Yep, It Looks Like Up From Here

Sometimes, some things in your life make you stop and take inventory of the things you have.

Going hungry for weeks is one. Talking to my friend Jason about how frail life can be in a very positive (and he is one of the most positive people you will ever meet) is another. Editing the footages that came in from Leyte, is the latest one.

Life is beautiful. It's fucked up, but it's still beautiful. And sometimes you have to see the bad to reflect on the good, and hopefully wake up thinking "My life is shit...and today is the day I start fixing it".

So, as I start looking up again in my life, I am remembering--and appreciating--all the small things that makes me happy...or occupied...or just amuses me.

A bit of warning though, a lot of them are terribly MUNDANE.

1. Brangelina and their much awaited bundle

Not quite an obsession but c'mon, have you ever seen a more perfect celebrity couple?! Not only do they look good together but they're activists. And as is the case when two beautiful people get together, you just can't wait to see their offspring.

2. Keyword searches on dating sites
This cures my writers block. Popular words are "Star Trek", "Star Wars" and "Monty Python". Believe it or not, the word "Pickle" actually generates more than one profile, and in a Catholic website! Who the hell knew.

3. Videoke Videos

Do they have direction? Who the hell makes them? Why do they never make sense? Why are the women always rolling on some bed and the men all look fucking gay? And with considering the overwhelming amount of unemployed but incredibly talented, not to mention DROP DEAD GORGEOUS actors out there, why do they have to use people who look so damn plain?

4. Buffets

Especially free buffets. That come with dessert. Usually also comes with the money to pay for the cab ride home many hours later.

5. The 4400

Specifically, Chad Faust, the latest addition to the constantly expanding collection of Templates.

6. Clark and Chloe fanfiction (a.k.a. "chlark)

C and C. Not that I don't like Lana. I just have a soft spot for unrequited love.

7. Kitty-watch

"Kitty" is now past the four week mark and also has a name: Scheherazade. Besides having a taste for gold and a penchant for getting into anything electrical, she is--after many hours of hand-feeding--in the process of being weaned (THANK GOD).

After getting up every four hours for feedings, and coaxing her to try something besides milk, here she is finally eating solids for the first time. I am so proud! (and it's about damn time.)