Life 101

I found this on the net and kind of liked it, so I thought I would share. I also feel I must share my favorite new song with you. It is "Behind the Moon" by Matt Costa. Download it you just might like it.

Have a firm handshake.

Look people in the eye.

Sing in the shower.

Own a great stereo system.

Keep secrets.

Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.

Always accept an outstretched hand.

Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.

Whistle.

Avoid sarcastic remarks.

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.

Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.

Lend only those books you never care to see again.

Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have.

When playing games with children, let them win.

Be romantic.

Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.

Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there for your convenience, not the caller's.

Be a good loser.

Be a good winner.

Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.

When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.

Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.

Keep it simple.

Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.

Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.

Live your life so that your epitaph could read, No Regrets

Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the one's you did.

Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.

Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you.

Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you.

Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a few minutes.

Begin each day with some of your favorite music.

Once in a while, take the scenic route.

Send a lot of Valentine cards. Sign them, 'Someone who thinks you're terrific.'

Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice.

Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 a.m.

Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.

Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later.

Make someone's day by paying the toll for the person in the car behind you.

Become someone's hero.

Marry only for love.

Count your blessings.

Compliment the meal when you're a guest in someone's home.

Wave at the children on a school bus.

Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on your ability to deal with people.

Don't expect life to be fair.

Some people suck...boring day.

I went car shopping today. It had to be the worst experience ever. The guy wouldn't even give me the price of the car. He asked me how much I wanted to pay. Then told me the price would depend on the financing. I had to ask him a few times what the price of the car was and he never gave a clear answer. So I left, if the car doesn't have a real price then I don't want to buy it. This is why car sales men have such bad names.

Today I also put my deposit down on my new apartment. I happened to luck out, it was only a $350 deposit rather than the normal $500. She also showed me the apartment, it is pretty nice. It has a place for a washer and dryer, has a balcony, large tub that two people could fit in, and it will over look the court yard, so it will be pretty and quiet! It's also NOT on the ground floor so I can open the blinds without people being able to look in. The place also has a work out room, swimming pool, and club house so maybe I can lose a few more pounds (I'm getting fat). My day was kind of boring other than an email...

Guess what I found...

Today in the mail I got a copy of the book "Found". The idea behind the book is for people to send in random things they find. It is very similar to postsecret but with found items. I started looking in it and learn something.

One of the found letters was a break up note. The letter talks about not wanting to see the other person because they just found out they are related. Yeah it's probably best that they not see each other, seeing as how they are related. At the end of the letter it is signed "Love Always". I have decided that break up notes should never be signed with the word love in it, no matter what context it is used. If you loved (excluding the part about them being related) that person you wouldn't be breaking up with them. So you cannot sign break up letters "Love Always". I will hate you forever or I never want to see you again, those are both acceptable.

Letters like this are also very personal so more needs to be done to prevent them from ending up in books like Found. If you have some please keep them to yourself, unless of course they are so juicy we all need to read them. All kidding aside, I find it so interesting being able to look into random people's lives and read things they may not have wanted others to read.

Here are some random found things that I liked.

Man tries to run down cops while I got sunburned...

I have another story to add to the interesting events that have happened to me at Target. This one is probably the best. You can watch your evening news for more information.

Today we went golfing, which I completely suck at. It wasn't until the last hole that I finally did well. I also got a little red, which hopefully will turn into a tan. While we were golfing some very interesting things happened.

First the district manager decided to walk the store. He knew that all of the executives would be out of the building, yet he still picked today to visit. His visit did not go well. In fact, it was really bad. So that sucked.

After we found out that he had walked the store we went back to get our things and head home for the day. While we were coming back we saw some police officers driving very fast past us. There was also a helicopter in the sky. Not thinking much of it we walked in the store. As we got to the door we saw our Assets Protection people and asked them what was up and why there was a helicopter circling the building. Little did we know they were there for us.

While we were gone our staff had caught someone shop lifting. He happened to have a knife on him so they called the police, which is what they are supposed to do. When the shop lifter left the building and the cops tried to stop him he ran. This literally caused a high speed chase. Not only did the guy run but he tried to run over a cop. This all happened while we were golfing with no store executives in the building. I can add that to the paramedics having to be called twice, a bomb scare, and now an armed shop lifter who tries to kill a cop. Good times!


Wanted Man Allegedly Tries To Run Down Cop

(KUTV) SALT LAKE CITY A man who was wanted for shoplifting ends up in serious trouble for allegedly assaulting an officer.

Salt lake county sheriff's deputies arrested 24-year-old Shayne Steele after they say he led them on a chase through cottonwood heights.

Deputies say Steele and his wife were wanted in suspicion for shoplifting at the fort union target store.

Then when a deputy tried to confront Steele in his car he allegedly tried to run over the deputy.

Deputies are still looking for Steele's wife, Kimberly Perry. She is wanted for shoplifting.


In other news...Guys are damn horny. He needs to get laid worse than me. Help a Virgin That link is for a guy who is trying to get laid. I am not sure if it is real, but it is funny. He has a myspace page with a lot of positive comments. Clearly sex is the path to peace in this world. Let's all fuck.

