voila! life!

By Shanna, April 19, 2010 10:28 am

If we stand still, we watch the world move around us.
If we are moving, we pass by the world.
 

For as much of a planner as I am. I don’t think I’ve ever had a life plan. I know people who list out all these milestones, major life to-do’s on college ruled paper as though all these tasks are a grocery list – to be checked off as they are dropped into a cart.  I feel bad for anyone whose life is so prescribed. Degrees, jobs, love, marriage, kids, houses, lifestyle, and all that jazz shouldn’t be a laundry list of accomplishments and yet I see so many people queue up and subscribe to the recipe of life - a pinch of this, a dash of that, stir, strain, and bake on 375 F for 45 minutes and voila! life! 

I am a control freak. Generally. Yet, I’m feel less control-y lately.  I think I’ve finally realized you can try to control anything, but you can’t control the outcome – you can just control how you handle the outcome.  The concept of balance and a positive attitude is something I’m understanding more.  If you let things get you down, they will. They always will. Guaranteed.  There is something to be said for wearing rose colored glasses while you decide when to stand still and when to move forward…

perspective is everything.
and nothing at the same time.
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sometimes only other people’s words make sense

By Shanna, April 13, 2010 12:10 am

lyrics

This is the first day of my life
Swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain, suddenly everything changed
They’re spreading blankets on the beach
Yours is the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
Now I don’t know where I am, don’t know where I’ve been
But I know where I want to go

And so I thought I’d let you know
That these things take forever, I especially am slow
But I realized that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home

Remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange, you said everything changed
You felt as if you’d just woke up

And you said, “This is the first day of my life.
I’m glad I didn’t die before I met you.
But, now I don’t care, I could go anywhere with you
And I’d probably be happy.”

So if you wanna be with me
With these things there’s no telling
We’ll just have to wait and see

But I’d rather be working for a paycheck
Than waiting to win the lottery

Besides, maybe this time it’s different
I mean I really think you like me

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Weekend Photo circa 1985ish

By Shanna, April 10, 2010 8:50 am

My pout in this photo pretty much sums up how I’ve been feeling. If I could walk around all day with this same face, I feel like maybe it would help me feel better …

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true story

By Shanna, April 9, 2010 6:56 am

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intense

By Shanna, April 8, 2010 3:14 pm

I don’t think any commentary is really needed. This is an intense video.

Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.

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