"Any day without being served with a lawsuit and no accidents is a good day. Today was a good day"

Tee-hee-hee. Need I say more? Not really huh? But I will do so anyway! =P

A gentleman once said that when I asked how his day was. That made me laugh. And then it made me think...and then it made me laugh again!

I'd like to always think that any day where I get to wake up is a good day. But alas, I am human and I am a girl..and with being both..there are times when I can't seem to handle life's bleeps. But regardless of that, I still go to bed and wake up every day feeling very grateful and blessed with the life that I have and the people that I know.

If I could, I'd have a device attached to everyone to monitor when the person's experiencing a bad day, how they feel/response to it, as well as when they're having a good day. Now, I realize that the definition of a bad or good day varies from person to person. That is why I propose the device just monitors how the person is feeling for the majority of the day. Or perhaps there could be an option where the person can record how they're feeling. And by the end of the year report, a system will gather up all the days and spit out a percentage of good days and bad days. Perhaps we can even call the good ones Happy Days. Tee-hee-hee. Had to slip that one in there. =)The person can then view his/her results with the list of suggestions on how to improve or cope.

Yes, I know what a silly notion that is, but please note that what I am suggesting is not any sillier than lets say doctors performing gastric bypass, or companies producing vigara, cosmetics, hair growth cream . Or authors writing books about self improvement regarding diet, beauty, esteem the list goes on. All these things are geared towards making a person feel good about his/herself. However, I'm a firm believer that admitting to yourself that you need a change is a lot more important and effective than just changing for the sake of changing. At least with my method the person would know for sure whether or not they need help backed up with data on how the person feels most of the time.

I'm also a firm believer that how a person responds to the world most of the time is also a reflection on how the person feels about him/herself. Personally, I think the world is out to get me - but anyway I digress. ;-P

To end I'd like to ask how is your day going?

"A piece of bread and 2 pennies for your thoughts"

This one came about over lunch one day with a group of friends. One friend in particular was daydreaming it seems, so another friend inquired. We were having bread , hence that's how it made its way into the quote. =)

When was the last time you offered anything for someone's thoughts? Usually you don't, right? Don't people, especially women, just say "What are you thinking?". My thoughts regarding that question when someone asks me is that it's probably none of the person's business. I mean, they're my thoughts afterall and for that time being I'd like to keep them where they are...in my head! People who know me know that I have a lot to say about a lot of things. So I do not hesitate to verbalize what I think when I want to. And when I don't say anything, it either means I'm still thinking, or just don't want to share . However! If someone were to offer me a piece of bread and 2 pennies...or makes me an offer I couldn't refuse...I may reconsider.

So this brings me to this question. Have you ever lied when a person asks you what you're thinking? You could be thinking about last night's scores at the game, or if wheather or not you picked up your dry cleaning...and so on and so forth...but yet I believe people do try to push those thoughts of the their mind when the question is asked. They'll try to come up with something clever that would be more fitting to the situation. Now granted, I'm not saying everyone does this all the time.I'm just wondering how many people actually do it. Because I'm sure there are genuine moments when you are thinking about something that is very fitting to the situation.

I have done both. I would like to believe I"m above it, but I'm not. I'm just as guilty as the next s.o.b in line. =P

Now that I think about it, I rarely , if ever, ask people what they're thinking. There are 3 reasons why this happens: 1) The person would tell me anyway; 2) I don't care or 3) I already know what they're thinking. =D

I have just thought of another thing...would you ever pay for someone's thoughts? I think the general consensus would be no. But when you think about it ...we do pay for people's thoughts. All the time, every day, for some people. We pay for the cable TV that we get (FoxNews,CNN, Jim Cramer..), magazines, newspapers, and books. Now if we want to get even more specific, people and companies hire consultants to tell them how they should run their business, finance, household, wardrobe, you name it! They're all out there! And I can bet you a loaf of bread and 3 pennies that those things don't cost a piece of bread and 2 pennies. But yet, people pay for it, often times without a second thought. So does that mean when someone asks you "What are you thinking" without offering any compensation, that your thoughts aren't worth much? Or perhaps your thoughts are priceless and so therefore to make an offer of any sort would be an insult...at least I, for one, would like to think my thoughts are priceless.

