The Positive Post

Hello beautiful people of the world who may or may not be out there. I promised I would...explain some of my last post...I suppose. So I'll try. Quote-answer method, let's do this.

Okay..."Coffee date.." This one is exciting! I went out for coffee with my Cornell and high school buddy one last time before she hit the road again for New York. My goodness I love her. You can run into the most topsy-turvy week imaginable and just suddenly be stop by incredible people like her who just...listen, talk, laugh, and...make you feel good. Though, I'm not directly religious, I love loving people and believe that there are seriously angels that roam around us. Not necessarily because they're on a mission from up above or change the world. I believe there are some soul that are seriously born into this world to make a difference in there own way. You can sit by some people and suddenly feel incredibly uplifted and wonderful. These people are absolutely intriguing and are born to just keep love in the world. More than most. When their job is done, they sometimes, unfortunately, vanish but manage to leave something important and overwhelmingly magical and enlightening for you to treasure, whether a lesson, thoughts, or just pure love.

It was a lovely time at coffee though. (: We talked and talked and talked. Some random guy named Andy even took our picture. I had a similar wonderful date the other day with Sizzle too...I'm going to miss her.

I even ran into Brian right before coffee on accident. We were both parking on the street across the way and it couldn't be avoided. So I crossed the street to say hello to him and I actually have art with his best friend. That was at first terrifying. It seems like, even though it's a sensitive time in general, everyone is doing their best to move forward for the best...I miss the frisbee team though, I'm not going to lie. That team is full of purely good people...just like Brian. (: I'm glad I could be apart of it while I could..I finished that day off with dinner with the family at T-Street. ("..run in with old heart breaks, class with the unexpected, dinner with the family..")

"...classes and classmate think provokers..." In general, classes are going well. Chemistry is working out, other than the fact that I have the hardest time reading the book. I'll have to find something interesting to do. Like interpretive reading while acting out the sections. "I am the metric system! Look at all my interesting measurements and exciting uses! ....I'm a beaker! I hold solutions!" That's how I passed IB history and IB junior English I think. True story.

Pre-calculus is going alright too, but I think I'm going to have to buy a new really expensive calculator. I have a graphing calculator, but there is an even more intricate one they have that I guess is being used all throughout calculus...annnnd any degree I'm interested in requires calculus. That's life though, and a new calculator could be exciting.

Speaking of both of those classes, one of my classmates convinced me to try an Engineering class with him...I'm actually a bit nervous but you know...I figure you must try things to know that they work for you or they don't...just like choir. I made it in as a soprano. I honestly don't really know what that stands for much, but I enjoyed being in that portion of the choir. Seth, my classmate though, he's my classmate thought provoker. My, "why not?" guy. (: So I'm taking the leap and trying.


I've also been looking into other schools recently. My addition school help from my father is lacking right now and money gets tough...so, while I have a scholarship at NIC, I might as well look around at some other schools and start scattering applications everywhere. I'm considering Montana and southern Idaho mainly, right now. You never know until you try...("..transfer schools and funding..")

With majors or area of studying, I think I'm stuck in these areas; teaching, biology, art, engineering....I feel like regardless, I'll find something but I was working Beauty and the Beast and I saw Tin Tin the other day in theaters and everything...I just fall in love with animation. Regardless, I'm aiming for a minor in art, I just love it too much. With biology, I was thinking about marine biology again. I love the ocean, biology, and learning. Regardless, everything kind of plays into each other. I'm right now this huge ball of crazy messy of ideas but I'm not really anywhere yet...

Things I'm excited for though: my room getting organized...I think I'm going to move everything around into some crazy design...I'm excited for going to state for BPA in Boise and also Chicago. I can feel and taste the art and culture already. Mmm...and taxes, believe it or not.

Other exciting thing I did though...I went out to lunch and snowboarding with my dad. (: We almost NEVER do that anymore. I received a random surprise paycheck too from a few months ago that I forgot about and they finally allowed me to have. I also surprised my bestie with some groceries like pepper and the basic essentials of a house, like brown sugar and whatnots. I think it made me even more happy than him. I love doing that...also went ice skating with Jessie and Jared....I LOVE THE ICE. It has been soooo long. I love it...though, I wasn't proud that I drove about a mile down the wrong way of a one way street in Spokane before realizing my mistake...ugh. It was AWESOME.

This is an email I never get tired of and I'm going to post it one last time, bare with me:

(( Ah, it's a forward.
I know.
Don't attack me, if you seriously don't care,
exercise that lovely hand of yours and
d-e-l-e-t-e

....

( Which spells delete. )
My
little
e-mail

I
sent
just
for
you,
and
many
others...

At the same time.

=]

That's a lot of love right there.

I usually don't do this unless it's...
m-y-s-p-4-c-3,
but I made this look pretty and e-mailed it to some of
my

Tomadachi.

Amigos.

Friends.

=]

Hope you do read it.

Please e-mail back if you are full of
Wonderful time.

I luff my technological mail box which sadly doesn't chime

"You've Got Mail!"

...

but it's still wonderful, checked, and loved.

Talk to you all soon.

- Tay


E.n.j.o.y.A.n.d.P.o.n.d.e.r
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b0th..

S o m e t h i n g
t o t h i n k a b o u t
t h e s e d a y s . . .

George Carlin's wife recently passed away...he posts this food for thought.
Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.

A wonderful Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have

taller buildings but shorter tempers,

wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less,

we buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families,

more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense,

more knowledge, but less judgment,

more experts, yet more problems,

more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much,

spend too recklessly,

laugh too little,

drive too fast,

get too angry,

stay up too late,

get up too tired,

read too little,

watch TV too much,

and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions,

but reduced our values.

We talk too much,

love too seldom,

and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.

We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul..

We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less.

We plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and

slow digestion,

big men and

small character,

steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce,

fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are days of

quick trips,

disposable diapers,

throwaway morality,

one night stands,

overweight bodies,

and pills that do everything from

cheer,

to quiet,

to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit

d e l e t e . . .

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say,

" I l o v e y o u "

to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

A N D A L W A Y S R E M E M B E R :

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

o 0 o -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >>
| | In finding one's self
| Another peace, time, being
| | The secret is two

So yes....that was me at the beginning of the email from years ago. (: All in all, I'm working on staying positive. We have so much going on in our world and while we're upset about things like not being able to get on the internet or seeing the latest episode of How I Met Your Mother, there's more to the world. I want to make a difference, and I'm going to do it some how. Here we go with the rolling the eyes and facepalms again. I'll do something though, everyday, make a difference some how in someone else's life. When I can't do something for some one else, I'll do something to change myself to prepare myself for the future. I think I finally figured out my biggest resolution. Ahhh...gotta love it. (:

I'm stepping down from the soap box now.

Go outside, enjoy the...snow...or sun...the fresh air!

Tay