Post #15 People are talking, talking 'bout people...

Hey guys! Although my girlfriend wanted me to write about licorice and babies, I think today's topic will be people. If you are a constant reader you know that I spend a lot of time at work. One of the perks of working somewhere like I do and have been since I've ever had a job is being exposed to "older" people. What's amazing about that is they have gone through a lifetime of information and have mounds of stories to share and I feel that people never really want to hear them because when you ask it just comes piling out. I've met a former chief of police in Illinois, a former airplane engineer, WWII vets, retired cops, and still all of them managed to be family men. One particular story I've held goes something like this... "When I got out of the service, I got married had 4 kids. Things were great for a while, you know? Then all the sudden my wife left me, no real reason why, she just wanted out. Kids were pretty old by that point too... I knew nothing about running a house the wife cooked, the wife did the laundry... Me, I was screwed. Maybe about a year or two later my best friend's husband left her. She had 4 kids too. So I picked up the phone and said, 'Hey, I don't have a wife, You don't have a husband... lets make it work' And so that was that... the eight kids and us been together all these years." When I heard that story I was like wait... what? You mean to tell me that you and your best friend just got together under the same roof and raised all your kids completely platonically, "Well, no... We got married" Ok so out of no where you married your best friend to raise your children. They do love each other but what an abnormal situation to conjure those feelings!

I think the most important thing to remember ( at least in my personal belief) is that all things happen for a reason. Not to say you don't have control of your own life because you certainly do. I just it's nice to keep in mind that there is a balance. I can't remem

ber who it was that always said this to me but every time I was having the crummiest day they would say "Well, it can only go up now". So I think that it's oddly comforting that when your at your lowest things will only get better.

This blog post was actually written yesterday as in monday, but I forgot to post it. So, I suppose I will continue it as a double post scenario. I washed my dog tonight we suspected she had fleas although my

search led to no suspects. Ferdinand Flea bandit and his funky bunch of "fleaing" fiends managed to escape, however my dog, Martha, is now safe. Dogs have a tradition of wearing celebratory headdresses to not only notify their high priest of purity but also signify that they have been cleansed of all foreign contaminates. There is joyous sounds of barking and other music the dog species have been known to make. If you ever have the chance to catch one it is truly remarkable. To further illustrate the occasion I've included a photo of Martha in her homemade celebratory headdress.

I got my hair cut today and I absolutely hate a fresh hair cut, actually I hate anything new. If I buy a new pair of shoes I have no idea if I like em until I just get used to them. Same with hair cuts, two days go by and I don't remember I got one and I'm cool with it. It's not that I don't like the way my hair looks when I get it cut, most of the time, I just think its that I look at it not cut most of the time and then boom. Change. Perhaps I found out something about myself. I don't like a lot of change, but that doesn't seem right. I like going and seeing new things, and I don't really like much of a routine either. Hmm. I'll figure this out.

Thats it for me tonight. Keep up the hype, tell all your friends or w/e. You know what don't tell your friends I don't care anyways. Thanks.

-ToDD

Post #14- Calling Dr. Love...

Hey hey... I've been doing a lot of promoting trying to draw people in and get reading. I started a Facebook group just so I can organize and possibly make it easier to add extra little tidbits and allow "readers" to post suggestions. So if you read this and are not a fan I added a cool little side bar that will hook you up. You can totally help me out by telling your friends that you read my awesome (wishful thinking) blog ;).

I said at the end of my last blog I was going to "take two" on the pesto pasta. So in a way this next part will act as a continuation of a previous blog topic so if you haven't read them all you should!! Okie, so Tuesdays are my night to cook, which I actually enjoy (to a certain extent). So last night I decided as you now know to retry making pesto pasta, a Maravel family secret. So I spent about an hour calling forward the god of pesto, using the teachings of mother Maravel. Epiphanies come in all forms, and most people want to ask did you meet Pestus (greek god of Pesto)? The answer is no, but he entrusted to me the knowledge, almost like a meditation e-mail. Boom. Just like that my eyes snapped open and I awoke- wise and swift to my cause. There was sizzling and pots flowing with steam and smells. Suddenly

