And now we are here, after the wind stole time away, each second, with every ticktock. Much can be thrown at you, the joy and the sad, and knock the very breath out of you.
I've learned something in the past few months. Something about living in the moment. It is all you have. I don't have the past, those are moments passed. Done. Forever in history. Never to be relived, literally. I can store them in my heart, mind, and camera. I don't have the future. It hasn't happened yet. Moments not for certain. Unknown. I have now, this moment.
It's a redundant reminder, but it is true. Everyone says it all the time, and maybe that's annoying or maybe it's okay. So, instead of sitting here trying to recreate the good memories or remove the painful moments in the past, I can look back, remember, laugh, cry, scream, breathe, and reflect. Then take a moment and hope, dream, focus, and care for the future in healthy ambition to one more step, one more breath. In the mean time, I have this moment.
Just something I thought of. Writing this to remind myself. Something I hope to remember as I sing Auld Lang Syne in 48 hours.
Here's to another one. Cheers.
-Koops
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Broadening Horizons
I recently went on a road trip with some friends of mine to North Dakota. Couple of my dear friends here in Colorado are from North Dakota and wanted to make a trip home since they would not be able to over the holidays. I few of us said we would love to join them, see North Dakota (since none of us had ever been) and meet their families and friends, and have fun in a North Dakota way. The thought of going to North Dakota was not as thrilling as if we were going to go to the Bahamas or Switzerland, but we decided that regardless of it's reputation of "no man's land" and "frozen plains", we would check this place out, and do so with each other, knowing that our great company would make it an AWESOME trip. And it was.
The trip there consisted of a 10 hour drive there squished in my car, minimal stops for gas and potty breaks. Once there, we spent the night at my dear friend's grandma"s place. She opened up her home to us four crazy people. Gave us a beer and prepared frozen lasagna dinner, and made us a delicious breakfast the next morning. We then proceeded on with our trip to the capitol of North Dakota where we remained for the rest of our weekend. Randi's close and crazy friend, Jeni, generously allowed us to crash at her place for two nights regardless of the fact that she was moving that very weekend. We spent those night in Bismarck experiencing a real North Dakota cowboy bar The Lonesome Dove. We all learned our two step like rockstars, drank cheap beer, and danced the night away to a live country band. The following night we celebrated Jeni's birthday at the bowling alley bar with drinks, karaoke, and laughs. We made sure to take a nice drive along the river and grab some grub at the Dakota Farms restaurant in Washburn, ND.We then spent some time with Randi's dear family, who made dinner for us, twice, a very delicious soup that expanded in your stomach after consuming it and a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday afternoon. We spent the remainder of our trip at their home, relaxing, playing games, napping, and laughing. Monday morning we got up, and prepared to start the drive home. You would think that would have been the end of the excitement of our trip, but it wasn't. When you are squished in a car for 10 hours, you gotta find some entertainment. We also thought, how cool would it be to stop in one of the random hillbilly towns in South Dakota and grab a drink at the local bar....so we did that, in Buffalo, SD. Go ahead, look it up, google Buffalo, SD. See the kind of place we stopped at for a good hour or so. I of course did not have anything, since I was DD, but everyone else sure did. The following two hours was pure entertainment in the car. I have the videos to prove it.
So I learned something, well maybe a few things, while on this trip. While I have always LOVED to travel and visit places and see new things, North Dakota was never on my list to visit. Why? Well, various reasons, one being you really don't hear too much about it...the idea that nothing is up there, just frozen land, which is somewhat true, in the winter. Not many big cities, and it is frozen, in the winter. But I learned some things in taking this trip. In the past my trips have been to places like NYC, Seattle, Chicago, Las Vegas, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, and I have lived in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, and they are all wonderful places to visit or live in, with lots to see and do and experience; but I learned on this trip that even places like North Dakota can be exciting and fun. It's all in the way you approach it. We met and spent time with wonderful people there who were very warm and welcoming and hospitable. We did things I have never done before, such as going to a true cowboy bar (North Dakota style), take pictures next to a giant Holstein cow, eat Fleischkeigle (sp?) and drink purple cows, buy hunting hats as our souvenirs, and play Aggravation. I have never done any of those things, and every one of them was so much fun. It was the company, the people we met and were with. We had fun. We decided we were going to have fun, regardless of where we were at. I learned that North Dakota is actually quite beautiful. Simple, but beautiful. It taught me to broaden my horizons, to see and do more than I had ever planned or thought. To live fully.
I guess I want to challenge everyone to broaden their horizons, in more ways than one. Don't be afraid to explore new places (even the roads less traveled), ideas, goals, people, and challenges. Don't be stuck. I am pretty sure you won't regret it. Seriously, there is so much out there. Peace.
