the itchy and scratchy show

There is a shared sense of “lostness,” not because we have nowhere to be. No, we are all lucky enough to be somewhere, but most want to be somewhere else. 

- from an article in the Philippine Star

Lately, i keep on thinking of movement, of being somewhere else, and of doing something different. there are a lot of really good things happen to me here and now. i have a good job (both are good), good friends, a good life. but it feels like being in a good place isn't really all that enough. this year 0809 is a year that i have committed to and i will stay committed to. but i look to what lies ahead and i smile when i think that the whole future is gray and a blur. 

on other fronts, here's an article on the on-going madness that seems to be interesting:

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/diamond-and-kashyap-on-the-recent-financial-upheavals/