tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78632916828436755732024-02-20T12:34:59.902-07:00AnemoneBob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-9244432173872986412014-04-16T23:36:00.004-06:002014-04-16T23:36:54.781-06:00RecapThis isn't one of those times that I've been wanting to blog about something for a long time. I'm literally in bed putting off going to sleep and thought "hmm I haven't blogged in a while... surewhynot"
I was reading an article about how women can see the signs of emotional abuse in a relationship. Having grown up with a feminist single mother, I've pretty much been naturally instilled with a Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-91307756142127263032013-12-07T22:58:00.000-07:002014-01-04T19:57:46.921-07:00One year laterWow, I pretty much completely forgot about this blog. Since I'm sure no one reads it anymore, it'll probably just be a place to mind vomit. I hate that term, btw, but it's the most accurate thing I can think of.
Geez, where to begin? Since November last year, I:
Applied for and interviewed at a bunch of jobs.
Didn't get those jobs because of a lack of experience, even though every interviewer Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-30894982343021361702012-11-06T09:17:00.002-07:002012-11-15T11:48:47.199-07:00Why I lean ever-so-slightly to the leftI'm not an extraordinarily opinionated person. In fact, I pride myself quite a bit on being able to see issues from different viewpoints, and understand the benefits of different courses of action. However, through the course of this 2012 election, I've come to realize that although I will probably forever be an independent, I lean just slightly to the democratic side of the issues. And here's myBob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-31960562319173296232012-10-31T11:27:00.000-06:002012-11-06T09:19:08.165-07:00MetaphorThis may be a metaphor for my dating life and why I'm still single. (Too lazy? Too picky? However you want to think about it, my point is it's probably mostly my own fault.)
Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-73147995498636176752012-10-22T20:45:00.000-06:002012-11-06T09:23:38.718-07:00Bucket ListSo it's been awhile since I've posted. I'm pretty sure I'm going to try to make up for it by posting twice. (It's like when you eat a salad after eating a steak to even out your diet, right? That makes sense I'm pretty sure...)
So I was extraordinarily motivated late one night while I was daydreaming about my new goal to travel the world. I came up with a loosely-organized plan, listed all the Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-19530090426095220672012-06-27T20:34:00.000-06:002012-06-27T20:48:56.912-06:00BraveIt's not that Brave wasn't a good movie. It just wasn't a great Pixar movie.
Find me a moment in Pixar's Brave that elicits an emotion like any one of these clips, and I'll change my mind and say it was a worthwhile Pixar endeavor.
Better grab some tissues.
Toy Story 2
Monsters, Inc.
Finding Nemo
WALL-E
(This is a bit self-serving because the first video here is one that I posted to Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-12193740957428586052012-05-10T18:50:00.002-06:002012-05-10T18:50:37.149-06:00Truth
Part of my problem in a graph.
Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-1440017422608316232012-04-04T14:59:00.000-06:002012-04-04T15:13:01.895-06:00Rooney
I have to preface this by saying that the lyrics will make me sound like I'm bitter about stuff, but I'm not. Well, to a very small degree, but whatever. I'm not mad :) It's more that it's hard when you finally get a chance to step back and take a look at the big picture of a relationship and realize that things could have been so good had it not been for certain circumstances outside of myBob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-31000475481854021882012-03-26T10:19:00.001-06:002012-03-26T10:19:59.857-06:00PandoraToday I hate you, Jason Mraz Pandora station. How do you choose all the music that fills me with doubt, fear, and nostalgia? It's quite a talent you have.
Quit it!
-BZBob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-14090751555270333862012-03-13T01:58:00.001-06:002012-03-13T01:58:12.893-06:00My problemThe biggest problem with not having been in a relationship for so long is that when one starts to come up, I enact a self-fulfilling prophecy by worrying that I'm going to mess things up.
Why can't I be less of a girl and stop over analyzing everything? (No offense to any girls reading this.)
Nope, instead I read into every little thing and play it up to be something much bigger than it Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-21865560530032325252012-01-11T15:23:00.000-07:002012-01-11T15:23:09.236-07:00TithingMoney's been tight the past few weeks, not gonna lie. Here's my reinvigorated testimony of tithing:
Tried to pay it about a month ago, but forgot that the check I used was for an account I closed. Bounced, returned.
Then Christmas break happened, and there really wasn't anyone around to take my check anyway.
