Those hills breathe fire
And exhale into the stream
Billows of crackled frames
Mixed with the amassed sordid matter
Of a thousand million leaves
Pelf, from pandered promise
Settles into the hollows
Filling the rift with futile night
They will brush ash from their soles
For an eternity after having been told
Better to swallow holes than believe
What was struck, no longer stands
p.s. and so it went.
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Hi Kass :)
Thank you for a fresh, clean room, Mayo.
I will have to read and decipher this later as I am too tired to do it justice.
I like some of the words though, despite their connotation, including pelf and sordid.
Also
Better to swallow holes than believe
What was struck, no longer stands
A bargain was struck - and still stands?
A double entendre - this place amongst the cement and shoulders still stands?
Just wondering aloud...
why can't you just except things
Random mental meanderings...
filling the rift but not mending it.
futile night indeed. But perhaps not so much so...
*wondering if this poem was scheduled to be posted at this time in advance*
Pelf, pandered promise etc remind me of LA actually.
-End- meanderings.
Later guys :)
To whom are you speaking 5:12?
Good *insert time of day here* Mayo, SS, Kass, FASC, Possum, Miranth, BC, J (and L), Amy, Sweetcheeks, Miranth, Elena, TJ, Triston, Ergo; various anons, lurkers and watchers; hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs in the land of blogbelieve!
How are you all today? Well and wonderful, I hope!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (I think) GS/GNOTHI!!!!!
And many happy returns
Mayo: Hello! How are you? You surprised me this morning. I did not expect a new room so soon. As always, thank you. I hope you are well!
Paperheart: I’m sorry to read about what you’re going through now. You are correct. Sometimes a break can do a world of good for all parties involved. Trust that your parents are doing what they need to do and that it will all work out for the best. *huge hug*
Beloved Immortal: I miss running in to you too! It is good to read you again!
Amy: *waves* I’M HERE!!!! *blows kisses* What’s this about Lear being missing? I know you know how I coveted him; but, I didn’t do it! Nope, wasn’t me. *bats eyelashes, innocently*
Triston: Thank you, kind sir! Flowers are not required. Hmmm…..I must confess, some ice cream bon bons would be lovely!
Miranth: Great to see you back and chatting again! Get some sleep!
J: please tell Sparkle “Baa baaaa babaabaaaa BAA ba!” As usual, she will understand. ;)
Kass: Congratulations on being first!
To read and ponder (or just scroll through) today:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Building Your House
Author Unknown
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, "This is your house... my gift to you."
The carpenter was shocked!
What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.
So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.
But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your attitude, and the choices you make today, help build the "house" you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, Build wisely!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wishing you all a day of happy and wise building!
Hugs and Love,
~Namaste~
6/Wendy
Hi PJ, Poofed Chameleon, It’s Me, Yoda and Dalai Lama!
Everyone makes mistakes. It's the giving up -after those mistakes- that is the real wrong.
Fall down, stand up, brush off, try again. Live. :)
Good grief! Sorry for taking up so much space, Mayo.
*blushes*
Hmmm.....comment number 6. I wonder if it's another omen?
Kass, I'm scared now!
Hi Miranth,
"Those hills breathe fire
And exhale into the stream."
Mayo lives in Yellowstone (Jellystone) Park.
He is Yogi Bear.
Or Bobo.
I'll get back to work...
...but not before I say "hello" to Wendy, who will undoubtedly bring about the end of the World!
:D Kass!
Yes, Wendy, I am off to sleep a bit. The dog wouldn't come when I called, but she's in now.
I am glad to see you about too :)
I know, Kass. I know! It will all be my fault....
*sighs sadly*
You must stop me before it is too late! Please, do something, Kass!!! ;)
Kass: Perhaps Miranth could assist you in stopping me (if she were not so tired). Oh well!
Goodnight Miranth and sweet dreams!!!
*blows kisses to Miranth and Kass*
I'm sorry...
well what a surprise!!
wow mayo, sounds pretty desperate!
bleak but beautifully written.
don't know what it means exactly?
i take it things were pretty horrible here last night though?!
hope everyone's OK?
morning anyway mayo and thanks for the new space. let's just hope it stays clean for a while anyway!
you have a good day OK?!
hi SS! hope you're good? take care and have a great day!
hi everyone!
kass, wendy, miranth, nice anons.
kass congrats! wow its hard in our time zone to get a first place!!
were ya shaking? were ya?!
when i got my first place (or a might have got 2?) i have to confess my fingers wouldn't work!! haha! seriously....how silly! and then all i could say was "oh fuck"....my mum would be so proud!
OK *hugs* to TJ.
PH an extra big *hug* for you. so sorry you have so much shit going on in your life at the mo!
if it is indeed GS's bd then
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GS!
and if not it's an early bd wish!
oh and nice story wendy! wish i'd read that a while ago.....i feel i have made several building and decorating errors already!
Hi FASC!
I'm guessing Mayo knows when to post if he doesn't want a avalanche of replies, my only regret is that I should have written something really profound to inspire those as they write their own comments.
Alas the moment has passed!
Hmmm yes in hindsight we are all perfect Kass!
it was better than mine though Kass!
Hello =]
hello phoenix riddle!
are you a brand new blue formally an old anon? or just a brand new blue?
Sorry for what 5:34?
You're not giving up now are you??
ah well, phoenix riddle disappeared!
right i have to go!
have good days everybody!
You can't do this, it's not fair.
Get up.
hello mayo
hello kass miranth wendy fasc and anons
happy birthday GS!
Mayo not quite getting it, what on earth is pelf?
but sounds like giving up on something? or you shouldn't give up?
I've been teaching chemistry and magnetism, brain can't swap topics that easily! lol
ok pelf is dishonestly aquired riches
as opposed to pilf, which is fluff like you find in the bottom of your pockets
Morning Mayo! Morning everyone!
