What happens when the heart just stops?

Choices

whentheheartjuststops — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:20:19 +0000

Everyone has millions of choices to make everyday, and I’m pissed off with myself because I keep making the wrong ones. Things like, I choose to go back to bed rather than write my article. I choose to watch Grey’s Anatomy and not study.

It’s a pathetic excuse for a blog post though. I apologise.

I find this blogging hard though. I feel very exposed. I think taht everybody is watching me waiting for me to fail. I’d love to launch myself as an internet phenomenon. Use it for freelancing, for my career, for communication with friends and making new friends.

Instead though, I’m gonna go watch Bertie.
(I could down the whole “well-this-is-practically-work…” but, I think I’ll spare you.)

All of life is a choice, and someday I’ll make the right one.

Randy Pausch

whentheheartjuststops — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:08:27 +0000

(My last bit of inspiration for tonight. Saw this on Oprah and loved it.)

Randy Pausch was a college professor who died of Pancreatic cancer last July. He gave a last lecture to his class entitled “Achieving your childhood dreams” and it’s here.

J.K. Rowling

whentheheartjuststops — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:56:01 +0000

This woman has a real gift with words, an understated presence, depth, empathy and colour. She’s a joy to listen to, with style and substance.

Take a listen.

http://harvardmagazine.com/go/jkrowling.html

Shaw

whentheheartjuststops — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:53:07 +0000

“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one…Life is no ‘brief candle’ for me. It is a sort of splendid torch, which I have got hold of for the moment; and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations”

-George Bernard Shaw

Defamation

whentheheartjuststops — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:51:38 +0000

I’ve been the victim of some pretty nasty online bitching of late. A former friend has turned on me in person, and seeing that it didn’t elicit a huge reaction, via the net too. Bebo have been crap at dealing with it. The current plan of action is to ring her and ask her to take it down. Disarm her, shock her. I think she saw it as a victimless crime – a mindless vent on her part, with no consequences. She was frustrated with her crappy life, needed a target and I was assigned the bullseye. No way is that acceptable. I need to step up and demand better. I’ll ring her tomorrow and get her to take it down.

Oh, scared.
I’m surprisingly sensitive sometimes.