Friday, January 13, 2006

the highest of arts.


Well, I'm not really in a writing sort of a place right now, but I wanted to update. So, I'll share my new favorite quote and a photo. The picture is one I took on a canopy tour in Costa Rica; this is a wild orchid high up in the rainforest.

I've decided to pick up an extra job for awhile back in restaurant world, just to sort of keep me on a schedule. I find that I'm not really using the extra time I've had on my hands the way I imagined. I would like to get a job that relates to my degree, but I'm not sure that's a good idea, because I'm moving in the summer...Anyways, when the thought of serving big hunks of meat (which I don't eat) to ungrateful locals turns me off, I think of this quote:


"To affect the quality of days- That is the highest of arts." -Henry David Thoreau




I've always thought that I needed to have a job that "helped people," but then I think of how you can really better people's days just by being nice to them...like the lady at the city hall office who always makes me in a better mood. Thanks city office lady!