault, his "presence" that causes me to be off. Everyone else that works my shift is privy to this joke also]

Anyway...I tell her that it's his fault and she looks at me confused and asks me what I mean by that so I explain to her the above


Oh and here's another thing: Have you ever felt that you had a gaping hole inside of you that indicated to you that something was missing? Isn't a great feeling when something or someone starts helping you to fill that hole up again?

Jam Session

Exile x Teeko Impromptu Jam Session - Elbo Room (SF) from Dirty Science on Vimeo.

the Hidden Daily

Today was not a busy day at all. I took care of most of the things yesterday. I just had to check what everyone was up to today, if there were any delays. Everything is going alright for now. I'll need to get some money to pay the workers tomorrow, then the truck will arrive, we'll load everything and go. I'll be a 3 hour drive (or something like that).
I spent a lot of time on FB and Skype during the day. I downloaded Final Destination 4. I'll watch it some time. Most importantly; I finally downloaded Le Ballon Rouge. I've been trying to find a good download for awhile. I'll watch it tonight. I'm excited.
My profile pic is from this movie :)
I'm very tired.
Charging my camera and an iPod, getting ready for tomorrow.
that's it for Today.