June 18, 2007

  • I also learned that day that love is not about being happy, having fun or admiring someone’s best attributes or achievements.  It’s about loving them at their worst, because in this world while there are none that are infallible, there are also none that are undeserving of love.
    -    franksabunch

    I read a great entry today by franksabunch about his father and the lessons he's learned from him. I'm thankful for every day I get to spend with my father, and for all the things he's taught me. In many ways, he's my greatest inspiration. I don't claim to be perfect, nor do I claim to be infallible, but if there's one thing I have learned it's that the quote written above is so very true. I heard in a movie once that we like a person for their good qualities, but love them for their flaws. (Paraphrased. And no I don't remember which movie. It might've been Life or Something Like It.) Feel free to read his entry, it's good stuff.

    In Other News

    I'm on vacation this week (woo, vacation.) and I'm planning on using my "Airline Employee" benefits to fly roundtrip to Cali for $68. That's right, FedEx Express employees are considered airline employees because we're actually one of the larger airlines around. (We just happen to fly boxes instead of people.) Only downside to this is that I have to fly on a space-available basis, which means if there's no space, I could wind up stranded in Cali. (Which almost happened to me last time.) But I guess there are worse fates than being stuck in L.A. for an extra day or two. My aunt insists I should rent a car. I'm still pondering the financial feasiblity of that, though. A new position has opened up in LA, and I've applied for it. I guess we'll see how the winds of fate blow for me.

Comments (7)

  • well said.  it's easy to love a person when they're doing everything right.  it's only when they screw up -- or screw you -- that a relationship is truly realized.  as Oscar Wilde once put it, "A true friend stabs you in the front."

    although i would argue that while love is not supposed to be entirely easy, it's not supposed to be incredibly difficult, either.

  • yea u might have to rent a car. or u can try your luck with Socals public transit system.

  • just randomly passing by but like the person above mentioned you probably will want to rent a car in LA. mass transit around here is def. not so good and everything is pretty spread out. it's doable, just not something i would recommend.

    feel free to msg me if you need some advice from a local :)

  • Have a great trip, Alex! I think you've been out before, but I would affirm what pm says above about getting around. I would take her up on the local advice, she knows LOTS of stuff!!

  • lol  I would probably consider flying boxes, instead of people, to also be a benefit.

  • Have a great trip!  Pig out in K-Town.  The food there is mad crazy!

  • Woot to the fedex airline discount - and to Vacation!  (I enjoy my job, but I'll be very happy to not be here anymore)  Hope LA was all it was cracked up to be.

    I'm about to get me a Northwest flight back home - for the extremely expensive cost of $30 or less round trip.  No joke. 

Comments are closed.

Post a Comment