Gotta get to work but just wanted to pop in and say hi.
Thanks for the new post, Mayo. I'm gonna have to read it a few more times when I get to work.
What?
I get paid to read your posts. Yep.
^_^
Later peeps!
Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
When your heart's heavy
....
Don't give up
Because you want to be heard
If silence keeps you
....
Don't give up
It's just the hurt that you hide
When you're lost inside
....
Don't give up
Because you want to burn bright
If darkness blinds you
....
Don't give up
......
'ok pelf is dishonestly aquired riches'
He's probably talking about encouraging little kids to spend there money on his records by pretending he gives a shit about any one but himself
made me think of this song:
In this proud land we grew up strong
we were wanted all along
I was taught to fight
taught to win
I've changed my name
But no one wants you when you lose.
Don't give up - 'cause you have friends
Don't give up - you're not beaten yet
Don't give up - I know you can make it good.
Though I saw it all around
never thought that I could be affected
Thought that we'd be last to go
it is so strange the way things turn.
Drove the night toward my home
the place that I was born on the lakeside
As daylight broke I saw the earth
the trees had burned down to the ground.
Don't give up - you still have us
Don't give up - we don't need much of anything
Don't give up
'cause somewhere there's a place where we belong.
Rest your head
you worry too much
it's going to be alright.
When times get rough you can fall back on us
Don't give up
please
don't give up!
Got to walk out of here
I can't take anymore
Going to stand on that bridge
keep my eyes down below.
Whatever may come and whatever may go -
That river's flowing
that river's flowing.
Moved on to another town
tried hard to settle down
For every job so many men
so many men no one needs.
Don't give up - 'cause you have friends
Don't give up - you're not the only one
Don't give up - no reason to be ashamed
Don't give up - you still have us.
Don't give up now - we're proud of who you are
Don't give up - you know it's never been easy
Don't give up - 'cause I believe there's a place
There's a place where we belong
There are currently 288 wildfires burning in California.
ok somehow I lost a line
In this proud land we grew up strong
we were wanted all along
I was taught to fight
taught to win
I've changed my face
I've changed my name
But no one wants you when you lose.
goodness gracious anon how terrible!
fires are scary, so difficult to control and so completely devastating
"They will brush ash from their soles
For an eternity after having been told
Better to swallow holes than believe
What was struck, no longer stands"
A deal with the Devil comes to mind from those words Mayo. I'm sure it will mean something else to me after I read it a few times. Just my first impression.
Good morning Mayo. Glad to see you're still hanging in there.
I once heard that Edison tried and failed 2,000 times at inventing the carbon-filament lamp. When asked about his failures he said, "I didn't fail. I just found 2000 ways of how NOT to make a lightbulb."
With that in mind, have a great day.
sO Mayo wants us to believe he's in California?
Who else have we recently commented lives in California?
Mayo again I'm pressed for time, goodnight to you wishing you determination, self respect, faith and level headedness
much love EP xx
SS goodnight sending you sunshine, lollipops and rainbows everywhere lotsa love EP xx
goodnight blogbelieve see you in my morning
♥xx♥
Goodmorning everyone!
Hi Mayo,
It's all about the spin, sorry to say.
Woohoo,Kass,on being first!
*toots a horn and waves a Union Jack flag*
Congrats =)
Bella,
Great to see you up and healthy again =)
Guitar Pick Anon,
Yep, I believe you! The same thing happened to my gremlin. She was 2nd row.
FASC@5:01pm,
Stop popping guys!
You're going to mess up Mayo's home ;)
PH,
Sorry to read about your parents, love. You've had a very tumultuous 11 months, and I hope things look up for you soon.
*crosses Calaf off the roundup list*
Gnothi Seauton
I remember reading Wednesday was your special day, so...
Happy Jappy Birthday!!!
Hope you're having a super one!
Socky,
*hugs*
TJ,
Fingers crossed for Friday.
SS,
You are surely about to obtain official blog swamp monster status with all your lurking in the shadowy bloggy depths.
Have fun all. =)
'Night.
* depths ;)
*it has to have the winky face!!*
*shakes own head and heads off to bed*
Morning Mayo
Nice to see you were here. I still have too much sleep in my eyes to figure out anything yet.
Long day ahead of me. I work all day.
Hope your day brings much joy to you.
Oh and GS
Happy Birthday. Much love to you always!
Wow, this one has my brain flipping. Just sayin'.
Morning, guys! Mayo, SS, BlogBelieve, have a great day today!
Talk to you guys later on!
mmmm.
coffee, the live cd, and now poetry? i think i like this way of waking up. :)
i can't get the smile of my face, even though the poem has dark imagery.
i hope you're well, mayo?
and good morning blogbelieve.
*sigh*
off my face.
can't get the smile off my face.
*drinks more coffee*
*sigh*
i went back and caught up. wish i hadn't, but then again, it was lovely to see the support my friends have for me, and all the song lyrics, too.
*resolves to remember the helpful advice*
okey-doke. cup's empty. must refill.
I'm still listening for your whisper.
Maybe you've lost your heart instead.
heart's intact. and stronger, this morning, i think.
but i'm sorry.
I have a request of anons and regulars alike.
PLEASE LEAVE ME OUT OF STUFF.
There are people here I haven't said a word to in literally months, and I still somehow end up with my name getting tossed into things, by anons and by regulars who don't like me. Over the months I've been talked at with things like, "Well Kapunua and I ignore each other. And even though I said some stuff at her/accused her of something/called her some names/said she wasn't a good person, she hasn't answered me so she must be okay with it." One: "Ignoring each other" has to be a two sided thing. Dragging me into stuff with anons, randomly accusing me of being them, and still saying junk about me doesn't really count as "ignoring." The only thing I have said to anyone who doesn't like me--and I mean like, in literally months--was to offer OPL holistic advice on her blog. And two: Just because I don't answer that stuff doesn't mean that I don't mind. It means that I'm trying to see if not answering will make people stop. Thus far, it hasn't, so now I'm asking nicely: Please stop. Please leave me out of arguments that have nothing to do with me.
