"In period of rapid personal change we pass through life as if we are spellcast. We speak in sentences that end before finishing. We sleep heavily because we need to ask so many questions as we dream alone. We bump into others and feel bashful at recognizing souls so similar to ourselves."

douglas coupland of Shampoo Planet

"Ask not what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive... then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

Eavesdropper to the MAX

i forgot my book today, so what else is there to do in a coffee shop but eavesdrop on other coffee addicts conversations?

[i mean come on, we all know that coffee house convo's are the best to eavesdrop on... that's when the juiciest secrets about someone's life are revealed! People ALWAYS choose coffee outings to vent or argue or confess love... and this situation was no different]

{img. 'the road less traveled'}

Although the convo was about 6 feet away, the blonde was talking extremely loud making it easy for almost everyone in the cafe to eavesdrop on her "poor me" story... I managed to figure out that she recently broke up with her boyfriend and doesn't know how to go on... [puh-leaseee]. it's not that i don't have sympathy for people in this situation... but this girl was going toooooo far.

Now THIS is the reason for this posting, her friends response to her whining and sobbing over her long lost boyfriend [who was sort of a douche-bag from the little information i got from the convo] was absolutely AMAZING! Probably one of the best responses i've heard in a very long time.

I knew I liked her friend too, which was initially why I was choose them to spy on [other than the fact the blonde was practically yelling]... Blondie's friend was a rich brunette with a boho-chic sort of out fit on. She nailed this style to a T, and with what looked like little to no effort, which is the point all along right?

and p.s. she was drinking a caramel macchiatto... this was already enough of a reason for me to like her.

So, this is what the boho chic wearing-caramel macchiatto drinking- brunette friend responded with:

"Jane, a women without a man is like a fish without a bicycle. Do you get it?! Ya.. fish don't need bicycles!! So stop acting like Todd was your air and water! You've got the rest of your life to deal with men...enjoy your freedom!" Gosh you're an embarrassment to women..."

oh. my. GOSH! This is what a true friend says to someone like this. [or a true enemy, i guess it could go either way] I might have actually gave brunette a little 'YOU GO GIRL!' head nod after she made this comment, forgetting that I wasn't actually invited to join this conversation. I was immediately embarrassed and hid my face behind my computer.... and now.. here i am... and they're still talking... blondie lowered her voice... i think she realized that she's being a big sissy, not what i would call a feminine activist, which is the vibe that brunette gave off.

ok, i think it's time for me to leave... they keep looking over here... do they know i'm writing about them? [well i guess it'd make sense.. since i hardcore type for a few minutes and then look up at them with a big smile on my face] gosh now I'M the weird one in the coffee house...

ya, it's definitely time to go... what a great start the morning...

Thanks to the whiny-blonde-single lady & the strong-feminist-boho-brunette :)

"...and how stupid are fire drills, eh? I mean, who doesn't know how to get out of a building when it's on FIREEE?! Do we really need to practice that once a month?! Ya there's a possibility we will lose a few if we don't practice, but if anything we're just thinnin the herd..."

-Professor Mike Garling

[one of my education teachers]

*This was definitely the highlight of my week.

"People come into your life stay awhile

then push you to the side.

But the more you live the more you see

people hurt when they don't know what they need."

-Anna Gilbert "Stand on Me"

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

{img. Kari Rae Swiridoff, 2010}

"And tulips, children love to stretch

Their fingers down, to feel in each

Its beauty's sweet nearer."

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning,

"A Flower in a Letter"

Such an understated amount of beauty can be found in an orchard of tulips. The immense array of colors are enough to change someone's day and enlighten someone's heart.

Thank you, God, for such blessings...