Do you ever look at someone else's life and envy it because you feel that person is living the life you were meant to live but have yet to experience as the seconds tick by slowly on the clock of life? Just wondering if I am the only one who ever has this issue. This is just one of the many reasons why sometimes it can be tricky to have same gender friendships-that inadvertent need to compete with one another whether you want to openly admit it or not and the subconscious desire to want what the other person has. Or perhaps this instills in you the fire you need to pursue your dreams. . .
This past weekend one of my friends insisted that we all watch the movie 
Once since it is her favorite. I was skeptical at first till I heard the first song integrated into the story line. A-freaking-mazing. The story itself is interesting and engaging, but it's the third character in this love story that makes the movie worth watching and that third character is in fact the music. If you don't believe me check out some of the songs of the soundtrack at http://www.theswellseason.com/. I am particularly fond of the song "Falling Slowly" and have vowed to teach myself the melody on my keyboard or perish. Watch it, love it, buy it. Seriously, folks.
Last week, I was driving along on one of the busiest streets in lovely Boise when I saw something that both irritated me and made me laugh at the same time. An older, very used truck (typically referred to as a rig in these here parts) went from being in the far right hand lane of the five lane road to the center turning lane in a mere matter of seconds, cutting off two other vehicles in the process and nearly dumping a large dog out of the back of the pick-up. The male driver was appropriately dressed in a flannel shirt, a trucker hat, and smoking a cigarette. Where was he trying to get to in such a big hurry? Apparently the pawn shop since that's the parking lot he swerved into. Yep, that seems about right. I wonder how much he got for the dog. . .