I realize a lot of this stuff was said about me weeks or months ago, and up till last night, but these things keep on getting brought up. I appreciate the fact that each time it happens, a few of you apologize for it. Now I'm just asking that it stop happening.
Thanks.
On another note, I owe a few of you emails this morning, but please give me some time as I have a ton of stuff to do as well as pick up another bird. So it will take me a while.
Mayo,
'Morning, how are you? I hope all is well with you, inside and out.
Well, on my first read of your post, I have to say wildfires did come to mind. But I know you, and you know me, and we both know each other well enough by now that neither one of us will let something just be and go with it. I will dig and find a deeper meaning. One, that is supposedly in my twisted head, hidden. I will pull from it, like I always do, exactly what I need.
I can't really get my thoughts together this morning and I apologize for that. I know what I'm trying to say but I am failing magnificently at trying to say it.
Funny....just like I failed but not so magnificently at trying to save something that was never really there in the first place.
Love to YOU Always,
S
p.s. Indeed.
Oh hey real quick, you guys wanna hear something weird? Remember that demon baby dream I told you about, and my cousin was in it and we were trying to wake ourselves up and we couldn't? Well I just got a message from her and it was like, "Dude, a few nights ago I had the craziest dream. Something scary was going on and we were trying to wake ourselves up by pinching ourselves and stuff, and nothing was working."
How weird is that? O_O
BlogBelieve,
Good Morning, guys. I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday.
TJ, I hope you're doing well and your chest isn't too sore.
PH, I am sending you extra hugs. You're going through a really rough time. I wish I could help. E-mail me if you need to talk.
And once again, I thank all of you guys for your well wishes for my situation. You all are such amazing people.
Seems silly to be sad about a broken heart when there are people out there with much bigger problems.
hey guys, good morning. :)
kapunua, that is pretty weird! have you and your cousing had matching dreams before?
sdock, thank you. i had my pain pills this morning, so i'm a little lightheaded and my arms tingle, but otherwise, i'm ok. lol
i feel like i've just had a few drinks!
i'm pulling for you, though, sdock, and i just want you to know that. please remember that right now you're kind of like a person who has had a collision -- you're in shock. be gentle with yourself, ok?
Thanks, TJ, but I can't help but laugh at myself, ya know? It is all rather silly when you think about it in the big scheme of things.
Or maybe that's just what I tell myself to make it easier. Who knows?
We, humans, are great at convincing ourselves and talking ourselves into and out of every situation possible. That can be a great thing or a terrible one.
Listen at me babble this morning.
Gah......
Hi guys I hope you are both doing well. It's kinda strange here in limbo, eh? Wonder what we'll all be reborn as. Something cool I hope. ;)
TJ, yeah, we have had exactly matching dreams in the past and we've talked to each other in them, but that was many years ago. We hardly talk in real life anymore, so this was strange.
Ugh, I just got a call from the lady who hired me for a show today and she was like, "Oh, you don't have to do the show, I hired someone else." Uhh, thanks? Except I needed the money. And I wanted to. >_<
Shoots, I gotta get started.
Later guys!
it is better to believe than to swallow a lot of nothingness.
see you, kapunua. that sucks about that job!
sdock, believe me, it's not babble. your world just changed shape and now you have to figure it out all over again. think of yourself as like, magellan. :)
well, now that i'm going to be at home all day, we had to set up some house rules about the computer use, and my allotment for the morning is just about done.
but i'll be back tonight. :)
mayo, i was thinking about what that anon a little while ago said, and you know, i think maybe i did lose my heart a bit last night.
it was like i just hit a wall, and ran out of everything, in body, heart, and mind. it would be easy to say well, i didn't rest during the day like i should have after a surgery, etc etc, but since i seem to always have something to say to you, i really shouldn't have caved in to the hostile environment last night like i did.
still said my usual prayers, though. *smile*
gotta skedaddle now, but thank you so much for the poetry. i do so like alliteration (it's so deliciously anglo-saxon. *grin*)
take care of yourself, yes?
bye blogbelieve and have a good day! i'll see you guys tonight!
bye, mayo. :)
While the kiddies are sleeping away, let me add my two cents ok?
If they come on and start their tricks again, please please please just ignore them. It is our nature to defend our friends from attack, but it only fuels their petty little fires more.
If you dont address their comments or address them at all, they will final stop. They are looking for attention, dont give them what they want, please.
Talk over them, talk around them, just ignore their nasty little cyber bully games. Easier said than done i know but it is the only way to deal with them.
I'mm leaving a plate of my homemade chocolate chip cookies. and by the way, i can alway bring more!
I missed my sis by a few minutes, but will catch up with her later.
Peace to all of you. You mean so much to her and so inturn mean so much to me.
Trust me when i say, ignore is the only way to go!
Have a great day!
Heart and faith strong
Voice not far behind
Can't keep me down long
Secure are the ties that bind
it is better to believe than to swallow a lot of nothingness.
But what does that even mean really? I can convince myself all day long and believe with all my heart that my nothing is something, but does that make it real. Can I survive on that alone or will I starve to death feeding myself on a whole lot of nothing?
Hmmmmm.....
Solly loves to go round and round in circles with this shit all day long in her twisted little head.
Hi Elena!
If you want to start the day with a
rockstar
Hi Sdock
Good to see you.
Kapu I have always appreciated your comments and whether or not I like or agree with it or not, what you have to write it is appreciated all the same.
