Where have I been???

I disappeared from blog land for a while. I just haven't been feeling like I wanted to record my life lately. I'm sure you have all felt that way from time to time. But fortunately the last week has been really nice... too nice to wanna blog about it! Have you ever felt that when things are going great that if you tell people it will all turn on you? Well, even though I am an educated scientifically minded person, I still tend to hold too dearly to those types of superstitions! But life is good and I'm gunna keep it that way

I am going to my hometown on Nov 7th to participate in my HS reunion! Im really excited about this. I am not so excited about the long plan trip and leaving my bf in Korea, but it would have been too much to ask the company for us to both go on vacation... at least that's what it sounds like. Anyway, its all gunna turn out fine, and I can bring back lots of wonderful toys, games, books and clothes to him when I return! :)

I am almost finished reading A New Earth, and I think most people could benefit from reading this book, but it has to be read slowly... I think I have even read it too fast and I have been reading it since August! And I think it needs to be reread, or at least certain phrases need to be reread. Its too easy to forget his pearls of wisdom... but what isn't easy to forget is how much better a day can be when I try out some of his methods... such as non judgment... I cant tell you how much this has improved my daily interactions with people and how I feel in general... I guess I never knew I was such a judgmental person, I wonder if I was always this way? I don't know, but its not easy sometimes, but I have never felt bad in the aftermath of a non judgmental situation... so I think I will do this more often! I'm terrible at "being present" and I think that's why my yoga practice has been failing lately. I would be in Yoga and not be happy, and I wouldn't be able to do the poses well, cause my mind was so far away... so now I have decided to listen to every word the teacher speaks (and its all in Korean so I cant understand half of it) and when she pauses there is construction going on next door so I concentrate on the hammers to keep me present. This is great for many reasons. I am doing better at my poses, I can focus more when I need to, I'm not as jealous of the other girls (many of them are REALLY skinny) and I don't mind the hammering at all now that its part of my practice.

I know this New Earth stuff is a little hokey and as much as I like it, I'm still skeptical... but never have I tried one of his methods and had it turn out bad... I either feel nothing, or I feel better... So I think its ok.

My room at work smells much better now than it did before (there was a fire) and our new manager is really nice. Things aren't perfect at work, but they have been MUCH worse. So I'm pretty happy with things. Also, my friend Hillary now works here and yesterday she made me a fried tofu and beansprout sandwich! It was really good and now I know how to make it so I can have it all the time!

Another bit of awesomeness... My grandmother is on Facebook!!!! Yeah, you heard me right. My GRANDMOTHER! Crazy huh? I mean I know I come from a techno-nerd family, but come on! This is pretty cool! I have my mom and now my grandma on Facebook... hehe now I just have to bring my dad into the Facebook cult and I will be the coolest nerd around!

Ok well I have to work again in a few min, so I'm gunna go convince myself NOT to buy cookies!
Laters