Concert Concert Bo Boncert

I would just like to say, for the record, I am officially in love with the lead singer of Lifehouse, thanks.

Overall, I have to say that was one of the best concerts I have ever been to. I even bought a Goo Goo Dolls t-shirt and I never buy ridiculously over priced concert merchandise, that's how great it was. I mean, everyone in the pavilion sang along to Name and Iris, twas grand, you could literally feel the love (let it in) Sorry if you don't get that joke, ha ha.

Anyway, I am vacationing this weekend in Chincoteague/Ocean City (since they are like 45 minutes away from each other) The time in Chincoteague will be spent with family and the time in Ocean City will be spent partying with friends. I expect good times on all accounts :)

I feel like I have been neglecting my blog of late, nothing out of the ordinary for the summer time, I just have better things to do, or actual things to do, ha ha. Updates to come next week, hopefully I make it out of Ocean City alive, we'll see.

Philosophy for today:

Reach perfection. No one is born that way. Perfect yourself daily, both personally and professionally, until you become a consummate being, rounding off your gifts and reaching eminence. Signs of the perfect person: elevated taste, a pure intelligence, a clear will, ripeness of judgment. Some people are never complete and are always lacking something (me). Others take a long time to form themselves (hopefully me). The consummate person-wise in speech, prudent in deeds-is admitted to, and even desired by, the singular society of the discreet.

Playing House

So I got to play house with the girlfriend this past weekend, it was lovely. My friend needed someone to look after a house for him for a couple of days and take care of three dogs, one of which, I am officially in love with, he was so cute and goes by the name of Baxter.

Anyway, during our stay there we decided to prepare dinner and since I'm such an excellent chef, I cooked. I decided to cook the chicken on the grill since I'm an awesome griller as well. So I'm getting the grill ready and trying to get the damn thing to light. I turn the gas on, follow the directions by turning one burner on first and then hitting the ignite button. I hit the ignite button several times and its not lighting, so I lean in to further inspect the grill and hit the ignite button once again to see if I could at least see a spark going off. Well, needless to say, as I was leaned over the grill it decided to light that time, I mean, of course it did. And, well, the eye lashes on my left eye are now a bit shorter than the eye lashes on my right eye...I just love the smell of burnt hair...

It seems like things like this only happen in the movies or to me, I don't get it...

Philosophy for today:

Make people depend on you. A god is made not by adorning the statue but by adoring it. He who is truly shrewd would rather have people need him than thank him. Vulgar gratitude is worth less than polite hope, for hope remembers and gratitude forgets. You will get more from dependence than from courtesy. He who has already drunk turns his back on the well, and the orange already squeezed turns from gold into mud. When there is no longer dependence, good manners disappear, and so does esteem. The most important lesson experience teaches is to maintain dependence, and entertain it without satisfying it. This can hold even a king. But don't carry it too far, leading others astray by your silence or making their ills incurable for your own good.

Very Cool Type Of Profiling

I was very intrigued by this profile/personality test. Basically, you pick what pictures appeal to you for each topic and they profile you based on your visual choices. I thought it was very cool, very different and extremely accurate. Check it out, here is the link:

http://dna.imagini.net/friends/

This is the link for my results if you're interested:

http://friends.imagini.net/@636410-2a59

Tabs run along the side for each different category :)

Philosophy for today:

Knowledge and courage take turns at greatness. Because they are immortal, they can make you so. You are as much as you know, and if you are wise you can do anything. The uniformed person is a dark world unto himself. Judgment and strength: eyes and hands. Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Philosophy for Today

Keep matters in suspense. Successes that are novel win admiration. Being too obvious is neither useful nor tasteful. By not declaring yourself immediately you will keep people guessing, especially if your position is important enough to awaken expectations. Mystery by its very *arcaneness causes veneration. Even when revealing yourself, avoid total frankness, don't let everyone look inside you. Cautious silence is where prudence takes refuge. Once declared, resolutions are never esteemed, and they lie open to criticism. If they turn out badly, you will be twice unfortunate. If you want people to watch and wait on you, imitate the divinity.

*arcane
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

I'm learning a lot of interesting words from this old book (written three hundred years ago). Sorry if you are already familiar with some of these terms, since I am not, I figured I would share the definitions of the words that I don't know.