Saturday, May 20, 2006
Babble on
I didn't eat anything today until like, 8 pm, because I just didn't have time. I spent the day cleaning the entire house, babysitting 3 cute kids who don't like each other, DTR-ing, mini-road tripping to Albany with Ema and Cole and chillin' with Mell, Matt, Kurt and Solomon at Old Navy, Cold Stones and Wal*Mart. At Wal*Mart we were followed by a security person the whole time, until we split up--Matt and I went one way and Mell and Monny went the other way. And the security dude followed Mell and Monny, which we concluded was possibly racist, but when we met up later and switched groups and I went with Monny and Mell and Matt went the other way he stopped stalking all of us. Oh well. It was fun while it lasted. I bought glittery play-doh! And yellow sticky tack. I love sticky tack. And deodorant. I like that stuff as well. And socks. Socks are cool. I think I'm tired. Really tired. It's been a long day--I've been up since 6, and I am all tuckered out.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Soulmates
It is sooooooooo wet here. No, my bad: HUMID. Ugh. But it's a beautiful day. Except really cold. I hope somebody hires me soon, because I am so bored. Thus I am back to ramble more to...whoever you are. Hi!
My mom and my grandma got to talking about soulmates today. That was certainly interesting. Neither of them believe in such a thing. This, of course, horrified me, because, being a hopeless romantic and a big believer in something on the lines of soulmates, hearing such views from married, mature, older women scared the shnykies out of me. When I expressed my surprise, Mom said, "How do you define 'soulmate,' dear?" And so I pondered for a moment and spouted off something on the lines of "I think two people are soulmates when they both complete the other, and when they are both compelled to bring the other the most happiness possible. When one is without his 'soulmate' it leaves him feeling empty or incomplete. So a soulmate is a person who completes you." Grandma tutted at this, but Mom seemed to like my little definition, since she thought that under it she and Dad are soulmates. I think the idea of soulmates is a new one. The further back in history you go, the more absurd the idea is. If you go back to the days (or cultures) of arranged marriages there is little tolerance for such viewpoints.My grandmother doesn't believe in them. My mother might...and I do, to some extent. Soulmates are a big thing with Hollywood. This is probably a huge factor in why I believe in such "nonscence" as Grams calls it. But it's a nice idea, aye? Believing that somewhere out there, in this ginormous, chaotic world there's a person who is anxiously waiting to love you and complete your puzzle is a big motivator to keep going. So for once, I'm going to say Hollywood has a good thing going with this whole soulmate dealio.
My mom and my grandma got to talking about soulmates today. That was certainly interesting. Neither of them believe in such a thing. This, of course, horrified me, because, being a hopeless romantic and a big believer in something on the lines of soulmates, hearing such views from married, mature, older women scared the shnykies out of me. When I expressed my surprise, Mom said, "How do you define 'soulmate,' dear?" And so I pondered for a moment and spouted off something on the lines of "I think two people are soulmates when they both complete the other, and when they are both compelled to bring the other the most happiness possible. When one is without his 'soulmate' it leaves him feeling empty or incomplete. So a soulmate is a person who completes you." Grandma tutted at this, but Mom seemed to like my little definition, since she thought that under it she and Dad are soulmates. I think the idea of soulmates is a new one. The further back in history you go, the more absurd the idea is. If you go back to the days (or cultures) of arranged marriages there is little tolerance for such viewpoints.My grandmother doesn't believe in them. My mother might...and I do, to some extent. Soulmates are a big thing with Hollywood. This is probably a huge factor in why I believe in such "nonscence" as Grams calls it. But it's a nice idea, aye? Believing that somewhere out there, in this ginormous, chaotic world there's a person who is anxiously waiting to love you and complete your puzzle is a big motivator to keep going. So for once, I'm going to say Hollywood has a good thing going with this whole soulmate dealio.
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