It's about forging the way, not exactly about having the direction just yet. It's about sheltering what still works, and going from there.
No one thing will give at once. Nothing will carry me except the intent of these two feet.

Just take it as it flows.

duck taped kid

in the middle of the night

Nothing like scrambling out to the backyard trampoline at the stroke of midnight. What's even better is bouncing all over the place when that ever so increasing need to pee comes upon you. I didn't even let that get in my way. Honestly, it's amusing to challenge yourself like that. Let's see how much you can take, when all you want to be doing is that scissor-walk back inside. Let's jump up and down and see if your bladder can handle all that movement.

ha haahaa. It's the funniest thing, and yes, I didn't wet myself.

I'm at the end battle of twilight princess but I refuse to beat it until we have our surround sound hooked back up and I purchase a sword extension for my wiimote. I was a little disappointed at how easy it was to pass through the Hyrule castle, though there is plenty to explore.
I'm being told there is nothing disappointing about the final boss....

My birthday is at the end of this week, and the middle of this week tuition is due. My school should consider this. Cmon it's my birthday, a tuition waive would be the bestest present.... Honestly I have so little planned.

My little upside down fish has become more active since I changed the tank, but I haven't seen him belly down in months. Poor little guy I wonder what's wrong....

I've been on the good hunt for passionate and artistic music once more.
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A funny quote here:
"I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me."- Stephen Fry -

don't make me

I got coned into showing for a bridal shower.

I keep a rule of thumb on these happenings, especially with an extended family like mine. I'll go if I think they'll attend any of my frivilous events. I know that this soon to be cousin in law isn't going to attend my wedding, share any of my interests, or simply even be able to appreciate the matter when I choose to marry someone outside of our family's tradition.

Sickly enough, I'm very aware a good handful of my cousins can't produce reasons that are in depth and real when it come to why they chose their partner.


Something goes wrong in my head when I go to these things, very very very wrong. I'm not wired to handle a group of either docile or giddy women all boxed into a tiny room. There's way too much estrogen going around, and it finds a way to grind my nerves. (Oh heres a mixing bowl you always wanted one I'm sure!!! If you didn't it's time to start!!!!)


Thank god I wasn't raised in a polygamous society.

lanterns on the water.

Candles and paper lanterns float on the Motoyasu River Monday at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, in memory of the victims of the atomic bomb that killed an estimated 70,000 people 62 years ago. Prayers were offered for a nuclear-free world at Monday's ceremony. Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba is seeking the elimination of nuclear weapons.
-Deseret News


Junko Kimura, Getty Images

Clipping I found

"Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness," "joy," or "regret." Maybe the best proof that the language is patriarchal is that it oversimplifies feeling. I'd like to have some disposable complicated hybrid emotions, Germanic traincar constructions like, say, "the happiness that attends disaster." Or: "the disappointment of sleeping with one's fantasy." I'd like to show how "intimations of mortality brought on by aging family members" connects with "the hatred of mirrors that begins in middle age." I'd like to have a word for "the sadness inspired by failing restaurants" as well as the "excitement of getting in a room with a minibar." I've never had the right words to describe my life, and now that I've entered my story, I need them more than ever. I can't just sit back and watch from a distance anymore. From here on in, everything I'll tell you is colored by subjective experience of being part of events. Here's where my story splits, divides, undergoes meiosis. Already the world feels heavier, now that I'm part of it."

-Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides

Grabbed this from the profile of someone's blog, a very interesting one at that.

woo new test

You are an Animated Visionary.

You are a Visionary


Your imagination, self-assuredness, and knowledge of the world combine to make you a VISIONARY.

You have clear notions of how things could be, and the confidence to try to make them that way.

You enjoy having a routine, and prefer comfort and familiarity to risk and adventure.

Not needing others' approval to forge ahead, you are confident in your designs for the future.

Your imagination allows you to envision the world as a better place.

You're better at thinking of the big picture than you are with details, and you can see wonder in abstract things.

Style and appearances are important to you, and you have a good eye for beauty.

You are somewhat rigid in your beliefs, which comes from both confidence and an aversion to change.

You are good at creating works of art in forms with which you're familiar.

You're not afraid to let your emotions guide you, and you're generally considerate of others' feelings as well.

Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.

If you want to be different:

Appreciate the earthly, functional elements of things.

Your clarity of vision sometimes prevents you from being open to new ideas. Try expanding your horizon of experiences, and experimenting with novel ways of doing things.




how you relate to others
You are Animated

You are outgoing, comfortable with others, and up for anything, which makes you ANIMATED.

Some people find crowds and parties exhausting, but not you! You are able to be yourself in many situations.

Sometimes it is hard for you to understand why others feel the way they do, but that doesn't stop you from trusting them or having faith that they are good people.

You know the world is complicated and that there is often more than one side to a story, so you are careful not to make judgments about others too hastily.

You would rather experience the world than sit back and observe it—you are not one to sit on the sidelines.

You are an independent thinker and don't get too worried about how others might perceive you—you are not self-conscious about being the active, engaged person that you are.


Although you have a keen understanding of different people's life circumstances, you occasionally have trouble seeing why people get so upset and emotional about things—they should just lighten up and have fun!

In addition to having faith in the world, you have faith in the people around you—you trust others to do the right thing and to be honest.
If you want to be different:

Remember that time alone can be just as fulfilling as time spent with others—take some time for yourself and you might find that there are many things in your inner world that are just as compelling as the world outside your window.

Your open-mindedness about the ways of world gives you an understanding of people's differences, but that knowledge doesn't always translate into sympathy. Don't be afraid to let your trust and understanding influence your feelings.

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Close, but not quite, especially since the advice it gives I already have incorporated into who I am. Wish it were more accurate and helpful in the if you want to be different
section, assuming I took it that serious in the first place.

This test was so interesting because it was not polarized at all, you gave all results on a sliding scale or a graph, minus one page t or f.

Take it at personaldna.com