Time comes to pay it, and by this time it's a fairly substantial amount to pay all at Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-31001117078329929602011-11-20T14:26:00.001-07:002011-11-20T14:37:41.515-07:00Thanksgiving message from a thankless placeI know probably very few of you reading this will understand the circumstances this comes from, but it is a good message nonetheless. I'm just copying and pasting part of an email from someone close who has been dealt a rotten hand and is dealing with it in the most amazing and inspiring way I can think of:
"I've thought a lot about The Atonement and Repentance in comparison to the Criminal Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-62563653347018092092011-11-09T07:31:00.001-07:002011-11-09T07:31:29.222-07:00DebatingDon't forget that just because you may be a better debater than someone doesn't mean you're right or that you have the only answer. If the person you're debating with didn't make the arguments they could have to defend their stance, it still means that those arguments exist and could have been made. They could have just as easily put you on the defensive.
That's what bugs me about politics. Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-29144820112503291202011-10-29T02:02:00.001-06:002011-10-29T02:02:54.136-06:00My hair color philosophyA hot blonde girl turns heads.
Frequency: fairly common
A hot brunette stops you in your tracks.
Frequency: uncommonBob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-80444316537867817312011-10-25T22:37:00.003-06:002011-10-25T22:42:44.749-06:00The Sound of SettlingOur youth is fleeting,
Old age is just around the bend.
And I can't wait to go gray.
And I'll sit and wonder
Of every love that could've been
If I'd only thought of something charming to say.Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-53198778800019220042011-10-17T11:29:00.002-06:002011-10-17T11:29:33.255-06:00New York City in 3 daysI need to write down a list of the things we did while in New York this weekend before I forget them all. In fact my memory is so poor I'm sure I'm already missing things, but whatever.
In 3 days in NYC, we did/went to/ate at the following:
Times Square
Washington Square Park
Canal Street
Bought/did some shady shopping while there
Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street protests
9/11 Memorial
Bought Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-84219202021076768002011-10-17T10:30:00.001-06:002011-10-17T10:33:20.721-06:00SpiritSpirit airlines is bad.
Bags cost $38 to check and $40 to bring on the plane. (Personal items are free! Whoopee!)
The person in front of my at check-in didn't take his own bags to TSA screening (which everyone at La Guardia is supposed to do themselves), but when the employee who checked him in couldn't find the man to tell him to take his bags, he took them there for the man. Nice, right? His Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-65120863518839177762011-07-08T01:39:00.004-06:002011-07-08T01:46:55.572-06:00Over-thinkingI like the way wikipedia explains Occam's Razor as "a principle that generally recommends selecting the competing hypothesis that makes the fewest new assumptions."
But I naturally tend towards making a ton of new assumptions, and then reacting emotionally based on those new assumptions. When I don't have all the information, I assume the worst and react based on that assumption. Makes no Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-15571186472918124822011-07-07T11:03:00.003-06:002011-07-07T11:03:18.442-06:00FacebookHere's an interesting article about a study done at Stanford indicating that time spent on Facebook could contribute to people's sadness and depression. I guess we really don't want to know that other people are having more fun/being more successful than us out there, huh?Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-54098554705760868682011-07-06T15:47:00.002-06:002011-07-06T16:01:09.255-06:00Good times!Never gonna forget this crowd.
Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-63029187681498436302011-06-27T00:20:00.001-06:002011-06-27T00:20:25.436-06:00If there's anything I learned tonight...It's that I need to follow my own advice!
Good grief. I frustrate myself. It's all in my best interest though :)Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-29370794554175038882011-06-21T01:45:00.001-06:002011-06-21T01:45:17.161-06:00UghUgh.
That is all. Sorry to be vague. I'll be fine, so don't even worry about it.Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-65426995936454549132011-06-13T21:53:00.029-06:002011-06-13T22:02:40.184-06:00OverwhelmingMy checklist of things to do before I leave for LaGuardia airport to fly back to Provo for the rest of summer:
Finish preparations for and give our Comms 381 group presentation
Write three 5-paragraph essays for my Comms 381 final
Finish up and fax in all my internship forms and do an exit interview for BBDO
Return a bunch of clothes for H&M
Buy a new suit from a shop we found a few Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-29797130634794735732011-05-14T06:58:00.000-06:002011-05-14T06:58:06.692-06:00100This is my 100th blog post!
I was trying to think about what I would do to celebrate. I thought my post would be something thought-invoking and original, something that would entice a bunch of comments and spark a discussion.
Meh. I figured I would just talk about the past couple weeks in New York City.
Oh yeah, I moved to New York City.
Actually I'm not sure what to tell. I've been working Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863291682843675573.post-40408177891684690272011-03-16T14:08:00.003-06:002011-03-16T14:09:52.891-06:00Something to think about"Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves. Most of us consider pride to be a sin of those on the top, such as the rich and the learned, looking down at the rest of us. "There is, however, a far more common ailment among us—and that is pride from the bottom looking up. It is manifest in so many ways, such as faultfinding, gossiping, backbiting, Bob Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04115008891036407522noreply@blogger.com0