Is this Love?

I thought this was sweet.

Couple Meets on Train, Weds On Train


Bryan and I could totally do something like that. But I think for us being near the water is the most important.

I certainly have been lucky.

Wonder and Discover

Yesterday, I graduated.

I realized what kind of impact certain individuals truly have had on me in the short (although it felt long) four years I was an Anchorhead.

Mary, one of many fabulous anthropology professors I was lucky to come into contact with, has been an inspiration. For one, she works with monkeys. Which I think is just fantastic. But the true reason I have enjoyed being in her courses so much was made into a synopsis by her own hand. On NPR there is a program called "This I believe" Although I rarely get the opportunity to listen to it, I always enjoy and feel enlightened by what scholars, non-scholars and average-joes have to say. Mary submitted an essay to the regional NPR program and it was featured on the radio. I didn't get to hear it during the first transmission, but due to the magic on Internet I was able to hear it.

She wrote about how, although educated, she seemingly knows nothing. Point blank, that there is always things to discover and rediscover, everyday. That learning never stops and with that the wonder of discovery.

I guess hearing these words gave me hope. One of the most uncomfortable things about leaving college has been the idea that I would begin the hum drum lifestyle of a working girl. I don't want you to think that I'm ignorant, or have this negative vision of what having a career would look like. But I guess I'm just so accustomed to going to school learning and moving on to a new and exciting subject.

I suppose that was what was so exciting about the chance to go to Costa Rica. Unfortunately I just can't afford it right now. BUT I have learned that I might be able to go in January. SO I'm going to start saving my monies now, and with pennies and nickels and dimes, the thing that would stop me in January would NOT be the lack of funding.

In the end I just want to experience the sense of wonder and excitement. I think I will make it my goal this summer to learn something new everyday, and really take in the experience, but also appreciate it.

I also want to try new things. Place my inhibitions behind me and really experience life.

So I will.

Whats your title?

*But first an addendum to an earlier post regarding the cute old man at my gym. I under estimated his age...he's 85. Another addition to that is he asked the trainer what his family should do if he were to get really sick..or worse...pass away. What a caring man, kind of morbid, but I guess at 85 you have to be ready for anything.*


So in 39 1/2 hours I will be sitting in the quad of my soon to be Alma mater. I will be dressed in a black cap and gown, a white and gold hood and multiple cords in blue, maroon and white. I will be waiting for my name to be called. At which point I will no longer be a college student. I am excited and scared all at the same time. I must admit it's quite an unusual and unwelcoming feeling.

Because. I have yet to find a full time job.

Which leads me to this entry's title...

Today I was asked by my supervisor to write job descriptions for myself and the other attendants. My position is obviously more involved. I schedule. I write. I keep chaos at bay. I have administrative power. But when asked by the lovely HR woman, what my title is..I had to respond with..."I don't know."

How bizarre. I don't know what I am officially. It's kind of like being a kid, waiting for one of the "team captains" to pick you for their kick ball team...am I a Barracuda or a Wolf? I suppose that's a far fetched synonym...but that's truly what it feels like.

Okay enough about work and school. Or lack thereof.

I haven't really read or seen anything as of late that would strike up a good blog commentary. I suppose that leaves me ignorant..although a visit to NYtimes.com or maybe CNN should probably change that.

So I just took a glance at the headlines of CNN and the first thing that popped up was American Pop-culture. The Jon and Kate melodrama. Jon has been accused of cheating. Kate goes and interviews with a late night talk show. She has an expose published in People. As the lead story.

Let us not forget that they have 8 children at home. Impressionable, innocent children. The thing that sickens me is the behavior of not just the media, but of Kate herself. She has been a very driven business woman. Striving to use her life experience in a positive way, writing a non-fiction book about her family and a children's book featuring the kids. However, in all the most recent events I think her decorum has been disgusting. With 8 children at home, the response to allegations should have been handled in the way Jon has. A simple statement focused on the family and feeling remorse for actions that may have altered his family's life. He hasn't interviewed, or done an expose with a feature US celebrity magazine. He made it clear that his focus was on his family.

The media is as just to blame for the situation. Berating Kate with questions, pushing her limits in order for her to respond. BUT REALLY! Let's exploit everything that is sacred in a marriage, in a family, exploiting what little the kids have left to grasp onto. I didn't realize she was so hungry for the status of "Celebrity"

How far is too far? Media should respect the lives of any celebrity, but to a certain degree advertising your family's issues won't make the media go away, it makes them flock.

Maybe I'm wrong in judging someone's life. Maybe if I were in her shoes I would do the same thing. This whole situation reminds me of the Clinton-Lewinski situation. Bill denied having "sexual" relations with that woman. Maybe he should have stated that it was a trying time in his marraige and personal life, that it would not affect him politically, and it was something he and Hillary needed to deal with within their marraige.

Maybe our fascination needs to cool down. Allow the two of them to focus on their marraige, the kids and ultimatly their family.

Okay enough about that. Next post will be on a legitimate news story..maybe political..maybe human interest.