Gay Pride

Gay pride is coming up soon. The sad part is I am very torn with going or not. At this point I do have to work, which I kind of like. It gives me an excuse not to go. That being said part of me does want to go. Last year was my first gay pride ever. I did 2 in one months time. Both were really fun, but things have changed a little since then. I don't really have anyone I want to go with. Yes I could go with some friends, but going leads to another problem. It is VERY likely that I would spot someone that would make me uncomfortable. I also don't want to ruin pride for that person. I was also able to go to San Francisco Pride last year, and there is no way the Salt Lake Pride could come close to the amount of fun I had in San Francisco.

Part of me wants to say fuck it and go and have a great time and not even think about what could happen. I need to live my life and shouldn't worry about who I run into. But should I run into someone I know it would be odd. I have had an uncomfortable run in at a restaurant. Part of me wanted to pick up and leave but the other half knew I needed to stay. I was there eating just as they were so there was no reason for me to leave. But the whole meal was the most uncomfortable thing I have experienced. Now pride would be different than a restaurant, at pride I would be free to move as far away as I choose, while still having fun. I know most people are going to tell me to go and not even give it another thought, but it's not that easy.

I placed my order!

I was looking online to order some checks when I saw the "satire" section. Thinking there may be some funny checks in there I decided to take a look. What I found was quite surprising. They literally sell pro choice checks. Yes that is a check design with a pro choice message on them. It also includes a leather check holder that says "Thou Shall Not Kill". Now I am being totally serious. I have come to find out this company has a whole line of religious checks.

Clearly there are some odd people out there that feel that they must get their message out in any way possible, including check designs. I wonder if when presenting one of these checks it also includes a discussion on your views of abortion. The checks probably come with a stipulation that if you aren't pro choice you can't have the money. If some one where to hand me a check like this I would be tempted to rip it up. I wonder how many checks like these have been used for donations at Republican fund raisers, because they would sure fit in well. I have yet to find the pro gay rights check design or the pro abortion (pro choice) check design, but when I do I will let you know! We can all order our pro choice checks and spread the word!

I've been in the club.

In my last post I wrote about every homo needing to watch "The Broken Hearts Club", and if you have seen it to watch it again. I seriously meant that! I figured I should probably clarify why I feel everyone needs to see it. The movie is about a group of gay friends and the guys they date. You have the pretty boy, "newbie", gym bunny, and the normal less attractive gay guy.

The reason I think everyone should watch it is because gay guys do a lot of the things they do in the movie. In the movie the "newbie" falls for the first guy who shows him any attention. This is something I have done, which didn't work so well. You also have the pretty boy who thinks he is better than the normal guy. The normal guy over compensates by putting his friends down. This is also something I have done. I didn't feel like I was a pretty boy so I rejected most gay people. I figured all homos must be stuck up assholes (some are). This group of friends also has a problem with saying things that aren't needed and are quite rude to one another. This is another thing I have done. When I get mad my first instinct is to go for the low blow in order to take them out right away. This is also something that has been done to me as well. So yes we all need to watch this movie again.

I have also been thinking about Karma today. I am not sure if I believe it or not. One can think about our world and how balanced it is at times. For example if you live an unhealthy unbalanced life style you will end up not feeling well as a way for your body to say something is wrong. Also think about how well planned things are such as our bodies and what we eat. We need certain things to live and we just happen to have those things in our environment to fill those needs such as food and water. Now it would be an amazing thing if all of those things just happened, which may be the case. But if they just happened it shows there is some balance to our world.

Today I was posed with the question about my actions and my Karma. I was told I can do anything I want but I must be willing to take the bad/good karma they could cause. I also have been thinking about the success I have had recently in many areas. There was a time when many of these areas were drastically lacking. There was also a time when I had someone in my life and now that area is drastically lacking. So I can see that my life is balancing out. There were a few months when I thought everything had hit bottom but really I was just setting myself up for the current success. The question is when will I be able to find that balance between everything. Rather than having one area extra successful and one area completely lacking I want to have it all balanced. I am not sure what I need to do to find that balance. Anyway...

All homos must do this now!

Next week I get to do something I have never done before. That is I am going golfing for work. Yes, seriously I am going to be paid to go golfing. The only problem with this is I have no clue how to golf. I didn't know companies still did that where everyone goes golfing as a way to get to know one another. But really what the hell do I care, they are paying me to golf. I just have to figure out how to play golf in a week and hope I don't make a complete ass out of myself.

Today I also ordered my very first business cards. And for those that already have business cards I am sure this isn't exciting. But remember back to your first real job and your first business card, it is kind of exciting. I really don't know who would want one of my business cards other than people I know just to show off. But I guess they see some need for me having them. I feel like I have finally found a good job. And really I have, there is a lot of room for growth within the company and with my salary.

I also watched "The Broken Hearts Club" again today. It is a homo movie about men and love. I think every homo must watch it, and if you have already watched it you need to watch it again. On the second go around please take notes because clearly there are a lot of homos who missed some of it. There is a whole story I could go into about what the homos I know have missed, but I won't (that one person out there shouldn't get offended, not everything is about them). And if you think you are one that has missed something maybe you are or maybe you aren't. Watch the movie again for yourself and figure out what you could do better and what you already do well at. Seriously, all homos must do this now.