For the love of Christ to the Kapu Annon Haters please stop. IT IS OLD AND TIRED!!!!
p.
hi guys!
just popping in to say hi! i won't be around tonight as i am out on a drunken boat trip!! (mr bloke's teaching colleagues!)
you basically get on a boat and drink all the way to your point of destination. then you get off the boat and go to the pub. where upon you drink some more! then you get back on the boat and drink all the way back! then you fall into a cab if you can get one and talk utter bibble to the driver (poor man!) and then arrive home pretending to the babysitter that you aren't really that drunk!
then you go to bed and wake up feeling rough as a dog!*
yeh! and it costs good money too!
so i will see you tomorrow regretting nothing too major i hope?!!
love to you all!
mayo and SS you too!
* it's all part of british culture you know!!
hi solly and elena and anon and anyone else!
you weren't there when i started typing!
gotta fly!
to Farawaysoclose:
long-time lurker, first time commenter actually =]
sorry it took so long to respond
See ya later FASC
Take care
Hello Phoenix
oops i refreshed!
bye elena!
hello again phoenix riddle!!
really gone now!
in true 12 yr old humour mode.......
i was 69!
Okay, so I'm in a foul mood now.
I've got to spend about $300 on a piece of shit car. >_<
My mother-in-law just told my husband not to buying my son shirts with skulls and crossbones on them. >____<
And I'm hungry. >_________<
Gah! As if.
Anyhoo.....
I'm thankful because I got my tax rebate check this week so I'll have the $300 to spend on the piece of shit car.
I'm thankful because I don't give a rat's ass what my mother-in-law thinks so I will be buying my son whatever I damn well please. S//C has got some new stuffs up so hmmm......
And I'm thankful because the hospital cafeteria is only a block away so I can walk over there to get me sumfin' to eat.
^_^
SS,
You should be proud of me. You're like my anger management therapist. Normally, I would be throwing a stapler across the room right about now. Now, I just go, "Hmmm, what would SS do?" Like totally not in the WWJD way but you know....
Hee-hee.
I think hunger is making me light-headed. Gotta go!
I'm thankful that I have my sister.
I ♥ her like whoaaaaaah!
And tell your mother-in-law that she didn't mention anything about me, so Auntie Solly will be buying LHM whatever he wants.
Want me to call her up and tell her to look around her, her sons didn't exactly turn out spectacularly.
Hmmm....maybe if she'd have just let em wear shirts with skulls and crossbones and read Hellboy things would have turned out differently.
Yeah, I'm in a chatterbox kind of fucking mood today folks.
Snap! You so went there! :)
I think my husband set her straight. He told her that if she was the christian she claims to be then she wouldn't judge people by what kind of tshirt they have on or what they look like.
So he gets props from me today for that. :)
He told her he didn't give a damn what his son wore as long as he was a good kid, which he is.
Record Company Executive: Your fans are church folk, Johnny. Christians. They don't wanna hear you singing to a bunch of murderers and rapists, tryin' to cheer 'em up.
Johnny Cash: Well, they're not Christians, then.
Ain't that the truth?
I ♥ Johnny too.
I'm getting so fucking angry while packing my shit up. He even had the nerve to tell me that I shouldn't have thrown away something yesterday because I could use it to wrap up all my glass stuff.
Bastard! I can tell this is just tearing him up inside to watch me go.
BWAH! HAHAHAHA! My mood is taking a turn.
Just let me know when I can go smack him. >_<
Well, I for real gotta walk my happy ass across the parking lot because I'm hungry!
I need you to do me a favor later so call me. :)
I'm glad you're angry! Anger can be so helpful! Solly remember I gave you this song a while back and said it was about you leaving that douche?
It's bugging me, grating me
And twisting me around
Yeah I'm endlessly caving in
And turning inside out
'cause I want it now
I want it now
Give me your heart and your soul
And I'm breaking out
I'm breaking out
Last chance to lose control
It's holding me, morphing me
And forcing me to strive
To be endlessly cold within
And dreaming I'm alive
'cause I want it now
I want it now
Give me your heart and your soul
And I'm not breaking down
I'm breaking out
Last chance to lose control
And I want you now
I want you now
I'll feel my heart implode
And I'm breaking out
Escaping now
Feeling my faith erode
I always think of you when I hear that song. I always pictured you packing up your stuff and saying "I'm breaking out!"
And the person you want is you, you know what I mean?
Oh yeah and hey guys. ^_^ hey Princess and FASC, and thank you, anon.
So the bird I was supposed to pick up today died overnight. It's like I wasn't meant to do anything I was supposed to do today, right?
Winter in the middle of summer.
Well, I have Kung Fu tonight though. And right now I have to sort out these damn worms. >_< The prices went up. Seriously, that's just what I need.
Thanks, Jules. I know exactly what you mean about it being me and all. I just have to find her again.
Why is everything in my fucking house so damn dusty? Oh yeah, I know, it's because I never dust. Now, I feel like I have sucked it all up my nose and my eyes are watering and my nose hurts.
Good morning, Have a lovely Wednesday. Be happy :)
Does anyone have any idea what he is talking about?
You're not one of our group. You're probably one of the "prove that this is Gerard" anons trying to pretend to be a watcher.
Do you have the only group?
And no, our group does not in any way wish to reveal the true identity of Mayo.
That would wreck the fun, don't you agree.
We do agree. We like our theories. The one posting now, the group I am in was here from the beginning and sometimes makes quizzes.
We just like the "Lovelies" interpretations of Mayo's words.
They are why we watch.
Yo Watchers....
Please tell me that you guys didn't find watching that shit last night "fun".
The lovelies still talk. They just do it someplace else. Must keep up the illusion.
It is self-preservation and their only means to protect the integrity of Mayo's blog.
Must keep out the rif-raf.
-Not a watcher.
i never saw the answers to the last quiz, somebody can you please repost them for me?
