Monday, August 4, 2008

Your obituary won't mention you have a huge house and a plasma t.v.

My Grandma used to say "You only get so many words when you're born and once you've used them up...that's it."

She said the same thing about steps too.

"Once they're gone you don't get anymore."

Words and steps, I think she meant that they are the measure of a life.

She was a cool lady.





p.s. and in those last few moments they won't occur to you either.

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Anonymous said...

A heart in love with beauty never grows old

resurrected wreck said...

The red I have already is a blue-toned one, but the lighter ones I've looked at (and I would want a lighter colour for the bedroom area) in blue-reds are too pink.

ergo said...

Ah well re my monitor issues I just spoke to the laaaady who does the school stuff and she said they have had about 6 monitors failing in the last 2 weeks
so I'm getting a loaner tomorrow to see if that works

resurrected wreck said...

This is the colour I have already painted.

gnothi seauton said...

Ah now that one, my lovely Anon, is completely true

elena said...

Anonymous said...
A heart in love with beauty never grows old


A heart in love with TRUE beauty never grows old.

Beauty fades

True beauty comes from within.

gnothi seauton said...

Ergo - you're having trying times of late.

RW - that's a lovely colour. Is that your place? It looks funky!

Mmm, you have a dilemma on your hands regarding the bedroom paint.

resurrected wreck said...

Maybe a blue-green, do you think?

Amyranth said...

RW, I like that shade of red! Is that your bedroom, or your living room?

-A

Anonymous said...

The one who loves least controls the relationship.

resurrected wreck said...

RW - that's a lovely colour. Is that your place? It looks funky!

Nope, not my place. Just a pic I found when I Googled the colour. But my walls turned out exactly that shade, and I also have white trim.

resurrected wreck said...

RW, I like that shade of red! Is that your bedroom, or your living room?

Thanks, A :) My bedroom and living room are the same room. The walls that I painted that colour are in the dining room area & the little "hallway" between that room and the bedroom.

ergoproxy said...

third try!!
blogger hates me :(


hello anon interesting quotes

and RW as long as you stick with a blue based red it'll look good, I think that moss green could be lovely with it

gnothi seauton said...

RW - Could do. You seem to have your heart set on red though. Do you have Dulux paint in Canada?

Elena - perhaps the quote could be adjusted to your way of thinking. True beauty is, of course, within :)

resurrected wreck said...

I can't decide, EP!!

resurrected wreck said...

Dulux paint? Not sure. I've been using Benjamin Moore paint.

Amyranth said...

Then I'd go with the sage-green you mentioned earlier. It would be more soothing.

And I did my bathroom in blue, white and gold/yellow. It turned out really nice. I even started using sand and seashells to decorate with.

-A

resurrected wreck said...

Red was going to be the original colour, GS. Actually, the bedroom area was supposed to be in Raspberry Truffle too, but I ran out of paint, then decided to do it in some other shade.

It's more to do with wanting a change, I think, than in being stuck on a red shade. Right now the walls in my bedroom are already a sagey sort of green.

resurrected wreck said...

My bathroom's a write-off as far as redecorating goes, A. I'd have to strip out the tiles. Too much work.

resurrected wreck said...

I do like green though. Maybe just a different green would do the trick.

gnothi seauton said...

Anon - random quotes or are you trying to tell/learn something?

Amyranth said...

RW, yeah we had to rip the walls down completely. The bathroom was done from floor to ceiling in chocolate brown tiles. It looked awful, and was really freaking cold on the feet.

We've got lino in there now, and I think I'd rather have the tile! Textured Lino is so hard to scrub!

elena said...

Anonymous said...
The one who loves least controls the relationship.



Ain't that the truth!

elena said...

Ergo

Did you see my comment on the last page?

Anonymous said...

tell

A man is not where he lives but where he loves

resurrected wreck said...

I actually quite like the colour sceme in my bathroom, A - blue and white. But you can tell it was just slapped together. I really dislike that. I like things to look professional.

