Exultant

ex·ul·tant
Pronunciation Key (g-zltnt) adj.
Marked by great joy or jubilation; triumphant.

Have you ever found yourself going through your day and realizing that you are happy. Right now I am. I don't know what is filling me with joy, but I know that I can not stop smiling. I am happy, joyous, elated, exultant,delighted, ecstatic, exulting, transported, flushed, flying, gleeful, high, and jubilant. I had a simple day. I woke early and went and had coffee with a friend who is moving out of town. I then came home and took a walk through the park with two of my housemates. The majority of the afternoon was spent putting my PCT photos on my web page. Now I am just relaxing. And I am happy. Its a good feeling, I could get addicted to this. When have my spirits been this high without prompting from an uplifting experience, I know not. But may this warmth never end. It will, but I don't care...because right now I am happy, and I am making Mac and Cheese...mmmm Must go tend to the stove....

Quandary

Main Entry: quan·da·ry
Pronunciation: 'kwän-d(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ries
Etymology: origin unknown : a state of perplexity or doubt

Today I was offered a job at an Architecture firm. I will take the job, because it is quasi-required for me to take the job. I will make good money, relatively...$15/hr. Here is the problem. I want to return to ODS in the spring, and if I have the money I want to return to the PCT over summer. Now then, I am left with the dilemma of taking a job that I want only to turn around in four months and say that I am leaving. Why? Well I would want to leave to return to ODS. I have found a home at ODS and I like it enough to return another time...maybe two times or even three times. In time I will have to inform my boss that I am leaving to go do what I am passionate about. Why am I not as passionate about Architecture, then this would not be a problem? Any tips on how to work a serious job for four months and then leave to go back to what I consider "reality?"

POEM: Invisible People

They stand on the corner
Invisible People

The bag lady reading "Better Homes & Gardens"
The Jazz Singer sharing how he hurts tonight
How he'll be better come the first
Always waiting for the first

Invisible People
Always jonesin' for their next fix
Be it a dollar, a beer, or a hit

The limping man
With less than a cane
The bicyclist salesman
With a new bike every day

They stand on the corner
Invisible People

You got any smokes
Any Money
Just enough for the bus
Enough to get a hostile room tonight

Invisible People
Visible Everywhere