Sunday, April 20, 2008

Quotes

I'm a big fan of quotes.  I like how they present funny or deep truths in succinct statements.  So here are a few of my favorites that I've compiled from various sources over the years.  Enjoy!

Hubert Humphrey:
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

Winston Churchill:
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

“You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.” – Dave Barry

“The problem with the world, is that the stupid are cocksure, and the intelligent are full of doubt.” - Bertrand Russell

“I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.” – Woodrow Wilson

"...decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying...." – Amelia Earhart

"In my life I had come to realize that when things were going very well indeed it was just the time to anticipate trouble. And, conversely, I learned from pleasant experience that at the most despairing crisis, when all looked sour beyond words, some delightful "break" was apt to lurk just around the corner." – Amelia Earhart

"Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn't be done." – Amelia Earhart

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself." – Amelia Earhart

"All you need is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure." - Mark Twain

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.--Ralph Waldo Emerson

People do not lack strength; they lack will. – Victor Hugo

"Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozey, and don't be afraid to hit the ball." ~ Billie Jean King

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. -- Mark Twain

DON'T TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY, YOU WON'T GET OUT ALIVE. - bumper sticker

THIS WOULD BE REALLY FUNNY IF IT WEREN'T HAPPENING TO ME. - bumper sticker

“When I look at the dashboard of life, all the gauges are on empty, but I’m putting the pedal to the metal, seeing how far I can go.” – President Gordon B. Hinckley to the Quorum of the 12 Apostles after he’d had an operation, about 2006

“Every man gives his life for what he believes… one life is all we have to live and we live it according to what we believe.” - Joan of Ark

"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained." — Mark Twain

"We may not pay Satan reverence, for that would be indiscreet, but we can at least respect his talents."  — Mark Twain

"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. "
— Mark Twain

"Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company." — Mark Twain

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
— Dr. Seuss

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough"
— Mae West

"Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere."
— Albert Einstein

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be."
— Douglas Adams (author of A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened
about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
— Marianne Williamson

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
— Robert Frost

"Flying is simple. You just throw yourself at the ground and miss."
— Douglas Adams

"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." — Anais Nin

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
— Mahatma Gandhi

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."
— Ayn Rand

"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."
— Groucho Marx

" When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."
— Helen Keller

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."
— Dr. Seuss

"Reality continues to ruin my life. "
— Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes)

"It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept."
— Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes)

Friday, March 21, 2008

Nursery

Darren and I have been slowly attacking the issue of getting a nursery set up for out little boy. We bought a beautiful crib and changing table that is a dark wood color. Today we are getting a mattress, and we will put it all together with some cute sailboat bedding I bought at a garage sale this summer (thank good I have the tendancy to buy stuff "just in case").

I hope everyone has a happy Easter!

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

My laptop can do cool things!

I received my laptop today!!  I don't have any useful software downloaded on it yet, but it came with lots of widgets (that's actually what they're called!) like language translation, weather forecast, games, and more.  One of the coolest things is that it has a built-in camera that I can use to take videos or photos, like this:
and play with fun special effects, like this:
I bet you all wish your computers were as cool as mine! :>

Friday, March 7, 2008

I bought a laptop!

Today I ordered a laptop! After several weeks of painful deliberation of what kind of laptop I should get, I decided to get a Mac and ordered it online today. It should come the end of next week. Which means that I will be able to work on projects and stuff at home and theoretically be more productive. :>

Here's a picture from their website. I ordered a white one.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Kim-
Since you already have a degree from USU, can't you take classes and work toward a graduate degree of some kind instead of starting at associates again? Or is it because it is in a different field? Anyway, good luck!

Thursday, February 14, 2008

I'm a student again!

This week I applied for admission at UVSC. I'm planning to take a couple classes each semester in graphic design starting this summer, working towards an associates degree. I'll use my AmeriCorps education award to pay for part of it. I also just found out that after working at UVSC for 6 months I can get free tuition for one class each semester, which will be nice. Hopefully they will offer classes at times when I can take them (basically just evenings and weekends at this point, though we'll see what my plans are in a couple months).

Anyway, just thought you'd like to know.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Hello there fam

I just thought I would test out this neat little thing here and say hi!