Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Waking up from a long night and I'm not straightening my hair.

I'm usually first in line to discuss my dreams with anyone who will listen but last night was one of those crazy, long strings of dreams/nightmares that I can remember if I try hard but it's exhausting to bother so I won't.
So, I woke up late and rolled out of bed looking like an electrocuted lion... And loved it!
I didn't bother to singe my hair stick-straight with a torture implement hot enough to compete with the sun. Lately I've been letting my wild hair do it's own thing. I hate/love that the less work I put into my hair, the more glamorous it looks.
Fast forward to me sitting at my desk finishing my honey-lemon green tea, because everything before that is a blur. A co-worker from another office is standing in front of me opening up about what I suddenly realize is a pretty intimate part of his life. He is telling me, very earnestly, that he is completely unhappy with his life. Start to finish: his job, his friends, where he lives, everything.
I try not to be taken aback by his random opening up session, to be honest I'm used to it. For some reason people feel they can talk to me. I have no clue why since I'm the most anti-social person I know...
Without being too cliched, I tell him that if he's bored with his job, find a new one; if he hates Columbia, move; if he can't stand his friends, ditch them. Life is what you make of it. Everything is what you truly want it to be. Even if a situation is horrible, I believe that how it effects a person is based on how that person perceives it.
While I'm attempting to give something that sounds like sage advice, I'm thinking that I cannot wait for school to start up again in Fall.
I love feeling like I'm chasing my dream even if I'm only sitting in a classroom...
"There is no spoon."

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