January 2010
Why do you amaze me?
Why do you amaze me?
Why do...
Super Scary Concert Experience.
OK. So last night, I went to the Owl City concert with Michelle. Not exactly one you would expect to find a super scary concert experience at, right? Wrong. Fail. Only I could, I think. So anyway, here’s the concise-ish version of what happened.
6:00 - We arrive and park, and proceed to stand in line to wait to get into the building for an hour. Let us set the scene: it is raining,...
Cages - Deas Vail →
Saw these dudes at a concert last night - they were mindblowingly good. (And sexy, but married. Darn) So sweet sounding, and great harmonies.
Trivia - the name translates to “Humble Servants of God” - excellleennntt
Won't Back Down by Tom Petty
Well I won’t back down No I won’t back down You can stand me up at the gates of hell But I won’t back down No I’ll stand my ground, won’t be turned around And I’ll keep this world from draggin me down gonna stand my ground … and I won’t back down Chorus: (I won’t back down…) Hey baby, there ain’t no easy way out (and I won’t...
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the...”
– Deuteronomy 31:6
Brighter than Sunshine
Underused Word of the Day.
Sublime: (adj) Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire admiration or awe
Mozart’s symphonies are sublime.
Thesaurus: exalted, magnificent, glorious, marvelous, superb
Urban Dictionary. com
1. Characterized by nobility; majestic. a. Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth. b. Not to be excelled; supreme. 2. Inspiring awe; impressive. 3. One of the greatest bands...
Wonderful. →
This website plays a 30 minute, high quality sound loop of a thunderstorm. It is possibly the most relaxing thing I have ever heard. Made my day today.
Eat Something Yummy Today.
Here is a yummy, healthy, easy to make snacklet for you to enjoy. And because of its easy nature, no excuses for not trying it! Enjoy today!
Waldorf Salad
2 apples, cut into cubes. 1 cups of grapes, cut in half. 1/2 cup of choppped celery. 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts. 1 tsp of lemon juice. 1/3 cup of sour cream. 1/3 cup of plain yogurt.
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine the apples cubes,...
Brighton!
So Lizzie and I are thinking for our trip (see previous post) that the Chunnel to Paris is going to be a little out of our budget…tickets are around 75+ pounds (that’s like 135 American dollars, if you assume the exchange rate is around 1.8) so I started poking around to see if there were any other cool day trip destinations for a lesser price tag.
And….Voila! Brighton! Brighton...
“It’s now or never - we ain’t gonna live forever”
– “It’s my Life” (as sung by Glee Cast)
England!
Home of Shakespeare, the Tower, and fish and chips. (Not to be confused with crisps, they are entirely different foods.)
Hello my dear acquaintances!
I would like to inform you with a happy, wistful little sigh that I will be trekking the long journey across the pond in June to ENGLAND! I’m so marvelously excited. I went when I was about 12, but it’s one of those things that,...
done with winter.
I want summer! I want summer so badly! I want to skip around barefoot in a field and fall on my back and take a nap in the sun! I want to drive through the country at night and be amazed at how many fireflies there are! I want to drive out in the middle of nowhere in Brookston and feel dizzy at the sight of how many stars are in the universe when there are no city lights to hide them! I want to be...
“The very idea that you could control a man’s body was intoxicating; that you...”
– Marya Hornbacher
Listen
“True religion is the life we live, not the creed we profess.”
– J. F. Wright
I Obviously Like Lists.
Things we loved as children but forget to do once we grow up.
1. Believe in magic. (i.e, legitimately think you are witches, and try to master your powers with critical tools such as power beads bracelets and oaths sworn in blood. Similarly, legitimately think you are fairies, and give yourself fairy names and try hard to accomplish the ever-elusive flight).
2. Go steal all of the couch...
“My favorite time of the year is the part when our lives overlap.”
– Grace McGill
“Daylight” Matt and Kim
“One Fine Day” The Chiffons
Trivial Perusals of the Shelves of my Brain.
These are some facts.
1. I love standing at the sink in a bathroom, washing my hands in the warm water. It’s all comfortable and warm, and you just kinda stand there, with your elbows resting on the counter, feeling the warmth wash over your arms. Sometimes you stare off into space because you just sorta lose yourself in all the comforting swish swish flow of the heat and the water sound...
“Because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at...”
– Anne Frank
Underused Word of the Day.
Rake: (n) A fashionable or wealthy man of dissolute or promiscuous habits.
Elizabeth’s sister warned her that Lord Selwick was only a rake, but Elizabeth was already charmed by his crooked smile and velvet cape.
Thesaurus: debauchee, lecher, seducer
Urbandictionary.com
A man who is morally loose, short for “rake-hell”. It’s an old slang, goes back to Elizabethan times...
The Middle
So true.
“Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as...”
– Song of Solomon 8:6
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
En el Arbol de mi Pecho by Gloria Fuentes
En el árbol de mi pecho hay un pájaro encarnado. Cuando te veo se asusta, aletea, lanza saltos. En el árbol de mi pecho hay un pájaro encarnado. Cuando te veo se asusta, ¡eres un espantapájaros!
English translation:
In the tree in my chest There is a red bird When I see you it flutters skips, and does jumps In the tree it my chest There is a red bird When it sees you it flutters You are a...
I'm Baaaaaaack :)
Hello all of you wonderful readers (of blogs and more refined literature)
It is bittersweet to be home from my lovely vacay, but I must say the feeling leans more on the sweet side. There is so much LIFE to be missing when you are away. I hope all of your New Year’s were fabulous - it really is about the New Year and not about the eve, you know. I forget that a lot; I think we all have...
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– Neil Gaiman
