My Quote Of The Year

“There is for a man two things in life that are very important, head and shoulders above everything else. Find work you like, and find someone to live with you like. Very few people get both.”

-Cormac McCarthy 

Such A Beautiful, Heartbreaking Story

A weird love story has come out of China recently and managed to touch the world. It is a story of a man and an older woman who ran off to live and love each other in peace for over half century.

Over 50 years ago, Liu, was a 19 years-old boy, fell in love with a 29 year-old widowed mother named Xu. At the time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man to love an older woman.

To avoid the market gossips, the couple decided to elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County in Southern ChongQing area.

In the beginning, they had nothing, no electricity or even food. They had to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a kerosene lamp that they used to lighten up their lives.

Started the second year of living in the mountain, Liu began, and continue for over 50 years, to hand carve the steps so that his wife could get down the mountain easily.

A half century later in 2001, a group of adventures were exploring the forest, they surprisingly found the elderly couple and the over 6,000 stairs of hand carved ladder.

“My parents loved each other so much, they have lived in seclusion for over 50 years and never been apart a single day.” Liu MingSheng, one of their seven children said, “He hand carved more than 6,000 steps over the years for my mother’s convenience, although she doesn’t go down the mountain that much.”

The couple had lived in peace for over 50 years until last week. Liu, now 72 years-old, returned from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband as he passed away in her arms.

So in love with Xu, was Liu, that no one was able to release the grip he had on his wife’s hand even after he had passed away.

“You promised me you’ll take care of me, you’ll always be with me until the day I died, now you left before me, how am I going to live without you?” …

Xu spent days softly repeating this sentence and touching her husband’s black coffin with tears rolling down her cheeks.

In 2006, their story had became one of the top 10 love stories from China, collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has decided to preserve the “love ladder” and the place they lived as a museum, so this love story can live forever.

I got this from Weird Asia News, which has a few pictures and a video. It’s one of the most touching stories I’ve heard in a long time.

A Short Prayer

Dear Omnipotent Space Entity (should one exist),

Please let today end quickly. I am tired and want to spend more time with not work.

Thanks,

Daniel

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It’s amazing how I react to things sometimes. The girl I want is so out of reach, and it became even more apparent to me this morning. 6am, and my day is already fucked up. I really do need to get that dry erase board to keep track of the ways God hates me.

Remember, kids: Being a good person and being nice gets you nowhere is life.

And, yes, the title only makes sense to me.

I stole this shit

So, I was popping around the interwebs and jaunted to Like A Punch Up At A Wedding, where host Martin did this quiz. He cut it to his liking, and I’m too lazy to add more. I’ve been pretty bored, and this was a nice 15 minute oasis.

1. Are you dating the last person you kissed?
No.

2. Pretend you’ve had 10 beers. what you would be doing right now?
Getting another beer. I have the blood of the Irish. 10 is nothing.

3. What do you want?

4. Who was the last person you shared a bed with?
Thais, my ex. I loved sleeping next to her.

5. Do you talk to yourself?
No! Shut up!

6. Do you drink milk straight from the carton?
Never ever ever

7. Who knows the latest secret about you?
Nobody. Nobody knows who I am in love with. Harg.

8. How long is your hair?
~ 1/2 inch

9. Do you like Batman?
Fuck yeah!

10. Who was the last person who told you they loved you?
Excluding mom, Thais. That was quite a while ago, too.

13. Do you like anyone now?
I’m gonna go with “dur!”

14. When was the last time you lied?
I dunno. OK, right there.

16. Is your birthday on a holiday?
The death of Elvis

18.Last thing you cooked today?
Making some rice right now. I love me some rice.

19. Did you have a nap today?
Nope.

20. Who’s house did you go to last?
Tyler’s. We got our Rock Band on.

21. What do you wear more, jeans or sweats?
Boxers. I don’t own sweats, and I hate pants.

22. Why is the sky blue?
Because Peter Gabriel demands it

23. Do you like green beans?
Fuck yeah I do!

24. Do you swear a lot?
Mouth like a retard raised by gay sailors

25. Where did you get the shirt you’re wearing?
It’s a right shit polo I had on for work. Old Navy.

27. Do you use an alarm clock?
I use the one on my phone.

29. Do you ever snort when you laugh?
Nope. I love making people do it though.

30. What’s the first thing you notice on the opposite sex?
Eyes. MMmmmmm eyes.

32. Do you want someone you can’t have?
94% sure yes

34. Do you wear underwear?
Going Indian ain’t for me

35. Do you wear a bra?
Only when I summon Lisa

36. What size?
Head

37. Are you a social or an antisocial person?
Social by force

39. Do you have a tan?
Fuck no! I burn.

45. Are you afraid of the dark?
Nope. Love it.

47. Do you miss someone today?

Always

Blood sweet

I’m in love. I’ve been in love for quite a while, but she will never know it. I can’t tell her how I feel. She is every molecule of oxygen I breathe, and every sliver of light sent to my eyes. When I see her, I can’t think. If I see a new picture of her and I’m alone, I feel like I’m going to cry. When her words reach me, I am in rapt awe and nothing else can dent the bubble of attention she has erected over my conscience. She is heartbreak. She will never know, and it lashes out at me every second of every day.