tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306122712011-04-22T00:16:10.782-02:30One open-mind. One journey to enlightenment. Comments encouraged.Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058154875921241772noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30612271.post-1159919110208119022006-10-03T21:14:00.000-02:302006-10-03T21:27:48.143-02:30Rest in Peace Tiger.<br /><br />I had you for 17 years, you were the best friend a boy could ever ask for.<br /><br />You will be missed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4508/2/1600/tiger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4508/2/320/tiger.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30612271-115991911020811902?l=mashedwithgravy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058154875921241772noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30612271.post-1154900889941662562006-08-06T19:10:00.000-02:302006-08-06T19:20:24.076-02:30Heres to Love,<br />Heres to Laughter,<br />Heres to Happily-Ever-After.<br /><br />A guy could never ask for a better group of friends.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/charlie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/charlie.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/jon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/jon.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/kevin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/kevin.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/Andy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/Andy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/russ.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/russ.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/steve.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/steve.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/boys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.physics.mun.ca/%7Ecbishop/images/boys.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is what life is all about.<br /><br />The rest is just gravy...<br /><br />cheers,<br /><br />- Charlie<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30612271-115490088994166256?l=mashedwithgravy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058154875921241772noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30612271.post-1154038523007871322006-07-27T19:38:00.000-02:302006-07-27T19:45:23.020-02:30<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ive looked at life from both sides now</span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">From win and lose and still somehow</span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Its lifes illusions I recall</span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">I really dont know life at all</span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ive looked at life from both sides now</span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">From up and down, and still somehow</span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Its lifes illusions I recall</span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">I really dont know life at all...</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> - Joni Mitchell, "Both Sides, Now."</span><br /></div><br /><br />At the risk of sounding "emo", I would have to say that Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides, Now" is perhaps one of the most beautiful and true songs that I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.<br /><br />For some reason, I have never appreciated this song until this moment, and I apologize. <br /><br />This is the mashed potatoes.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30612271-115403852300787132?l=mashedwithgravy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058154875921241772noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30612271.post-1153683405689293452006-07-23T16:52:00.000-02:302006-07-23T17:06:45.703-02:30All my life, I have made important life changing decisions in an instant.<br />I don't know why, but I have a lot of moments where I just knew what to do.<br />This one was no different.<br /><br />After my masters degree (1.5-2years) from now, I am going to apply to law school.<br />I want to study environmental and natural resources law.<br />I think with a bachelors and masters in science, it would give me a unique perspective.<br /><br />This is what I will do.<br /><br />Opinions?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30612271-115368340568929345?l=mashedwithgravy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058154875921241772noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30612271.post-1153595664357105092006-07-22T16:35:00.000-02:302006-07-22T16:44:24.373-02:30One person becomes infected with HIV every 6 seconds.<br /><br />This is an infection. It can be cured, just like other infections.<br /><br />Politics and money should not be valued higher than human life.<br /><br />Lets find a cure.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30612271-115359566435710509?l=mashedwithgravy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058154875921241772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30612271.post-1152229116757753752006-07-06T20:12:00.000-02:302006-07-06T21:08:36.770-02:30<span style="font-weight: bold;">Instant Coffee</span> to wake you up.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Instant Photos</span> so you can see what you just saw.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Instant Communication</span> to never be alone.<br /><br />Now. Again. More.<br />Everything in an instant.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Instant Replay</span> to see what just happened.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Instant Cake Mix</span> for your sweet tooth.<br /><br />Quicker. Faster.<br /><br />What ever happened to patience? We're all flying around so quickly.<br />Everyday, new inventions, new technologies, new discoveries.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Instant Birth Control</span> after a night of bad decisions.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Instant Getaway </span>to avoid planing your vacation.<br /><br />We're doing more tomorrow before considering what we did yesterday.<br />Thinking about next week, next year.<br />What happened to today?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Instant Best Seller</span> for the writers commentary.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Instant Mashed Potatoes </span>for the lazy student.<br /><br />We're all rushing to the end, while its the journey that matters most.<br />When its over, it's over. No more instants.<br />Enjoy the time you have, don't wish it away.<br />Experience every moment life has to offer.<br /><br />It might just be gone in an <span style="font-weight: bold;">instant</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >and the rest is gravy....<br /><br />- Charlie</span><br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Currently<br /><br />reading: </span>Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">listening: </span>Lilac Wine by Jeff Buckley<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />wishing: </span>that my boss would give me funding for my masters<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30612271-115222911675775375?l=mashedwithgravy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058154875921241772noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30612271.post-1151971500848238602006-07-03T21:23:00.000-02:302006-07-03T21:35:49.436-02:30Take a moment. Listen.<br />Hear that?<br />No. That.<br />There it is again.<br /><br />That's life my friend.<br />Real.<br />Knowledge. Ignorance. Smiles. Cake. Insects. Dirt. Love. Happiness.<br /><br />Sometimes we want to get away. We feel claustrophobic. Cluttered. Unimaginative.<br /><br />Every moment in our lives has lead you right here. To this very moment.<br />Now. Now. Now.<br />Again.<br /><br />Everything around you. Within you. Surrounding you. Bugging you. Loving you.<br />Everything is who you are.<br />Without it you are someone else.<br />Someone different.<br />Different thoughts. Different loves. Different Hates.<br /><br />Do not wish to be someone else, somewhere else.<br />Just be.<br />Regret nothing, for everything is who you are.<br /><br />Be yourself.<br />Be happy.<br />Love yourself.<br />Love life.<br /><br />I promise, it will love you back.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />the rest is gravy...<br /><br />- Charlie<br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30612271-115197150084823860?l=mashedwithgravy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058154875921241772noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30612271.post-1151965501373137132006-07-03T19:54:00.000-02:302006-07-03T19:55:01.373-02:30This is a test.<br /><br />cheers,<br /><br />- Charlie<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30612271-115196550137313713?l=mashedwithgravy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058154875921241772noreply@blogger.com0