I'd also really like to get rid of the awful scratched up dirty white linoleum in my kitchen. But again, that's more work/expense than I'm willing to put into a rental place.

resurrected wreck said...

I don't want to make my place too pinky-girlie, so I think I'll probably end up going with green.

gnothi seauton said...

RW - if you do have Dulux they have a nice shade called Raspberry Diva that would blend quite nicely.

Other than that perhaps a blue/green as you suggested. The mossy green may be too cool against such a rich colour.

Ergo - I feel your pain. Blogger can be a pre-menstrual witch with bad shoes at times.

Amy - belated hello :)

elena said...

RW

How large is the kitchen? Some of the flooring that comes in squares and could be put down over the exsisting floor isn't too expensive.

elena said...

Anonymous said...

A man is not where he lives but where he loves



True. Just hope his love is returned at that address.

Okay, I'm gonna stop now. Just realized I sound sorta cranky. Sorry.

ergoproxy said...

oh I did miss it elena
I'm so glad it got there ok *phew*

I saw the spider and knew it was for you, a local makes them.
All teh stuff is by local people

I thought the pumpkin was cool, so you can have a bit of Oz in your halloween :)

resurrected wreck said...

I couldn't tell you the exact measurement, Elena, but it's a fair sized kitchen for a relatively small apartment. If I end up staying here long-term, perhaps I'll look into putting new flooring down.

gnothi seauton said...

Okay, I'm gonna stop now. Just realized I sound sorta cranky. Sorry.

Elena - :\ You okay? I could have probably responded exactly the same to all of those. I just don't tend to.

resurrected wreck said...

Oooo! That's a pretty colour, GS. Though somewhat pinker than I'd like.

Amyranth said...

Hallo GS!

And now that you've reminded me, a belated Hello to Everyone!

-A

resurrected wreck said...

True. Just hope his love is returned at that address.

You took the words right out of my mouth.

ergoproxy said...

RW just to add to your choice, have you comnsidered doing it like a false chair rail, a deeper colour below and lighter above?

you could do the deep red at the bottom then a really rich cream colour above?

resurrected wreck said...

RW just to add to your choice, have you comnsidered doing it like a false chair rail, a deeper colour below and lighter above?

I have, EP. And that is a definitely possibility. I may even do the lower colour a tone-on-tone stripe.

resurrected wreck said...

I don't know about the cream colour, EP. I have white trim in that room that I'd like to keep. If I did a cream, it would barely be noticable.

ergoproxy said...

hello AMy!

feeling less sake affected today?


OOh RW that always looks nice, very simple but rich

Anonymous said...

I think about you in every moment and every image of you hurts me horribly. I want to feel every thought, every whisper you say in the deep silence of the eternity of your soul. To be able to cry beside you, you in me, to be able to understand why our hearts beat, why we live among moments and not among eternities. H

elena said...

Hey Amy

I'm okay, GS

Just a bit stressed at the moment. That's nothing new.

Anonymous said...

Linoleum.

resurrected wreck said...

Linoleum?

Anonymous said...

Huh?

ergoproxy said...

RW I was thinking even more into a very pale brown


I am going to do my workout now then I have to go buy chicken feed as we ahve none, and we are going to visit hubby for lunch as he's working today

so I'll be back a lot later, have a good day/night and i'll see anyone still around later

♥xx♥

Anonymous said...

^ What they said.

sdock10 said...

Hi Guys,

How is everyone today? I got just about all my stuff moved and I get just one more night here.

Amyranth said...

Hallo Ergo and Elena!

Not sake affected at all. I woke up with barely a hangover. Can't say the same for everyone else though!

-A

sdock10 said...

Floor covering?

resurrected wreck said...

Have fun, EP :)

resurrected wreck said...

Hi, Solly! :)

You sound bizzy!

resurrected wreck said...

Parquet flooring.

Mmm...

sdock10 said...

I was, RW. But not anymore, I'm done for the night. Now I iz munching on carrots.

resurrected wreck said...

