Too many days with my thoughts

It's funny... I watched part of Steve Martin's version of Father of the Bride tonight. Then right after it went off on one channel, the original with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. The two movies are so closely performed with the new version almost holding completely to the original script. They're both good movies.

This weekend I was thinking... never a good thing, mind you. I always tend to overthink things. Having more than two days to myself allows me to fall into the "what if" trap. You know that trap...it's the one that makes you doubt every decision you ever made. Then if that's not bad enough, you start thinking about how you can fix past mistakes. It's such a vicious cycle that ends up leaving you feeling like you've just wasted a huge chunk of your life...which, by the way, you have.

1st, 2nd, or 3rd person

Have you ever been talking to someone, listening to them tell a story about themselves? Depending on the type of story, the person may refer to themselves in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd person.

3rd Person
When a person refers to his/herself by their given name.
example: "When I was a child, I said, "Blanche, you can be anything you want to be"".
Why are you calling yourself by your name? Explain that to me. Your name is supposed to be used by other people.

1st Person
When a person uses the pronoun "I" in a story.
Example: "I went to the store and bought a vat of butter and a loaf of bread".
This is normal and generally accepted as the way to talk about oneself.

2nd person
When a person uses the pronoun "you" in a story, but "you" isn't someone else.
Example: When asked about her flying plane ride, Jennifer responded, "It was weird.. I mean, you sit there and you wait and wonder if everything is going to be alright. It was the most terrifying thing you can go through when you realize just how high up you really are.""

Here's the thing about using the 2nd person. Using the 2nd is a way of letting people into your life, but still keep them at a distance. It's also a way to acknowledge who you are without outwardly owing it. You often find people using the 2nd person when sharing deeply personal feelings. Using "you" allows the person to peek around the emotional wall of protection that keeps them safe from truly connecting with another person. We're all guilty of it at one time or another and I can't really decide if it's a bad thing.

TADA!!!

We finally finished it! The new Howard Community College website has arrived.




http://www.howardcc.edu/

Can't Be Stopped

artist: Janet Jackson lyrics
title: Can't Be Stopped
album: The Velvet Rope

Nothing's gonna stop us
We can't be stopped

I know that it's not been easy
Trying to make it in this crazy world
People 'round you try to stop you
Stomp you saying that you don't belong

You must remember that
We were born with blood of kings and queens
And can't be stopped
Stay stronger my sister you can't be stopped
No, you can't be stopped

I know that sometimes
You get to feelin' I've given up on you
The pressure seems to, to defeat you
Beat you when you feel you can't go on

You must remember that
You were born with blood of kings and queens
And can't be stopped
Stay stronger my brother you can't be stopped
No, you can't be stopped

Don't ever let nobody tell you you ain't strong enough
Strong enough, don't let nobody tell you you ain't
Strong enough, don't let nobody tell you

You know that I will be right here
To remind you that we need
Togetherness, 'cause lost pride
Has no room, if you don't forget
Where you come from

Election Day

Tomorrow is election day and while, I'm not at all interested in who wins or loses, I will be glad to see the end of the campaign commercials. They are so deceptive and misleading. I don't know of any other industry where in order to get a job, you have to discredit the other applicants.

Can you imagine...

Interviewer: "So why do you want to be a web designer for our company?"

Applicant: "Well, don't you think it's time for a change? Your current web designer, sides with the network engineer in restricting access to key services to the web community. And while there are people who can't afford dial up internet, your web designer keeps accepting a yearly raise. Can you take four more years of this? Hire me!"

It's completely ridiculous.