(With that said, I'm still curious to know how much my thoughts would be worth on the market. lol)

"You are precious cargo in that pink mobile"

This one makes me smile. Can you believe it?! Me!!? Cargo!? Precious??!Oh you! :::Blush:::

This one came about when I said that I drive on average about 80 mph on the freeway. The gentleman said the quote and urged me to slow down when I drive. I usually don't look at my little speedometer, formerly known as "the little thingy" that's right next to the other thingy that tells me how much gas I have left". I said that I have driven at 90mph a few times, not because I do it intentionally of course, I just go with the flow of traffic and sometimes when I look, it would say 92 or something like that. And then I would slow down naturally.

Let me tell you funny story about speeding. I was driving on the highway around 11:30 at night and traffic was not heavy but there were enough cars around to make one look twice before merging. But anyway, I was driving on the far left lane, initially I did not know how I fast I was going...I was just "going with the traffic". Fergie's "Glamorous" was playing on the radio - some things you just never forget =D

But anyway, I noticed a bike had just pulled up behind me and was driving very closely to me. At the time I remember thinking " Wow this dude sure is driving awfully close" so I sped up -it's time like those that I wished my license frame says "If you're going to ride my tail, you might as well pull my hair too" but that's besides the point ;-).But the guy sped up as well, not only that, the ass had the audacity to turn on his high beams, blinding me of course. So I got mad and merged onto the lane to my right and sped away quickly. The dude in the bike did the same! I was really freaking out by that point, and weird thoughts starting running through my mind such as what is this guy was a serial killer, or part of a bike gang gone (I remember there was a movie that came out a few years ago about a group of bikers who drove across country killing people)...but anyway I was freaked out. So I sped up even more by this time I was at 92, I looked. When I looked up in my rear view mirror I noticed that the biker was no longer behind me. Whew~

But then I noticed at the corner of right eye...blue lights were flashing. So I looked over and whadda you know! The guy wasn't a serial killer he turned out to be he's much worse...a cop! The funny thing was, I wasn't nervous at all...because I knew that I was driving way too fast and if he gave me a ticket I wasn't going to fight it. I looked over and turned on my right turn signal so that I can merge and pull over. I had my windows up, but as I looked over I could see the cop mouthing "SLOW DOWN" and slow down I did. Even funnier still, the cop just sped away. Even though it was dark I could see the other cars looking at me ...green with....envy..or maybe hatred? Who knows.

Why did the cop let me off when he and I both knew that I was driving way over 80 to begin with? I don't know. Perhaps, the cop had a nice time with his wife/girlfriend/mistress before his shift started (maybe with all three) or maybe he was driving TO the rendezvous and was running late himself; or maybe it was because of my license plate...I mean c'mon someone who drives around with a license plate like mine can't be all THAT bad right??! Right! Some have told me that the cop had let me off because I was cute, but I'm ruling that one out because it was late at night and so therefore you can't really see anything. Also, I think that if I were a guy cop, I'd probably give the pretty girls more tickets why? Because I'm a jerk. lol But in all seriousness, I believe that "pretty" girls get off the hook more often than is neccessary. So think of all the tickets that these girls have gotten out of! Think of all the cash that would be generated back into the state if male cops would just start ticketing pretty girls. Why do I say male cops? Well duh! It's pretty obvious that if a female cop were to come face to face with a girl regardless of what the girl looks like, the female cop would just give her a ticket without a second thought -because the female cop is a woman. And most women by nature are spiteful and jealous who walks around with a chip on their shoulders. So I'm sure it'll give them great pleasure knowing that they have the power to ruin another girl's day especially if the girl is good looking.

