Everyday is a winding road
HI again you all, sorry I hadn't been up to date on myself lately for nearly a week now. I didn't just feel like getting on my director's chair and stay in it just to type up new blog entry.
Before I go ahead and start my next entry, I would like to welcome KT into the blogging world. HI HI KEVIN!! *waving cheerfuly*
Some things has happened since then. Right now, I'm drinking my third Lowenbrau beer and listening to Sheryl Crow's 'Everyday is a winding road'. Actually, nothing much has happened socially, but mentally n spiritually wise, I have been itching to get back to the east coast and settle somewhere there. I have decided not to stay in London as long as 6 months as originally planned. I shrinked it to about 1 and half months so I can save up for Austrailia's Deaflypmics in January 2005 and then move to the east (about time). Yeah, I've been running through so many scenarios of my travelling possiblities many times in my mind for a while now and still haven't pieced it all up together completely yet. I just met up with my good friend who's living in the UK now and she is from Aussie herself. Recently, this bright early morning at 7am, we both went online to have a short "meeting", when it was mid-afternoon over there her time, to go over a few things in regard to my visit to London. Nice of her to offer me a place at her house while I'm visiting and travelling around. What a great money saver! Of course, I will be treating her and her 3 male roommates out few times during the month to thank them having me over. I offered her to pay some of their bills or rent then she told me to treat them out instead so I told her that it was "fair enuff!" I can't wait to go to London. Oh yeah, I haven't mention when I was gonna go which will be in July. I might even go to the Greek Islands with her for her friend's wedding. Then I might actually experience a "Big, Fat Greek Wedding"! Teehee! Wouldn't that be wicked?? We'll see about that!
Oh yeah, last week, I discovered that there was a gay (gift) shop right in Central Phoenix, through Phoenix's Gay Pride Day last month, which is only 10 minutes bus ride away from where I live. It's really a very clothed and a colorful shop compared to the ones I've been to in D.C. and L.A. They also have a small, but pretty good selection of movies for sale. Unfortunately, they did not have the movie that I was specifically looking for. BUT but but, when I asked about it at the cashier counter, they just had ordered it few days earlier and that it would be arriving the next week (which is this week now). Yes! Perfect timing, man. The movie I asboutely fell in love with is called "Lost and Delirious" which was the movie I was looking for at the shop. It is, of course , a lesbian flick. I cried at the end. I usually don't cry when it comes to movies.
There are only a few movies that I've cried for/at--
E.T. (classic, classic, no question!)
The Land Before Time (single parent's death/an only child relationship thingy, this one I really bawled at)
Steel Magolinas (Two words: Sally Field! WOW performance!)
Best of the Bests (a kickboxing movie...I cried at a kickboxing movie!?? Nonetheless, it was really touching one. The sequel wasn't very good as the first though)
Mulan (I'm proud of disney pah changing their view of/on women for once!)
Mona Lisa Smile ('I-am-a-woman-hear-me-roar' type of thing, I didn't actually "cry", it was more of a proud "you go, girl!" mists-in-the-eyes feel)
Lost and Delirious (a tradgey-love thingy; melodramatic shakespearian-like, but without the humor)
There's one more lesbian movie I truly felt for, but cannot remember the title. It was 'something Family' or 'Making the Family' or something. It was about an afterviews of the birth mother's death and her partner fighting to get full custody of the little child. Brooke Shields was the partner who fought to get the kid in the movie. Maybe you know what I'm talking about? Help me out here?
Oh well, anyway, that's pretty much the list of movies I cried for/at. Not much, as you noticed. (hm, I just counted 8; that's more than just a few than I thought the list would have. I never counted it altogether before so this is a first for me to see in reality. And that's good, I think.)
When I was living in L.A. with my roommies and one of them was really a movies buff so we all got to see a lot of new movies. They cried more than I did! We would look at eachother after the movies ended and see who were blurred-eyes-eyelashes-matted-flushed-in-the-cheeks-runny-nosed with soaked tissues. They get mushy, not that it's bad or anything. I think it's great for them to be able to express easily compared to others such as me.