the doors bursted open and orders started filling the queue. Someone shouted "Don't boil the bisque!". "Bisque? Who the hell ordered bisque?". This wasn't important my task as Chef Todd was the pesto pasta. The basil and tomatoes danced, the noodles did a jig in the water, and even the pesto sauce mustered up a bit of a two-step. The pots were now filled with a spectacular array of colors and smell that only the Maravel family, Pestus, and I had the power to control. Just at the peak of the music, the lights, the excitement, the dancing, cocktails, party favors, dashes of salt, the singing, laser light spectacular, breakfast cereals, and orangoutangs, the meal was complete. Did it look marvelous.. No, it looked Maravelous... Even Pestus Himself shined his gaze of satisfaction upon it. It tasted quite good in my opinion and the consensus of my family indicated the same. If you cook, I highly recommend Pesto Pasta its a very tasty italian dish that can be challenging for beginners, but where there is a big challenge there is an enormous reward... trust me I'm a doctor.

On to other business, it's summer time and I don't know why but I always notice a lot of relationship shifting during this time. Perhaps it's the heat, maybe its just a trend that has no explanation what so ever. At my age a break up occurs over issues like not knowing what you want, just wanting to be single, or the very popular "I have no clue why we broke up". I think these are normal. It's scary to think our parents were getting married at my age (20) and starting families. Even if marriage isn't a direct goal to us now at this age in our generation it's still a priority to date and make commitments. It's so important that sometimes who we decide to do this with isn't always important. I have had a lot of people question my record of dating people I'm good friends with, and really I don't see a point in doing it any other way. You don't go out with someone to get to know them as a person, you go out with them to form a bond with another person that is worth taking the time to strengthen. Going out with someone you don't know, is comparable to making a business investment without knowing anything about it. Of course some people are after just "hooking up", I won't lose friends over it but you, said person, are gross. So to all those people who are out there reading this that just lost someone or in anyway decided you needed to bail, I'm sure it feels pretty upsetting, but remember years from now you will look back on this and wonder why you spent so much time worrying about it. I am sure there are some of you that feel like your world is coming to unstoppable and painful end.... it's not and you're over reacting. Stop! Cheer up it will all be over soon, well, wait not your world just the feeling that you're world will- you get it. Maybe that will make someone feel better, probably not.

I don't normally do any news, but today shanghai revealed

it's shrine to Apple Inc. I myself am a fan of Apple products. Worship however, I don't think so, apparently the rabbit hole goes much deeper than we think. There was ceremony, and a sample of Bill Gate's hair and a Dell were sacrificed, only 50 attendees where there to tell the tale, all of which were members of some form of Shanghai Apple freemasons... weird. They were all wearing jeans and turtlenecks, they sang some kind of canticle and parted ways. I snagged a pic so you can really take in the severity of the situation.

Ok, that's it for me tonight. Remember tell all your friends, if you have friends. If you don't have any friends which I really doubt, but if you don't, introduce yourself to someone and tell them about my blog, so now you have 1 friend and I have 1 new fan, together we could change the world. For all of you guys too cool to spread the word, it's cool, I get it, I mean I don't like you, but we can make things work... for the kids. So yea join my page ----------->

and keep reading. I really am thankful for the few fans I have! Remember stay classy (where ever you are). Thanks.

-ToDD

Post #13- PostSecret...

Just when I thought I was running out of ideas and was getting ready to close shop, a wonderful few suggestions come in and boom. Back in business. I have to apologize for yesterdays post it was rubbish and I'm sorry I didn't put a disclaimer on Francis' execution video, it was indeed graphic.A good friend suggested I talk about the PostSecret phenomena and asked the question "Why is it that we all love to tell secrets to the world but not each other?". If you have an opinion of your own please please comment I'd like to hear! PostSecret has been around a really long time and really I forgot about and was very pleasantly reminded

