Eight hours labour, Eight hours recreation, Eight hours rest.

"Eight hours labor, Eight hours recreation, Eight hours rest." A quote and rule made by Robert Owen in 1810. On my way home from work today i was wondering who had decided that we should all work 8 hours? Who decides this rule, and what is it based on? Was it based on how much money we would make, on how much time we needed to do other things out side of work or on something else? I looked it up and it seems that most of the decisions/ theories on why to have an 8 hour work day were made in the 1800. As time has passed and things have changed; ways of life, values, culture the way we operate should the time allotted to working be readjusted? If we are able to accomplish things faster at work, email, internet, computers etc, shouldn't the work day be shorter? Since the value of family, recreation, exercise has decreased so much should the work day be shorter so we have more time for these things? Its an anomaly though, that the work day has since increased, people are working more hours than ever to make money. We went from working 10-16 hour days in the 1800s to getting a legal 8 and now some people are working 14. Clearly people just aren't paid enough. Its all about money , companies will keep you 24/7 if they can make more profit. I think that we should get paid more and have to work less, or get paid for 8 hours and only have to work 5. 5 hour shift for example would mean that, for example; a factory would need more workers to cover the work load, thus decreasing the unemployment rate and increasing worker satisfaction and maintaining the amount people get paid.

“We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.” -Nietzche

A voice, a simple voice, it can we sweet as sugar or as harsh as a cold winters day but there is always that one voice that talks right to your heart. At work I speak on the phone a lot and there are many people i speak to everyday who i've never met in person. Despite this, based on their voice alone I like them more then others. Everyone has a person that when they hear their voice, they are just automatically reassured, happy and relaxed. People may not even realize that this person has an effect on them, you wonder why you like speaking to them so much. It has nothing to do with they say but all to do with the tone, the charisma, the warmth, the calm of their voice that draws you in. Different voices may be needed depending on how you feel and certain times a particular voice is not resounding with you inside. Some people like music for lyrics some for sound, an impressive voice is always amazing, even when someone sings of a broken heart you still love the song. So just remember that even though you may hate your own voice on your voicemail, your voice might just be what someone needs to hear.

“Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.” JD

Today i went back to the gym after a two week hiatus from having my wisdom teeth removed. When i got there i didnt see anyone familiar. It seemed as though everyone was new, or, was i the new one? There is something about being new that is unsettling, even when you actually aren't new but just appear that way. A place where you were once comfortable becomes slightly uneasy. This keeps happening to me! I left work for my internship and when i returned all the 'literally new' staff thought i was new. This year im returning to my program at school ...but none of the new students know me so i must appear to be new as well. Its good to be new though, it means you can start over in old situations.

'many affected by quarter-life crisis experience a "graying" of emotion.'

Characteristics of quarter-life crisis may include:

* realizing that the pursuits of one's peers are useless
* confronting their own mortality
* watching time slowly take its toll on their parents, only to realize they are next
* insecurity regarding the fact that their actions are meaningless
* insecurity concerning ability to love themselves, let alone another person
* insecurity regarding present accomplishments
* re-evaluation of close interpersonal relationships
* lack of friendships or romantic relationships, sexual frustration, and involuntary celibacy
* disappointment with one's job
* nostalgia for university, college, high school or elementary school life
* tendency to hold stronger opinions
* boredom with social interactions
* loss of closeness to high school and college friends
* financially-rooted stress (overwhelming college loans, unanticipatedly high cost of living, etc.)
* loneliness, depression and suicidal tendencies
* desire to have children
* a sense that everyone is, somehow, doing better than oneself
* frustration with social skills

These unsettling emotions and insecurities are not uncommon at this age, nor at any age in adult life. In the context of the quarter-life crisis, however, they occur shortly after a young person – usually an educated professional, in this context – enters the "real world". After entering adult life and coming to terms with its responsibilities, some individuals find themselves experiencing career stagnation or extreme insecurity. The individual often realizes the real world is tougher, more competitive and less forgiving than she imagined.

