dna

I'll be one of the first to admit that at times, it feels like the universe and maybe even fate itself, conspires against you and me. The nexus of bad timing circles every thought, but irrespective of how bad things are, we have reminders that there is ebb and flow to the universe, give and pull of all things connected. To remedy this karmic imbalance is a simple fix: Keep one foot in front of the other, stop. Repeat. Change is in the the dna of the universe. Keep going to see those changes. Plant seeds of positive change. One foot in front of the other. Repeat. Go back to step one.

Whole Wide World

When I was a young boy
My mama said to me
There's only one girl in the world for you
And she probably lives in Tahiti
I'd go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world
Just to find her
Or maybe she's in the Bahamas
Where the Carribean sea is blue
Weeping in a tropical moonlit night
Because nobody's told her 'bout you
I'd go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world
Just to find her
I'd go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world
Find out where they hide her
Why am I hanging around in the rain out here
Trying to pick up a girl
Why are my eyes filling up with these lonely tears
When there're girls all over the world
Is she lying on a tropical beach somewhere
Underneath the tropical sun
Pining away in a heatwave there
Hoping that I won't be long
I should be lying on that sun-soaked beach with her
Caressing her warm brown skin
And then in a year or maybe not quite
We'll be sharing the same next of kin
I'd go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world
Just to find her
I'd go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world
Find out where they hide her 

I love cover songs. I love this song in particular. Trying to remember what prompted me to think of this song again, but I remember hearing Will Ferrell cover this in Stranger than Fiction and I was hooked. Don't know why, but I find it hopeful and uplifting in a way. The Pretenders do a great job on this one too.

Happy Endings

I like happy endings. They are well, happy. Cue music, the monologue and the serendipitous turn of events. I love them. How could you not?

But...I don't know if I believe in them anymore. Hope is a strange thing. It can keep you going with literally nothing, raise you up in the face of abject darkness and propel you into motion.

And moving I am. But I'm tired. And my hope is fading and my heart is heavy, slowing down with every beat and every step. But I'll keep moving until it stops. Because hope, in all it's perverse half truths, is still a beautiful thing. So I keep moving, in hope of a destination.

A Late Start

It's almost been one lunar cycle of our Sisyphean journey around the burning ball of fire we call a sun. Our ride is short, but we can't lose sight that there might be something greater than 'me'. I don't do "New Year's Resolutions", but these seem à propos as any.

While this may sound overly trite, but everyday we wake up we have an opportunity for change. We have the ability to have degrees of change, but we also in turn, change. Effectively shaping the lives of those around us and the environment we live. Small gestures of kindness or the larger efforts we do - we are the collective energy that shapes our reality.

If I had to make a list (because I love lists):

• Be positive, be kind.
• Don't be an asshole.
• Be a better at my relationships, work, friends, dating, etc.
• Be healthy.
• Just be a better person.

2013 - it's what you'll make of it, right?

2012 in Pictures

I feel stupid scp

scp -r myserver.com:"/path/with/a/Space\\ In\\ It" ./

Oh...how did I not know this?

un-bear-able.

I want this for just regular sleeping. RAWR.