Sitting at my Ono Sendai

job search remains unsuccessful, still kind of freaking out about it. Especially because Mozilla practically teased me and didn’t even bother interviewing me.

I am however, on my way to Peru for the break, first time back home in a year.

I found this earlier today, made me smile.

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes ‘Awww!’” – Jack Kerouac

I don’t know what to do. Everywhere around me people are applying to grad school, or accepting jobs at places…and I’m just feeling worried about the whole life thing. As much as people say it’ll all be ok, it’s really grinding on me right now.
I don’t know what to do. Music is getting me through, like it always does

from chrisamaphone’s LJ, but I just wondered what the little things were that kept you going lately.

I wrote down a (partial) list…feel free to write yours too.

• the amazing array of things that make me feel pride for my home country
• catching a reference that felt designed just for me
• hugs (giving and receiving)
• that eureka moment when you solve a problem in twelf
• a light mist as if the world were gently weeping, it’s ok, world, it gets better :)
• fine cheese, fine wine, cute girls
• being able to hit that stride on the same beat as the music in my ears as I leave for the day
• solving a puzzle, solving many puzzles, discovering puzzles
• a few TV shows (if only because they find ways to make me smile)
• music I haven’t heard that makes my want to bob my head
• running into an old friend and catching up
• reading unconventional comics
• the rising feeling you can get from a soulful choral arrangement
• seeing people mess up some place I’ve messed up before, proud I’ve learned from my mistakes
• knowing that out there…somewhere…we are all loved

care to share? :)

dammit…