Blurbs From Eunee's Mind (and Life)

I don't remember when the last time was that I waited for a storm. Oh wait....it was this past winter when I told my parents I was getting married. But that's not the kind of storm I mean today. Today I'm waiting for Hurricane Irene. She's visiting folks down in North Carolina right now but I imagine she'll be arriving in the next 12 hours. She'll be stopping by my friends in the DC area before she moves on up to my friends in the Delaware area before she comes here to the New York City, Long Island area. Quite a visit. It's quite a big deal considering there hasn't been a hurricane up this far in years. And I personally have never had to weather one. I remember way back in college there was supposed to be a hurricane heading for New Orleans but it downgraded or veered off its predicted course - I can't remember which one. Still we got the outer bands of the hurricane and boy was it a torrential downpour. I remember wading through the quad, the wat...

Have you seen the documentary "The Cove"? If not, please watch it. It's heartbreaking but it's something every human being needs to watch and become aware of what is happening to some of the brilliant, unique, and adorable creatures on the planet: dolphins. I used to watch Flipper practically every day it was on and I liked the fact that Flipper seemed to be free and happy to be interacting with humans. Little did I know about the back story until I saw the documentary today. I think anyone with a heart for nature and for animals should at least sign a petition to save the senseless capturing and butchering of these animals, which is occurring because people like to be entertained at their local aquariums and such. Here's a blog post with the links to petitions and what you can do to at least a small part in caring about this situation.

It's the middle of May and we're still getting a LOT of rain. Sometimes I wonder how this place gets soooo much rain, and then I remember that I live on the East Coast, on Long Island.... And I also remind myself as often as I can that all this rain contributes to the pretty greenery we get here in the summer. BUT, sometimes it's hard to remain positive when I haven't seen the sun for a couple of days and the rain comes down almost the entire day.  Albeit today is a break and it's rather humid, I know there's more rain in the forecast. This makes me want to fast forward to next week! I know it's spring and I know it has to rain, but I'd like some sunshine please! I also would like it to be summer soon! So please rain, go away, and come back a year from today!

I've been immersed in wedding stuff since my fiance proposed last November. It's like everything I am interested in, besides my studies, is related to weddings. I watch My Fair Wedding on the Wedding Channel, Say Yes to the Dress on TLC, and avidly read posts on wedding forums. I mean, since my late 20s I have thought about my own "someday" wedding but not every day; I had other things I had to deal with. But now I wonder about flowers, about aisle decorations, about ceremony issues, Sometimes I think I need a break from all of it because I begin to swim in a sea of flowers, dresses, colors, choices, that all blur together. Argh! My fiance sweetly reminds me that this is not supposed to be something stressful nor is it supposed to be like what we see on TV. He's right. I should be having fun looking forward to a wedding. It should be a happy occasion. Who cares if it's not a production? And I'm certainly not trying to win a contest. Then I begin to wonde...

Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. I'm not Catholic so I don't go to Ash Wednesday mass. But I do like to participate in Lent as I know that it's not a solely Catholic thing. For me it's a God-thing and a personal thing: a time to think about what takes up a lot of my time - things I could do without and learn to be less addicted to. It's like a sort-of spring cleaning in your life. It's also a time, for me, to think about good habits I want to develop. I could use a ton of good habits right now: more discipline in my dissertation, more prayer, less Farmville (on Facebook). I think those are my top three. Why is that a God-thing? Because I believe that God would want me to improve upon myself instead of being complacent. Don't you think so?

This post is a couple of weeks late but I still wanted to publish it.... :D In the U.S. we just had our Thanksgiving holiday. And rather than go through the history of Thanksgiving (which is important too), I just want to say how thankful I am for many things. It's amazing how life twists and turns into these intriguing paths that never make it boring. And it is also amazing how God organizes everything into His own perfect timing. I know that I've always wondered about the timing of things in my life, not necessarily resentfully, but curiously as well as sometimes a bit impatiently; and I can't say anything except that however things turn out, it has always been with God's impeccable timing and my lesson to learn to wait for that. And so, I am thankful for His timing, and His provision of love, life, and liberty. The love of family, friends, old and new people in my life, and especially the love of my fiance who is truly the perfect partner for me. I am thankful fo...

My friend and former coworker/work mentor passed away recently and unexpectedly. It makes one think about the brevity of life and how it shouldn't be taken for granted. So here's my attempt at my farewell to her....K.I.S.S. was something that she used to say quite a bit.. Sandy, I can't believe you're gone....I want to call your number to see if you will answer because it seems so surreal. I was going to call you and tell you to put me on your calendar this winter; to tell you that I was bringing Alex with me so you could finally meet him. I wanted to tell you about some of my funny babysitting stories as well as about my kitty. I was looking forward to having lunch or dinner with you and Moe. And now, it's not going to be the same when I go home for the winter..... But wherever you are, I hope you're at peace. No more craziness to deal with here on earth. I will miss you a lot..... And I'll try my best to "Keep It Simple Stupid".....