me against the world

Life is short, Break the rules,
Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly,
Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably,
And never regret anything that made you smile.

And you asked me what I want this year
And I’ll try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe
We’ll find better days

‘Cause I don’t need boxes wrapped in strings
Designer love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe
We’ll find better days

So take these words
And sing out loud
‘Cause tonight’s the night
The world begins again

I need someplace simple where we could live
And something only you could give
And that’s faith and trust and peace while we’re
Alive

And the one poor child who saved this world
There’s 10 million more who probably could
If we all just stopped and said a prayer for them

I wish everyone was loved tonight
And somehow stop this endless fight
Just a chance that maybe we’ll
Find better days

- “Better Days” by John Rzeznik
- Song performed by the Goo Goo Dolls.

I’m really excited to go see Happy Feet, and I really want to see it in the Imax. The television commericals and the three trailers keep making me laugh.

Nothing beats the clip where Robin Williams’ character, this little penguin, looks up at a taller one and says:

“I know size can be daunting, but don’t be afraid; I love you.”

Seems like my kind of movie.

Speaking of being short, today at work we were trying to find out which country had the shortest people and which had the tallest, and I stumbled upon the wikipedia page for Heightism.

As a short person who regularly gets teased, some of these things were interesting to read.

Heightism is a form of discrimination based on height. In principle it can refer to unfavorable treatment of either unusually tall or short people. In practice heightism almost always takes the form of unfavorable treatment of shorter people and more favorable treatment of taller people (particularly tall men); the exception to this being that taller women generally have a harder time dating than shorter women.

Anyway, I am fine with my height and the jokes that come my way - I enjoy being the ‘little one’.

Plus as some author made a cartoon character say:

“Little people can do big things too!”

Haha. I tend to say that quite often.

Now:

“Turn to the penguin next to you and give him a great big hug!”

One of these days
You’ll miss your train, and come stay with me
It’s always say goodnight and go
We’ll have drinks and talk about things
And any excuse to stay awake with you…

- by the lovely Imogen Heap.

Smiling is infectious; you catch it like the flu
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin
When he smiled I realized I’d passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile, then I realized its worth,
A single smile, just like mine could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin, dont leave it undetected
Lets start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected!

When you’re dreaming with a broken heart
The waking up is the hardest part
You roll outta bed and down on your knees
And for a moment you can hardly breathe
Wondering

Was she really here?
Is she standing in my room?
No she’s not
Cause she’s gone, gone, gone, gone, gone….

- Lyrics by John Mayer

So many people, things, and events can break your heart…