Things I am thankful for:

1. The hardships. They’ve made me strong and possibly even MORE AWESOME.

2. Family and Friends. Special shoutout goes to Clinically Insane who’s kept me drunk until my Early Christmas Present arrived and The Viking, who’s kept me somewhat sober ever since he’s arrived.

3. The Iz. The most bad-ass baby that’s ever been shat out on this planet. FREEDOM!

4. for that despite natural (see: Ondoy, Pepeng, Urduja) and man-made (see: Ampatuan massacre) disasters, everyone I love is safe.

5. Time. It has weeded out those whom I have outgrown or have no need for in life.

6. My job. Despite having a client who I want to chokeslam every goddamned day.

7. New beginnings. Though I may not be part of the Great Canadian Movement, my thoughts, well-wishes, and love go out to those that can seek out greener pastures. Tabula Rasa.

8. Adventures. In travel or in experience, it’s always a good thing to have adventures. Most especially the adik kind.

9. Loves and losses. Some got married, some broke up, some hooked up, some traded up, some realized what they didn’t want .. all of that just another piece to the puzzle. We lived, we learned.

10. CHANCES. To have a better job, to have a better relationship, to travel, to smile, to live another 365 days, to make mistakes, to have fun, to hurt, to search, to find, to do all the good things, to do everything your heart desires. The chance is there for yours to take. GO.

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, E’REBODY!

Eat me.

A non-holiday

Even though it doesn’t apply to me and this country couldn’t care less about it, I still want to greet those that are celebrating it a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Since I have little opinion on the matter, I leave you with the words of Shel Silverstein. Shel is <3. Go pick up a copy of The Giving Tree or Where The Sidewalk Ends.

Point of View
by Shel Silverstein

Thanksgiving dinner’s sad and thankless
Christmas dinner’s dark and blue
When you stop and try to see it
From the turkey’s point of view.
Sunday dinner isn’t sunny
Easter feasts are just bad luck
When you see it from the viewpoint
Of a chicken or a duck.
Oh how I once loved tuna salad
Pork and lobsters, lamb chops too
‘Til I stopped and looked at dinner
From the dinner’s point of view.

PS – Yes, that’s my hand and my handiwork. I was bored. So sue me. Oh yeah, and if you click on the turkey, you get the actual size of my hand. To save you a click, I’mma tell you right now, it’s small.