Carrots?

Not ice cream?

resurrected wreck said...
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resurrected wreck said...

Sorry, double-posted >.<

sdock10 said...

Nah, not ice cream. Just boring ol carrots. Soaking up some a/c. Trying to figure out what's for supper, ya know?

What you been doing?

Is your headache better?

Amyranth said...

Hallo Solly!

One more night? Will you have internet at your new place?

-A

elena said...

Hey sdock

Amy I was surprised I didn't wake up with a hangover. Last night I tried Jager Bombs.

It does taste like Chicklet gum.

sdock10 said...

Hi Amy,

How are ya?

Yeah, I will. I realized after I posted that comment I made it sound like I had one night left here, here...like BlogBelieve, but I just meant in this house.

gnothi seauton said...

Oooo! That's a pretty colour, GS. Though somewhat pinker than I'd like.

It comes out less pink on paper. But I must say I think your's and Ergo's ideas are better :)

Just a bit stressed at the moment.

Sorry to hear that :\

Amyranth said...

Oooh Jager Bombs. *wrinkles her nose*

I've never had them because I can't get over the fact that Red Bull tastes the way cat piss smells.

gnothi seauton said...

Hi Sdock :) I left you a message on the porch earlier.

RW - parquet eez nice :)

sdock10 said...

Hi Elena, Hi GS!

How are ya'll?

resurrected wreck said...

What you been doing?

Is your headache better?


My headache has been off and on all week because of the thunderstorms. But it feels better right now.

resurrected wreck said...

GS, I think lately I have been channeling an interior designer!

gnothi seauton said...

Solly - we are all in a decorating mood. Well me, Amy, Ergo and RW are :)

Amyranth said...

How does your new place look Solly?

(I almost typed Silly)

-A

sdock10 said...

GS,

I saw your note and I left you one on the porch and at your place. Thank you so much for everything.


Amy,

My new place looks a lot like my old place....meaning, I will be staying with my Mama for a bit. Pray for me.


RW,

My headache is better than yesterday, but still there.

gnothi seauton said...

GS, I think lately I have been channeling an interior designer!

So now the challenge is to do the ideas for less than $50! That is always the problem in our house. Great ideas, no cash.

resurrected wreck said...

RW,

My headache is better than yesterday, but still there.


I forgot about your headache, Solly, I'm sorry :( Do you get air pressure migraines too, or do you think it's stress-related?

resurrected wreck said...

So now the challenge is to do the ideas for less than $50!

Lol! Not a chance! The curtain fabric for my Black Parade wall alone was more than that!

Oh hey, if I do my bedroom in green then I can have burgundy curtains!

sdock10 said...

RW,

I really think it's the weather thing. I never knew about the pressure thing until you told me about it.

Amyranth said...

*gasps dramatically*

Poor child! What should we do about you now?

*clucks her tongue*

Actually I was home on vacation last year, and spending a week with Mom and Dad was kinda hellish.

Dad wouldn't let me wear any of the clothes I brought. All tanktops and such, and he'd freak!
"And where do you think YOU'RE going in THAT, Little Girl?"

*sighs*

Meanwhile Mom's like "Do the dishes. There's laundry upstairs, put a load in. Can you run to the store and get me smokes?"

It was like I'd never left. Next time, I stay in a hotel.

-A

resurrected wreck said...

I only started noticing the correlation myself a couple of years ago, Solly.

sdock10 said...

So, apparently, according to VH1, Marky Mark was the hottest hottie of the 90's.

Hmmm....

*ponders*

Anonymous said...

does anyone feel like singin' or dancin'?

resurrected wreck said...

My mom's exactly the opposite when I visit, A. She won't let me lift a finger. She even tries to fix my meals. It's a far cry from how things were when I was growing up!

resurrected wreck said...

8:03pm:

What do you have in mind?

resurrected wreck said...

Marky Mark?? Not a chance!

sdock10 said...

Yes, Amy, I know. It's going to be *sigh* a struggle. But I'm really really luck to be able to go back there. My family is crazy but they're great.