When I was much younger, I found it hard for me to express myself easily in the public. I wasn't really good with giving out my own opinions whether directly asked or not. (I was very, very observant back then as I still am today thou.) I'm not exactly sure why I came to be like that as a youngster. Today, I am trying to open up a little more. One step at a time. I can be very private to many people. Well, I think blogging is one of many ways to open myself up; so in a way, I am actually doing something about it, don'tcha think so too? I know that I am improving with giving out my own opinions whether asked or not, but on showing my emotions, I'm still vague on analyzing myself in that area. Hm, like I said, one step at a time, right?
To KT & Larry, I tooooaatallly agree with you about mannerisms and common sense and tips(!). I must admit I am bad with figuring out tips, but I do always give out tips. I grew up attending 2 all-Deaf schools as a day student my entire life and had the supervision/shelter under my single mother, her sister's family, and my B.Grandma. They're (we're) German/English Roman-Catholics, I hope you get the gist. They all taught me mannerism BIG TIME. So, yeah, I think it's common sense to have manners. I've met and also known some deafies who were residents at our or/and their Deaf schools did not know much about proper equttiutes (sp?) around people and places. In some ways, I sort of don't blame them and maybe we should scold their caretakers at their dorms for not teaching them those things. I hate it when people label us a bad name when it comes to tipping. Larry, thanks so much for the link to the tipping chart site; I needed that! BTW, Good luck on getting the house soon!!! I hope I will be there in MD in time to go to your homewarming party! What do you need for the new house???
When you think about it, yeah, everyday IS a winding road. Every decision you make leads you to more choices which lead to another decision after decision. I think that is greatest thing that we have. Free Will and the Ability to make a road for ourselves.
Enjoy your winding road as possible because it will be the only one for you in this lifetime!
smiles!
I'll post up the song 'Everyday Is A Winding Road' in the next entry soon...
Before I go ahead and start my next entry, I would like to welcome KT into the blogging world. HI HI KEVIN!! *waving cheerfuly*
Some things has happened since then. Right now, I'm drinking my third Lowenbrau beer and listening to Sheryl Crow's 'Everyday is a winding road'. Actually, nothing much has happened socially, but mentally n spiritually wise, I have been itching to get back to the east coast and settle somewhere there. I have decided not to stay in London as long as 6 months as originally planned. I shrinked it to about 1 and half months so I can save up for Austrailia's Deaflypmics in January 2005 and then move to the east (about time). Yeah, I've been running through so many scenarios of my travelling possiblities many times in my mind for a while now and still haven't pieced it all up together completely yet. I just met up with my good friend who's living in the UK now and she is from Aussie herself. Recently, this bright early morning at 7am, we both went online to have a short "meeting", when it was mid-afternoon over there her time, to go over a few things in regard to my visit to London. Nice of her to offer me a place at her house while I'm visiting and travelling around. What a great money saver! Of course, I will be treating her and her 3 male roommates out few times during the month to thank them having me over. I offered her to pay some of their bills or rent then she told me to treat them out instead so I told her that it was "fair enuff!" I can't wait to go to London. Oh yeah, I haven't mention when I was gonna go which will be in July. I might even go to the Greek Islands with her for her friend's wedding. Then I might actually experience a "Big, Fat Greek Wedding"! Teehee! Wouldn't that be wicked?? We'll see about that!
Oh yeah, last week, I discovered that there was a gay (gift) shop right in Central Phoenix, through Phoenix's Gay Pride Day last month, which is only 10 minutes bus ride away from where I live. It's really a very clothed and a colorful shop compared to the ones I've been to in D.C. and L.A. They also have a small, but pretty good selection of movies for sale. Unfortunately, they did not have the movie that I was specifically looking for. BUT but but, when I asked about it at the cashier counter, they just had ordered it few days earlier and that it would be arriving the next week (which is this week now). Yes! Perfect timing, man. The movie I asboutely fell in love with is called "Lost and Delirious" which was the movie I was looking for at the shop. It is, of course , a lesbian flick. I cried at the end. I usually don't cry when it comes to movies.