about it just now. I think it's a great example of the conflicting tendencies for us to be both transparent and have secrets. Not everything about ourselves do we want everyone to know, but at the same time doing so kills us. I've chosen some of the lighter ones I've seen, however if you peruse PostSecret (which I strongly suggest), some of the stuff can be very emotional and sometimes scary. I love it. It certainly has become an internet craze. I'd like to make the point that there are people in the world who are helpless in many ways. People who need desperate help and opening up to the "world" about their issues is probably the only sense of therapy they have. I saw one that said "I told my dog I was gay. I think she is the only one that hasn't changed her opinion about me", it's funny when we call ourselves a progressive society most of the time, but things like this people refuse to tolerate because it may not be easy for them, its disturbing. At first I thought it was about a cry for help to their family or friends and communicating to them wasn't enough so make a public confession was made. The more and more I read them, however it seems like these people are at the point where their friends and family aren't there for them and the cry for help is to the world, maybe not for them specifically, but for everyone in their situation, everywhere. "How was your life? Well, mine sucked." I'm glad PostSecret has made it to the status where a lot of people are reading these posts and hopefully people around the world are learning about these emotions that society usually can disregard, and make a difference. We are ina time where we shouldn't have to be afraid of who we are and hopefully this, like many other things in the past, will get better.

I've been taking a few summer classes and things are beginning to wind down now. I don't really like taking classes at home, probably because the classes here really blow. I'm ready to go back to Tallahassee, I love it there. My second family is there so I am very anxious about seeing them! Not to mention things are a bit easier being able to be captain of my own ship. I've been thinking a lot lately about life on my own. It's not that, I can't stand my house or family or anything of that nature. I just know that soon I will be on my own and I'm not necessarily dreading the idea. I actually have a few friends who are buying houses to move away and be on their own. I am not sure I'd want to buy a house at this stage of the game. I feel like I'd rather live in an apartment before I planted my feet in somewhere a little bit more long term. I've been thinking about where I'd stay, like what cities or towns I like. I don't like where I am now much, despite most of my family being here. I just don't see myself sticking around this area for very long. Everyone says France is nice, and I'm not sure I like this country very much so thats an option. Do you know where you'd like to live? Drop a line I want to know!

Just to let you know I'm going to go for attempt 2 on my pesto pasta endeavor, if you are a constant reader and remember the nightmare I had the last time. Tonight should be interesting.

If you've been wanting to ask something, or give suggestions let me know! I really like to know what you want to read about I mean how else will it be interesting? I mean every now and then my life happenings keep you entertained, but more is better, Right? Looking forward to hearing from YOU! Thanks.

-ToDD

Post #12- Gonna get along without you now...

Woah, I must be really selling out I'm all google aded up.

Another Independence Day down and really I'm not at all one to praise war. I hate everything about war, its completely unnecessary. However, there are people out there who chose to fight for our country when our country deems it must be so and I honor their commitment.

I'm going to be completely honest I got completely nothing for todays post and fishing about on facebook for ideas and all i got was THIS IS SPARTA! which my friend from work has been posting on everything I post.

I spent the weekend on a little island off the coast of Florida, it was a very pretty place. Much like a movie the only way too and from the island was by boat, and as we came up to it, you could tell it was like in jurassic park all the trees were huge and animals were bustling about. I was just waiting for a t-rex to blow threw the house and eat us. I did have a certain encounter with a dangerous creature however. Islands to me say "walk around barefoot". Like literally I got there and I heard a whisper in the distance that said that very phrase over and over. Anyways while walking about I saw a dark shape lurch at me so using my nifty iPhone I illuminated what looked to be a fast moving scorpion named Francis.

So there took place a public execution, the crime: Attacking a human with his pointy little Francis tail. I was nice enough to add the video.

Upon other things I found a very pretty fountain, that I named the trickling waters of time and fascination, I don't know why. Other than the fact that it rained the entire weekend it was pretty relaxing just would have liked a certain amount of sun. On a scale of zero through Chronicles of Riddick I would have settled for about a 4. Oh well. It just kept raining but it was nice because you could see it running towards the house in sheets.

All I got today, tomorrows will be better I promise now that I am home. Read past blog posts n comment n ish! Your like what thats it! Yea i know todays was rubbish but I have plans for tomorrow. Give suggestions! Thanks.

-ToDD