Freaking sentence thing by my name.
So I simply wanted to put a sentence up there that I came up with last night when I was spewing my thoughts out in a notebook like a do on a semi-daily basis, but no, it was to long. Damn my creativity not living within the boxes set before me, alas it means a new blog of sorts.
Well last night I was thinking about how I cannot imagine having a life without some kind of creativity within it, whatever that may be. It could be writing, painting, drawing, photography, whatever, but for me it is unfathomable to not have something like that in your life. I have a decent job right now, one that if I stuck with it for the next 30 years would pay my bills and probably give me some opportunities that would make me happy for the most part. My hometown would be a good place to raise children when I find the right girl, but both of those things do not add up to a happy Matt. I know I could never live the rest of my life here in Glendive, I want to move back to Grand Forks ND, but that might not be the best fit for me either, but that's fine as long as I live my life and pursue my dreams.
The sentence I came up with that kinda pinged in my head is as follows. There is to much greatness and good in this world to reach for, to be happy with the fine and okay that is given to us. It is simple in it's words but when I looked at it more and more it really made me think about what I wanted out of my life. For the most part I am happy with what comes along for me, and I am happy for the most part, but I know that if I were to put out that much more effort and go after what I want that I would be even happier, and that is what that sentence says.
Now another thing that popped into my head occurred while I was dunking a biscotti in my coffee, and that idea is that basically one of life's great comforts and joys comes from dunking things.
As a child we are given cookies and milk, a treat that I enjoy to this day. There is just something about taking a cookie and putting it into a glass of milk, picking out the best sized cookie so that you can reach the milk as it disappears, or seeing how much of the cookie you have to bite off to fit into the cup itself. There is a simple joy in that.
Later in life we discover one of the greatest sandwiches ever, the French Dip. There is nothing not to like about taking a roast beef sandwich on a toasted bun and dunking it in au jus, a warm salty/beefy broth that just gives so much more to the experience of eating in a diner.
An odd dunking experience I have had as well is the fries from Wendy's dunked in a frosty, and the frosty has to be chocolate, none of this vanilla blasphemy. I discovered this as a child eating a kid's meal on a trip to Billings, and it is something I have only seen one other person do, but I know there are other's out there enjoying it.
On the fun side of dunking there are dunk tanks, things holding up a person waiting for us to throw softballs at the trigger mechanism. The dunk tank is often used to raise money, but it would be wonderful none the less.
Of course there are many wonderful things to dunk and be dunked in out there, and I think it is one of lifes pure and simple joys.
Oh and last night I watched Wristcutters: A Love Story, that's a quirky yet great flick that I can recommend.
And Finally......YES WE CAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I simply wanted to put a sentence up there that I came up with last night when I was spewing my thoughts out in a notebook like a do on a semi-daily basis, but no, it was to long. Damn my creativity not living within the boxes set before me, alas it means a new blog of sorts.
Well last night I was thinking about how I cannot imagine having a life without some kind of creativity within it, whatever that may be. It could be writing, painting, drawing, photography, whatever, but for me it is unfathomable to not have something like that in your life. I have a decent job right now, one that if I stuck with it for the next 30 years would pay my bills and probably give me some opportunities that would make me happy for the most part. My hometown would be a good place to raise children when I find the right girl, but both of those things do not add up to a happy Matt. I know I could never live the rest of my life here in Glendive, I want to move back to Grand Forks ND, but that might not be the best fit for me either, but that's fine as long as I live my life and pursue my dreams.
The sentence I came up with that kinda pinged in my head is as follows. There is to much greatness and good in this world to reach for, to be happy with the fine and okay that is given to us. It is simple in it's words but when I looked at it more and more it really made me think about what I wanted out of my life. For the most part I am happy with what comes along for me, and I am happy for the most part, but I know that if I were to put out that much more effort and go after what I want that I would be even happier, and that is what that sentence says.
Now another thing that popped into my head occurred while I was dunking a biscotti in my coffee, and that idea is that basically one of life's great comforts and joys comes from dunking things.
As a child we are given cookies and milk, a treat that I enjoy to this day. There is just something about taking a cookie and putting it into a glass of milk, picking out the best sized cookie so that you can reach the milk as it disappears, or seeing how much of the cookie you have to bite off to fit into the cup itself. There is a simple joy in that.
Later in life we discover one of the greatest sandwiches ever, the French Dip. There is nothing not to like about taking a roast beef sandwich on a toasted bun and dunking it in au jus, a warm salty/beefy broth that just gives so much more to the experience of eating in a diner.
An odd dunking experience I have had as well is the fries from Wendy's dunked in a frosty, and the frosty has to be chocolate, none of this vanilla blasphemy. I discovered this as a child eating a kid's meal on a trip to Billings, and it is something I have only seen one other person do, but I know there are other's out there enjoying it.
On the fun side of dunking there are dunk tanks, things holding up a person waiting for us to throw softballs at the trigger mechanism. The dunk tank is often used to raise money, but it would be wonderful none the less.
Of course there are many wonderful things to dunk and be dunked in out there, and I think it is one of lifes pure and simple joys.
Oh and last night I watched Wristcutters: A Love Story, that's a quirky yet great flick that I can recommend.
And Finally......YES WE CAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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benten:
they didnt come out right, the rain got on the lens and fogged it up so they are blurred slihtly and thereisnt enough light on my face. i should have written that really cos ive had a ton of messages telling me not to worry cos i dont look bad haha. x x
casino:
Sorry I didn't thank you sooner. I really appreciate the comment on my "Chateau Laroche" set