Observation 10/31

Alcohol makes great people do stupid things. And it makes stupid people do great things.

Observation 10/26

Like most Internet creations, Facebook became many things that it was never meant to be. Certainly, its founders did not have Farmville or obsessive status updaters in mind when they created a social networking site for people to keep in touch with friends and family.

But sometimes, even when it does just what it was intended for, Facebook is immensely rewarding. Chatting with a cousin you hardly ever speak to and who lives six hours away or having your aunt offer to index the children's book you wrote for a class and proudly bragged about finishing in an update: I'll be damned if that nonsense doesn't bring a family closer together.

Observation 10/21

A character can come from nowhere, but it will take you anywhere you want to go

Observation 10/20

Beauty is most beautiful when we take a moment to realize how pretty it is.

Observation 10/19

(Stolen from my friend Brad, but what he doesn't know won't hurt him)

Mechanical pencils are the writing utensils of hope. In the middle of doing a test, the lead breaks off and there's half a second where you go into full-scale "oh crap" panic, but then you remember that you're using a mechanical, you click the top, and all is right in the world.

Observation 10/15

Success can be defined in a million different ways. And that's pretty awesome.

Observation 10/14

It is truly unfortunate that the occupation of court jester is no longer an option. Being able to make a living off of merely being witty and possibly juggling would be a divine existence.

Observation 10/11

It's odd to be treated like a guest in your own home.

Still, few things are as satisfying as spending an afternoon baking apple pies.

Observation 10/8

There is something about Christmas episodes of beloved TV shows that makes them even better.

Observation 10/6

Some people are possessed by Muses and create by letting their souls explode through their fingers. That's not to say that they don't work to polish that product, but most of their genius comes in those first frenzied moments, and overworking the original destroys its divinely-inspired soul.

Yet there are other people who simply don't have those Muses. Which would be fine, except that they don't seem to believe in their existence. These people work hard to achieve a creative piece, and it may end up just as good or even better than those that come so irrationally to other artists. Their process takes more work in a different way than the tweaking of the first group.

I just wish that those latter group would not insist that us former work the same way that they do. If we don't need to draft, then why should we? It destroys the art.

Observation 10/5

Disney created some of the most endearing characters of all time, which makes them popular Halloween costumes. This is understandable and respectable. Yet, when it comes to the princesses (by far the most popular of the Disney cannon, and adorable on little girls the world over), some practical decisions must be made.

It's simply not safe to dress up as Esmerelda or Jasmine or Ariel. You're asking too much to head out into a cold October night with only a bra and some sequins holding your outfit together. Some of the Disney princesses are simply more rapeable than others.

Observation 10/4

Spending a long Sunday afternoon doing homework isn't fun. But there is a certain quiet satisfaction in working quietly, accomplishing much, and sipping coffee all the while.