My bizarre take on a strange holiday tradition has produced magical dancing light.
p.s. may all of yours be merry and bright.
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Never do that again.
Yes, I am aware.
Art by: Toujours
No Contest
even if no one gets me, if i'm the only one laughing at my jokes, i won't hide myself away from life. it's uncertain and it's dirty and it's fucking exciting, and i want to be a part of all of it.
it's too good to waste in hiding.
toujours
February, 21, 2009 1:27 AM
it's too good to waste in hiding.
toujours
February, 21, 2009 1:27 AM
heart full
Today on my way home from class, I stopped off at the petrol station for some petrol. I paid on my card which wasn’t a lot, and then as I was getting into my car, I saw an old man walking past the building. He had a red and green stripy jumper which was frayed at the ends. He was also wearing some jeans that were dirty and had holes all over.
I sat there and became intrigued by him because I didn’t know what he was doing, so as I sat there and watched him, he continued doing what he set out to do.
He walked past the trash cans and first picked out a cup with some drink still in it (one of the cups that you get from burger king that has coke in it). He then walked over to the next trash can and pulled out the end of a half eaten sandwich. In my shock horror, he ate it and then went to sit on the wall to drink the drink he had found.
I felt sad, I wanted to give him my last $4 that I had but I was told when I was younger that you should never give people money, you should give them something they need or can use because that way, if they had an addiction, they would not be able to use the money for their addiction. So I went into the shop and bought a chicken sandwich from their deli counter and then walked out of the building.
The guy was still sat at the wall drinking his drink so I walked up to him and asked him if he would like this sandwich. He thanked me and said that he was hungry.
I should of felt good after that, doing something for someone else but all I could think of is where his next meal will come from or where in fact he will sleep tonight.
Fimble Star
September 30, 2008 8:08 PM
(Tonight, although I am cold and my feet are sore, my belly is full.)
I sat there and became intrigued by him because I didn’t know what he was doing, so as I sat there and watched him, he continued doing what he set out to do.
He walked past the trash cans and first picked out a cup with some drink still in it (one of the cups that you get from burger king that has coke in it). He then walked over to the next trash can and pulled out the end of a half eaten sandwich. In my shock horror, he ate it and then went to sit on the wall to drink the drink he had found.
I felt sad, I wanted to give him my last $4 that I had but I was told when I was younger that you should never give people money, you should give them something they need or can use because that way, if they had an addiction, they would not be able to use the money for their addiction. So I went into the shop and bought a chicken sandwich from their deli counter and then walked out of the building.
The guy was still sat at the wall drinking his drink so I walked up to him and asked him if he would like this sandwich. He thanked me and said that he was hungry.
I should of felt good after that, doing something for someone else but all I could think of is where his next meal will come from or where in fact he will sleep tonight.
Fimble Star
September 30, 2008 8:08 PM
(Tonight, although I am cold and my feet are sore, my belly is full.)
It helped.
Jennicula,
Thank you for sharing your story. Although it only appeared briefly, I was lucky enough to have caught it.
Once upon a time, for me, that was the best part of this place...having my words related back to me from another's perspective.
And it never mattered to me who said it, just that it meant something to the writer.
Thank you for sharing your story. Although it only appeared briefly, I was lucky enough to have caught it.
Once upon a time, for me, that was the best part of this place...having my words related back to me from another's perspective.
And it never mattered to me who said it, just that it meant something to the writer.
Blog header image by: Anima
I would like to credit the photographer and thank her for sharing her work.
something
Don't let anyone tell you how to live your life. Hold your head up high and be proud of who you are. If you've had a shitty day and you feel like people just don't want you to be happy, and when you find yourself struggling to make it through the day, just keep on believing and keep the faith. Also, from personal experience, don't push people away. When they say they want to help and that they are there for you, let them in. Believe me, I know how fucking scary that thought is, but don't shut others out.
paperheartxx
September 22, 2008 11:07 PM
paperheartxx
September 22, 2008 11:07 PM
Retro-spectacled
Sometimes, when you look back on stuff in your life, you know, the crap that makes you shake your head and say, "Holy shit, what the Hell was I thinking?" it's part of what makes you - you.
I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. I have made small mistakes and really big, fucking scary mistakes. Would I change those mistakes and blunders?
No. Wanna know why?