But anyway, as I was saying, pretty girls probably go out more than the nonattractive ones, and when they go out they're probably rushing to get there. So most likely, they'll be very easy to target. Also to note, if she's very pretty (Depending on how old she is) she'll probaby be drivng an expensive car - that she or some "idiot" (as my brother and Tom Leykis would call the guy) bought- which means she'll have the money to pay for the ticket somehow. Just for the record, my brother does count himself amongst the "idiots" lol (Oh! Men!).

I don't think I'm too terribly spiteful or crazy jealous, so I don't think I'll be giving out tickets just because I want to ruin someone's day. I'm just approaching it from an economic point of view and if the myth is true that cops have a certain quota to meet at the end of every month or so, then I'd be all over that to try to get my gold star! Six sigma should be implemented indeed!

Wow, how did I get from precious cargo to talking about generating cash for the state through ticketing pretty girls...I don't know. That's why this blog is called ramblings from moi. And it's my site, and I will talk about what I please because it amuses me. So there!

Oh and for another record, my tickets have all been parking tickets. =) :::Knocks on wood::::

"Maybe we all have the same amount of fun..."

This quote was shared with me by a gentleman who had a conversation with one of his friends regarding death. I did not ask about the top came about, but the core of the conversation was about people who have died young who had a lot of fun vs. some people who have long but uneventful lives. One argues that people who live on the edge, takes risks, etc etc die younger because they get into more trouble. The other quickly responded with "well don't say that! Because if that's the case, then I'm gonna die soon!". The conversation ended with well...maybe we all have the same amount of fun so it all evens out, no matter how long you live. Tee-hee-hee.

I know death is a morbid topic. But I am curious. How many people actually want to live till they're 90 or 100? In Neil LaBute's, "Fat Pig", when Tom said "we're all gonna age" and Carter quickly replied with "Not me!I hope I'm a goner before then". I personally I don't want to hooked up to a bunch of tubes or wires and have the only thing move are my eye balls and be bedridden for years. That would be no bueno for sure. But then again I don't want to die young either by some fatal accident like death by Jimmy Choos.

I will say this though, when I go, I would like to go peacefully in my sleep...unlike the screaming passengers in my car. lol (Although, I have to admit I borrowed that quote from something I read once).

How do you know that you'd had enough fun? Or just the right amount of fun? Or not enough? I doubt anyone would disagree with the last one. I guess the whole point of it is that we don't know. "Life is like a box of chocolate...." Oh!!!!Speaking of chocolate I have some, I will go indulge myself a bit for the time being. Until next time, look both ways when crossing the street...

"There are two types of people you shouldn't piss off in this world : doctors and lawyers"

My mom told my sister this when my father was going in for his surgery. My sister was getting impatient with the nurses and wanted to know when the doctors will be in since the appointment was for 11AM but it was already 1PM and still no sign of the doctor anywhere. My mom suggested that they wait, my sister was in no such mood to do such a thing. So my mom told her the quote. I was not there. But my mom later had recounted the story. I think it's pretty amusing. Especially since it came from my mom.

As for the appointment time and the delay, I have no idea, since I was not the one who made the appointment. My sister did and lord only knows what was said.

But anyway, back to the quote. I think it's pretty funny, yes?

I for one, would like to add a few more to the list such as don't piss off your mechanic, your facialist, your hair stylist, your dentist (especially!), your server, your wife, your mistress qne girlfriend,your optometrist,whoever is paying your bills etc etc...the list goes on and on! But I guess at the end of the day I would agree the it's best not to piss off your doctor or lawyer.

Oh lord mother of pearl! I just had an epiphany just as I was writing that last paragraph!! Would the theory still hold true if one's spouse or partner is a doctor or a lawyer? Hmmm...hmmm... I would assume not...because I"ve been told and have learned that the laws of logic, and laws of physics (but not the laws of CA)does not apply to most relationships. And so therefore I think that quote is voided in romantic relationships. =D Tee-hee-hee.

