Silver Linings Playbook

I finally watched Silver Linings Playbook tonight, after months of wanting to see it.  Amazing!  Heavy.  But amazing!

On another note, it's such a wonderful feeling when you look at your week's to-do list and realize you made it through all but two items...and that was rather ambitious to have to those on there to begin with.  But hey, the week ain't over yet!

Supernatural: As time goes by

Another time-travelling episode!  Only this time Sam and Dean aren't the ones time traveling!  Their paternal grandfather comes crashing out of their closet asking for John Winchester.  The boys are not very accommodating in the beginning, I love Sam's line, "when we come crashing out of your closet, you can ask the questions."  We find out why John's dad left him and his mother so many years ago and, as with most Supernatural episodes, it's a downer with a twinge of hope.

Can't I finish my dissertation in peace?!!

Of course in my last semester at the University, the University decides to now require us to log into VPN before access our office computers remotely... even when we're on campus.  I had to go all the way to campus just to figure out why I couldn't connect to my office computer. 

Bit by bit (put together) in time will become a mountain

Sometimes you come across something that is just so perfect for what you're going through at the moment, that is what happened when I came across this quote, "Bit by bit (put together) in time will become a mountain." I have had a lot to do lately.  My grandmother recently passed away and as a result of her illness and passing, I've had to put some research related work aside.  On top of that, I've had to add a lot of family related work to my plate, and a very close friend had a milestone birthday in the midst of all this.  I haven't had time to exercise in a week, or relax and decompress.  I've realized again how important my one day a week to have no obligations and just lounge about the house in my pajamas is to me.

poems

Farewell to Thee! But not farewell To all my fondest thoughts of Thee; Within my heart they still shall dwell And they shall cheer and comfort me. Life seems more sweet that Thou didst live And men more true Thou wert one; Nothing is lost that Thou didst give, Nothing destroyed that Thou hast done.

Anne Bronte

You can shed tears that he is gone, Or you can smile because he lived, You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back, Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left. Your heart can be empty because you can't see him Or you can be full of the love that you shared, You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember him and only that he is gone Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on, You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your back, Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

Life is but a Stopping Place

Life is but a stopping place,

A pause in what's to be,

A resting place along the road,

to sweet eternity.

We all have different journeys,

Different paths along the way,

We all were meant to learn some things,

but never meant to stay...

Our destination is a place,

Far greater than we know.

For some the journey's quicker,

For some the journey's slow.

And when the journey finally ends,

We'll claim a great reward,

And find an everlasting peace,

Together with the lord

Author unknown

Our father kept a garden 


A garden of the heart
He planted all good things


That gave our lives a start



He turned us to the sunshine


And encouraged us to dream


The seeds of what we'll be



We are our father's garden


We are his legacy

Love is like a butterfly; it goes where it pleases 
and pleases wherever it goes.

Must see video!

So touching, make sure you have a box of Kleenex next to you.

Here's the full version, but low quality:


Here are the 5 individual parts, better quality:

Updated Winter 2013 schedule

It's that time of year when shows start getting canceled.  This Winter season is the end of Don't Trust the B in Apt 23 and Ben & Kate.  So, here is my updated schedule:


Bold indicates when the shows comeback from their breaks.

Monday

Revolution 10/NBC 3/25

Tuesday

8pm: Hart of Dixie CW

9pm: New Girl FOX, Go On NBC, Happy Endings ABC

9:30pm: The New Normal NBC, Happy Endings ABC

Wednesday

8pm: Arrow CW
8:30pm: The Neighbors ABC

9pm: Supernatural CW, Psych USA 2/27, Modern Family ABC
9:30pm: Suburgatory ABC

Thursday

8pm: Vampire Diaries CW

9pm: Office NBC

Friday

8pm: Nikita CW
9pm: Spartacus Starz, Grimm NBC 3/8

Sunday

6pm: Walking Dead AMC 2/10

8pm: Once Upon a Time 8/ABC