Posted 03 July 2009 - 11:40 PM
Kiyoshiro Imawano RIP!
They'll come Pooter...Oh Yes!....They will come!
Gonna do a quick nap to recharge for tonight. I'm looking forward to the big weekend. But the first thing i'm gonna do when I wake up tomorrow is go up to the cemetery and pay my respects to our fallen serviceman and woman! Wish everyone a SAFE 4th of July.
Posted 04 July 2009 - 4:53 PM
You're quite the patriotic Chems fan! I'm going to give a cheers to the great things about this country, and hope that the current administration starts really taking charge to keep it an amazing place.
Posted 07 July 2009 - 5:58 PM
Hi guys. I suppose I'll write about an interesting dinner later, but now is not the time for my douchebaggery.
The crossing of lives and paths, the interconnectedness of us all is far too great to ignore--timing and incidence, reaction and consequence. Right now, I know somehow, with certainty, that everything is going the way it's supposed to go, and that my control over my own path is greater than it ever has been. At some point I learned that everyone, at their most basic level, has more control over their lives than they know, simply by being able to control how they respond to the events which occur in their lives. My sense is that as we grow older we embrace this idea and build on it, therefore extending our state into our greater reality, controlling it as much as our ability will allow.
With that said, my newfound ability to shape my life to meet my goals is being met with a lot of pain. The last three days, my soon-to-be-ex girlfriend and I have been sorting things out, and it's been a very, very rough process. The memories and shared experiences over four years of being together make this point a very difficult one, and it's been punctuated by the death of her mother. She died last night.
Her mother really liked me, and I always felt accepted and loved by her. I don't know how close I was to her, but she was still a loved figure in my life, regardless of our closeness. I have a number of emotions tearing through me at this point, the largest of them all being sadness, another of note being guilt, and there is going to be a lot to deal with over the next week or so.
I would love for this to be a Hollywood ending, the manufactured sad moment which pushes a troubled couple together and gives them hope for the future. The unfortunate truth is that despite the tragic loss of her mother, we still have our own lives to sort out and there is no immediate security which we both will reach.
Anyway, I need some coffee. I need to remember that yes, all this is happening for a reason, and despite the pain, this is all just another turn of the rock tumbler--the big machine in which we exist where we all get our rough edges smoothed over to a shine, pain and experience making us sparkle, until we're ready for that final release...
Posted 10 July 2009 - 4:11 AM
Hold Tight Londonnnn...I mean Pooterrrrrr!
All trials and tribulations must have a divine purpose. It is these hard times that will shape and mold us into a stronger character and give us perseverance. When we are put into the fire, it is courage and faith that brings us out of our harshest situations
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I sound too churchy!
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Anyway, while your seizing your destiny, just remember Pooter... to succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
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Oops...And women too!
Posted 10 July 2009 - 9:38 AM
blimey poots - heavy shit bro!
so sorry to hear about a's mum man, though its cool to see you being philoshopical about the whole thing, especially in relation to your old and new relationships. and your lexicon is tip-top.
i really like your theory on destiny, its true that while we are snooker balls being hit around the table (or as john webster once said 'we are all the stars tennis balls, struck and bandied which way please them') its good to know that you can choose what shot they have to take :)
on a slightly different aside, my step-brother and his missus had their baby a few days ago :) and they called her mia! i know one forummer will be pleased ;)
mips x
Posted 10 July 2009 - 6:26 PM
@inchemwetrust: Thanks man--I appreciate the encouragement.
@mipps: Thanks to you, too, hombre. Congratulations to your step-brother! And, of course, the name is wonderful.
Rounding out the end of a rough week. It's been trying, indeed, but I'm really thankful to have good people around. Couldn't do this alone...
My firm is sponsoring an outing tomorrow--free food and drinks at a baseball game--and it should be a good time.
My best to you all!
Posted 11 July 2009 - 1:31 AM
Hey Pooter - have fun at the baseball game! You deserve it after such a trying and mentally draining week. I hope you can get some rest because it sounds like you need it both physically and emotionally. Things happen for a reason, definitely. But damn, it always seems when there's a change on the horizon, the planets all go in retrograde and life in general starts retching out its little impurities. It's almost as though life is sort of wiping the slate clean so it can start anew, you know? You'll get through it!! ...we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life. ;)
mippio - I am delighted that your step brother and his lady named their daughter Mia! :mrgreen: That is so cool! I want to meet her one day!
Posted 16 July 2009 - 3:52 AM
On holiday in Florida at the moment - was out watching the shuttle launch earlier (very cool) and drove back through the fiercest thunderstorm I've ever experienced. Radio broadcast was broken into with tornado warnings, but worst of all lightning struck the car. I don't mind admitting I almost shat myself...
Posted 16 July 2009 - 6:19 PM
rotfl
Oh you poor soul. That sounds pretty terrifying. But hey--you lived! And yeah, getting struck by lightning in a car ends up being safe for all inside, as long as it's not a really old car which has metal protruding into the inside from the frame outside. Exciting, nonetheless.
My soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend's mother's memorial service is on Saturday. It will be a necessary release of grief and pain. I'm not looking forward to it, but I'm looking forward to just letting go of the sadness that I've had locked inside of me for the past week and a half. I can feel it rising to the surface.
In other news, do I even need to fill in anyone about the other dramatic news?
I'll just say that the next couple of months will be dedicated to studying for the LSAT. Underworld is going to be exciting at the beginning of next month, and it will be an eventful show for one of my friends, who I managed to hook up with one of my other friends. :D Love all around.
Posted 16 July 2009 - 10:19 PM
Wow, that's really cool graysquire (the shuttle launch, not necessarily the near-craptacular thunderstorm that almost took place in your pants). Today is the anniversary of the Apollo 11 lift-off to the moon all those years ago, so today's shuttle launch was a hell of a way to commemorate a milestone event in space exploration. Awesome that you got to see that!
And hey, you you can now say you've been struck by lightning. What are the chances? Talk about an eventful day. I'm sure if you did crap your pants nobody would blame you.
Posted 17 July 2009 - 1:25 AM
eventful times!
lucky man getting to see underworld.
im back up to sydney in a week and a half to see Janes Addiction, which should be awesome.
Big news for me though, my brother is finally coming back to australia. He has been living in spain/finland for the past year. He hoped to stay longer but he is kind of in a catch 22 situation with immigration (wanting to get a work visa, but immigration too lazy and his plane leaves back for Australia on 29th July...he could stay and hope he gets it, but he has no money) So i think its safe for him to come back =)
Time to enjoy the last couple of days of holidays
have a great weekend brothers and sisters!
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