Me thinks my medications are messing with my head cuz I've been reminiscing a lot lately and going back through some of my old writings. Well, and insomnia doesn't help silence the mind either. Anyways, here's some of my writings I came across earlier tonight.
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What I learned during my time at UNC-Wilmington... most of these are attributed to Brett (a friend who's standing the test of time)...
~ Guys get embarassed when a girl can throw a football harder and farther than them.
~ Nobody is around forever, so have a darn good time with the person while they're around.
~ I can't force a person to do what I believe to be right, but I can be there when they need to talk.
~ How great it is to play tackle football on the beach.
~ What it looks like to see steam rise off the ocean while it's snowing.
~ How worthwile it is to sit on a cold beach for hours just to see the sunrise.
~ Conversations don't always require words.
~ How stress-relieving it can be to hit golf balls into the ocean with a good friend in the middle of the night.
~ Some of the best conversations I've had have been during the hours of midnight and 6am.
~ It is possible to become best friends with a person in a matter of months.
~ People are going to think whatever they want about me, and it's my responsibility to not let it bother me.
~ It's never too late at night to go to the beach.
~ How the perfect way to unleash frustration and stress is to go sliding around in puddles during a rainstorm with a good friend or two.
~ Any sport can be played in the rain in the middle of the night.
~ When being assaulted by a drunk stranger, a swift kick in the nuts can subdue just about any guy.
~ I can easily finish off a large pizza and a two liter drink when I've had a bad day.
~ I'm not the only one who doesn't know what they want to do in life, and that's normal.
~ People can *not* fit out the dorm windows.
~ The only way to enjoy Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is with an entire case of beer.
~ How to identify almost any Metallica song.
~ How great it feels to run a 5K marathon and not finish in last place.
~ Sometimes you just need to crawl under the covers with a stuffed animal and sleep for a few days.
~ Caffeine and pizza are a girl's best friend.
~ How to play the guitar.
~ Guys are gonna see you without makeup on. Get over it.
~ How to change a tire.
~ There are different kinds of soulmates.
~ How to jump a 14 foot fence (long story).
~ A lot of the things that were considered to be a big deal in high school really aren't.
~ There are different kinds of love, and not all kinds end in marriage.
~ Occassionally, someone will come along who challenges you and makes you have more faith in yourself than you had before.
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What I learned during my time at Virginia Tech... most of these are attributed to romantic mistake #1...
~ People who made fun of me or ignored me in high school now treat me like a long lost friend.
~I can hike from the top of Mount Rogers to the bottom with nothing but a compass bearing, two good friends, and a backpack.
~ Short distance relationships are much different than long distance ones, in both negative and positive ways.
~ A loft is pretty darn fun, especially when I don't smack my head into it.
~ How much I took for granted being five minutes from the beach.
~ How much I miss midnight walks, sunrises, and football on the beach.
~ I may not always be 100% sure about my decision to leave Wilmington, but it's done so I have to make the best of it.
~ It's getting harder and harder to pull all-nighters.
~ Things rarely ever go the way I plan them, so get over it.
~ I have to be happy with myself before I can be happy in other aspects of my life.
~ You can't always believe everything you're told.
~ I really miss hitting golf balls in the ocean with a really good friend.
~ As much as I may think I know someone, people do change. It's just a matter of whether or not you change with them or apart from them.
~ There is a difference between listening to my heart and listening to what I want my heart to say.
~ People fall in love, and people fall out love. I can't change that, and any time spent doing so is a waste.
~ It's almost as painful to hear the right things from the wrong person as it is to hear nothing from the person you're with.
~ People aren't always who you think they are. You can either dwell on it, or get over it.
~ Just because you have everything in common with someone, that doesn't mean they're the right person for you.
~ Getting dumped can be both the most devastating and most liberating experience.
~ A person who used to mean everything to you can easily become a stranger in a matter of months, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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What I learned after graduation... most of these are attributed to the addition of Adam in my life, among a few other people...
~ Time can fly and crawl at the same time.
~ How good it feels to have a group of friends who genuinely care about me.
~ Material things aren't that important. They're just things and they don't define you.
~ How meaningful all night IHOP trips can be with a fellow insomniac.
~ You can't look to anyone else for self esteem and confidence. That has to come from yourself.
~ My ties to the beach have not weakened since I've been gone.
~ You'll be blessed with some people who feel more like family than some actual relatives do (*cough* ad-mom *cough*) ;-)
~ I can face the person who used to mean everything to me, and walk away with a sense of contentment and happiness with how things have turned out.
~ Age really is just a number.
~ There are no such things as coincidences.
~ How to make a toga.
~ It is perfectly healthy to be selfish sometimes.
~ How satisfying it can be to live in the moment and act on instinct.
~ It is actually possible to have a relationship without losing my independence and myself.
~How to open bottles with the skin on my arm (ok, not one of my prouder moments).
~ There *are* guys out there who take pride in being a gentleman and treating women with respect.
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Okay, enough insomniac ramblings for one evening because this is probably already gonna be a monstrously long post. If anyone actually read all of it, kudos! :-)
G'night.
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What I learned during my time at UNC-Wilmington... most of these are attributed to Brett (a friend who's standing the test of time)...
~ Guys get embarassed when a girl can throw a football harder and farther than them.
~ Nobody is around forever, so have a darn good time with the person while they're around.
~ I can't force a person to do what I believe to be right, but I can be there when they need to talk.
~ How great it is to play tackle football on the beach.
~ What it looks like to see steam rise off the ocean while it's snowing.
~ How worthwile it is to sit on a cold beach for hours just to see the sunrise.
~ Conversations don't always require words.
