Something to think about

With my birthday came thoughts of getting older and what I'm going to do with my life, where I'm going, etc. These are thoughts I'm sure everyone has, no matter what age they are, but I'm at the point where I feel like I should be doing more with my life. I'm actually beginning to think about my future and where I'd like to be in the next 5-10 years and since I'm graduating in December, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Planning ahead is no longer a pipe dream. Anyway, I'm telling you all of this because it seems to me that I am living in a world where in an instant, I could be gone. And so could you. I got an email from a friend the other day telling me that a former co-worker had committed suicide earlier in the week. She was MY AGE. She had had a rough go of it the last year or so and I'm sure she felt this was the only thing she could do to make things better. My friend is not the only person to pass away suddenly, Tim Russert died just a few weeks ago and George Carlin only recently (not that I knew these people personally, but I think you get my point). I feel like I wake up everyday and someone else has passed away and this has forced me to take stock in my own life. As I said earlier, I've been doing a lot of thinking and I've decided that I'm going to take a page from Mr. Keeting's book and "Seize the day" (for any of you who don't know, that is a "Dead Poet's Society" reference. You should go watch it, it's a little slow at first but the end is good). Wish me luck!

ps-A Summer Reading List note: I have put down "Blonde" for now and am reading "The Heroin Diaries" a diary that Nikki Sixx (of Mötley Crüe) kept from 1986-87 while he was a severe heroin and coke addict. Pretty interesting read so far, I'd recommend it even if you aren't a fan of that kind of music. I'm almost through with it, so I'll head back to "Blonde" when I'm done. Darren also bought me "Son of a Witch" by Gregory Maguire. It is the sequel to "Wicked".