Opal. So pretty and shimmering, so fragile and delicate. So deep, you can look into it and never see everything. Actually I like most gemstones that display those qualities, like Labodorite, Amazonite, Moonstone....

Next question- What's your ultimate Sunday afternoon?

OK, Ahna's going to make me answer my own question. Thinking about it kept me awake from about 1:30 until 4:00 this morning. Here goes (and this is before any caffeine):

There are things that I TRY to do.

I try to see something good in every situation. Like today - it was 10 degrees when I left for work, BUT all the snow was so gorgeous on the trees.

I try not to live and breathe my day job (which really does suck the soul out of me). So when I'm driving in, thinking about how much I hate my job, I remember that I have unlimited internet access!

I try not to live my life according to the expectations of others.

I try not to wonder why humans are the only mammals with the capacity for evil.

I try to remember that I don't know what anyone else is really thinking, so don't take everything personally (or so seriously).

And, I've come to realize, and more importantly accept, that not only can I NOT control everything, the reality is that I control absolutely nothing.

Some days I'm better at these things than others.