The trip there consisted of a 10 hour drive there squished in my car, minimal stops for gas and potty breaks. Once there, we spent the night at my dear friend's grandma"s place. She opened up her home to us four crazy people. Gave us a beer and prepared frozen lasagna dinner, and made us a delicious breakfast the next morning. We then proceeded on with our trip to the capitol of North Dakota where we remained for the rest of our weekend. Randi's close and crazy friend, Jeni, generously allowed us to crash at her place for two nights regardless of the fact that she was moving that very weekend. We spent those night in Bismarck experiencing a real North Dakota cowboy bar The Lonesome Dove. We all learned our two step like rockstars, drank cheap beer, and danced the night away to a live country band. The following night we celebrated Jeni's birthday at the bowling alley bar with drinks, karaoke, and laughs. We made sure to take a nice drive along the river and grab some grub at the Dakota Farms restaurant in Washburn, ND.We then spent some time with Randi's dear family, who made dinner for us, twice, a very delicious soup that expanded in your stomach after consuming it and a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday afternoon. We spent the remainder of our trip at their home, relaxing, playing games, napping, and laughing. Monday morning we got up, and prepared to start the drive home. You would think that would have been the end of the excitement of our trip, but it wasn't. When you are squished in a car for 10 hours, you gotta find some entertainment. We also thought, how cool would it be to stop in one of the random hillbilly towns in South Dakota and grab a drink at the local bar....so we did that, in Buffalo, SD. Go ahead, look it up, google Buffalo, SD. See the kind of place we stopped at for a good hour or so. I of course did not have anything, since I was DD, but everyone else sure did. The following two hours was pure entertainment in the car. I have the videos to prove it.
So I learned something, well maybe a few things, while on this trip. While I have always LOVED to travel and visit places and see new things, North Dakota was never on my list to visit. Why? Well, various reasons, one being you really don't hear too much about it...the idea that nothing is up there, just frozen land, which is somewhat true, in the winter. Not many big cities, and it is frozen, in the winter. But I learned some things in taking this trip. In the past my trips have been to places like NYC, Seattle, Chicago, Las Vegas, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, and I have lived in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, and they are all wonderful places to visit or live in, with lots to see and do and experience; but I learned on this trip that even places like North Dakota can be exciting and fun. It's all in the way you approach it. We met and spent time with wonderful people there who were very warm and welcoming and hospitable. We did things I have never done before, such as going to a true cowboy bar (North Dakota style), take pictures next to a giant Holstein cow, eat Fleischkeigle (sp?) and drink purple cows, buy hunting hats as our souvenirs, and play Aggravation. I have never done any of those things, and every one of them was so much fun. It was the company, the people we met and were with. We had fun. We decided we were going to have fun, regardless of where we were at. I learned that North Dakota is actually quite beautiful. Simple, but beautiful. It taught me to broaden my horizons, to see and do more than I had ever planned or thought. To live fully.
I guess I want to challenge everyone to broaden their horizons, in more ways than one. Don't be afraid to explore new places (even the roads less traveled), ideas, goals, people, and challenges. Don't be stuck. I am pretty sure you won't regret it. Seriously, there is so much out there. Peace.
Monday, October 24, 2011
You know what I mean...
So here's one of my "dailies" from my personal blog...I found it to be a good reminder of the things I create in spontaneity. ... one day, after digging through my purse to find any loose change I could..to buy some God forsaken deep fried goodie to tide me through the afternoon hours of my day job..I heard this staggering statistic. My God, isn't there something wrong with this world?!
Anyway, here's to spontaneity...to doing things based on intuition...to doing what you feel in your gut. As is the history of this blog's beginnings (& all the future work of Koopster&Micky to come)...here's to trusting your instincts ~ I know you know what I mean.
~ micky
Anyway, here's to spontaneity...to doing things based on intuition...to doing what you feel in your gut. As is the history of this blog's beginnings (& all the future work of Koopster&Micky to come)...here's to trusting your instincts ~ I know you know what I mean.
~ micky
Saturday, October 8, 2011
So, just go with it......
Well, here is something...
Taken in Seattle, WA. On September 24, 2011.
At first, when hearing about the "Gum Wall" underneath the Pike Place Market in Seattle, I was perplexed. My thoughts were, "What the hell...that sounds disgusting". Then, I was taken to it. This is what I saw. It was disgusting. It was intriguing. It was (interestingly enough) inviting. It made me think.....anything can work and be inspiring. It started with possibly a handful of people sticking their chewed up gross gum on this wall. Then more people came along saw the gross gum stuck to the wall and decided to add theirs, and so forth. I found that interesting.
That is what this blog is about. Just wait for it....the creative randomness is coming.....like a storm. An exciting, but peaceful storm. So, just go with it.
Enjoy.
Taken in Seattle, WA. On September 24, 2011.
At first, when hearing about the "Gum Wall" underneath the Pike Place Market in Seattle, I was perplexed. My thoughts were, "What the hell...that sounds disgusting". Then, I was taken to it. This is what I saw. It was disgusting. It was intriguing. It was (interestingly enough) inviting. It made me think.....anything can work and be inspiring. It started with possibly a handful of people sticking their chewed up gross gum on this wall. Then more people came along saw the gross gum stuck to the wall and decided to add theirs, and so forth. I found that interesting.
That is what this blog is about. Just wait for it....the creative randomness is coming.....like a storm. An exciting, but peaceful storm. So, just go with it.
Enjoy.
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