Neo Nomadic Dreams
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Pinching Where It Counts

The 10 Unexpected Costs of Owning Things by Christine Gilbert is one of those posts that I would never tire of reading.  It’s especially relevant now that gift-giving season is here and I’m always left wondering why I never have enough money to get my loved ones what they deserve.  Heck, I don’t even have enough to get myself a gift.  Plus with tax season coming up in a few months, I really wish I had more money sense tucked into me to make all the ends meet.  To me, death and taxes are synonymous or, at the very least, have a causal relationship.

On a non sour note, I seem to think of nothing but girls this week. Ha!  I was finally able to catch An Education after falling in love with the idea of it.  I’ve always enjoyed Nick Hornby‘s work so this should come as no surprise.  Besides, I am crushing on Carey Mulligan in the film. I would highly suggest watching this film and making your own opinion of it.  Although I am fairly certain it will be a positive one.

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The Girl Got Hot by Weezer

If You Can Tell Me

…who wrote this, I will love you forever.

And yes, I’ve tried to Google it.

Thank you!

[EDIT: Ha! I found out where this came from. Click on the photo to find out.]

Is it just me or should the last line read, “Let it carry on WITH us, today“?  It feels like it should because of all the activities mentioned throughout that resembles living in the present.  At the end it says the world will go on “without you and me when we’re gone” but right now we’re still here so let’s make the most out of it.

A Certain Game of Chance

Last Sunday’s bout of QLC (quarter life crisis) caught me off guard and I’ve been out of sorts the entire week since then.  What I discovered, however, was how many people reached out to me during those moments.  From their comments on the post to little goodies left at my desk, I realized how lucky I am to have people who care enough to tell me that I am not alone on this one.

For a week I was uninspired. I didn’t even have it in me to write – not even a blog post nor an email.  Even my usual enthusiasm for exercise was curbed.  I just felt like a complete piece of crap and I know it’s going to take more than just wallowing to get me out of it.

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I’ll Be Here Awhile by 311

But I’m back.  I think I’ve bounced from that dreary place called self-pity and am proactively trying to be happy.

I know I once said that ‘happiness is a warm gun’ (culled from John Lennon’s brilliant mind, no less) and was quite surprised that this time around, I wasn’t even thinking of that.  I usually become very emotional during these phases but I’ve got a good support system installed now and couldn’t be happier to have them backing me up every step of the way.

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“Only after disaster can we be resurrected”

We all know how much Fight Club is a big part of my life.  Seriously, whenever I feel like crap, watching the movie puts me back into perspective.  That doesn’t mean I’m about to start a fight club of my own (although sometimes I wish I could) but in celebration of Fight Club’s 10th Year Anniversary, you may want to check this out.