Full of Joy

i received three random compliments today- two from people i don't even know, and two that were said of me behind my back. compliments are priceless.

i miss my drums. i really miss them.... it's time.

i wish that wishes existed. i wish that i could wish and my wishes would come true. it would be very hard to pick three wishes. although, narrowing the topic down to only selfish wishes would make it a lot easier to decide. if i had three selfish wishes, i think i know what i'd wish for. aladdin didn't know how good he had it. he really didn't. maybe, tomorrow when i wake up, there will be a genie in a bottle next to my bed.

i watched a man almost die today- for all i know, he might even be dead. i'll never know, but what i witnessed, i'll never forget. i am a big fanatic of hospital drama shows (i.e. House, ER, etc.). watching trauma happen live is a whole other scene. i was cheering on my friends who ran a half marathon today- and once they finished we went to the food tent. on our way back, we hear on the loud speaker that there is an immediate need for the EMT's. i thought, "oh! that probably would have been me- with my torn muscle!" then i thought, "some one is probably dehydrated". when we got closer to the scene- a man had collapsed on the ground, after completing the half marathon. i was eating a granola bar, and stopped right where i was, absolutely frozen. i couldn't take my eyes of the guy. his legs, and running shoes were all i could see. there was a woman (friend? girl friend? finance? wife?) who was also wearing a number- indicating she had run the...