Not Enough Hours In a Day

There does not seem to be enough hours in the day to do what I want to do. I'd like to sleep longer, and do the things I like; like finish up my dvd movie rentals, write more entries on my blog, study the latest technologies, surf youtube for funny videos, workout, hangout with friends, read my backlog of books, etc. There's just not enough time to do it all. Sigh.

And this weekend is shaping up to be one of the busier ones. There's the skiing event, the long delayed shopping trip I've been promising myself, doing my laundry, cleaning my room, getting a haircut.

Ugh! I would like to enjoy every activity that I want to do... only if I don't run out of time in the day.

Don't Wait For Your Woman

This is the first in the next few posts where I'm quoting from a book I'm reading. These are passages that struck me the most or I find useful or both.

This first passage is about stopping to wait for your woman (or the whole world really) to change. Assume it's going to be however it is, forever. Just stop waiting and live in the present moment, as it is:

"...In addition to the myth that one day your life will be fundamentally different, you may believe, and hope, that your woman will be fundamentally different. Don't wait. Assume she's going to be however she is, forever. If your woman's behavior or mood is truly intolerable to you, you should leave her, and don't look back (since you cannot change her). However, if you find her behavior or mood merely distasteful or a hassle, realize that she will always seem this way. The feminine always seems chaotic and complicated from the perspective of the masculine."

-David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

Mentos Commercial

Hilarious. My office mate looked at me when I suddenly started laughing.

Downtown Seattle.

It's more or less been a month since I started working in downtown. I like the atmosphere. I had a talk with a friend of mine, Noreen, regarding the difference between downtown Seattle, and Redmond, and we share the same feelings.

Though Redmond has a lot of people, they're usually in high priced cars. There's a certain disconnect among people in Redmond simply because it's rare to find someone walking down the street. Redmond feels like--as my friend puts it--a ghost town compared to downtown Seattle.

In downtown, you see a lot of people walking along the streets, it feels like a true city. And there are a lots more places to see, a lot more happenings. Even the nightlife is alive. If you're a party animal, this is the place to be.

Not to mention, there are lots more eye candy here, compared to nerd-central Redmond. Now, I begin to wonder if people there are aware of how much they're missing.

The vibrancy of downtown alone makes me re-think of whether to come back to Microsoft. There's a certain smugness to it that ultimately alienates the outsiders. Whereas downtown embraces you with a smile and open arms.