The Last Lecture

Posted by kim on May 25, 2008

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
–Randy Pausch

My friend, Andrew Wee, suggested this book to me after showing me a clip Randy’s Last Lecture on Oprah.com. I headed to Amazon and ordered the book immediately after watching the video, but it has been so popular that is was on back-order.  Imagine my surprise when I received it in the mail a couple of days later!  It wasn’t from Amazon, and it wasn’t from Andrew, so I was perplexed.  Well, I did some research, and I had requested the book last month from the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research website that was giving away 5000 free copies!  To be honest, I request a lot of free books and if I don’t want to read them, I sell them on eBay or Half.com.  Well, this seemed like a karmatic coincidence.  The next day I told my aunt about the book ordeal, but never told her the name of it. She then said she was just given a book to read from a friend, and it was the same book!  I could have read the whole thing in one night, but needed some sleep.  I couldn’t wait to read the remaining of it the next night.  I laughed. I cried.  I prayed for Randy and his family.  Really makes you think.

Randy is still alive fighting his cancer and even has a blog of his journey. 

Feats of Wonder

Posted by kim on May 22, 2008

Have you ever noticed that names come and go in phases? You can generally tell the age range of a person by their first name. For instance, take Ethel and Gladys, old right? And then Hailey or Madison, younger girl. Biblical names, like Matthew or Elizabeth, usually don’t go out of style.

Most of the Kim’s I know are older than me. And at this time in my life, I sure don’t want to be classified as old. Not sure why I never really liked my name, guess I wanted something different or cuter. I went through a phase growing up where I wanted to spell it “Kym”, and I hated to be called “Kimmy”, still do. Don’t even try it or you’ll regret it.

Ok, enough of the name nonsense, did you check out my library? Yeah, I’ve been a reading fool of chick lit. And I’m giving away prizes to those that check it out.

Actually I’m giving away all kinds of good stuff right now, so pick your fancy…
A date with me (oh wait, been there, done that)
An opportunity to work in your pajamas like me
Some swanky martini glasses
A prepaid visa card
Some pasties (I’m serious, but the contest won’t be live until tomorrow, so bookmark it, and if you don’t know what pasties are, chances are you don’t want to win them).
And lastly, win some style.

Enter more online sweepstakes here. You can’t win if you don’t enter! I’m living proof that real people win prizes. This year alone, I’ve won a leather recliner, a day at the spa, and tons of prizes from Blingo.

P.S. Anyone else play PackRat on Facebook? If so, friend me up. According to my daughter, I seem to be a bit addicted to the game (and no prizes are to be had). Since finding the PackRat Wiki Recipe site, I’ve actually achieved some “Feats of Wonder”.