"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life.  But there was always some obstacle in the way.  Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.  Then life would begin.  At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."  

--Fr. Alfred D'Souza

Carpe diem, baby.

Cop: "I was told you were here to report a murder."

Frank Tupelo: "Attempted murder."

Cop: "Well, that's not so serious."

Frank: "Not when you downgraded from murder. But when you upgraded from room service it is."

--The Tourist

Well, when you put it that way...   

"No one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil; not that he practices it, but he suffers from it."  --Guy H. King

"I wanted to get a tattoo about this girl. And I didn't have the kind of friends who were like 'Okay, let's step back and think about this. Discernment is the word of the day.' No, my friends were like 'This is a GREAT idea. We will pay, and drive you.' " --Josh Riebok

Some people thought having a chapel attendance requirement for each semester of college was a drag--they obviously didn't listen to the speakers, because if they had, they would have realized that much of what was said in chapel was something resembling the above. Most of my quote notebooks are filled with similar quotes from chapels. Hilarious. 

"If I'm gonna die, you'd better be right behind me. Or I will haunt your kitchen cabinets 'til the day you die."

--Shawn Spencer, Psych

Anyone who watches Psych knows that Shawn's one-liners are legendary. If you don't watch Psych...well, you should. :)

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." --Charles Dickens

After an impossibly long winter, now that it's almost May, I think we've finally reached what Mr Dickens was talking about here. 

"A relationship will last, not because it was destined to last. It lasts because two people chose to keep it, fight for it and work for it." --anonymous

"See? I'm teachable! Though it's not helping my point that I almost said 'learn-able'..." --Me

"I love using Sharpie markers. Only sometimes they make me a little high." --Me

"Oh, I'm so putting that on Facebook. 'Things a parent never needs to hear..." --Mom

It's true--I have an unhealthy love for Sharpie markers. For starters, they last forever! I bought a huge package of them in high school, and they are all still going strong, some 8 years later! You can't beat that. But the smell--it really starts going to your head after a while. Gives me a bit of a headache. So much goodness. 

"Some days are for living. Others are for getting through."

--Malcolm S. Forbes

Today was one of THOSE days. Nothing was catastrophically wrong, nothing terrible really happened--it was just one of those things where everything I did, something didn't go quite right. Yuck. I'm very glad today is over.

"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell."

--C.S. Lewis

"Homes are for free expression, not for good impressions." --'Yours, Mine & Ours'

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple." --Dr. Suess

I love it when authors of children's books hit the proverbial nail on the head.

"The only problem with being a teacher is I get songs like 'Oh, Mister Sun' and 'Merrily We Roll Along' stuck in my head. For days on end." --Me

I am a music teacher--I teach private piano lessons, group piano, and Kindermusik, a music and movement class for young kids. I love teaching--it's my passion, the joy of my life, the reason I get up in the morning, basically. And recently I've been blessed with many students and classes, more than ever before in my life. Unfortunately, this means that the songs I get jammed in my head are of the...well, let's say 'less sophisticated' sort. I find myself humming the little ditties my students are learning, all day, every day. Which I wouldn't mind, if I could even temporarily get them OUT of my head. But, all in all, a small price to pay for doing what I love most. :)