There are only a few movies that I've cried for/at--
E.T. (classic, classic, no question!)
The Land Before Time (single parent's death/an only child relationship thingy, this one I really bawled at)
Steel Magolinas (Two words: Sally Field! WOW performance!)
Best of the Bests (a kickboxing movie...I cried at a kickboxing movie!?? Nonetheless, it was really touching one. The sequel wasn't very good as the first though)
Mulan (I'm proud of disney pah changing their view of/on women for once!)
Mona Lisa Smile ('I-am-a-woman-hear-me-roar' type of thing, I didn't actually "cry", it was more of a proud "you go, girl!" mists-in-the-eyes feel)
Lost and Delirious (a tradgey-love thingy; melodramatic shakespearian-like, but without the humor)
There's one more lesbian movie I truly felt for, but cannot remember the title. It was 'something Family' or 'Making the Family' or something. It was about an afterviews of the birth mother's death and her partner fighting to get full custody of the little child. Brooke Shields was the partner who fought to get the kid in the movie. Maybe you know what I'm talking about? Help me out here?
Oh well, anyway, that's pretty much the list of movies I cried for/at. Not much, as you noticed. (hm, I just counted 8; that's more than just a few than I thought the list would have. I never counted it altogether before so this is a first for me to see in reality. And that's good, I think.)
When I was living in L.A. with my roommies and one of them was really a movies buff so we all got to see a lot of new movies. They cried more than I did! We would look at eachother after the movies ended and see who were blurred-eyes-eyelashes-matted-flushed-in-the-cheeks-runny-nosed with soaked tissues. They get mushy, not that it's bad or anything. I think it's great for them to be able to express easily compared to others such as me.
When I was much younger, I found it hard for me to express myself easily in the public. I wasn't really good with giving out my own opinions whether directly asked or not. (I was very, very observant back then as I still am today thou.) I'm not exactly sure why I came to be like that as a youngster. Today, I am trying to open up a little more. One step at a time. I can be very private to many people. Well, I think blogging is one of many ways to open myself up; so in a way, I am actually doing something about it, don'tcha think so too? I know that I am improving with giving out my own opinions whether asked or not, but on showing my emotions, I'm still vague on analyzing myself in that area. Hm, like I said, one step at a time, right?
To KT & Larry, I tooooaatallly agree with you about mannerisms and common sense and tips(!). I must admit I am bad with figuring out tips, but I do always give out tips. I grew up attending 2 all-Deaf schools as a day student my entire life and had the supervision/shelter under my single mother, her sister's family, and my B.Grandma. They're (we're) German/English Roman-Catholics, I hope you get the gist. They all taught me mannerism BIG TIME. So, yeah, I think it's common sense to have manners. I've met and also known some deafies who were residents at our or/and their Deaf schools did not know much about proper equttiutes (sp?) around people and places. In some ways, I sort of don't blame them and maybe we should scold their caretakers at their dorms for not teaching them those things. I hate it when people label us a bad name when it comes to tipping. Larry, thanks so much for the link to the tipping chart site; I needed that! BTW, Good luck on getting the house soon!!! I hope I will be there in MD in time to go to your homewarming party! What do you need for the new house???
When you think about it, yeah, everyday IS a winding road. Every decision you make leads you to more choices which lead to another decision after decision. I think that is greatest thing that we have. Free Will and the Ability to make a road for ourselves.
Enjoy your winding road as possible because it will be the only one for you in this lifetime!
smiles!
I'll post up the song 'Everyday Is A Winding Road' in the next entry soon...
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