randomness

okay....topics to talk about....
We threw a surprise party for Kim today....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM!

And I think maybe we surprised her...well, actually not. But at least there were hundreds of balloons (only a product of many close to passing out moments), two awesome cakes, and a wonderful game of What If...
What if it were as cheap to go to the moon as to drive to the other side of the city? That was my question...interesting responses came from that, which is what's so great about that game :)
But I don't like keeping secrets from people, but I guess you kinda have to if you want to plan a surprise party. But there is always a sense of relief once everything is all in the open, your plan went through, and no more talking secretively behind closed doors...

And of course the dance parties...to Sexy Back, and multiple cheesy (yet awesome) old songs that I used to listen to when I was 12. Those are always fun.

ok, different topic.

Subway. I like working at Subway. Its always so interesting to see what kind of people come through, also interesting is all the different kinds of ways people treat you as "just" the sandwich artist. Okay, I personally like being a sandwich artist. I got $1 tip yesterday and that made me very happy. :) What's even better is when people actually acknowledge you, say thank-you, and are patient when maybe something goes wrong and they may have to wait a couple minutes for their sub. Its funny how quickly people can change their attitude towards you...in a matter of a minute they go from being friendly and smiling to impatient and annoyed. I've often wondered if they are very stressed out all the time - must be horrible. What ever happened to patience? But I've got to say that I've been quite impressed mostly by those who take extra time to say that they appreciate what you've done for them. Its nice and often one nice thing someone says to me gets me through the day. It's funny how you can make such a huge impression and make someone's day just by smiling (a real smile not a fake one) and saying thank-you...

I am listening to the music video for Brandon Heath's "Give me Your Eyes" - great song. All those people going somewhere...why have I never cared? Give me your arms for the brokenhearted...give me your love for humanity.
I wish I had more love. I wish I was more intuitive, had more knowledge, had more compassion. Its overwhelming to realize how much I have to work on and what I wish I could change about myself. All we can do is keep trying...say thank-you...look someone in the eyes and say hi...maybe often it is about the small things. We try too hard to 'change the world', when we often miss the small things we could do right around us.

Tomorrow is Monday...another day of learning about anatomy, issues in the environment, and how to care for the elderly of our society. I love older people...they have so much to offer - things we as younger people don't get to hear very much. Sometimes it seems like they are ignored in our society. We are so focused on young generations thriving, that we forget about the older ones who have already been through it and could add so much depth to life.

So, there are my random thoughts...very very random. I am going to stop now.

:)