Because they make me - me. They help make up the person that I am, what I've learned the hard way. Hopefully I've learned from my mistakes and have become a better person for it. And, hopefully I don't repeat those same mistakes. Although, sometimes I repeat variations of certain ones, but I'm working on that. :)
Jennicula
June 11, 2008 11:19 AM
I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. I have made small mistakes and really big, fucking scary mistakes. Would I change those mistakes and blunders?
No. Wanna know why?
Because they make me - me. They help make up the person that I am, what I've learned the hard way. Hopefully I've learned from my mistakes and have become a better person for it. And, hopefully I don't repeat those same mistakes. Although, sometimes I repeat variations of certain ones, but I'm working on that. :)
Jennicula
June 11, 2008 11:19 AM
aloft
Blazing against the sun
like locusts,
samaras swarm the sky
and skitter to an earthly end,
dry
like clever words.
I want to make them fly up,
flip heaven upside down
and dance across the top of hell
and sing your thoughts
to the sound of thunder
that you love so well,
rip open the littered sky
and bathe in the light
or draw across the firmament
the blanket of the night.
In only a day they have
covered the ground,
their brief flight
yielding nothing permanent
on infertile land,
a fleeting moment of swarming glory
that calls to mind our own
short story:
Diamonds and petals,
the loom and the light,
the inkdark moon, foxfire marsh,
an open, waiting hand.
Clever winged seeds
of childhood reminiscent--
and like the idiot grown-up heart,
as stubbornly indehiscent.
Weaver Girl
May 26, 2008 11:27 PM
like locusts,
samaras swarm the sky
and skitter to an earthly end,
dry
like clever words.
I want to make them fly up,
flip heaven upside down
and dance across the top of hell
and sing your thoughts
to the sound of thunder
that you love so well,
rip open the littered sky
and bathe in the light
or draw across the firmament
the blanket of the night.
In only a day they have
covered the ground,
their brief flight
yielding nothing permanent
on infertile land,
a fleeting moment of swarming glory
that calls to mind our own
short story:
Diamonds and petals,
the loom and the light,
the inkdark moon, foxfire marsh,
an open, waiting hand.
Clever winged seeds
of childhood reminiscent--
and like the idiot grown-up heart,
as stubbornly indehiscent.
Weaver Girl
May 26, 2008 11:27 PM
Electric Blue
…today I saw a ulysses butterfly it was in our yard and settled to feed on our hibiscus. They really are fantastically beautiful things, the electric blue is amazing, however as they sit with their wings closed they are rather nondescript and dull. Sometimes people are like that, from the outside they seem unappealing but within there hides an amazing beauty for those lucky enough to see it. I hope you appreciate beauty in all things, and look for it perhaps where others miss it.
ergoproxy
April 29, 2008 4:45 AM
ergoproxy
April 29, 2008 4:45 AM
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.
I read your post again and suddenly without warning memories of construction paper filled my head. I remembered all the lop-sided flowers my girls made when they were young. Bright blue, yellow and pink flowers that were cut out with blunt end scissors would fill the windows to decorate for Easter. An occasional bunny was attempted but those usually ended up looking like creatures from a horror movie. Flowers were so much easier. I can close my eyes and hear the paper being cut into petals. I can smell the Elmer’s glue squirted on in huge blobs to attach each misshapen petal to form the flowers. We had a huge arts and crafts box full of wonderful items just waiting for their imaginations to turn into something wonderful. In my mind I see my daughters, as they once were, small, blond little girls sitting on the floor surrounded by scraps of paper and other art supplies. They would create their masterpieces then proudly show each other. Oh and Lord the messes that would ensue if the glitter made an appearance. Now, the box is forgotten. I’m not really sure where it even is anymore. The few flowers so lovingly created that survived are faded and dusty and high on a shelf they sit. Time marches on, so many things get left behind.
Today was the first Easter I spent alone. I don’t think it really upset me until I remembered the construction paper flowers. Of course I understand that my daughters are growing up and have lives of their own. But understanding doesn’t make it any easier to accept. I miss my little girls in their frilly Easter dresses. I miss the laughter that filled the house when they found what the Easter Bunny left for them. And I miss making the damn flowers.
Elena
March 24, 2008 3:57 AM
Today was the first Easter I spent alone. I don’t think it really upset me until I remembered the construction paper flowers. Of course I understand that my daughters are growing up and have lives of their own. But understanding doesn’t make it any easier to accept. I miss my little girls in their frilly Easter dresses. I miss the laughter that filled the house when they found what the Easter Bunny left for them. And I miss making the damn flowers.
