Phoneography

Just heard this new term today, phoneography: using your phone as your everyday camera. And then creating a blog with it. ok, let's experiment with that. One type of blog post I want to start doing now and then is a "day in my life with pictures" sort of thing. So here's just a few shots of my day:

Reminiscing the long-time friendship and former "roomate-ship" with Melissa, whose wedding I am honored to be a party of this coming weekend! So excited! Lots to do before then!!!

Getting my bridesmaid's dress ready for Saturday's big day! Need to alter it a bit, then practice walking in those silver heels!

And while we're on the subject of heels....

Here's my chance to finally wear that Little Black Dress and black gladiator sandals that have been hanging

in my closet for much too long! no, not for the wedding, but the smokin' hot Bachelorette party we're throwing for Melissa this Thursday night!!! well, not TOO smokin', she's a good girl, :) but I am very excited about this fun ladies' night out to do some screamin' karaoke and painting the town red!!! or maybe green, since that's Melmo's favorite color and the color of our bridesmaids' dresses and all...

And finally, just another hum-drum shot of my less-glamorous, frumpy life, watching the clothes go round...and round...and round...and round...and round... (you get it, i'll stop)

Have a Super Fantastic Day, and I'll continue this later!!!! Happy Day after April Fools Day and 2nd Day of the National Poetry Month and 3rd day after Easter and anything else worth celebrating that I forgot! Spring is just a great time for celebrating!!

 

 

 

 

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Lunch Time Wails

Just lovin' a bit of old classic rock with my turkey and muenster sandwich today...here's a few lyrics from one of my old favorites, Peace of Mind by Boston, written by Ron Schultz, courtesy of lyricsfreak.com.

Now if you're feelin' kinda low 'bout the dues you've been paying

Future's coming much too slow

And you wanna run but somehow you just keep on stayin'

Can't decide on which way to go

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I understand about indecision

But I don't care if I get behind

People livin' in competition

All I want is to have my peace of mind. (yea

Take a look ahead, take a look ahead, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... whoa!

Now everybody's got advice they just keep on givin'

Doesn't mean too much to me

Lot's of people out to make-believe they're livin'

Can't decide who they should be.

I understand about indecision

But I don't care if I get behind

People livin' in competition

All I want is to have my peace of mind.

Take a look ahead, take a look ahead. Look ahead.

(Scholz)

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ok everyone, time to break out the air-guitar on this part, oh yeah!!!! dance across that kitchen!!!!!

Feels so good to feel good again, over that blasted sickness of the past few days, ahhh life is good!!!!!!!!

:)

now it's Here I go Again by Whitesnake, love these oldies but goodies. ROCK ON!!! :)

hangman is coming down from the gallows and i don't have very long....AAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGHH!!!!

yup, you guessed it, Styxx's Renegade, i think it's called. ok, my food's getting cold...

 

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Blogsy! (this is a test, only a test..)

I wasn't going to blog today. Really, I wasn't! Thought, it's a beautiful Easter Monday, let's just be still and reflect upon this gorgeous holiday and this fresh time of year. Take in some input, less output. Use those 2 ears, 2 eyes, more than that 1 big mouth. ok, but.. one, I lie. two, my fingers and my brain are dueling. Says the brain to the fingers: type! fingers: no. I don't want to. brain: TYPE!!!! ok so my third reason is...drum roll please...Blogsy!! my new blogging app that so far has not yet crashed on me! That last app was turning me into a Mad Cary Mom, every time it crashed I was on the verge of screaming things you'd never expect to hear from me. I'm even being a good student and watching some of the how-to videos, as my eyes glaze over and I'm just hoping I can learn through osmosis when my narcolepsy kicks in and I'm slumped over the screen, its knowledge hopefully still seeping into my brain somehow. ok, soooooo what exactly was my point in blogging today, anyway??? oh yes. to say that I have a new idea to blog about but that you'll have to wait till later when I get my thoughts together. ha ha! have a splendid day! come back later!

y

 

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Eeny,meeny,miny mo...

Choices, choices. Hmmm.
But really, why can't real life be more like the movies or a tv sitcom?  Sprinkle in some canned laughter with all those awkward moments, fast-forward over those difficult or just plain dull times. Add a backdrop of dramatic music during the scary parts, to drown out the pounding of your heart and the under-your-breath screaming prayers of "oh God! Oh God!" And of course we'd all have designer clothes and hair and perfect physiques, as well.  Hmm. Actually, that would still be intimidating and shallow, too. Guess i'll just stick to my own real life, frumpy, bumpy, chaotic, neurotic, yet blessed.
Ok, now for my 23 minutes of viewing pleasure, i choose........;)

sick day list part 3

 

                       

 Even MORE things to do while lying sick in bed

(for the marathon sickies..like me)

21. Take photos of your meds. Resist the urge to reverse the camera view to take a self shot. (think about it, 2-1/2 days without washing hair, same jammies on, nuff.)