Lat night was not fun. But it is never fun when people fight.
Sorry I do not have on hand the answers to the last quiz. I don't even remember who posted that one here but it wasn't me.
Guys, there will be a total solar eclipse on August first. Let's make a date to have an eclipse party, okay? ^_^
Wow, I totally just linked to the wrong page. Hang on.
Okay well, here is a wikipedia page on August 1st's eclipse. Simple as ya go!
can you find it later?
Anonymous said...
I'm still listening for your whisper.
Maybe you've lost your heart instead.
July 16, 2008 9:46 AM
---
I am tired of whispers. I think I'll scream now.
And Maybe you fucking ate it.
I've lost everything, and you seem only to have gained. That's fair. I can't be like this. I don't know how you can. Fucking do something. Real.
or a watcher
The hills have eyes
and ears.
The Boy with Fire in His Eyes
The boy with fire in his eyes
Stands there waiting.
It is his soul inside;
It keeps him standing.
And if ever the fire goes out,
He will freeze in the cold.
It is his heat
And all that keeps him living.
Or if it never is put to use,
It will consume him;
He will burn to the ground
His ashes left behind.
But if the fire blazes,
If kindled, kept and carried,
If the boy with fire in his eyes
Finds life inside that fire,
His fire will light the world,
Will pierce the mist,
A fire to drive the dark away
Forever and ever more.
Daniel Nairn
Just felt like sharing this poem again with everyone here.
Then say it some place else.
Just SAY it.
If I upload a picture of a weird caterpillar, could anyone maybe tell me what kind it is?
>_<
WTF?
Yes, Jules! An eclipse party! :)
And yes to the caterpillar! I won't be able to see it until I get home and I won't be able to tell you what kind it is but I want to see him.
Yeah, an eclipse party, it would so rock!
Okay, I will upload him and if you're any good at identifying, have at it. It had a weird eye thing on top of its head, but only one, like Cyclops.
I want 102!
Hey as long as you don't live any near any of them but its still the start of the season.
Mayo,
I'll have you know that I can't read your title without singing part of this old hymn that my church sings. (Funny, I know)
Up from the grave he arose
Why I hear that, I have no idea. I was thinking about this earlier and I just kept thinking that Mayo, regardless of what has went on in your life or what is going on now, you have a chance to make things right. You have a chance to do it better. Just like fire, we can sometimes do everything in our power to destroy everything good and bad in our lives. Everything. But if we're lucky, you find yourself with the opportunity to do it right. To make it better and even more beautiful than you ever imagined.
So yeah, I got that from your title.
I was thinking too hard today, Mayo! :)
Shit! I have got to go to work! I'm gonna be crying when I don't get a paycheck! :)
Later peeps!
Oh Princess, I love the different/similar world-views. I was thinking of the episode of Buffy when she crawled out of the grave. ^_^
Here is the weird caterpillar. Does anyone know what sort it is?
While I'm doing photos, check out this adorable dragonfly's face. He was chilling all over the yard today and I took a ton of pictures of him. In that picture he looks all like, "Hey lady, look, I'm just trying to chill on a piece of grass, can you get out of my grill for a while?" But I didn't, and here is a picture of him chilling on my iris leaf.
And from the other night, fire lilies!
And FF FIRE! (I don't know if "FF" is "Final Fantasy" or like, something rude.)
You're breakin my heart
You're tearing it apart so fuck you......
This says Abbott's Sphinx. It will grow up to look like this.
Hi, enjoy your day, gotta run, bye.
Hear the sound
The angels come screaming
Down your voice
I hear you've been bleeding
Make your choice
They say you've been pleading
Someone save us
Heaven help us now
Come crashing down
We'll hear the sound
As you're falling down
I'm at this old hotel
But can't tell if I've been breathing or sleeping
Or screaming or waiting for the man to call
And maybe all of the above
Cause mostly I've been sprawled on these cathedral steps
While spitting out the blood and screaming
"Someone save us!"
Heaven help us now
Come crashing down
We'll hear the sound
As you're falling down
And will you pray for me?
Or make a saint of me?
And will you lay for me?
Or make a saint of?
Cause I'll give you all the nails you need
Cover me in gasoline
Wipe away those tears of blood again
And the punchline to the joke is asking
Someone save us
Heaven help us now
Come crashing down
We'll hear the sound
As you fall
And would you pray for me?
(You don't know a thing about my sins
How the misery begins)
Or make a saint of me?
(You don't know
So I'm burning, I'm burning)
And will you lay for me?
(You don't know a thing about my sins
How the misery begins)
Or make a saint?
(You don't know
Cause I'm burning, I'm burning)
Cause I'll give you all the nails you need
(I'm burning, I'm burning again)
Cover me in gasoline again
Is it cos Im cool
Is it cos Im cool
Why you dress like me is it honesty or you just a fool
Is it cos Im cool
Why the school kids laugh cause the papers got it wrong again
Is it cos Im cool
Take a piece of me serve me up on a plate in your restaurant
Is it cos Im cool
Is it cos Im cool
Is it cos Im fly
Cos I said what I said when I said what I said but I didnt say
Is it cos Im hip
Why you dig my shit and you say I am a fan now I understand
Is it cos Im hot
Why you mention me in your V.I.P memories
Is it cos Im cool
Is it cos Im cool
I aint buying or selling today
Im just looking around
For some decent conversation
No hidden agenda
No phony pretender
No holding on out for no sweet sixteen
Or peppermint dream
Ill call you please dont call me
Is it cos Im cool
Is it cos Im cool
Is it cos Im Smart
Why you break my heart with the lies you tell baby kiss and tell
Is it cos Im wrong
That you jump right in with no discipline baby sink or swim
Is it cos were friends why you use my name just to entertain yeah
Is it cos Im cool
Is it cos Im cool
Time keeps ticking and running away
And Its taking us fast to a brand new free dimension
Too cool to mention well thats the intention
But some of us too damn blind to see
Its setting us free
Say goodbye to jealousy
Is it cos Im cool
Is it cos Im cool
I aint buying or selling today
Im just looking around
For some decent conversation
No hidden agenda
No phony pretender
No holding on out for no sweet sixteen
Or peppermint dream
Ill call you please dont call me
Is it cos Im cool
Is it cos Im cool
Is it cos Im Smart
Why you break my heart with the lies you tell baby kiss and tell
Anon, you found it for me! How fantastic, thank you! And it says they go on grape vines; well that one was right under my grape vine!
