"Always expect better things ahead."

I read that this morning and it just made sense. I used to be of the "expect the worst; then anything else will be a pleasant surprise" school of thought. Fuck that. I say expect the best and then deal with any bumps you might face along the way. Why expect the worst? To settle for failure before it even happens? To lower your standards? To demean yourself by thinking you don't deserve the best? No way. Everyone deserves the best if they really want it and work towards it. You just have to put in the work. That is all. And the work? Not so tough. Just do good in the world and for yourself and others. Simple.

I am such a freakin' optimist. Damn.

By the way, surgery is one week from today. One week from right now, I will be cut in half. Actually, from right now they will probably be sewing my new bellybutton in or maybe cutting off the excess neely. :) I hope I can get them to take pictures of the skin they cut off of me - I seriously want a picture of it. I just wanna see what I don;t have to carry around anymore. I am getting so excited. Ack!