Elena
March 24, 2008 3:57 AM
From the corner.
I wonder if you noticed
all our friends playing
Some had never tried before
and the result was amazing.
Poems from the corner
from the left and right
We did our best to keep them flowing
Late into this night.
If nothing else was accomplished
I hope we made someone see
How truly beautiful and amazing
a poem can be.
Sdock10
March 13, 2008 11:36 PM
all our friends playing
Some had never tried before
and the result was amazing.
Poems from the corner
from the left and right
We did our best to keep them flowing
Late into this night.
If nothing else was accomplished
I hope we made someone see
How truly beautiful and amazing
a poem can be.
Sdock10
March 13, 2008 11:36 PM
Thank You. Truly.
"This little world has grown around us, out of nothing, and it is a remarkable thing. Even the dark and dirty parts, the violent parts. Humanity will not thrive without passion."
Redrum
March 1, 2008 3:13 AM
Redrum
March 1, 2008 3:13 AM
Uncondensed
Your words are what give value to this space.
Never do that again.
Yes, I am aware.
Character Advocacy.
"Don't ever pretend to be something you're not. You are who you are, and no one can change that. The people who don't like the real you are just gonna have to suck it. Don't take shit from anyone. Don't crumble. Throw a few birds, and walk on.
I'm still trying to do this, so maybe we can work on it together."
mustardisbetter
January 16, 2008 4:48 PM
I'm still trying to do this, so maybe we can work on it together."
mustardisbetter
January 16, 2008 4:48 PM
Art by: Toujours
“I decided to stop pitying myself. Other than my eye, two things aren't paralyzed, my imagination and my memory.”
Jean-Dominique Bauby
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Hi everybody =)
Though i loved the end when GD is in the hospital bed and over it they say "she's grown a mustache"lol
Priceless, right, Ergo?! What there was of it mind you lol. They have such amazing skin. I swear I have more hair up my nose than they do over their entire body!
For those that like GOT and kittehs =)
Hope you all have a good week.
Good afternoon!
PP, I envy the asian skin, Miss10 want's to be a korean girl now, lol. But I did her makeup, even with little eye sparkles to show her that she has got pretty much the same type of face it we primp her a bit.
My nephew was over and I had Popasia on Sunday morning and he said dismissively, "Why do you listen to this, you can't even understand it" and Miss10 said "But it doesn't matter, the music is really good and they dance really well, and you can sing along anyway!"
I am proud she has such an open mind!
Hi there. =)
he said dismissively, "Why do you listen to this, you can't even understand it" and Miss10 said "But it doesn't matter, the music is really good and they dance really well, and you can sing along anyway!"
Charli and I have had this very same conversation with her older brother haha!!
I am proud she has such an open mind!
She's fantastic. =)
Still LOL watching Super Junior performing Girls Generation - Gee
Donghae (yellow bow), Ryewook (white headband), Kyuhyun (mustard/khaki jeans - failing at girl voice) Heechul -(red jeans - manly voice at 2:48 lol) - so pretty >_<
That clip is so cute!!! I do love how so many of the bands to fun stuff, at concerts or on odd game shows or parodies.
Have you seen this?
Seungri doing Gangnam style
They've been doing Gangnam flash mobs in Sydney, so wish I could be there.
Nu'est is in Oz too they're judging a K-pop dance contest with SBS now, curse Aussie distances!
Good morning!
Hi there =)
Ergo,
LOL at Seungri!
For any fans of Flight of The Conchords, they have a new song out for a NZ childrens charity. A lovely song about spewin and sick kids. Gotta love FOTCs. =)
There are children who are so unwell,
They have to live their lives in hospitals,
They're feeling lospital,
Mospital.
Children getting sicker,
Drinking too much bubble mixture,
They all just wanna be bubbles,
They all just wanna be bubbles.
There must be something we can do,
To stop these kids from doing spews.
Feel inside,
And stuff like that,
Open up the lids,
Help help help the kids,
Feel inside,
And stuff like that,
Open up the lids,
Help help help the kids.
Kids need us to come together,
We can make them better,
We can get them some feta.
Can raffle scooters cars and movie vouchers,
John stop blowing all the money on couches.
