Day 160 - June 9, 2010

"Mom and Dad and the Pinks have been lost at sea," she cried out. - "Love" Jack's New Power: Stories from a Caribbean Year by Jack Gantos

I hope I never hear words like those above. But I know it's possible, and because of that I'm going to give each member of my family a hug today.

So technically.. I didn't do this. However. I have alternatives.

Lilo, of course, I hugged. I hug her all the time. She probably hates it. But she can't do anything about it, because she's a dog.

My mommy, I hugged, I'm sure. Because she hugs me all the time.

Hannah I didn't hug, but I picked her up after school and we drove around in search of the boy she liked. She told me I was being a creeper, but I think she secretly liked it.

And Daddy I didn't hug, but I did go with him to help with his roadkill pictures.. Which means, he finds roadkill and picks it up, and I take his picture with whatever dead animal it is. Today it was a squirrel. We watched Mamma Mia! together, too.

So in some way, I showed them all some love.

There was a guy at the mall the other day with a shirt that said FREE HUGS, and I thought we should test that, so I told my mom to go hug him. But then he turned around and the back of it said something about him being a champion slut hugger, so she decided not to.

Remember that Dave Matthews video with the guy who went around hugging everyone? Can we do that?

This has gotten more random than I'd originally planned for..

Also, on a personal note, I'm blonde again. :)

I will go to bed shortly, and hug Stitch until I fall asleep.

http://www.freehugsguide.org/

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Day 159 - June 8, 2010

"He's been through a lot, and he deserves some consideration." - Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White

Sure, I'm aware of how I feel. Every minute of every day. But am I aware of how others feel? What are they going through? Are they having a good or bad day? Am I sensitive enough to sympathize or celebrate with them? Am I separating myself from eels and beetles?

Eels and beetles not having "interpersonal sensitivity," that is. I don't really know what to say about this.

I think most of the time I am aware of how others feel. I actually think that's something I'm good at. Whether or not I adjust my actions to reflect that might be a different story. I'm not really sure.

Summer makes me antisocial. I sleep most of the day and stay up late at night. I'm attempting to go to bed earlier tonight. It's 1am now, which shouldn't be early, but it kind of is.

Tomorrow is take 2 for Operation: Blondes Have More Fun. Wish me luck on that.

I'm going to go read before bed. How do you feel about that?

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Day 158 - June 7, 2010

Advice from friends is like the weather. Some of it is good; some of it is bad. - "The Baboon's Umbrella" Fables by Arnold Lobel

Today I'll be careful not to believe everything I hear.

I don't think I heard much today, believing it or not.

Although the Bachelorette shouldn't believe everything she hears from those guys.

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Day 157 - June 6, 2010

When you're feeling sorry for yourself, everything looks beige and gray. - Throwing Shadows by E. L. Konigsburg

If I feel like feeling sorry for myself today, I won't.

I could have felt sorry for myself about my disaster of a hair dyeing attempt.. But I didn't. It will work out.

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Day 156 - June 5, 2010

"You're not the boss of me," said Skippyjon Jones. "In your dreams..." said Mama. - Skippyjon Jones in the Dog-House by Judy Schachner

The only way I'm ever going to be Total Absolute #1 Boss of Myself is if I live alone. And let's face it - even though I sometimes act as if I want to live alone, I really don't.

It's funny because today I was pretty much alone the whole day. And I have lived alone for most of this year.

Sometimes I loved it, but sometimes I wished I had someone to talk to, or help me with something, or just.. to be there. Being by myself is nice, but I'm glad I have a roommate again next year. :)

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Day 155 - June 4, 2010

When I had some trouble I wrote to my grandma about it. - My Grandma, My Pen Pal by Jan Dale Koutsky

Today I'll give Grandma or Grandpa a call.

I will write her tomorrow. Really.

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Day 154 - June 3, 2010

"I know I don't need a dog. But this dog needs me." - Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

I've spent enough of my life telling the world what I want, what I need. As of now, I'm shifting the focus to what others need. In fact, today I'll make it a point to identify at least one fellow creature (human or otherwise) with a need that I can answer.

There's a doggy on this page. I do things for my doggy. She needs people to do stuff for her because she doesn't have thumbs or a voice that speaks English.

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Day 153 - June 2, 2010

Tom had hoped today would be as ordinary as possible. - The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter

Today may be ordinary, but that doesn't mean it has to be boring, not if I find the extraordinary within it. And, anyway, who am I to blame the day? Is it the day that's boring - or me?

Today was ordinary, but not boring. There was a pot luck at church, which was good. It was Emil's birthday so we all went to eat and had cake and such. I baked cookies for him, the most productive thing I've done lately. Then I just chilled with some of my favorite boys.

All ordinary occurrences, but definitely ones that make me happy.

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Day 152 - June 1, 2010

[Chester Cricket] began to chirp to ease his feelings. He found that it helped somehow if you sang your sadness. - The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

Will sadness visit me today? How will I respond? Maybe I'll try something I've never done before. Maybe I'll find myself a solitary place and quietly hum my sadness. Or - what the heck - maybe just belt it out. If it helps, I won't ask why. If it works, it works. Hey, if it's good enough for Chester Cricket ...

Yes, I was sad today.

I almost feel like that was the objective of the person who made me upset, because he did it so well. I don't really think it was, but..

I talked to someone today who made me mad and sad. Anger took over during some parts of the conversation, so I may have used that as a way to not be sad, which was probably not a good thing.

But I can't take it back and I wouldn't, because I meant what I said.

Another way to cope with sadness is to sleep, so I'm going to try to do that.

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