things I’m doing instead of writing blog posts

Watching an inhuman amount of Sailor Moon.  Shut up its awesome.  Unless you watch it in English. Stressing out about my ever increasingly boring job. Meh Sleeping too much. Researching a method for a DIY bird bath.  (What did the world do before google?) Becoming obsessed with making and eating Bento. And Rice balls!  yum.  [...]

Social Masks: Have courage to be yourself

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Dr. Seuss I know someone who speaks in a false accent.  At least we’re all pretty sure she’s faking, because every now and then it vanishes entirely and she sounds like a bland mid-western.  [...]

Gratitude: Cultivating a habit

I try to keep a Gratitude Journal, though many days I fail to use it.  I forget about it, or am too tired (lazy) to pick it up and write. I think gratitude is important in trying to maintain a positive outlook.  Try to be thankful for small things as well as big blessings in [...]

Why do you quit before you get started?

“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.” ~Unknown How often do you try completely new things?  When is the last time you abandoned all reason and took an ambitious leap into an activity you’d never tried before?  If you’re like me, it may have been a [...]

Why we struggle and why it’s important

Gather ’round, it’s story time!   Sometimes, its hard to remember that things happen for a reason.  There is a plan, and the things we go through prepare us for the things ahead.  I read this story about a year ago and I like to re-read it when I’m feeling overwhelmed by life.  Hopefully it brings [...]

A day late ode to awesome dads

Any man can be a father.  It takes someone special to be a dad. ~Author Unknown Father’s Day was yesterday and if you forgot you’d better call your dad asap with apologies and some epic excuses. I would like to take a moment to thank dads for being awesome.  I can’t imagine the person I [...]

Inspired to quit

So, I read the most horrifying thing a week or so ago.  Came seriously close to melting my face off like acid.  Word acid. The article was titled 10 New Ideas for Getting Inspired to Write, which sounded like just the kind of article I would like to read.  The ideas presented are good, solid [...]

Five things to do when you get sick

I’m sick.  I hate being sick.  Though, thinking about it, I’m not sure anyone really enjoys being sick, so maybe it goes without saying that I hate it. When you get sick there are certain things that help speed along the recovery process. Assemble the right combination of consumer goods. If you are lucky, you [...]

Infect others with joy: How to fight your boss

I have what you might call a toxic boss.  She has days when she’s fine, and she has days when she’s downright vicious.  Yesterday, during our morning meeting it became clear to me that we were all going to have a very bad day.  The mood was set.  Anger was the dish we were to [...]

Does anyone really like change?

I hate big decisions.  I really really do.  A decision means that something is going to be left behind.  Whichever alternative you don’t pick is going to remain an abandoned possibility.  A road never traveled.  A future self you will never be. I always wonder if the other choice would have been a better one. [...]

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The One Thing You Must Learn About Life

Filed under Note to Self by Amanda on March 25, 2010 at 8:15 am no comments

John Crichton: My grandmother used to say life is a great wheel. Sometimes it grinds you down into the mud, other times it lifts you up into the light.
Ka DArgo: Are we strapped to this wheel?
John Crichton: That’s a given. The point is, is that most times you get a second chance. You just gotta wait for the wheel.
~Farscape

“Life is full of ups and downs. The trick is to enjoy the ups and to have courage during the downs.”

Life tends to work on a cycle.  Good times never seem to last, and bad times sometimes never seem to end.   But they do. (more…)

4 Things You Need to Know About Not Enough Coffee

Filed under Site News by Amanda on March 24, 2010 at 8:00 am no comments

“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”
~William Shakespeare

Monday’s article provided an overview of the site’s intentions, and today we will break down the categories so you will know what to expect in the future.

Like all things with human influence, this site will evolve.  The categories will evolve beyond the parameters and become more than they are.  But for now…

Not Enough Coffee’s categories:

Escapism: Articles in this category will be about the things in life that provide a distraction or escape from ordinary life, the components of fantasy.  Wandering through a fictional world and imagining yourself in spectacular situations is a powerful tool to brush off the mundane world of laundry and bill paying.  This category will contain reviews and articles about movies, television, fluff fiction, Zombie attacks, Vampires, superheroes and Video Games.

Examples:  Would Super Powers Improve your Life?

5 Books Better than the Twilight Saga

10 places to hide in a Zombie Apocalypse (more…)

Site News

Not so helpful, self help experts

Do you ever feel like you want to give the finger to sickeningly repetitive self-help experts? Do you find yourself screaming “I haven’t had enough coffee for this shit!” several times a day? This week will feature posts about the site.  The purpose, what we’re all doing here, who I am and what you can [...]

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Rants

South by Southwest: Why do I Care?

Oh wait.  I don’t.  (Full blown rant ahead) South by Southwest is, if you are lucky enough to have avoided knowledge so far, an epic week long festival of music and movies and such that happens in Austin, TX every year.  It pretty much takes over the entire city with its shenanigans. SXSW for the [...]

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Note to Self

How’s the Hangover?

Hopefully those of you nursing hangovers this morning are able to sleep it off.  If you’re back to work this morning, here’s hoping your boss has a hangover of his own he’s trying to conceal, and will therefore leave you alone. So for your Irish flavored hangover, here are 2 Irish flavored quotes to enjoy. [...]

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Pop Culture

Where will you hide when the Zombie Apocalypse starts? (part 2)

Monday started the countdown of the 10 best places in the mall to hide from Zombies.  You can read part one here. The scenario so far: You’re so bored you actually decide to go to the mall. Maybe you’re thinking of window shopping. Maybe you’re not thinking at all. You’ve probably been watching too much [...]

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Pop Culture

10 places to hide during a Zombie Apocalypse (Part 1)

“When Hell is full, the dead will walk the earth.”  ~Dawn of the Dead If you’ve ever worked in retail, or another customer based industry, then you probably know that people tend to zone out when they’re shopping.  They have little regard or compassion for others around them.  I’ve seen mothers run over their own [...]

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Pop Culture

5 Books Better Than the Twilight Saga

Prepare yourselves.  The teaser trailer for Twilight: Eclipse comes out today.  Yesterday they released the above teaser for the teaser…  Are they serious? A teaser teaser?  All over the internet girls of all ages are squealing with delight over the prospect of  2 more hours of Edward, Bella, Jacob angst.  Though I suffered through the [...]

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Pop Culture

The Myth of Prince Charming

We are all used to the fairy tale wrap up at the end of Disney animated features.  Prince and princess kiss, and live happily ever after. Do they really though?  How can this fairy tale magic work if the princess has only just met her liberator? Disney has made a lot of money marketing their [...]

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Pop Culture

If life were like the movies…

Darth Vader, Lord Voldemort, Saruman, The Joker, Carnage, brain-craving zombies, and blood sucking fiends are generally straight forward.  In movies, books, and comics the goal is always clear: Blow up the Death Star, kill the bad guys, defeat the darkside, toss The Joker in Arkham, restore order, and maintain balance.  Then throw a kegger and [...]

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