August 2008
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I am traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast. In the meanwhile. I will leave you with some random writing I did three months ago while I was in Portland. Watching TLC at my aunt’s house… I have learned one valuable thing from my incessant TV watching: I think I need to improve [...]
| Tagged Clayton, clothes, MyShape, Stacey, television, TLC, What not To Wear |
I am traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast. In the meanwhile. I will leave you with some random writing I did three months ago while I was in Portland. Alone, eating at my aunt’s house… I learned (or actually remembered): I eat more in other people’s houses. I grew up eating at [...]
Posted in My Life | Tagged aunt, eating, health |
I am traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast. In the meanwhile. I will leave you with some random writing I did three months ago while I was in Portland. I watched a lot of TV in Portland. First I made fun of the TV shows my aunt watched. Then I got sucked [...]
| Tagged television |
Did I mention that I’ve been having a dark night of the soul? I haven’t wanted or known how to express how I was feeling. I feel like I’m coming out of it a little which is amazing because I didn’t know if that would ever happen. It is a different quality than a mood [...]
Posted in My Life | Tagged dark night of the soul, depression, emptiness, happiness, suicide |
Selene is the precursor to Artemis. Ah ha, the moon Goddess before she was a virgin. Who knew? From My Astrology Book Related posts What a day (2) Two songs (0) Too much fun: Desert landscape in swirls (1)
Posted in Uplifting Media | Tagged art, Artemis, Goddess, moon, Selene |
Another problem that keeps us from manifesting our creativity is a resistance to act. I’m not talking about being creatively idle… The resistance to act is of a different sort. It is an odd contention that rises up inside and keeps us from beginning and then keeps us from following through. Often we like to [...]
Posted in Uplifting Media, Useful Information and Research | Tagged creativity, quotes, Sue Monk Kidd |
I love the video that goes with this song. Sunny Road by Emiliana Torrini Wrote you this I hope you got it safe It’s been so long I don’t know what to say I’ve travelled ’round Through deserts on my horse But jokes aside I wanna come back home You know that night I said [...]
Posted in Music, Uplifting Media | Tagged animation, Emiliana Torrini, love, lyrics, music, Sunny Road, video |
“Puttin’ on the Ritz” is a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin and introduced by Harry Richman in the musical film Puttin’ on the Ritz (1930) This 1980′s song by Taco is the version my Granddad and I used to dance to around the living room: This version forever ruined the [...]
Posted in Music | Tagged 80's music, Granddad's songbook, Harry Richman, Irving Berlin, lyrics, music, Puttin on the Ritz, Taco, video |
Laura linked to a great song from Sesame Street. (I love how Sesame Street plays contemporary sounding music for kids. Remember “Breathe in.. Ha… Breathe Out ahh…”?) The artist sounded familiar so I checked her out on You Tube and found the song I’ve heard her sing before. The group is called Feist. This is [...]
Posted in Music | Tagged audio, dance music, Feist, I Feel it All, music, video |