Blood Pressure

Last night I went to an exhibit called RACE, and it had a blood pressure machine there for people to try.  Research shows that some racial groups tend to have higher blood pressures.  For kicks and giggles, I decided to give it a try.  

Take one:  the machine couldn't find my blood pressure.

Take two:  oh it found me, and it found me with hypertension. 141/87

For kicks and giggles, I sure felt like I was kicked, and the machine just giggled.

Conclusion of the night - the machine must have been broken...

- That One Girl

He Liked It!

I gave my work grandpa his present this morning and almost started to cry.  ALMOST.  His eyes got all red when he read the card I gave him, and then my eyes teared up.  Of course I willed those tears away :)

Anyway, I got him a travel wallet.  It will be a convenient way for him to keep his travel documents together, i.e. passport, boarding passes, itinerary, I.D., cards, etc.

He loved it. :)

-That One Girl

P.s. I also bought myself a gift to make myself feel better too. 

Gift Ideas Needed, Please!

My work grandpa is officially retiring at the end of this week.  He used to sit in the cubicle right next to mine.  Eventually the department decided that he needed to be more accessible across the department, so they moved him away from me.  Now he'll be moving away entirely.  I'm so happy for him, but yes, I will miss him a ton.

I've only gotten the chance to meet each of my grandpas once in my life.  Since I don't have one here in the states to claim as my own, sometimes I meet people who I look up to fondly as a grandfather.  His nickname for me is "Jaws", and I can't tell you how many times he's made me laugh so hard until I cried (at work).

Anyway, I'd like to get him a retirement gift, maybe even something to remember me by.  It isn't about me though.  What should I get him to wish him well on his next journey in life?

He and his wife plan to do missionary work for the next several years.  I'm so happy for them.  What an incredible way to live.

Why are you single?

Yes, once again I was asked the question, "Why are you single?"

How does one even begin to answer that?  Usually that question is met with silence, or a shrug of the shoulders and an I-don't-know. 

After being drilled by two people simultaneously for tens of minutes, I finally decided to be creative.  I grinned at them and said, "Maybe I'm bi-polar." 


I'm 27 years old and have been forever single.  If I knew the answer, don't you think I'd be off the market already?

- That One Girl

Beauty...do you see it?

Beauty can be found everywhere and anywhere - even in the simplest of places. It is just a matter of whether one can see it or not - it really is in the eye of the beholder.

I happened to be climbing around in a tree the other day when I saw this.  It took my breath away.

I'm feeling a little nostalgic tonight.  Good night, World.

- That One Girl

I Asked a Boy Out!

There really is a first time for everything. For the first time in my life, I asked a boy out! He's going to go to a wedding with me towards the end of May.

That's the news for the day. I have a date!

Oh....by the way, he's gay. But still, I asked. :)

- That One Girl

Should I be mad?

After I posted my last blog entry, the boy called me late that night to apologize profusely. We talked for awhile and discussed getting together on Sunday. We decided to meet halfway. We talked briefly again on Friday, and he said he'd call me on Saturday to discuss details. He never called.

Sunday morning I sent him a text message to confirm if we were still getting together. He didn't respond. A couple hours later I called, and still nothing. I never did hear from him.

Naturally I was disappointed at first. As the day wore on, my family surprised me with a visit, and I went for a jog around my favorite lake, stopping at Target on the way back to pick up some reading materials. One of my girl friends called and we caught up for a couple hours. It was an amazing day in the end, and that's all I feel that I could possibly want or ask for - an amazing day.

Is it strange that I'm not mad? All of my friends are so mad at him for me. Maybe he had a good reason, maybe he didn't. Either way, things will work out for the best. That's what I believe.

Good night and much love,

That One Girl

Is it destiny?

One of my friends and I were talking today about this boy I like. He was supposed to come visit me this Friday, but ended up canceling because he wouldn't get back from Chicago until late tomorrow night. Unfortunately he isn't available this weekend.

Anyway, the first weekend he thought about coming to visit, I had gone home to visit my parents. He planned to come the following weekend, but then he realized it was Easter weekend. He had family in town, and I was headed to Chicago with my parents to visit family, so we had to reschedule for this weekend. This weekend is now out. I'm unavailable next weekend. Free the next, and unavailable the following.

After I explained to my girl friend about my busy weekends, she asked me, "So when are you going to make time for love?"

"I know, right! Maybe that's why I'm still single!" I said. It had never occurred to me before that I really don't make time for that part of my life.

Then she answered, "Maybe that's why you two are destined to be together."

Interesting. I never thought of it that way. The guy and I do seem similarly busy. He seems to always be on the go, and I know I'm always on the go. For that reason, I was starting to think the contrary.

Hmmm... one must wonder what will happen next.

- That One Girl

"No one understands..."

We've probably all been there at some point in our life, where we feel like no one could possibly understand what's going on in our lives. In fact, a couple of my friends recently confided in me about things going on in their lives.

It's funny - a lot of people think that no one could possibly understand what they're going through. Hence, they keep everything to themselves and sometimes get buried in those emotions and feelings... Would it not stand to reason that if everyone feels like no one could understand, there is someone out there who could understand? But since no one is talking about it, we end up wandering about feeling like we're the only people in those situations? That could quite possibly be the reason why some people do feel lonely.

There are things that I feel that no one could understand, but I know in my heart that while there are a lot of people who cannot relate, there are those who can. Admittedly, sometimes it feels great to vent to someone who will listen with an open heart, whether he/she can or can't understand.

Moral: Give people a chance to understand if you want to be understood. (On the flip side, if you know they have no compassion or are too daft to understand...)

-That One Girl