Still...

PRAY FOR ME!

Anonymous said...

anything really. I feel like I'm going slightly crazy and need some relief.

gnothi seauton said...

Solly - * hugs * I've replied.

Anon - YES PLEASE!

sdock10 said...

Anon,

Start us off. Do you wanna sing or dance or both?

Anonymous said...

if it's a good song I'II dance to it, but I'm warning you my dancing kinda sucks :)

gnothi seauton said...

Have a boogie Anon

Amyranth said...

*BEEP* WRONG!

Marky Mark wasn't really that hot. What about Jonathan Brandis, or Leonardo Dicaprio?

-A

resurrected wreck said...

That was fun, GS!

Amyranth said...

8:09, like Carlton Suck, or Elaine Suck?

-A

gnothi seauton said...

That was fun, GS!

We hadz them on earlier. Me and R tried to do the high pitched scream and failed miserably :D

resurrected wreck said...

How about this

resurrected wreck said...

Leonardo DiCaprio was pretty hot in the 90's, for sure.

Amyranth said...

RW, I find he's getting better with age too.

Although Young Leo is pretty hot. At the time he was still a good six years older than me though!

-A

gnothi seauton said...

A bit of Europop for you

RW - glory, that took me back :D

resurrected wreck said...

GS, I could never tell if Ya Kid K was a girl or a boy. Had me stumped all through the 90s.

Turns out she's a girl.

Anonymous said...

interesting choices. Thank you, looks like I'm going to funkytown now ;)

amyranth, I'm not a good judge of my dancin', I prefer the cheek to cheek variety

resurrected wreck said...

I've never heard of Alphabeat, GS.

resurrected wreck said...

We're sharing the dance songs of our youth with you, 8:21 ;) They may be a bit moldy now, but hey!

gnothi seauton said...

There ya go Anon!

resurrected wreck said...

Another one to shake yo bootay to

gnothi seauton said...

RW - no. They're fairly recent but incredibly catchy :)

resurrected wreck said...

This was a personal fave

The song I mean, not the video.

resurrected wreck said...

Good choice at 8:25pm, GS!

gnothi seauton said...

RW - oh yeah! Get your whistles out! Big box, little box, whoop, whoop!

resurrected wreck said...

Takin' it way back to the 20s

Anonymous said...

umm, their shakin' puts me to shame

have you ever had a really crappy song stuck in your head for days?

resurrected wreck said...

Oh gods, yes!

gnothi seauton said...

RW - ta! I don't remember your one at 8.28 :\

P.S Where is everyone? Did we scare them off?

I know most of the line dance to ths one!

gnothi seauton said...

This is a classic to do at karaoke. Unless you're Spanish.

Anonymous said...

thanks for all the great songs :) I'm going to have an early night.

have a good evening everyone

resurrected wreck said...

Have a good night, 8:45pm :)

Keep dancin'!

Anonymous said...

Heaven, I'm in heaven
and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak

resurrected wreck said...

I just got an incredible urge to listen to the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack.

gnothi seauton said...

Good night Anon. Dance in your dreams:)

And I seem to find the hapiness I seek

RW - go for it.

gnothi seauton said...

Happiness

For crying out loud.

resurrected wreck said...

Am Velvet Goldmining as we speak ^_^

Anonymous said...

Oh, I love to climb a mountain,
And to reach the highest peak,
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek.

gnothi seauton said...

RW - ^_^

Anon - so, Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly?

resurrected wreck said...

Great song, great costumes, great vid!

Anonymous said...

i would have to go with gene kelly.

Anonymous said...

you are so beautiful...to me

:*

Anonymous said...

i like the way he sings in the rain

gnothi seauton said...

RW - great song. I'm not that familiar with Velvet Goldmine. Having JRM in the vid is the icing on the cake * swoon *

Anon - re: Gene Kelly. Why? :)

resurrected wreck said...

And Ewan McGregor at the beginning of the vid, GS!

gnothi seauton said...