"Outer beauty could only get you so far...and yet inner beauty... could only get you so far."

I had said this once in a conversation and ever since then it had stayed with me. I guess through time I learned to believe both and have tried to live my life accordingly.

Most people who know me know where I stand with both. But for those of you who don't, I will elaborate. It goes something like this: If you believe that looks does not matter, you are delusional and a liar (and liars don't go to Heaven...or so I've been told) And if you believe that brains and personality are the windows to your soul you are obviously out of touch with the rest of society and need to get with the program. lol Just kidding...partially. But seriously though, frankly speaking what I had said makes a lot of sense (to me anyway). Of course living in a pretty politically correct society people can't say that as blatantly as I had said it - especially men (not if they still want all their body parts). But that does not change the fact that certain prejudices exists because they have some truth to it.

People were given the gift to see and feel and connect with one another. What's the point of having them if we're not going to use it? Right? Right!

Why do women (sometimes men) get so worked up when others talk about the importance of looks? Yet very few people get upset when people talk about the importance of intelligence. Why is that? Could it be because people feel that looks is a feature that "can't be helped?" I beg to defer. I've seen and have met some pretty dumb - borderline stupid- people that can't be helped.

I learned at a fairly young age (though I don't believe young enough) that my "brains" and what I called a "personality" was not enough to get the boys in school to notice me. Was it a bit frustrating? Of course, especially when it seems like all the other girls in class were being taken out to the movies or in some boy's new toy. A boy I really liked in junior high, and I'm taking about tremendous crush here, didn't even know I was alive. He had his eyes on a someone else. Someone who was not at all "like me". I remember making mental comparisons between this rival and myself and the list just didn't add up. I got better grades (very studious), a bit more talkative, I even tried to learn about his favorite sport:hockey, tried to watch the movies he liked, often asked questions about his friends and family and what he was doing or did over the weekend. I believed, essentially, that I was a model girlfriend and was "better suited" for him in more than one way. One day I accepted the cold, hard truth...one that trumps all my qualifications/justifications/validations on why he should like me. My rival had one thing - that the object of my affection found way more appealing than my "personality" ...the one thing that make up for the fact that the girl was not the brightest crayon in the box - her looks. A very prett girl. Yours truly? Well, lets just say I was not even "the girl next door" - instead I was the "few doors down" kind of girl. I was a nerd, still am today, however I honestly believed that others will "overlook" the appearance and still want to get to know the "real me". I wished, and prayed and waited - it never came...

Granted, I believe I've always been "girly" type of girl. Because afterall I grew up playing with Barbies with Gone With The Wind playing in the background, so Scarlett O'Hara was (still is) one of my idols. However, I realized that I was not projecting that image (what's the point of feeling like a girly girl if you're not projecting it? That's equivalent to saying "Gee, I sure feel smart" when the best you ever did was a C in sex ed.). It makes no sense, therefore, just simplying 'beliving' one is something, does not make it true.

Also to note around this time I had started reading Lady Of The Camellias by Alexandre Dumas (It was not an assigned reading for school, it was just simply something I wanted to read on my own) and it was wonderful! The book gave me even more reasons to believe that even though looks may not be the 'most' important thing, they are still, nevertheless, important.

So I made the necessary changes, tiny steps at a time of course. I didn't pull the whole "extreme makeover" where I left school Friday and came back Monday looking completely different. It was something that changed over time. It really wasn't until half way through my high school years that others started noticing some changes. I don't think it wasn't until my after my senior year in high school that the most changes took place. Perhaps it was because I was 18 at the time, and was allowed (by my parents and the law) to finally date the men that I wanted to date. For the record, the junior high boy finally did come around but I was no longer interested. Serves him right! Ass!

