7.30.2008

On they joys of being single. No, really.

Some of the best advice I've ever gotten on dating came from a news report I was watching last night about the famous "Last Lecture" professor, whom has since passed away from pancreatic cancer.

He said to all the girls listening, "Ignore everything a guy says. Only pay attention to what a guy does."

How simple. How brillant. Man, I should have heard that advice a year ago when I was listening to every word J was saying, and not paying attention to his ACTIONS.

Women, including me, get especially swept up in the guys that are masters of language--the poets, the musicians, the expert-complimenters. As I've gotten older, I've become weary of these men. They say things in the most perfect of ways to get exactly what they want.

Now, I'm not completely jaded. I believe there are good men out there, and on top of that, there are good men who can say beautifully-crafted things. They just have to back up what they say with what they do.

I've come to the realization (as I have in the past, before J) that I am extremely content with being single. I kinda always have been. I answer to myself and myself alone. Of course, there are the twinges of lonliness that invade when I see a cute, loving couple together; however, my logic snaps back into action and I remind myself that it takes a lot of work, and the right person, to be in a cute, loving relationship.

It's tempting to take the offers of dates from random guys that seem cute and say nice things to me. But there has to be more--I have to know a guy for awhile, trust a guy for awhile to date him. There has to be something about that guy that intrigues me, that makes me want more of him, that makes me want to be in a relationship.

That's why I say (to all the people that still ask why I'm single): I will be single until a guy that's worthy enough and intriguing enough comes along and takes me out of that singledom. Until then, it's just not worth it.

To end, I give another quote from the wise "Last Lecture" professor: "People ask why I waited until 39 to get married. I answer, 'It took that long for me to find a person whose happiness was more important to me than my own.'"

Actually, that quote made me tear up a little--and I harldy ever cry.

7.27.2008

My favorite place, in pictures.

My cousin Begum, and me.

I got all wet from the crazy rain in Istanbul.

The crazy rain in Istanbul, haha.

Istanbul at night.

Antalya (by the Mediterranean)


My cousin Leylan and me.

Bertan, another cousin.


Gorgeous sunset in Antalya.


The Mediterranean.


This is the life :)

Bodrum, Turkey.


My cousin Berk and his wife.

The shiny Bosphorus!

Istanbul.


Cool buildings in Istanbul.


A ship on the Bosphorus.
And there it is! My favorite place. I miss it already, of course, but will be visiting my whole life ♥

7.25.2008

Look Frankie, I'm posting!

Ok, so I've been gone for awhile. Moving, cleaning, organizing, more cleaning, moving some more...get the picture?

Between all of this I saw The Dark Knight. Heath was brilliant. And that makes me sad--that this is the last thing I get to see him make a brilliant performance in :(

And this may be incredibly selfish to say, but why do the good actors die? Like, why can't Jessica Biel keel over or something? (I know, I'm horrible for saying that).

And then, that poses the question...what if only the most troubled of people make the best artists/musicians/actors? What if their sadness makes them great? A lot of greats die young.

However, I don't believe that Heath was always troubled. But he's been a great actor since he began. This is becoming a circular argument, I realize, and we'll never know what really happened with Heath. It just remains a sad subject, and that's all it can remain.

But I digress...

I'm acclimating to living my parents again. It will take some getting used to. It's not good or bad, just different. Also, I will be job hunting soon, and the bad economy is not giving me much hope...but I still have some!

Ok, I'm off to read your blogs now, then clean/organize my room. It is never ending!

7.20.2008

Always On the Go

So now that I'm back from Turkey, I have just a few days to move all my crap outta my apartment. This will drive me crazy...HAhaHaha. Maybe I'm already crazy?

Random topic: I'm very bittersweet about going to see The Dark Knight sometime soon, but I will see it dammit! And say goodbye to Heath :(

I'll be posting regularly--or something like it--sometime soon. Once I have my life, er, stuff in order.

7.18.2008

Well, hello there.

I'm back now, jet-lagged as hell, remembering that I have to come back to the real world and do real things (like pay off my ticket...blech), but still oh-so-happy that my little wanderlustin' heart got to take a vacation.

I will have pictures for you soon!

7.01.2008

778 posts and kiss to send me off!

Wow, before this post, I had posted 777 posts. That's a lot. So this is 778.

This will be my last post before I leave for my beloved Turkey! I get back on July 17th.

So, don't act like a typical woman and I think that stopped calling (er, commenting) and are ignoring you. I've just left the country!

Love you all, talk to you in 2 weeks!

:) GIDDY right now!

P.S. the picture on the left is taken from a county fair photo booth. I ♥ it!