I do my thing, and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it’s beautiful.
Frederick E. Perl
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I think asking yourself ‘would I’ rather than ’should I’ is a much more honest approach to life. Everyone does things that they think they shouldn’t; who sets the standards of what is ‘acceptable’? ‘Should’ is mildly irrelevant to say the least. ‘Would’ is the raw truth. It’s liberating. It’s comfort in you’re individuality. It’s asking of yourself to be you, not what others want of you or expect of you.
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So, I’m just getting my final things together before taking on the big bad world on my own. Bags are packed – pretty minimalistically (i’m proud) and yesterday I had a going away picnic / dinner to say bye-bye to my friends. I’ll miss them; they’re all great. I’m really excited to be off though. There is this great travel blog - gridskipper - I’ve been exploring so if you are into travel – take a look. It covers most of the major cities of this oyster.
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I am still hopelessly in love with Gregory David Robert’s book Shantaram, despite finishing it over a year ago now. He is such a beautiful writer and deals with issues of life so honestly, simply and vividly. I’ve only just discovered his site and it’s well worth exploring. Especially the interviews with this enlightened, interesting man.
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I saw the movie the Hangover on Friday and it exceeded my expectations. In fact, it’s one of the best movies I have seen in a while. One that is actually funny – not trying too hard. I especially like the way it was put together. Some of the subtleties in the story telling approach were just genius at establishing a sense of authenticity. I don’t want to give it away. The photos with the credits at the end are very realistic and fun and overall this movie rocked in it’s accurate depiction of one bitch of a hangover.
& you know what else is awesome? I lost my wallet last night with $70 (not a regular amount to have in my possession, let alone my bank account), id, license and credit-cards. I spent so long looking for it! Today, one altrustic soul as they had found it and were generous in initiating a crusade to give it back to it’s rightful owner. A godsend seeing as I’m leaving the country in 4 days. There’s hope for humanity yet 
