The Google Frenzy.

"...the most-searched U.S. song lyrics of the year - Lady Gaga’s 'Poker Face',and of all the things Americans want to learn how to do, it’s “how to kiss.”

Guess what's the overall top search among the top 3 search engines...

Michael Jackson! Woots.

Ask.com’s Top Overall Questions of 2009

1. How much should I weigh?
2. who knew people were that weigh conscious aye.
3. How do I get out of debt fast?
4. this makes sense, recession.
5. How do I get pregnant?
6. ...
7. What is Twitter?
8. noob.
9. What is Miley Cyrus’ phone number?
10. lmao. obsess much. what for anyway. hmmm, i wonder.
11. What is the meaning of life?
12. deep, but don't you think it takes more than some website to get this answer?
13. When will the world end?
14. the 2012 hype, kiasi doh.
15. How long does marijuana stay in your system?
16. HAHAHA.
17. What are the symptoms of Swine Flu?
18. fear exploits, 'nuff said.
19. What time is it?
20. Um, what happened to a good old fashion watch?! -,-

"If our search engine queries are, on some level, a reflection of who we are as a people, then we are a sorry, sorry lot indeed. Google, Microsoft and Yahoo all released their lists of the top search queries for 2009 today and they reveal us to be a nation of Twittering, celebrity-obsessed, swine flu-suffering, vampire-loving, Megan Fox-ogling, Lady Gaga-humming, World Wrestling Entertainment-patronizing, Windows-using Nascar fans."

Permanent imprints.

It's when you hold eye contact for that second too long

or maybe the way you laugh.

It sets off a flash and our memories take a picture of who we are at that point

when we first know "This is love."

And we clutch that picture to our hearts

because we expect each other

to always be the people in that picture.

But people change.

People aren't pictures.

And you can either take a new picture

or throw the old one away.

The Fire Within.

And I sit here in ponder

after all this while still in search for someone who would see through me.

For the very being I truly am.

And I'm still waiting,

someday you'd turn up,

whoever you are.

The best things are hard to come by.

It does not count if you believe in yourself when it's easy to believe in yourself. It does not count if you believe the world can be a better place when the future looks bright. It does not count if you think you're going to make it when the finish line is right in front of you.

It counts when it's hard to believe in yourself, when it looks like the world's going to end and you've still got a long way to go.

That's when it counts. That's when it matters the most.

Fall.

"You are not there. Somewhere in the future, suffering for something that hasn't happened yet. You are not there, in a place where all your worries manifest.

You are not there. Somewhere in the past, reliving your old mistakes and regrets. You are not there, in a place where memories resurrect.

You are here. Right here."