Make a new friend

I went to Institute tonight - a first. Our teacher had us break off into groups. My friend and I got together, naturally. I noticed that the young man directly behind was all alone so I invited him into our conversation and it was nice. Later, while waiting in line for food, I made friends with another lonely stranger. It was quite pleasant.

CD

My good deed for today was a mix CD. This past weekend, my friend CJ and I went to a concert in another state (Jason Mraz, if you wanted to know). We listened to our fair share of music, not to mention the concert, so the CD was full of music we enjoyed on the trip and at the concert. CJ was happy with the CD and made a big fuss over it which was just the reaction I was going for.

Merry Christmas

"Service is the rent we pay for life..."

I've never been a parent so I really don't know what parents want. But I have parents. My guess is that a couple things parents want are for their kids to be happy and for their kids to be good people. I think these things might be the ultimate payoff as parents -- and to have someone who will deliver holiday goodies to the neighbors.

This blog is my gift to my mom, to show her that I'm happy and that she raised an ok person. Everyday, from now until Christmas, I'm going to do something kind for someone. And it has to be something unplanned and out-of-the-way. Then I'm going to write about it. According to my calculations, I'll be doing at least 87 nice things before Christmas day.

Merry Christmas, Mom. Love you!