I'll give MTV a little bit of respect...

So the other day I flipped to MTV and saw this show called The Buried Life and for once it wasn't some garbage TV show on MTV. The Buried Life has a really basic premise of four college friends having a list of things to do before they die but as they accomplish these things on their list they have another goal of helping out one person they meet during their adventures accomplish one thing the random person wants to do before they die. Talk about a random act of kindness. It's really rare to see TV shows today that inspires us, the viewers, to live life to its fullest like these four guys, thus it's really refreshing to watch this show and see how these guys accomplish all the things on their list.

You can check out the list at www.theburiedlife.com. Here's a trailer for the show:

“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” - Albert Einstein

Fortune Cookie

I was eating at Chinese restaurant the other day and when the time came for me to open my fortune cookie, I was really caught off guard by what the fortune said. The fortune said...

"You may lack the ambition, but not the ability to succeed." -Fortune Cookie

That the first time in my life a fortune cookie actually made me think. Normally the habit for me is to eat a great dinner and then at the end entertain myself with the cheesy and sometimes random fortunes from the fortune cookies. However, this time I was presented with something that really made me think about what I just read. That single quote, in some ways, has been the story of my life. I always hear about this potential that I have, but sometimes I feel like I lack the drive to do anything to help reach that potential.

So, in context with the events that are going on in my life right now, SPOP returner applications are out right now. Ever since I staffed Gold year, I have always aspired to become a returner but I feel like I'm taking a lot longer than I need to fill out my application. I think the one thing that is holding me back is not the fear of being rejected but if I can as amazing as my spmother was. I hate admitting this, but my SPOP family wasn't as nearly as cohesive as we could have been. Granted we had our moments, I felt like that a lot of our family members were MIA at times. Although, I am extremely grateful that I was able to spend time with the other returners and my own spmother and had the opportunity learn so much from them. Now that I'm thinking about it, perhaps my biggest fear is I won't be able to provide as much wisdom and knowledge to the new staffers as compared to the returners that I aspired to be like. It's just so hard for me to imagine myself as a returner because I respect them so much. Whenever I talk to them, I always end up not wanting to end the conversation because I always learn something new and they continue to impress me with their knowledge.

After thinking about the application this past hour, I think I should go through with it and if I make staff this year, I'll make sure I'll do my damn best to help pass on everything I learned from my returners to the new staffers this year.

On the side note....

CONGRATU-FREAKIN-LATIONS to Walter and Lisa on your engagement!!!!! You guys are amazing and I wish you guys the best!

A Fond Farewell to the Decade...and 2009.

It's almost mind-boggling to me that I've been alive for two decades now. It's almost just as hard to believe that another year has gone by so quickly. Although it's a little late for a New Years resolution post I'm going to post mine anyways...

-Work out more (so far, so good)
-Study harder for my classes and be more focused in classes.
-Take more time to appreciate my blessings and enjoy my life. You only get to live it once
-Continue to dance and improve as much as I can
-Enjoy the time spent with friends as it is getting harder every year to have quality time with them

Time is flying by and I life just keeps on getting more interesting. As corny as it sounds, everyday is a brand new adventure and I just can't wait to see what this year has to offer me!

Happy New Years!

*This song has me mesmerized...Ever since I heard it on (500) Days of Summer, an excellent movie, I can't stop listening to it