We need a million and a hundred,
Ten and twenty-one dollars.
We need to build a trap so we can catch all the robbers,
We'll take their money,
We'll rob the robbers,
So we can fill a house,
Fill a house full of dollars.
We'll go to peoples and ask to borrow some money,
They'll probably all just give us some money,
We give them back less money and cause a confusion,
That's the solution,
Yeah that's the collusion.
Feel inside,
And stuff like that,
Open up the lids,
Help help help the kids,
Feel inside,
Feel inside,
Open up the lids,
Help help help the kids.
The banks got the money the money,
They get it from the prime minister,
The prime minister gets it from the queen,
The queen gets the money from the bank,
Who gets it from the prime minister,
The craziest financial system I've ever seen.
The kids that are sick can't do hip-hop anymore,
Their tummies their tummies could be very sore,
We've gotta dig for some oil and some cystals and gold,
Collect teeth for the tooth fairy and put 'em in a bowl,
In a bowl,
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In a giant bowl.
Stop writing lyrics about yourself,
Get your magic wallet up off the shelf,
Oh no that wallet's not there anymore,
I know late night come knock at my door.
We sneak in the room,
Where my parents snore,
My dad leaves his jeans lying on the floor,
In his back packet there's a wallet we can score,
Get about 50 dollars,
Or maybe more.
Your dad catches you with wallet in hand,
Say it's for the kids,
He'll understand,
Don't need to worry,
Don't need to hide,
I just tell my dad to feel inside.
Feel inside,
And stuff like that,
Open up the lids,
Help help help the kids,
Feel inside,
And stuff like that,
Open up the lids,
Help help help the kids.
Nearly Friday! =)
good morning!
Hiya PP, love FOTC!
Just watched their Simpsons episode again the other night, now I have "the city's pretty gritty for an itty bitty pretty girl" in my head, I sing it with "kitty' for my cat lol
Morning everyone. =)
Hope everyone is doing well.
1 minute physics - 37 minutes to fall through a hole through the centre of the earth, to the other side - assuming you don't get fried near the core, first.
And google view pics.
Grr. Knew I'd mess up one of those links. Will give it another try. =)
Unexpected google street view photos
Yay!!! Sorted. =)
Good morning!
PP those google pics are amazing! How cool.
Just watched the first episode of the new series of Dr Who, brilliant story, and it made me cry!
Wow, long time since I've been here. Nice to see people still chatting. Forgive me a moment, Ergo and PP I have a little something to leave for someone. I highly doubt he'll give a shit that it's coming from me. But hey, gotta try right? :)
So, Mayo. And all your brethren. Nice to see you. In whatever capacity this is. I just wanted to say thank you, for asking me about what I was doing the other day before you (and all your brethren) assumed in the complete opposite direction of reality (as so tends to happen with the brethren). That was so thoughtful of you, Mayo and Company. To ask, before assuming so extraordinarily incorrectly. It really means a lot to me, that after so many years of caring about you, and your close ones, that you would come to me first and ask me directly what that action of mine meant, and not just assume like so many of your other group of friends like to do. Cuz, the logic there, is just so ON. Right? Cuz obviously, I'd want nothing more than to look at a bunch of people who've been so fucking nice to me, like thank God I don't have any pets. Cuz we know where we'd find the poor creatures. Who needs skin anyway, yea? So again, Mayo, and all your brethren -thanks for asking. Especially you and the others I have cared so much about for so long, giving me a shred of faith after so much time, taking into consideration that you should know me much better than that, same with the previous incident (which should have at least made you stop and wonder why I would suddenly imply I liked someone that I'd never claimed to like before, and who had spent a year now torturing and crossing the line at me). That was really wonderful of you. I really appreciate it.