A related problem is simply that many college graduates do not achieve a desirable standard of living after graduation. They often end up living in low-income apartments with roommates instead of having an income high enough to support themselves. Substandard living conditions, combined with menial or repetitive work at their jobs create a great amount of frustration, anxiety and anger. Nobody wants to admit to feeling like a 'loser'; this secrecy may intensify the problem.

Tumble into the world of everyone is the same.

How to know What is in fashion? Look through Tumblr.
Things i perpetually see on tumblr;
cupcakes
nail polish
people holding expensive cameras
flowers and sunsets (never outta style)
Lady GAGA, everyWHERE.
Jersey Shore Quotes
Nice shoes
Shirts with bows on the back
Bows in general.
Quotes about lost love ie: Girls with broken hearts are popular too.

Saving you Saving me

Im starting to realize that many people out there who go for those who are broken or unavailable do so because they themselves are broken and unavailable. Sometimes its easier to save someone else than it is to save yourself because you dont have to confront your own issues. But eventually your own problems will always get mixed in and then you are just two people who are not just one degree of separation apart, but two, if that makes any sense. We all have issues though, some worse than others. For the most part i havent run into anyone or any situations where the issues are extremely bad and cant just be fixed. Again though, its as if we are all trying to save other people thinking this will make us happy. But its just like in lifeguarding is you try to save a drowning person and you appraoch the sitaution unprepared you will both drown.

Random Ramble of the (In)Sane at Bay

( i highly suggest you read this in an english accent)
Life on drugs is fun... and hard and easy, they make you kinda barmy. For one they make you kinda light headed and everything is nice and bloody merry. But they also make you right lost, in places youve been. Well mine do cause theyre not 'for fun drugs' they are for pain relief! ...right now it hasnt set in yet cause my mouth still hurts a bloody fucking lot. Anyway Ive gotten way sick of Facebook and i decided to deactivate it, its just not my cup of tea. Im much more obsessed with my email, tumblr and amazingly, i never thought possible twitter. At first they were more fun too but then i realized that it is yet again a competition for status; how many people follow you, how many people view your blog, how many people check and ask on your tumblr and most annoyingly... are celebrities going to respond to you. its exhausting let me tell you. I think i might just go back to posting as i like and see what happens on its own, although i really really would like to have John Mayer acknowledge me! Half the time im sending him my friends blogs and myspaces because they are far more interesting than my own. I dunno why i do this, alright now well sedatives are kicking in and im about out and done rambling so i best belt it up now.

“Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold -- but so does a hard-boiled egg.”

We can always questions people intentions but we never really know what they are. Sometimes people ask and pry, wanting to know things about you, - get to know you, or so they say, but are they asking because they truly care, or do they just want to play a game of measuring up?
Sometimes people ask too many questions, questions that we don't even have the answers to ourselves. This plays on our insecurities and in defense we back away, or shut that person out because they make us doubt ourselves.
But until we can really see any concrete evidence that these people are not on our side we should not push them away. Some people just don't know when to stop or how to mind their own business. Some people are also insecure themselves so are only asking because they want to see if they measure up. Point is we all have insecurities but you cant let them get to you and let people make you feel bad about something. We all have our plans in our back pockets so just tell them, 'you wait and see'.

How do we know?

There is a fundamental reason why we look at the sky with wonder and longing—for the same reason that we stand, hour after hour, gazing at the distant swell of the open ocean. There is something like an ancient wisdom, encoded and tucked away in our DNA, that knows its point of origin as surely as a salmonid knows its creek. Intellectually, we may not want to return there, but the genes know, and long for their origins—their home in the salty depths. But if the seas are our immediate source, the penultimate source is certainly the heavens… . The spectacular truth is—and this is something that your DNA has known all along—the very atoms of your body—the iron, calcium, phosphorus, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and on and on—were initially forged in long-dead stars. This is why, when you stand outside under a moonless, country sky, you feel some ineffable tugging at your innards. We are star stuff. Keep looking up.

Jerry Waxman