Cup Fever

Tuesday, Paraguay v. Japan

Regardless of the lack-luster performance from both teams, their unceasing energy and larger than life heart for the game was something to be admired and quite inspiring, at least to me.

(Spoiler Alert)

As the game pushed through the allotted 90-minutes with neither team yet to score, we went into Overtime. 15 minutes...nothing. Another 15....nothing. My stomach dropped every time Paraguay got control of the ball. I should explain that I wasn't exactly raring to go when i first heard of the match. Without much foreknowledge about either team I just sporadically decided to root for Paraguay simply due to my South American descent...little did I know how charmed I would be by the last standing Asian team. As you witness the teams slowly depleting energy and their legs start to service them just as anchors to a ship. Neither team running to get the ball before it goes off the field, Neither team quick to steal the ball away to gain control of the game....my heart became as heavy as their legs.

Long story short...and I do mean long...this game took me two different recordings, spanning two days, in three separate sittings to complete...

...Japan lost.

I fought back tears...I wish I was kidding about that.

Summer Romance

I have a new love to declare. This one is more of a fun, light-hearted, summer romance.
Miike Snow. :) He makes me smile.
Enjoy.

2010 Convention Pics

i'm still leaving. Just thought i'd share these before i go.

have a great weekend.









































































i felt like i was surrounded by babies and engaged couples, all weekend...

Here I Come!

but first...

Self-Truths

isn't it paralyzingly beautiful...





So I've been doing some "soul searching" these days and it's gotten me really excited! I've been realizing that I am sincerely happy and at peace with my current "status" (this is in regards to dating)
Disclaimer: I'm not projecting my values and/or timeline onto anyone else. To each his own :)
It's just been a time of self-discovery and I'm content that I've been doing it by myself and for myself...and you know what, I usually feel bad talking about myself this much, but this time...I don't care! Me Me Me Me…(what a narcissist!) haha.

So you may be wondering what elicited all this rambling about 'self-truth.' Well I noticed the other day something small yet profound about myself, as you all know I'm crazy about music, and I usually have strong opinions about what I choose to listen to and give my stamp of approval. So when I realized that I’ll fall in love with anything with an amazing beat 'I can set my heart to'...I'm done for it. Then I realized this isn't as big of a deal that I'm making it out to be but it spreads through other areas of my melodic choices and life.

As a therapist I play classical music for my patients and I usually just drown out the music because I hear it over and over all day. But I’ve been playing this one CD as of late (a Classical Mixtape) and I realized that the only songs I ‘drown out’ are songs that are composed predominantly with stringed instruments. It may be over played but my favorite classical song…maybe all time song, is Claire De Lune by Claude DeBussy. Obviously it’s been re-recorded with every possible combination of instruments but I love the original and simple piano recording. I love the deeper tones richer melodies pianos, organs, and drums produce.

Well, just thought I’d share. Do you have any recently discovered self-truths?