Aside from the sarcasm, (as I am so incredibly tired of being assumed at and having to leave these kinds of fucking comments for everyone to read, of course that's nothing different from my email, now isn't it.) and how interesting it is that so many people feel stalking my every move online, on my home computer and at my work is completely acceptable behavior, I do wish you well. I still care about you and your opinion is still important to me. I wouldn't have come here to explain to you, if I didn't care. I can't keep my anger out of this comment but I don't want anything bad to happen to you or the others. I have no doubt you won't believe me, but you should know better -and with so many things. I wish you the best of luck, the others I've cared about too, and the sea of other people you've involved in this. If something like this happens again, I would greatly appreciate it if one of you could ask me directly. I don't want to make assumptions at you, and I would be grateful if you'd stop doing the same at me. I don't care what the other group of people think of me, or assume of me. But I'm tired of seeing the people I've cared about jump to the same incredibly wrong conclusions. If you want me out of your life, then I don't understand why I'm still being watched. That's not how you cut ties. I hope your life and the others, are going well, that you are all happy, healthy and safe. And I really wish you could want to say the same for me. Goodbye Mayo
Ergo and PP, I apologize for interrupting your conversation. Please pass on to Welshie if she comes by, that I am so happy for her sister and the new little one. I would appreciate it. I hope you are both well, and all the other Lovely's too.
good afternoon!
no worries anon, hope your message gets to where it's intended
Hi there =)
Hey, 4:42 - nothing to apologise for! We're just a couple of random dust bunnies fooling around in a haunted casa. It's nice to have someone open the door and let fresh air in. =)
I hope what has been happening to you will stop soon, and you regain some privacy.
Or hire a publicist, because clearly you are way more interesting than you have lead yourself to believe. =)
PS Will definitely pass on your message for Welshie if we see her. =)
Ergo, such false hopes raised! I was hoping for an early demise for Miss Pond's character. =P
And...Super Junior lounge lizard sub-unit KRY look like the're finally getting their own album. Yay!
Hope you all have a lovely week. =)
*they're >_<
Good morning!
Hiya PP, well Amy is leaving, I didn't mind her, she took some getting used to, and I wouldn't say she'd be a favourite companion. Though I loved she was stronger willed, Rose started to really shit me being so wishy washy.
I think the new companion will be very good, Looking forward to seeing her begin.
I do love Rory!
Did you see PSy and Justin Beiber's manager have officially gotten together? This'll be interesting.
Morning =)
Ergo, My fave companion would have to be Donna. She just seemed to click on both character and actress levels with DT.
Yeah, I saw that about PSY and JB sharing labels. I'm not sure how that is going to go. This is what I knew of PSY before Gangnam Style. I can't see his other songs being so embraced, beyond general curiosity. It would be nice to be wrong. =)
And, because they are always relevant, Big Bang should relaunch Fantastic Baby over there, while there is interest in Korean music.
Holy shit. Kapunua's story about losing her job, and about Mya (with screencaps!) made it all the way to The Scarlet Woman blog. Personally I think it's about time she spoke up about that in public.
Good morning!
PP I loved Donna as well, I liked how she was strong in her own right but also she reacted to everything the way you think a normal person would.
We still say "Santa's a robot??!!!"
for fun.
Have you seen who is the next companion? She is a bit like Donna so I think she'll be a great match to Matt Smith.
I think overall my faves were, Sarah Jane, Leela and Tegan. Tegan was quite like Donna. The only one I really hated was Adric lol Just something about his really irritated me!
I have seen Right Now, I liked it but it is different to Gangnam, I liked his song for the Olympics too. I think people who think he is "like Gangnam Style" all the time will be a bit disappointed. But he is a very talented guy.
I would LOVE Bigbang to release Fantastic Baby over here, and Monster. I think their music would fit well in Aussie tastes, if people got over the whole 'not english' thing. I really like Bad Boy and Beautiful Hangover.
SBS had a big K-pop festival in Sydney and it was HUGE, the audience full of all nationalities, so I think there is a lot more interest here than mainstream media knows.
3:20, do you have a link to the blog?
Ya know what, 3:20, if Kapunua's life turned out better for all the crap that went down, why keep bringing this up now? Bad shit happens, to everyone. It sucks, but little changes in the world or the way people treat each other while on it. At least Kapunua seems to feel something good came from it for her in the end.
Just came to say thank you to Ergo and PP for being so polite to my interruption the other day. And thank you for passing on my congrats to Welshie. That was wonderful to read of her family. I'd also like to add that I have to second the vote for Donna as best Doc Who Companion (if I may). None of the other companions were as blunt with him and vice versa. I think Donna and the Doc were both better for it, I loved that her grandpa even said so. It seems they had more humor in the writing during that season with the two of them, too. I'm new to the 11th Doc and I think he's a bit goofy, but I'm thinking maybe that's the point. Anyway, couldn't help but chime in. I hope you two enjoy the rest of your convo(s), best to you.
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