I like to use this analogy in regards to appearance. When you go the store to buy something, lets say some cereal. Unless you know exactly what you want, chances are you'll walk down the aisle and find there are literally hundreds of boxes staring at you waiting for you to pick it and most likely you will scan through them. You'll see lots of colorful boxes vs the not so colorful ones. Ones with an orange tiger on the front telling you it's great! One with an rabbit telling you it's delicious! Even one with a cute little yellow bee buzzing around! All very appealing, and all advertises it tastes great, but very few advertise how good it's actually for you. Except for this plain white box on the bottom with a big red "K" on it which states that people who eats it "weigh less" and its neightbor advertises that it helps reduce heart disease and so on and so forth. But yet, the boxes there on the bottom are plain and and it's not strategicaly placed at eye level. So most people who aren't in the mood for anything in particular will most likely overlook them.

Another example would be lets say you want to buy a blender but the box is a bit rough around the edges, and the picture on the box isn't all that impressive - but yet the sales guy insists that it's top of the line with realy cool features. However, you can't get over the fact that the box itself looks a bit dirty so you question what the actual product is like. You want to open and see but the sales person says you can't. Most likely you'll put the box back and grab a different one. Even though you know that once you get home you'll toss the box away anyway.

Now the reverse could also be true for "boxes" with really cool pictures and comes in neat packages, but the product itself is not all that impressive and sometimes doesn't deliver. But the point I'm trying to make is that the companies that go out of their way to make their packages more appealing often times has more sales and attention. For a company to take its chances and say "oh people will overlook this design and realize what a cool product this really is" is very risky and just not very smart. Because most likely, people don't.

With that said, I'm a firm believer that an attractive person can eventually look ugly if the person has little to offer on the inside. I always tell people that charm and looks can get you by for about 15 minutes after that you better know something.


Please also note thay the importance of looks may apply more so for women than men? Why? Because 1) women are a bit more vain than men by nature and 2) men are more visually stimulated and 3) because I'm a woman and can only speak from a woman's point of view.

"She's the kind of girl that likes to be covered up"

This quote is very cute, because it's referring to a cat.The cat's owner had left town for a couple of weeks and had bestowed this big furball of love into the hands of a trusted friend. The friend decided to take this cat in for a "trim" (the owner claimed it was more of a buzz) because when the owner had returned, the cat seemed thinner...slimmer. I said that it must be a good thing and the response was the quote.This quote is cute and may even be silly, when it's about a cat or any other animal. However, if you take it out of context others will think the quote is about a particular girl.

So I raise this question to all the gents and gals reading this. What images pop into your head when you read/perhaps hear this quote? Does a prudist girl come up? Nerdy? Preppy? Is the image even about a "girl" or that of a woman? I will bet you this though...that the image is not that of a cat. Unless you're the parties involved: yours truly, the cat owner, or the cat.

Of course men will say that they want someone who's dressed appropriately for each occasion. And for the most part I will agree with this. There's nothing worse than someone who's rigid and inadaptable. With that said, I still believe that there are certain stereotypes that people tend to be categorized in. Particularly, in the way that a woman is dressed. Men don't always feel comfortable dating a full on nerd, or a full on slut. Most would claim that they want someone in between. :::Chuckles:::Eye roll:::: Of course they would say that! No man wants to shoot himself in the foot and no man would. Smart bastards.

However, I will say this. With most men, much like women, there are patterns in the people that they see or date and even marry. Men just don't go from dating a full on nerd (no, not the sexy kind) to a full on Pamela the next day. It just does not happen! And to believe that it does is just simply silly. Why? Because there there things known as preferences. Sure we like to try different and new restaurants every now and then but in times of need we go with that we're most comfortable with. Sure a man may date a scantily clad woman here and there but if he's use to dating and marrying the conservative, chances are he'll go back to what he's use to. That doesn't mean the conservative/girl who "likes to be covered up" can't show a bit of skin every now and then. Far from it, usually, it's the "covered up" ones that end up surpsrising the living day lights out of everyone else. Too bad people don't kiss and tell.


