I know, both my url and blog names are weird. It was hard try and come up with something that fit me. I guess you should know that my name means unfortunate. Perhaps you should know that I was born on Friday the 13th. Some unlucky things have happened to me, but I like to think that out of those things, have always come great experiences.
I'm fairly average, yet far from normal. James Dean once said, "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." I think that's really significant. I used to believe that my dreams just disappeared when I got older. What really happened was I just closed my eyes to them. I thought of them as merely something fantastical, yet impossible. But how great would it be if we could just live out our dreams? How amazing would it feel if we lived to our true potentials, instead of becoming complacent and perfectly accepting of mediocrity? There are so many things one could accomplish if they had an infinite amount of time to do it. But that limit-- the idea of time-- puts a damper on our spirits of adventure. Dreaming as if you'll live forever gives you the ability to re-imagine all of the great ideas and curiosities that you had, and pretend that you have all of the time in he world to do it. In the same sentence, however, Dean challenges someone to live life as if they have no time at all. It seems ironic. Could it be that believing you had very little time left to live can bring you back to the place where you started and make you want to accomplish the things that you once dreamed of? Why yes, that's exactly what it could do.
So what exactly does the quote of the late, great James Dean have to do with being unfortunate? Well to be completely honest, not very much. It was actually a very fortunate find. I was perusing a store for some decorations and couldn't find anything to spruce up our drab living room. Void of inspiration, I stumbled upon the most stunning, large, black and white shot of Mr. Dean with the lovely quote printed on the bottom of it. I had to have it.
I purchased the iconic photo, and now feel a sense of renewal for my apartment, as well as future (as cheesy as that may sound). And there you have it-- born out of a (somewhat) unfortunate situation, I found good fortune.
Thanks for bearing through that first post. :)
