"...follow what makes you happy. if you have that feeling that you belong somewhere else, doing something else, being with someone else, you should follow that instinct. it is best to live you life on your own terms."
[alan corey 101]
ketchup, NOT catsup, is another item that i believe we as american's must not be stingy on. just like q-tips, it is extremely important to only use heinz. hunt's and extra value just won't cut it. i can actually tell the difference. don't test me. i'll pinch my pennies elsewhere.**
**the running list of essential non-generics: q-tips & heinz ketchup.
...and according to alan corey, that's not such a bad thing. but there are a few things in life that i feel it is very necessary to "splurge" on; a few items that the "generic" brand just can't replace. one item that i feel extremely strongly about in this catergory: q-tips. i don't want 'cotton swabs.' i don't want 'cotton buds.' for my daily eargasm, i want the real thing. 100% died-in-the-wool (or the cotton) q-tips. they're kind of a big deal; they even have their own website. you have to notice the difference, the way the cheap ones bend in your ear. and god forbid your 'cotton swab' have a plastic handle, instead of a little rolled paper one... YOU CAN KEEP IT. i implore you folks, life is all about simple pleasures... REAL q-tips, they are one of them.
close to thirty, not close to being a millionaire.
i got some new summer reading even though summer hasn't actually started yet. a recommendation from my pops and the good people at u.s. news and world report. my pops has always been one for get-rich-quick schemes, though cynical to the highest degree, but never had the balls to try one out for himself.
i'm told, in the introduction of this book that this is anything but one of the aforementioned schemes. there is even a warning on the back cover reading "WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO BECOME FILTHY RICH." the book is called A Million Bucks By 30: how to overcome a crap job, stingy parents, and a useless degree to become a millionaire before (or after) turning thirty. it's by a young chap named alan corey.
all i've gotten so far is that it takes eating a whole lot of ramen noodles, but i'm only on chapter one. i survived four years of college eating little more than ramen noodles when not at work, and i see where that has gotten me so far. i'm constantly reminded, even since i quit 34 days ago, that i would be richer if i hadn't smoked all those years. que sera, sera. i'll keep you posted on the book and my progress towards millionaire; or at least my plan to get there.
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