My Future?

As I was reading a horoscope for Aquarians I came across this quote:

Being self-centered is no crime—especially when you're as fascinating as you are—but it's kind of a well-researched topic by now.

Jesus, could anything hit closer to home. That is exactly how I am perceiving my personality right now.

While I won't be giving up my self-centered-ness anytime in the near future, I feel like the time has come to remove myself from the microscope that I perpetually place my personality. My behavior is my behavior and beating myself up for my flaws is not worth the time or effort.

Life Gets More Easier

Last night I went to pick up food at Freshco Burrito Taco...(a rather straight-forward name for a Chinese run Tex-Mex place)

When I went in the woman behind the counter immediately asked if I wanted my usual ( a spinach burrito and two guacamole tacos). I replied yes and I was instantly filled with joy. Add another establishment in my neighborhood where I do not have to verbalize my desires....they recognize me when I walk in the door.

In a perfect world I would never have to speak inside another business. I walk in...get handed my food, dry cleaning, etc...give my money and leave. Someday I tell you, someday...

Positive Energy Is The Real Glitter

After I had my knee surgery a little over two years ago, not only did I have to go to physical therapy, but I also had to get back into the gym. My knee injury kept me out of the gym for probably two or three months. Not only did I put on a few pounds, but I also got out of the habit of going to the gym.

After such a long absence, and not having 100% strength in my knee, it was tough to get motivated on a day-to-day basis. Improvements were very, very slow. However, I perservered and eventually redeveloped my near neurotic daily workout regimen. I wish I could chalk it up to my indomitable spirit, but at that point in my life...well, my spirit was pretty domitable.

I perpetually draw strength from the music in my life. During this recovery period my soundtrack was almost exclusively remixes by one performer...Miss Mariah Carey. This revelation may come as a shock to those who only know Mariah from her songs on the radio or the MTV or saw Glitter. To anyone who has heard her music mixed by legends like David Morales or Clivilles&Cole will not be surprised. The remixes are stellar and I swear I listened to nothing else during my post-surgery workouts.

While at the gym today "Anytime You Need A Friend" came on my iPod and it hit me that I needed to throw a little cosmic love Mariah's way. Without her talents, my recovery would not have been nearly as empowering as it was with her vocal companionship

Words To Do Something By

I am about half way through this book and it is quietly rocking my world. The author includes an excerpt of a letter written by Sol LeWitt to the artist Eva Hesse. Although it is quite long it has become my new mantra.

"Learn to say 'Fuck You' to the world once in a while. You have every right to. Just stop thinking, worrying, looking over your shoulder, wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out, struggling, gasping, confusing, itching, scratching, mumbling, bumbling, grumbling, humbling, stumbling, rumbling, rambling, gambling, tumbling, scumbling, scrambling, hitching, hatching, bitching, moaning, groaning, honing, boning, horse-shitting, hair-splitting, nit-picking, piss-trickling, nose-sticking, ass-gouging, eyeball-poking, finger-pointing, alleyway-sneaking, long waiting, small stepping, evil-eying, back-scratching, searching, perching, besmirching, grinding grinding grinding away at yourself. Stop it and just DO."

Opener

If I had some stage time tonight I would open with the following true story/joke:

"So I went to the Nickel Spa for Men today and had a massage and a facial...then I went to the West Side Club and had a massage and a facial"

Ba-dum-bum.

Unoriginal Thought

I was looking through the iPod instruction manual the other day. One of the graphics they have shows a songlist as it would appear on the iPod. One of the songs listed is "Girlfriend In Sonoma".

Needless to say I thought it was strange that they would put a "fake" song instead listing the original Smiths song "Girlfriend In A Coma"....I mean it is not like Morrissey has that much time on his hands that he would sue Steve Jobs over copyright infringement.

Just to satisfy my curiosity I decided to google "Girlfriend In Sonoma". I came across this link.

Damn, beaten to the punch, someone else was more observant than me.