~ How stress-relieving it can be to hit golf balls into the ocean with a good friend in the middle of the night.
~ Some of the best conversations I've had have been during the hours of midnight and 6am.
~ It is possible to become best friends with a person in a matter of months.
~ People are going to think whatever they want about me, and it's my responsibility to not let it bother me.
~ It's never too late at night to go to the beach.
~ How the perfect way to unleash frustration and stress is to go sliding around in puddles during a rainstorm with a good friend or two.
~ Any sport can be played in the rain in the middle of the night.
~ When being assaulted by a drunk stranger, a swift kick in the nuts can subdue just about any guy.
~ I can easily finish off a large pizza and a two liter drink when I've had a bad day.
~ I'm not the only one who doesn't know what they want to do in life, and that's normal.
~ People can *not* fit out the dorm windows.
~ The only way to enjoy Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is with an entire case of beer.
~ How to identify almost any Metallica song.
~ How great it feels to run a 5K marathon and not finish in last place.
~ Sometimes you just need to crawl under the covers with a stuffed animal and sleep for a few days.
~ Caffeine and pizza are a girl's best friend.
~ How to play the guitar.
~ Guys are gonna see you without makeup on. Get over it.
~ How to change a tire.
~ There are different kinds of soulmates.
~ How to jump a 14 foot fence (long story).
~ A lot of the things that were considered to be a big deal in high school really aren't.
~ There are different kinds of love, and not all kinds end in marriage.
~ Occassionally, someone will come along who challenges you and makes you have more faith in yourself than you had before.
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What I learned during my time at Virginia Tech... most of these are attributed to romantic mistake #1...
~ People who made fun of me or ignored me in high school now treat me like a long lost friend.
~I can hike from the top of Mount Rogers to the bottom with nothing but a compass bearing, two good friends, and a backpack.
~ Short distance relationships are much different than long distance ones, in both negative and positive ways.
~ A loft is pretty darn fun, especially when I don't smack my head into it.
~ How much I took for granted being five minutes from the beach.
~ How much I miss midnight walks, sunrises, and football on the beach.
~ I may not always be 100% sure about my decision to leave Wilmington, but it's done so I have to make the best of it.
~ It's getting harder and harder to pull all-nighters.
~ Things rarely ever go the way I plan them, so get over it.
~ I have to be happy with myself before I can be happy in other aspects of my life.
~ You can't always believe everything you're told.
~ I really miss hitting golf balls in the ocean with a really good friend.
~ As much as I may think I know someone, people do change. It's just a matter of whether or not you change with them or apart from them.
~ There is a difference between listening to my heart and listening to what I want my heart to say.
~ People fall in love, and people fall out love. I can't change that, and any time spent doing so is a waste.
~ It's almost as painful to hear the right things from the wrong person as it is to hear nothing from the person you're with.
~ People aren't always who you think they are. You can either dwell on it, or get over it.
~ Just because you have everything in common with someone, that doesn't mean they're the right person for you.
~ Getting dumped can be both the most devastating and most liberating experience.
~ A person who used to mean everything to you can easily become a stranger in a matter of months, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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What I learned after graduation... most of these are attributed to the addition of Adam in my life, among a few other people...
~ Time can fly and crawl at the same time.
~ How good it feels to have a group of friends who genuinely care about me.
~ Material things aren't that important. They're just things and they don't define you.
~ How meaningful all night IHOP trips can be with a fellow insomniac.
~ You can't look to anyone else for self esteem and confidence. That has to come from yourself.
~ My ties to the beach have not weakened since I've been gone.
~ You'll be blessed with some people who feel more like family than some actual relatives do (*cough* ad-mom *cough*) ;-)
~ I can face the person who used to mean everything to me, and walk away with a sense of contentment and happiness with how things have turned out.
~ Age really is just a number.
~ There are no such things as coincidences.
~ How to make a toga.
~ It is perfectly healthy to be selfish sometimes.
~ How satisfying it can be to live in the moment and act on instinct.
~ It is actually possible to have a relationship without losing my independence and myself.
~How to open bottles with the skin on my arm (ok, not one of my prouder moments).
~ There *are* guys out there who take pride in being a gentleman and treating women with respect.
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Okay, enough insomniac ramblings for one evening because this is probably already gonna be a monstrously long post. If anyone actually read all of it, kudos! :-)
G'night.
posted by lonely palmtree at 12:11 AM
7 Comments:
Fantastic post! I for one loved it. Life is a learning experience so its great to see that you have so much reflection! Again-FANTASTIC!!
I really enjoyed reading those.
Especially this one --- "I can't force a person to do what I believe to be right, but I can be there when they need to talk" --- WOW really nice!
And I totally agree with drinking a case of beer whilst watching Bill And Ted ;)
Thanks for the explanation about your addy title. Not too long at all :)
And I'm 5 hours ahead of you.
I have linked ya bytheway. There is nooooo escape now!
Well I get Kudos! Cuz I read it all! And WOW I can relate to quite a few!! What is best about your list is that you have lived life, continue to live life to the fullest, yet reflect and learn about things you have done... whether good or bad, right or wrong...it's life and you embrace it. You're awesome :) Thank you for sharing :)
p.s. Nicky, you wanna come over to Mom's on Saturday? :)
Sorry, had to have a procedure done yesterday and it definitely knocked me out for the count, but I'm actually online during the day now!!! (Well, at least until the stepmom gets home and I have to return to my out-of-sight stepdaughter lair downstairs.) ;-) Y'all have been so amazing and supportive and I'll try to not be as lacking in the comment department cuz you guys really are awesome. Anyways, I'm gonna go read y'alls blogs now. :-)
Super color scheme, I like it! Good job. Go on.
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