Christmas Spirit

The thing about Christmas is...... The thing about Christmas.... is.... The thing about this holiday is that it's intriguing. I am definately intrigued by how having the right, simple ingredients can mean such a large difference between a time of stress and a time of contentment. Many of my past Christmas times were quite wonderfull, with a decaying rate as I got older. What was this difference? Between the older and newer Christmas times? Imo, it was the focus. The focus was about me by others, and in turn my focus was on others thus perpetuating a wonderful cycle of kindness. When the focus begins to steer away from this fact, it leads invariably to disaster as the very foundation of the holiday is lost. And then people wonder why Christmas is so horrible. Perhaps you've lost something in your constant daily routine. I was once told that a lack of finances often is the best motivator for ingenuity. I wholeheartedly agree. Due to said lack of finances that Heidi and I are in, we set a $10 spending limit on our gifts for each other. My gift? A scrapbook, so that we can record our adventures together for the coming year. Had I not had the spending limit, undoubtedly my gift would have been of lesser value, not monetarily, but in its meaningfulness. I have spent this Christmas Eve with my Father-in-law, sister-in-law, and sister-in-law's friend. We went shopping, we went to get food, and just generally enjoyed each other's company. It was great since there were no expectations, we all were just happy to be together. Anyways, I do hope I get a chance to see/spend time with my little sister, but we'll see. Here's to you Jesus, thank you for coming and bring us the light.

-Ken

There are days when I think, "what am I doing?" Then I read stuff from TextsFromLastNight.com and thank God that I'm not stuck with THAT as my life.

Carpe Diem!!!

On Anime

So... I'm kind of forcing this, but I feel like writing, so... I'm entirely positive that the title is really not all that appropriate. Hmmm.... Let's see, I like anime. If you do not know this about me, well now you do! Congratulations! Magma. Mag-ma. Say it, just like that. Mag-ma. Fun word really. Especially when you you accent the -ma part. Mag-ma. Okay, I digress... From not much now that I think about it... Can you digress from chaos? Would that be order by definition?
So! Anime! I like it, I am particularly fond of the romantic comedy genre. Why you ask? Well because I'm kind of a hopeless romantic at heart. I need to look that up.

According to Urban Dictionary:
Hopeless Romantic:
This person is in love with love. They believe in fairy tales and love.They're not to be confused as stalkers or creepy because that's not what a hopeless romantic is. All hopeless romantics are idealists,the sentimental dreamers,the imaginative and the fanciful when you get to know them.They often live with rose colored glasses on.They make lovelook like an art form with all the romantic things they do for their special someone.

Behold! The people have spoken! I'd like to think that the romantic comedy genre is ideal for my idealistic, hopeless, romantic self. However, I'm not super fond of live action hopeless romantic comedies, why? I don't quite know, but I suspect that it has to do with the idea that live action comedies are not, er... fairytale-esque. Example: You just don't really have live action stuff that's about a guy who, due to an inconsistency in the system that is reality, is terribly unfortunate and as such a goddess from heaven comes down to grant him any wish from mass fortune to extremely good luck as a sort of compensation, and then, thinking the entire incident a joke, the man wishes that the goddess would stay with him forever. Thus, the contract is made and hilarity and awkward romantic situations ensue. This is just something that isn't present in live action items.

I digress. My tea is luke-warm. It is bitter. The taste of burnt tea leaves mixed with a stick diffuse through the taste buds of my tongue. The time has come! To battle!! To glory!!! For Pony!!!!

Scrumptious is an excellent word. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to use the word scrumptious in 4 different contexts and report back here.

Not enough people watch the road when they drive.

Tip to Remember: For all single people, there is no RESET button in marriage.