I don't think "completely crazy or high"...but I don't buy into the conspiracy theories, either. After all, if a Senator or President or Congressman can't even keep his own affairs a secret, how could a group of people conspire to pull off such a tremendous catastrophic event without someone leaking the story? And, more to fact, there are a number of legitimate reasons for the towers to have collapsed the way they did, for the sounds that were generated (said to sound like explosions), etc. No, I don't buy the conspiracy theories on 9/11.
I visited Rome in April, but have never been to Milan (as of yet, anyway). I'm looking forward to it, but I will treasure this last year in Greece. I love it here so much.
Oh, I thought you were just teasing, anyway. All is good. I have pretty thick skin and generally search for humor in one's comments, rather than to search for something spiteful.
I'm not as young as I once was, this is true. But nor am I many things that I once was. And that's not a bad thing. But you were smart to leave it at that and back off!!!
LOL. I've been accused of that many times, but I'm just your average, run-of-the-mill secretary. Granted, I am the secretary to the U.S. Ambassador here and the work is fascinating and often intense; when in Milan, I will work for the Consul General. But, although privvy to a lot of information, the only information I try to gather is general gossip.
(And, if I WAS a spy, there are too many people here that I'd have to kill!)
Today I was told what my next assignment will be. I'll be heading to Milan, Italy. It's still a long way off. I'll be in Greece for almost another year, will return to Washington, D.C., for about 9 months of Italian language training, and then ultimately arrive in Milan sometime in 2011 (summer, roughly). I'm thrilled to be able to go to Italy and also to be able to receive intensive language training first. So....look out, Italy. I'm heading your way. Mamas, lock up your sons! hehe
Yes, women are to blame. For everything. Mea cupla, and I say the same as a representative of all women everywhere. We are the root of all of your problems.
My suggestion? Avoid us like you would the plague. We are bad news, we will lead you to nothing more than heartache or an empty wallet.
Unfortunately, when I went to Youtube to check out what you sent, I got this response:
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But, to answer your post.... I agree, in concept, that we can sometimes make our current moment become our future, but my thread is meant more for those situations when you know without doubt that there will be no future...when you know that living for the moment is all that you have and all you ever will have with the other. "The moment" may go on for months, possibly even a year or more, but you know that the day will come when you must part ways. Thanks for your reply.
I never come to this site while I am working. Frankly, my job is a very fast-paced job and the days seem to just fly by. I never have down time, or time that I need to kill or fill. But I love it that way. At the very most, if I ever find a few minutes where I am not pressed to do something, I check my hotmail or go to my bank account to take care of some financial matters or something, but that's about it.
Well, I guess I'm not a part of that culture, nor do I practice this religion. I don't feel guilt about what I do, because I don't feel that I do anything worthy of such an emotion. If I should ever have a pang of guilt about something I'm about to do, I will stop myself and won't allow myself to go any further. Guilt is felt before the action is done, I believe. It's conscience, actually. And my conscience will stop me from doing something that would lead to guilt.
I am wondering how you define "casual relationships." Aren't there some that are meaningful and special and genuine, yet are still not going to last forever? The word "casual" implies frivolity and a somewhat uncaring feeling, but this is not what I meant. And, yes...today is good!
I wonder which approach is more likely to give us contentment and fulfillment in our lives.
When we live for the moment, we allow ourselves to enjoy experiences and people that we know are only temporary pleasures in our lives. We may have relationships that have absolutely no "future" but are amazingly wonderful for the present time.
When we look towards the future and base everything on what may lie ahead, or what potentially may be, we may miss something wonderful that is at our fingertips right this moment. We seek long term, we seek happily-ever-after, and we exclude those people and experiences which we know will not last for the long haul. There's nothing wrong with wanting something lasting, something long term....but what if this never happens? What if, by passing up the temporary relationship while in search of the long-term, we end up never finding what we seek and we've missed some great moments along the way?
Let me clarify one thing, though...by "temporary" or "fleeting", I do not mean one-night-stands. I am referring only to actual relationships...the whole nine yards of dating, enjoying being together, etc. But the relationship will clearly not last "forever", no matter how great it is at the moment. You know this, you understand this, and you don't intend to try to change the ultimate path that you know it will take. But you are happily enjoying every moment of this relationship.
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Coffee-making and top secret reports. And filing my nails.
I feel like a little Italian tonight
Should I start my search in Tuscany??