:*

Ermintrude?

resurrected wreck said...

Velvet Goldmine is one of my fave films.

gnothi seauton said...

And Ewan McGregor at the beginning of the vid, GS!

Wha!? I missed that!

Talking of JRM and costumes; have you seen the BBC production The Tudors? OH. MY. GOD.

resurrected wreck said...

Ewan McGregor was in the faun costume at the very beginning of the vid.

I haven't seen The Tudors, but I've certainly heard about it!

gnothi seauton said...

I haven't seen The Tudors, but I've certainly heard about it!

It's reputation precedes it I see ;) Very, uh, bodice ripping! JRM in period costume is a sight for sore eyes.

resurrected wreck said...

Oh gods, I'd forgotten how much I love this album!

*blissing out*

resurrected wreck said...

It's reputation precedes it I see ;) Very, uh, bodice ripping! JRM in period costume is a sight for sore eyes.

Indeed, GS! I loved him in Gormenghast.

Anonymous said...

Mayo,

I hope you're doing okay tonight, and I hope tomorrow is even better.

Talk to you later. :) Goodnight.



SS,

I hope you didn't have to invest in hearing aids! ;) Just wanted you to know we miss seeing you around here. I hope everything's okay.

Goodnight, dude.

gnothi seauton said...

I don't know Gormenghast I'm afraid. I shall have to address that I see.

resurrected wreck said...

OH! You MUST see Gormenghast, GS!!

resurrected wreck said...

Pic of JRM in Gormenghast

gnothi seauton said...

RW - oh my!

Unfortunately my bed calls.

Good night Mustard.
Good night RW.
Good night Mayo.

TTFN

resurrected wreck said...

Have a lovely night, GS :)

Anonymous said...

Helloo

resurrected wreck said...

Hi, BC! :)

*squeeze*

How are you today? Up to anything this weekend?

Smoke said...

MAYO!!!!!!!!!

Dude.

You gotta see Pineapple Express. You just gotta, okay?

Muwahahaha.

Funny as hell.

Anyhooooooo....

Sweet dreams!



SS!!!

You would have laughed your ass off with us today. I shit you not. Just trust me on that. ^_~

And yeah, plug your damn ears because I'm about ready to stary yelling at you.

Hope you're doing okay, dude.

Nighty-night BlogBelieve!!!

XOXO

OMG, and did I tell you guys that it's like, ummmm, only 11 days until LEAAAATTTHHHEERRMMMOOUUTTH!!!

Yeah. ^_^

resurrected wreck said...

Night night, S&V :)

resurrected wreck said...

Hi, SD :)

Nobody said...

hello resurrected wreck

resurrected wreck said...

Up to anything this weekend?

Nobody said...

not much, i've just been watching movies all day, you?

Anonymous said...

And i don't listen to a word they say
I'm gonna love you any old way
What can i do? it's true. can't help myself
'cause baby, it's you
baby, it's you

resurrected wreck said...

I've been housebound most of the day due to rainstorms :/

Nobody said...

that sucks :(

Martha Smith-Jones said...
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Martha Smith-Jones said...

Sorry posted at the wrong blog.

resurrected wreck said...

Hi, MJ :)

resurrected wreck said...

It's supposed to thunderstorm all day tomorrow too, SD, so there goes my weekend :(

Martha Smith-Jones said...

Hello RW.

Martha Smith-Jones said...

I killed the blog

resurrected wreck said...

I'z still here ^_^

elena said...

Hey Martha good to see you!

Martha Smith-Jones said...

Good to hear rw.

Amyranth said...

Sorry!

I went to go check on Mister, and he was snoozin. So I snoozed with him for a bit.

-A checked the weather and it's 32 degrees celcius outside.

Martha Smith-Jones said...

Hello Elena good to see you to

resurrected wreck said...

Hi, A :)

That's warm!

resurrected wreck said...

Hi, Elena :)

Martha Smith-Jones said...

hello amy

Anonymous said...

