fumbling towards exit signs

I am not so caught up in being perfect these days. I don't want to be perfect. I want to be happy realizing that I am perfect because of my imperfections.

Reasons I am perfect today:
I feel comfortable wherever I am most of the time.
I am a mess on more days than not.
There is more right with me than wrong with me simply because I am living.
I closed the bar on the other night and somehow made it to work without a hangover.
I am not content sitting at home on the couch.
I will drink beer out of a can and see nothing wrong with it.
I eat alone in restaurants and go to movies by myself; sometimes feeling as if I am on one of the best date I have had.
I don't think that I am better than other people, but I know I am amazing.
I wake up in the morning and dread the day.
I sleep through my alarm.
I am cold and heartless (like a robot or Popsicle), but emotionally sophisticated.
I would probably be the same person if I were to do it all again.

great expectations versus all things good

Is not having any expectations really the solution to being disappointed all the time?

I hear people say that if you don't have any expectations you minimize your disappointment when things don't go your way. You can feel pleasantly surprised by whatever comes your way. Everything becomes a gift; something above and beyond.

I can see the logic, but is disappointment really such a tragedy? If there is nothing in which to strive, where is the hope? If you have nothing to set your sights on, aren't you setting yourself up for the status quo, mediocrity, and ultimate failure?

I know that disappointment will follow too high expectations, but I also know that expecting great things keeps me moving.

I am trying to find a healthy balance between optimism, hope, obsession and the superior let-down.

Super Queen.

Zach Morris decided that I should go to cosmetology school. I am seriously considering it. Is it wrong to spend one's entire life in school to become a PhD and then completely switch careers?

I know I am searching for clarity, but really? Hair?