Check this out there, this it what else it says:
The larva feeds on the Vitaceae and is not uncommon on Ampelopsis. The caterpillar is not provided with an anal horn, but has instead an eye-like tubercle, or boss, at the anal extremity.
That wasn't its eye, it was its ass.
And it has an anal boss.
It's too bad it grows up to be so hideous huh? Yet what can you expect from something with an anal boss?
In Arcadia ego / Twisted the rose did grow / Sucked up the sap of this world /
Blood red the petals pearled / With some wisdom absurd
And outside these walls / The night took the rose / Bound it with moonlight /
And cut it up with the morning star
In Arcadia ego / A rose to drown in snow / A sepulchre by the sea / Marble to
slumber beneath / Lulled by a mountain stream
And outside these walls / The night knows us all / In dark woods wandering /
Detached of our soul
"Pour wine and dance if manhood still have pride / Bring roses if the rose be
yet in bloom / All wisdom shut into his onyx eyes / Our Father Rosicross sleeps
in his tomb"
In Arcadia ego / How fast the years did go / And how bitter is the wind /
Blowing from shores of Arcady
And outside these walls / The night knows us all / In dark woods the roses
grow / In hardship the soul
Anyway, when I went to the MCR concert in Phili. There was a girl behind me that was crying.
I looked back at her a few times. Didnt think anything of it. I believe she was by herself.
After the concert was over. She was still standing in the same position and crying. She looked at me. I wanted to say something but what could you say to a person like that?
Was it the song. Was it a band member? Was it that was the last show she might see?
I still see her in my mind and wonder about her. Who she was.
I still feel bad for her in a way.
Then I started thinking about it. I thought maybe she wasn't wrapped too tight. To this day I dont know and may never know.
Cool pink one! :)
Was that Redrum? Did someone see Redrum?
Nah, that was just a flash of light. ^_~
Truck Stops and Statelines is their third US tour, and for once, they're not the first ones onstage; they have seniority. Or, as William frequently reminds them during the first few weeks - until he stops, tight-mouthed, and it's no longer a joke - they're second-billed, we run this popsicle stand, little padawans, and don't you forget it, and The Academy are totally and utterly and completely in charge, okay, they're the main attraction.
You said 'anal horn.'
At the PR I went to, there was an entire family there who came just for MCR - a mom and four kids ranging in ages from about 9 to 15. They were sitting right behind me (we were in the front row behind the very small pit at Lakewood Ampitheatre). They were all dressed in MCR t-shirts. They talked very loudly during the other bands' sets, screaming things like, "When do we get to see Gerard?" By the time TBS took the stage I was really agitated.
At one point during the MCR set Frank threw a water bottle out into the audience and the girl sitting next to me, who looked to be about 20, caught it. I swear, those kids tried to rip it out of her hands. She told one of them she was going to smack her if she didn't stop and the mom proceeded to swear at her, telling her that her daughter deserved the bottle because she was just a kid. That woman said things that I swear to God made me blush.
I just remember leaving there and thinking that MCR has the most fucked up fans on the planet.
if sumbody here was in love with sum body else they would contact the other person. Most lovelies have contact inform on their profiles.
realitycheck.
harsh?maybe.true?definitely.
You know its true! You know its true!
I totally did, 3:26. And I couldn't decide if it was like, a horn like a cow's horn, or a horn like a trumpet, like that one animated scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with the angels.
NTB BI
That doesnt seem right to talk during other bands performances.
How rude! Sounds like that person was messed up fo sure.
TBS was fantastic. Really enjoyed them. I know their songs. Do you
like them TBS too?
MCR fans aren't ALL messed up.I would never yell Gerards name unless.hmm. kidding.
Yes, I am too lazy to sign in.
yes, I'm BI. I had to. Was funny.
It was to me. Don't feel like talking now. May be on later if I feel better.
Hi and bye all.
I'm on my way out the door. Have a good Weds.everyone whats left of it anyway.
NTB BI
You are the most untrustworthy person on here, you lying freak.
Stop trying to hide under another name.
So, I'm awake from my nap.
What's new?
true
Hi and bye all.
I'm on my way out the door
It is like you are fake stomping away, making enough noise to pretend you are leaving. Meanwhile you hide behind the couch and shout and blame someone else.
Phantom, no pass required.
*yawns*
*stretches*
*rubs eyes*
What the hell?
oooohh, someone else to bother. I see. I had to take the dog out anyway before I left and feed her before I left.
Its not making enough noise. Its what it is. When someone else says that. Nothing is said.
Thats supposed to bother me? You guys are too funny.
I am really out the door. Pc off! Going to buy a word search mag. and some bleach to clean out some mouths around here and to clean my house.Cleaned the bathrooms today. Tomorrow the floors. I dont wanna. Dont make me.
Hi Solly.
I just found a new web page on this one really huge publishing company that confirms they are accepting unsolicited manuscripts with a cover letter.
Well I've got a really nice query letter but a cover letter is something else, and I'm trying to find a web page with tips on how to write a really fantastic one.
The cover letter is more daunting than the damn novel.
And you Solly, how are you doing today?
