UGHHHH!!!! what is it with these internet airline prices?  I found a GREAT price, while at the school's library computer, thinking-i'm going to run home after clinic and catch that great price for my thanksgiving tix.  but of couse, i come home only to find that they've jacked the price up $100!  geeshhh... so, dilemma, dilemma... do i wait for another price drop- or just buy it at this price, knowingly getting ripped off?  if i wait too long, it'll just keep getting more and more expensive!

phhhh.... on a brighter note.... ehhh, actually, i can't reveal the secrets of my brighter note yet. hehehhehhee...

Thank goodness it's Friday!  I wonder if it's a bad thing in life, to always be looking forward to Friday...only to let it come and pass so quickly, and when Monday rolls around, it just comes back around again.  Is that a bad thing? Is it a sad thing to work your butt off for five days, working to get to the two days of reward?   Does anyone ever live for the weekdays, and dread the weekends? 

You know, I'm not so sure I like this Xanga thing, 'cuz if people are allowed to view my thoughts, I want to know their opinions or responses...

I know this is sappy, but I'm watching Meet Joe Black...and I love the interpersonal relationships in this movie.  First of all, there's the relationship between Anthony Hopkins & Claire Forlani.  The father-daughter relationship is so close; it's obvious that they share an incredibly loving and adoring bond. 

Then, there's the relationship with Claire Forlani & Brad Pitt.  As Bill (Anthony Hopkins) was telling Claire (Susan) earlier in the movie, they have that "dance with rapture, and struck like lightning" that so much of our society is looking for in their relationships these days.  I think part of the reason why there's such a high divorce rate in the country is because of the high expectations of what love and relationship should be like, and so much of that is influenced by the entertainment industry.  If we look to our ancestors, they didn't have as much exposure from movies and TV shows... so they weren't  disappointed with their marriage in the same way we are, which leads to less of a divorce rate. Well, technically, they weren't even allowed divorces in those days.   

 Of course, part of it has to do with the feminist revolution as well-since the women of our generation now has the enpowerment to do whatever they like; and we don't feel like we need to stick around.  I'm not saying that divorces are due to women's inability to stick around....it's of course, a decision of both the wife and husband. 

 Anyhow, I think that's it for today.

alrighty, so here goes my first xanga entry... after a couple of encouragements from my dear friend, i decided to give this a try.

hope i don't bore you with my entries... and, i do appreciate any thoughts/comments on whatever i write, because it would be interesting to see what other people think too.  as a bit of a disclaimer, i often write about relationships- 'cuz that topic just fascinates me...

so, where do i start??? okay...so a question i've been pondering about lately is- gosh, this is a bit harder than i thought...  i have too many thoughts to cram into this little entry right now.

alright. no relationship talk just yet...too much too fast. let's see, so i was at starbuck's today.  and this lady sitting next to me was talking loudly, which i'm okay with...but she was talking loud enough for me not to ignore her. so she was talking to someone about how she moved twice this week, in north end.  why? because, her first apartment was so noisy, that she could hear pots & pans banging, and people yelling in the streets... and she then ran into her realtor's office, crying the next day because her apartment was too noisy and she specifically requested an apartment that was quiet. so, luckily, he got another listing just that morning for a two bedroom apartment, which she went to see right away-and it turned out to be perfect! she told her landlord how she needed a quiet apartment, that she meditates, and she does yoga- AND she doesn't even have a TV! so my question is, if she's really that quiet of a person, why does she need to come to starbuck's to talk so loudly that i can hear her entire story and disturb the peace? 

hahhah... that sounded so bitter... it was just one of those days that i was hoping to get some studying done, but of course, couldn't do to unfortunate circumstances.

so, i was asked once by a friend, what the difference is, when guys & girls talk in conversation.  i think this whole xanga thing might prove me right- or wrong, who knows.... but my theory is...  girls talk- to vent- to get it out of our system. they just need someone to listen to them. while when most guys talk- they need a solution, and answer to the problem... of course, there's exceptions. there's never a definite black and white with interpersonal relationships.  but, that's a generality that i've observed with my friends.  so, is that true, you think?