So it seems I've been tagged by Josephy Yi in his blog, and must now tag  seven people at the end of my post. Only problem is, I don't know who to tag. So I'll add Joseph now, and edit the list as soon as I figure out who else to tag. If you do get tagged, here are the rules.

1. list the original tagger(s) and list these rules on your blog.
2. share seven facts about yourself in the post - some random, some weird.
3. tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their blogs.
4. let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs and/or twitter

Seven facts about me:

1) I have Indian roots. Okay, so here is the family tree in short: Mother's father was hardcore Russian, but grand-pops actually was a Romanian soldier in WWII, that fought against his own peeps. Grandma on my mom's side, full blown Romanian-- perty typical. Now my father's side is a bit more interesting. Grandpa on my dad's side was full bred Gypsy, as was his wife-- grandma. So Im Russian-Romanian-Gypsy, or since I speak Romanian, and consider myself more Gypsy than Russian or Romanian, maybe it's Gypsy-Romanian-Russian. Anyways, Gypsies actually orginated from India. So, I guess I'm sort of Indian also.

2) I'm addicted to books. I love books. Only thing is, I never read them. Okay, I do read some of them, but others--that I've been planning to read for over a year now-- are just collecting dust on my bookshelf. My favorite book right now is one that I've only read half way through, and have probably understood only 10% of. 

3) Don't know why, but I like Keanu Reeves' movies. Love the Matrix 1-3 for its philosophical undertones, and the horrible acting. I remember the first  "Keanu" movie I saw: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Yeah, it wasn't so excellent, but that's exactly what makes it excellent. More recently though, I liked him in Constantine, The Devil's Advocate, Dracula, et al.

4) I think way too much. One of the biggest problems I've got is I over think and analyze. I really need to stop doing that, cause after all thinking is an obstacle to being. See, I'm doing it again. And by saying I'm doing it again I'm still doing it!

5) I'm sort of an insomniac. You see, I'll go through cycles where I'll be able to sleep like nobody's business. Clock hits 11:30 and lights out, but then there will be just weeks straight where if I don't drug myself to sleep, I'll end up cursing the clock. Seriously, I've counted to over 10,000 while trying to sleep.

6)  My favorite animal(s) are great apes. I love each ape for different reasons. I love chimps because they can be real wild and rowdy. The alpha male gorilla cause he's just a G. Calm and collective, but extremely powerful. And the orangutan is the secluded intellectual.

7) I wish I was a race car driver. I got a need for speed, but drive a Prius.

So that's sort of me (sort of cause-- never mind)... So tag your now it!

Joseph Yi

So its that tme of the year again. The time of year when everyone promises to go to the gym more often, to lose those 8lbs, quit smoking, watch less TV and be more active, etc. etc... Unfortunately, by the end of January everyone will have forgotten about their New Year's Resolutions. Rather than face inevitable falures resulting from unkept promises, I plan on doing something a bit different this year. 

First, this year I plan on thinking positive. That's right- one of my New Year's Resolutions this year is to be a positive thinker, but not only in terms of my own life, but in terms of others as well. I figure that if I can think positively, and that positivity is expressed to others, maybe their lives will improve. If their lives improve, maybe that positivity will be reciprocated, and hence improve my own life.  You see it's all one big circle, not a triangle.

I really do hope this is not original. I hope its something that other's will try also.

I'm so sick of people being critical for its entertainment value. Pointing out the flaws of other's just because its fun is like teasing for adults. In a way we are really hypocritical when we tell children not to tease, only to turn to our colleagues and make fun of the way they smile, dance, talk, etc... "Adult teasing" really doesn't add anything to anyone's lives. It only adds to the aura of negativity that paints us "never good enough", and degrades the relationships we have. So, in addition to positive thinking, this year I'm going to try to surround myself with positive people and positive things.

Those are the two big New Year's Resolutions I have this year. We'll see how I did a year from now.