Speaking of phantoms....
I haven't seen Phantom the kitty in a long ass time. :(
3:58, is that you, Mayo? 'Cause that one time you were all "do you have a pass to roam these halls" or somet.
"Somet," I got that from Fim. It's cute when she says it though. With me, it just sounds pretentious.
But, what else is new? ;)
She was last seen wearing a viking helmet and pining for the fjords.
Hahaha!
Thanks for proving my point.
Piiiinin' for the fjords?!
I would imagine a cover letter would be pretty daunting, Jules. But you can do it! Make it fantabulous.
I thought about Mayo too with that comment, "Do you have a pass to roam these halls?"
I'm weird today, Jules. Just feeling really weird.
Smoke,
Poor SS Phantom Kitty. You took it from its mommy and the mommy took it back from you. That kitty will get revenge on you.
Yeah.
I'm gunna getchoo, Smoke. RAWR...I mean meow.
You babies fighting? You tell him he shouldn't come on anymore in the heat of anger?
Were you the rock, Mayo?
I'm trying', Solly but I keep choking. I'm like, "Err. Hi. So I wrote this book and all and, like, I'm sending it to you. PLEASE READ IT OR I WILL SLIT YOUR FACE."
They don't really like that kind of thing though.
I hope you get to laugh today, Solly. :)
You saw me raising my hand.
Were you the rock, Mayo?
Get your roodypoo candy ass off The Rock!
I have never actually heard that guy say anything like that. I only saw him in The Rundown, but my friend had such a crush on him and she always used to say that.
Plus, I pictured Mayo as The Rock, and that brought me a LOL.
Okeedoke! And now that I've totally barged into a conversation, I'm going to gather the shreds of my dignity and back out of it. ^_^ Good luck. :)
Jules, yeah you might want to leave out the "slit your throat" part.
Oh you guys always make me laugh. If there's one thing I can count on, it's coming here and being able to laugh with you guys or laugh at myself.
I'm a funny chick.
It was "slit your face" but you know, throat is just as good, and quicker. But I don't think editors like that kind of talk, you know, or the "your brains or your signature will be on this contract" kinda thing. One just can't get away with that sort of negotiating these days. One must write a cover letter.
Oh dear God, I guess I am letting my inner killer out with the "throat" part. WTF is wrong with me today? Yeah, but no. You should definitely not use the word "slit".
In any context, for sure.
I toyed with the idea of "read my crap or you'll get a vunch" but they frown on that kind of thing too.
I mean seriously. A girl can't even get herself published through the threat of violence. It's not fair.
Anonymous said...
She was last seen wearing a viking helmet and pining for the fjords.
o_O
SS PHantom Kitty said...
I'm gunna getchoo, Smoke. RAWR...I mean meow.
O_o
Get your roodypoo candy ass off The Rock!
That made me laugh out loud! I love The Rock!
He is a funny dude.
The Rock to Mayo:
Mayo,
You know what you can do with this blog?
You take this blog and you shine it up real nice. Then you take that sonofabitch, turn it sideways and shove it straight up your candyass.
^_^
LMAO! Oh man, that's so funny. I've never heard the dude say that but when my friend used to imitate him it was so awesome. Hee.
Oh, I am making Jules's Famous Yummy Salad of Deliciousness.
Hi everyone, how are you?
Have fun FASC, don't get too drunk.
Happy Birthday GS, wish I had the cash to buy you that house on the cliffs.
Papergeart, sorry to hear that you are having to face more troubles. I am thinking of you sweetie and I hope things start to go well for you soon.
I'm just popping in goodbye really.
I'm not gonna be around till after the weekend.
Me, mum and sis are off to the coast for a few days. We are off to the place where we scattered some of dad's ashes.
We go there every year on the day 18th July. It's been 6 years this year and if I live to be 100 with demetia, I will naver forget that day. I'll never forget how I tried desperately to give dad mouth to mouth and how even though I managed to bring him back three times, we still lost him.
We will go and sit on the harbour front which is where we actually scattered the ashes. We always buy some doughnuts and feed them to the seagulls like we did on that day. We will sit and think if dad and talk about past family holidays at Brid when we were young. Most importantly, we will laugh at remembered memories.
Anyway, I will miss you guys. I miss a lot of you already. I have been going to work earlier and thus, not staying up as late to make up for the hours I'll miss for not working this week.
Because of this, I have not been around to chat to some of you much this month. Damn timezones. After this month is done and I have caught up my hours, I will be around to chat more again.
I hope you all have a fantastic time this weekend and if you get the chance to stop and think of the name Eric, I would be so grateful. You all know the story I told about how saying the deceased's name makes them live on in the afterlife according to Egyptian religion.
I love you guys.
Bye for now.
xxxxxx
Damn, so sorry for the misspelling of paperheart.
kinda got caught up in the emotion of that last comment and typed too fast.
Sorry paperheart.
Are you gunna toss it?
MissT!!!!!
I'll be thinking of you this weekend! We'll be missing you! :)
Oh and before I forget again...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GS!
MissT,
I ♥ you. I will miss you, but I hope you have a nice weekend.
Damnit, yessssssssss!
Happy Birthday, GS!
MissT
Thank you so much for sharing such an important part of your life with us. What a beautiful way to remember your dad.
MissT, as for your trip, that's wonderful. I hope you have a fantastic time. Also, I am so sorry that you had to go through that devastating time. I can't even imagine it. I hope you will have some laughter and some good times!
4:46 that's nasty. Quit being dirty or I'll tell your mother of you.
Jules,
You make me laugh so freakin' hard.
Okay, I'm gonna go feed the dawgs and stuff. I'll be back later.
*waves to Fimmy*
Thanks so much guys. I love you all so much. Just talking to you all gives me strength through the hard times.
I'm so honoured to be able to share my life, good and bad with you guys.