*secretly adds weather checker to the list of Amyranth's jobs*

Amyranth said...

RW, it's enough to set a jar of hot air on fire!

Or at least it feels that way.

The wind picked up though and it's finally starting to cool off.

-A

resurrected wreck said...

We had a thunderstorm, A. Again. And another one is forecast for tomorrow.

Amyranth said...

:D

-A

Amyranth said...

RW, they're saying we're supposed to get a ripsnorter tonight, but it's just not coming fast enough.

This heat keeps up and I'm going to be pissing straight Iced Tea.

-a

resurrected wreck said...

You should see all the water that's collected in my dehumidifier already, A. I've only had it four days and I only put it on for about 4 hours a day, and already I've emptied it 3 times.

resurrected wreck said...

To think, I used to breath all that in! :S

Martha Smith-Jones said...

This heat keeps up and I'm going to be pissing straight Iced Tea.

-a


O_O

elena said...

Hello again Amy and RW

It's pretty nice here. Right now it's about 68 degrees.

Amyranth said...

MJ, it's drier than a fart in the desert right now.

I'd kill for a humidifier at the moment.

RW, dehumidifiers really make you question air quality, don't they?

-A

Martha Smith-Jones said...

MJ, it's drier than a fart in the desert right now.


lol ewww

Amyranth said...

*hollers*

I got MJ to laugh at a fart joke!!

-A

resurrected wreck said...

RW, dehumidifiers really make you question air quality, don't they?

They do, A. and the mold that had been forming on my leather footwear before I got the thing makes me wonder exactly what it is I've been inhaling in here.

Anonymous said...

Night and day you are the one
Only you beneath the moon and sun
Whether near me or far
It's no matter, darling, where you are
I think of you
Night and day
Day and night

Amyranth said...

What?!

RW, I'd ask the landlady to hire Air Quality control from the city if I were you! You really don't know what you could be inhaling!

We knew in CB what it was. Salt. Lots of salt. :P

=A

Anonymous said...

10:58 who is that for?

resurrected wreck said...

Cole Porter FTW!

resurrected wreck said...

I'm not too worried about it, A. There were people here last year inspecting the pipes and such up in my ceiling and didn't find anything unusual. It's just the extra humidity that was eating my boots.

Anonymous said...

Haha, BC answers RW's question an hour and a half later and says:

I'm going pretty ok RW. Sorry for my absence. I went to go pick up something to eat. I was out most of the day. Tomorrow I'm heading out for a concert. How are you? *squeeze*

Hi amy, silence, elena, mj

Anonymous said...

I think about you
darlin' your the only one

resurrected wreck said...

Oooo! A concert? That sounds lovely :)

I'm well, thank you, but I really wish the weather were better. We've had a totally miserable summer this year :/

Anonymous said...

Could you think to yourself?

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry to hear that RW. I'm glad you're well :)

ergoproxy said...

Hi everyone :]

Martha Smith-Jones said...

hello bc and anons

ergoproxy said...

e

Anonymous said...

Hello Martha

Martha Smith-Jones said...

hello ep

elena said...

Hey BC, Ergo and Anon

Amyranth said...

Hallo Ergo!

Ooh! A coup by MJ gets the top spot!

I think my keyboard is dying a slow death.

-A

Nobody said...

Hi, I was gone for a moment so hello to anyone I missed.

BC, who's concert are you going to?

Anonymous said...

anon at 10:58 is male, right? they said darling. normally a woman doesnt call her man darling, right?

just wonder who the love anons are and also if it is just two or is there more than two?

ergoproxy said...

hiya MJ

*throws confetti*

Hi anon, BC amy elena RW


amy I have one keyboard and have to manouvere my cursor with the laptop keypad thingy, it's very slow

elena said...

Hey Silence

Martha Smith-Jones said...

Hello Silence DoGood

resurrected wreck said...

Hi, EP :)

Did I tell you that my parents are in Brisbane right now?

Anonymous said...

Hi ergo :)

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