I'm a firm believer that "maybe" is a alot sexier than simply a yes or a no. Because "maybe" in theatre is the moment of "unlimited possibilities" and business it's seen as "endless opportunities" (in life it's "you're about to tbe screwed over" lol just kidding!). I've always known and believe this correlation, however, seeing it in actual words makes it seems more concrete...official for some reason.

I guess you could say I'm an advocate for girls who "likes to be covered up", however, I think it does have alot to do with what the girl is like as oppose to what she's wearing. Something that says "maybe" on one person may just simply be a flat "no" on another.

So next time you see a girl who's "covered up" , before you ignore her, try to imagine what she'll look like bent over a desk - I'm sure that'll give you enough reasons to come up and talk to the poor girl. Tell her I sent you, or maybe she'll beat you to the punch and say that I sent her. ;-P

Overnight Shipping Costs = Arm and Leg maybe First Born

"They won't ship it (the computer) overnight. They could buy a whole new computer with the money that it takes just to ship overnight"

Obviously I find this quote very amusing. The funnier thing is that the person did not realize that I had just captured the words on paper. Words that everyone who had ever needed to ship something or waited for a shipment understands.

I'm all for free capitalism. However, does it really need to cost an arm and a leg just to ship something over night? Or same day air? I mean jeez! Sometimes it's even more than what the darn product is worth. Too funny and annoying at the same time.

People vs. Food

My comment: "Food that tastes the worst are suppose to be really good for you and the food that tastes really good could suppsedly kill you."

Response: "I see...does this apply to people too?"

That exhange was so funny. I had to take out a few minutes to laugh and ponder about it at the same time.

So my question indeed is does this apply to people too? Hmmm... perhaps... maybe.. maybe not. Let me elaborate. I believe the answer is that it depends on the food just like it depends on the person that one is dealing with. Because not all food that tastes bad are good for you and not all good food would kill you. Of course if you were to eat a pound of french fries and burgers for an extended period you'll be going from Jack-In-The-Box to Jump-In-The-Box faster than it'll take you to finish that smoothie.

Although I do love food and don't see anythng wrong with stuffing one's self into oblivion, I do realize that perhaps I will reach a point in my life where the food will catch up with me and I'll keel over or worse get fat!! :-O

But anyway enough about food. Lets talk about my 5th favorite topic: People.

I will not get crude by making any comments/innuendos about what the quote may be implying. For I do not think the responder had any intentions for it to be crude.

So another question that I will bring up is this : Is too much of a good thing bad? Who knows. I've heard mixed responses. Me? Well, I don't think I can say much given I'm "Miss-I-Want-To-Marry-The-Heir-Of-Hershey Chocolate-Mattel Toys-or-Crayola". If you have their numbers, please let me know. =) I promise to send you a lifetime supply of all three.

Now that I think more about it, I think it all goes back to intent. You can have someone good but if their intentions are not aligned with yours than there may be a problem or a disconnect. So essence perhaps a good person can eventually be bad for you since you may have different paths in mind.

Now onto the flip side. Can a bad person be good for you? Oooooh I can see a few men and women roll their eyes back grinning from ear to ear. I've heard this so many times, that some (women in particular) are "into bad boys". First of all, yours truly, does not like "bad boys" or "good boys" for that matter. Some got that, some didn't. But anyway...

I think it's very interesting how some girls would openly admit that they are into "bad boys". I have no personal experience so I can't speak for myself but I have observed and have been told that "bad" could mean someone covered with tattoos (that's nasty if you ask me), or rides a motorcyle (annoying and is a public nuisance)...hey why stop there, why not add beats women and kicks cats into the mix too. What exactly is a "bad boy"? Or a "bad girl" (hey now, behave!
Oh I was speaking to myself there. Not to the reader) Tee-hee-hee.

For me when I think of a bad boy or a bad girl, it means someone who you would would not introduce to your parents and perhaps may even be a bit embarrassed to introduce to others.

I will get into the topic of "good girls" some other time...I may even tell you about one of my own favorite quotes that I say regarding me.