I shall think of you all as I sit and eat my fish and chips (another tradition).
Anyway, we got an early start tomorrow so I'd better finish packing and head off to bed.
Once again, thanks. You don't know how much you all make things better.
Nighty night.
You're breakin my heart
You're tearing it apart so fuck you......
why?...why don't you understand
this is deceptive
Ladies, and men as well, please all of you read this.
In a spectacular act of complicity with the religious right, the Department of Health and Human Services Monday released a proposal that allows any federal grant recipient to obstruct a woman's access to contraception.
One more, guys. Tell me what you think of this, too.
President Bush has asserted executive privilege to prevent Attorney General Michael Mukasey from having to comply with a House panel subpoena for material on the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.
Basically what this means is that he's throwing his weight around as president and saying, "No, you can't see reports of an FBI interview and of the speech that included the decision to go to war in 2003. Legally you are supposed to be able to subpoena them, but you're forgetting one thing: I am the president and what I say goes."
'ERIC'
go look at it.
I'm all caught up on the blog and now I'm choked up.
Thank you for being who you are.
Sniffle, sniffle. Okay, now how is everybody?
I think this is the perfect portrayal of their one sided love.
good morning
how's things?
Hey, Ergo!
How are you?
Thanks, my friend.
Hi Guys,
What's new?
Solly!
Same old, same old. Except we're starting a heat wave. Tomorrow it's supposed to feel like 107 degrees or something infernal like that.
hi star hi k
have a good trip missT sounds like a lovely thing to do
(and I love fish and chips too)
Ergo,
Tell Meg I said "Cluck, cluck" which translated into Hi, how are you?
Star,
OMG, that's hot. You're gonna melt.
I just spent the past 30 minutes playing with fire in my front yard burning stuff. (Just boxes, nothing bad.)
hi sdock
I'm well thanks, a bit cold (lol) and you with heat waves!
weather is still dreary, but I may get to have my walk this morning as it isn't actively raining
anon I never trust photos to tell me too much, one fraction of a second can make a totally different impression, someone may have yelled out, gerard waved then returned to hug frank. Just because the pic caught that moment doesn't mean it was one sided.
Yes, Ergo, how is Meg?!
Fire is so much fun, right, Solly?
OMG, it was, but I realized that it was seriously stupid considering how dry it is around here. So I just stood there, lighter fluid in one hand and water hose in the other. Bwah!
Just waiting for the fire department to pull up and write me a citation for burning without a permit or something.
So I had to hurry up and put it out.
"Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see."
will do sdock!
Solly,
Scott Weiland's wife set all of his clothes on fire on their front lawn.
I could totally see myself doing that.
My friends and I burned our high school uniforms in a huge bonfire when we graduated. It was awesome.
very prudent star
Meg is good, she's in with everyone else and seems perfectly happy
Yayness for Meg!
Star, I dunno if I could actually burn someone's stuff. Nah, I don't think I could.
Star, I dunno if I could actually burn someone's stuff. Nah, I don't think I could.
Oh, but I could burn it for you. You know how much I love fire. ^_^
BURN! MOTHERFUCKER BURN!
Right now, I'm thinking about burning a piece of shit car.
Hey everyone! *waves*
Hello Lucy and Smoke!
Smoke, car repairs are a pain in the ass. I wish I could fly.
* nudges door open, staggers in *
Paperheart - so sorry to hear about your parents. Give yourself time to adjust. Wishing you strength.
TJ - glad to hear that your procedure went as well as could be expected. Sending you positive thoughts for Friday.
Anon who misses me - thank you.
And to all those who sent birthday wishes and gifts - thank you, thank you, it truly does mean a lot to me :)
Much love
GS x
* leaves left over birthday carrot cake on the kitchen table *
TTFN
lol I'm watching a show 10 songs you hate to admit you love (80's) and no 10 is Take My Breath Away, and you know I sound pretty damn awesome singing it alone in my lounge.
Happy Birthday, GS!
I'd rather have Take My Breath Away sung to me, then The Carpenters
hi smoke hi lucy
hello GS,
*pulls little party popper and showers streamers*
happy Birthday
(OH no Dancing on the Ceiling! hahahahaa)
Ergo,
Bwhahah! I have lots of songs that I sing fabulously in my living room. I really don't understand why those record companies haven't beaten down my door.
Hi Lucy!
anon I could totally rock a serenade for you then!
♪♫
Watching in slow motion as you took my haaaaaand.
and said
Take my breath awaaaaaaaaaaaay♫♪
I do a pretty damn good Karen Carpenter if I do say so myself.
"Don't you remember you told me you loved me babyyyyyy...."
Star,
Gah! It sucks so bad spending money on a crappy vehicle. What's bad is I have 3 more and they are ten times as crappy!
SS,
You know that will mean so much to her. Thank you. :)
Hope you are doing okay today.
Okay, back in a few peeps.
Thank you Star :)
Whoa, shiny twizzly things. Thank you Ergo :)
Can't stop ladies, sorry.
Take care
TTFN
Mayo,
It must be pretty hard to wax nostalgic. You've been doing it for a few days now. I don't think I want to try that. Are you okay? Want to try waxing something else? Want to shake things up a bit?
is it a bad thing I know all the words to Touch Me by Samantha Fox?
Yeah, yeah! My new driving hobby is singing Amy Winehouse songs in my car. I have a 30 minute ride to work in the summer, so I can get about six songs done.
I have to move my hands too, when i sing along, which is scary when I think about what I must look like.
oooh carrot cake! *swipes a slice and saves some for Miss T*
Thanks GS and Happy Birthday sweetie!
Hi Ergo! *hides carrot cake behind back* Um..yes carrots are obviously full of vitamins and part of your 5 a day...
Solly we would totally rock out at karaoke, amirite?
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