What motivates you?

It was "Bestfriend's Day" yesterday so my sister (she's 10!) wrote a letter to her best friend. Me. My sister is one of the greatest loves of my life. She is, in many ways, the motivation behind most of my goals. It's nice to be reminded that I have someone to live for and that certain someone believes in me.

Anything Could Happen

Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life – well, valuable, but small – and sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven’t been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn’t it be the other way around? I don’t really want an answer. I just want to send this cosmic question out into the void. So good night, dear void.

-- "Kathleen Kelly", You’ve Got Mail (1998)

Syrup & Honey

The Diner from sopleasedonteverchange on 8tracks.

Every time it rains, I listen to the Rainy Days and Diner Dates mix I have in my iPod. While the tracklist is absolutely flawless, listening every time it rains during the monsoon season can get quite repetitive. So, I'm really glad I found another one just like it. It's this mix from 8tracks and I just love it. In my mind, I am immediately transported to shiny linoleum floors, jukeboxes that play the oldies for a quarter, servers on roller skates, thick strawberry milkshakes, greasy fries and maybe some grilled cheese hot on my plate. Maybe I even feel a little like I am in a group with Archie and the gang, hanging out at Pop's Diner. Maybe. Anyway, I'm sorry I haven't been around lately. It usually means I have a life, the kind where you're actually busy doing stuff instead of writing about wanting to do stuff. And since the prospect of actually having a life happens only once, maybe twice a year in my sad life, I really don't (didn't? I'm not sure, I think I'm slowly inching my way into having no life again) mind having less "me" time. Here, listen to a diner mix. Have a grilled cheese sandwich while you're at it.