Blackjack
July 11, 2009 
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Do you know what the worst thing is? I’m sure there’s a lot of “worst things,” depending on who you are as a person and what is the worst thing to you.
What really sucks, and is one of the worst things to me, is when one of your favorite restaurants closes down for a week and this happens. You think that when it reopens it is going to be new and improved, but when you go back it is just not like it was. It looks exactly the same — same paint, same tacky artwork and same waitstaff — but something is just not right.
So we ate there last night for the first time after its reopening. When our food came, it looked a little different. It tasted a little different. You think to yourself, “That’s okay that it’s a little different. I’m sure they know what they’re doing.” The truth was, though that the food tasted kind of . . . bad.
In fact, the food was consistently bad from appetizer to entree. So when the waitress asked if we wanted dessert, I told her we were finished (with that meal and coming to that restaurant to eat period).
I just didn’t feel good afterwards. I took a walk on the beach and didn’t feel good. Then I went to sleep, and when I got up I still didn’t feel good.
There’s nothing like a dinner that stays with you until the next day. Some people have an instant trigger mechanism for that kind of thing. I tend to let it poison me for a day.
So on this beautiful Saturday, I’m left with a big headache. You thought I was going to say I was throwing up. Well my stomach doesn’t feel great either, but it’s the headache that’s really bothering me. I’m officially suffering from the “my favorite restaurant has turned bad” hangover.
So now on to today’s scintillating blog, which is going to be short. Most of you have A.D.D. today anyway since it’s Saturday, so a short blog is a good thing.
Last night, Kristen sent me a text with a great quote from one of last year’s most dubious non-award winning movies, “21.” I want to know how this quote makes you feel, and whether you live your life this way. Because if you don’t live your life according to this quote, then you’re actually missing life.
So, without further drumroll or teasing, here is today’s quote: “Yesterday’s history. Tomorrow’s a mystery. It’s all about what you do in the moment.”
How does this relate to your life? Do you live this life? do you want to live this way . . . or are you someone who’s future thinking and past thinking?
great quote — I will admit that I probably don’t live this way 75% of the time. Always a future thinker … and you’re right, you do miss a lot of life by doing that
The first time I listened this quote was while watching Kung Fu Panda, great message. I used to always think about past failures and after I read those so-called “life-changing” seduction books, I always worried about the future… But you inspired me to live in the moment! I started to see my life change. =)
David, I worked at a restaurant in LA that closed down for “unexplained circumstances” for about a week. What we were not told to tell the customers when we reopened, was that it was a cockroach infestation and we were shut down by the health department.
Good be the case for your place?
Love the quote, didn’t care for the movie. The book it was based on was set in the 70′s when casinos weren’t savy. Even though the movie is in “the past”, it still should have stuck to the story.
I’m wondering how could the food turned bad after cleaning up?
thanks for the post David! The quote is right. I understandd it. It’s odd though – because I learned it while I was commuting to school one morning.
Weird place to learn a great lesson
Ive heard that quote but a little different:
“Yesterdays History, Tomorrow’s a Mystery, Its About What You Do In The Present. And That’s Why They Call It Present.”
What I’ve heard is, “Yesterday’s History, Tomorrow’s a Mystery, but Today is a Gift! That’s why it’s called Present.”
Kung fu Panda!
Yeah, baby! =D
I like to play the game black jack…I hope you get to feeling better though.