Tuesday, May 15, 2007

why a penny?

penny for your thoughts?
that is one of those sayings that, hopefully, other people will agree really does exist. my question is why just a penny? sometimes thoughts are so personal, so intense, or possibly even so ridiculously absurd that it would take very many pennies just to pry a single one out. for example, my thoughts this week have been as polar as one could get. deciding to travel to Italia has thrown me into much more contemplation and deliberation than one would think the realization of a dream should. and that what Italia is for me. i'm finally going to Roma! shout it from the rooftops! could it get much better than 5 weeks under the Roman sun? well...with my decisive nature, i keep thinking that it could...get better. or maybe it couldn't. but then again....maybe it could. what am i waiting for? sometimes you just have to dive in headfirst, knowing the water is going to be cold, but will feel so much better than standing on the hot pavement, waiting nervously to jump in.
well. here it goes. maybe this is my summer to learn how to swim.