22.  Get used to typing and emailing the words "I will not be able to come to _____ today, for I am sick.  (be as descriptively detailed as you desire.)

23 . DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT, under any circumstances, no matter HOW Good Food is beginning to look and smell to you, DO NOT bypass the BRAT diet (Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Toast) of digestive system gradual re-booting... DO NOT even attempt that bowl of cereal with MILK, or You WILL be Sooooorrrryyyy!!! I kid you not, MILK IS THE DEVIL !!!!!!! (trust me, I speak from Experience of Relapse...)

 

moving right along..

24. Curse the daylight that tries to sneak through the blinds.  Begin to emotionally connect with bats and vampires.

25.  Pray some more. Let the Lord dig up all those issues you've pushed out of your conscious mind for so long and let Him deal with you here, in your sprawled out, broken position of illness.  Enjoy the surgery.

26.  Breathe in God's peace as you thank Him for renewed spiritual life in Christ.  So much deeper and eternal than the complaints of the flesh.

27.  Talk to your favorite stuffed animal.  You know, the one you've had since childhood, who sticketh closer than a brother in all your sicknesses and sleepless nights... c'mon, you know you have one... I have Piggy here...

(If only Piggy could speak, oh the secrets she'd tell...be quiet, Piggy!!!) :)

28.  Eyes closed, tap out songs on your fingers and toes. Make up some new ones. Pretend you are a great pianist. 

29.  Go back through every year of your life and try to think of one song that was popular during each year.  Think of the One event of that year that sticks out in your mind.  That way, if someday you fall off a 100-story building, you'll have lots of thoughts to flash before your eyes before you hit the ground.  Nice thought, I know... :)

30.  Go back to sleep.

note to readers

    Oh Wow! OMG!! oh my goodness!!

   Today, Sat. March 30, at 6:20 pm,

   this blog hit the 2000 views mark!

   Now i know that may not seem like

   a lot to some, but I am not at all 

   trying to promote this thing AT ALL,

   in fact, I almost wish nobody read it

   because I just love the feel of my fingers flying over these keys and

   the look of putting my thoughts and words onto a pretty screen with 

   pictures, as opposed to the dull look of my battered, coffee-stained spiral     j

   notebooks that I've accumulated over the years, but, it is what it is.

   

   I know probably most of the views are just from google searches, even 

   though I rarely even use any tags or labels anymore, as if that might 

   deter people looking for my particular subject matter.   But anyway, 

   since I've got you here for the moment, let me say thank you for reading

   and if you're a "repeat offender", then thanks for sticking with me. 

 

   I will continue to try to vaguely sound off some of my personal thoughts,

   often in the form of poetry, as that's just how my mind travels, in little

   puffs of cloudy words. not always making sense. I also want to stretch 

   my creative writing muscles a bit, am looking at other blogs for ideas

   and inspirations, may include more photoblogging of random stuff, some

   off-the-wall ideas perhaps, just experimenting, so hang in there with

   me.  I just have to write, it's like a disease, so as long as I can find a

   healthy outlet for it, then I guess I'm ok.  Keeps me out of the insane 

   asylum, I hope, LOL!   So thank you, all you 2000 views! adios amigos!

Sick day list, cont'd.

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(Things to do while lying in bed sick.)
11. Pray. For healing of body, soul and mind.
12. Imagine what great things might happen in your life if nothing could stop you. Pray about that desire.

13. Listen to dogs barking outside. Think about getting a pet.

14. Pray for all the people in your life. Family. Friends, leaders, acquaintances,co-workers, future friends.
15. Pray to be a better person for all those people you love.
16. Thank God for all His blessings, especially His incredible grace and love, even though we don't desserve it.
17. Nibble on a banana.
18. Sip a gatorade.
19. Listen to tunes on pandora with headphones.
20. Watch more episodes of the same sitcom on netflix. And laugh. It's the best medicine.

sick day list

  

    Things to Do while Lying in Bed Sick:

  1.  Stare up at the popcorn ceiling and count the bumps.

  2.  Wonder why you never noticed there were 5 blades

       on this ceiling fan instead of the usual 4.

  3.  Vow never to eat _______ again.

  4.   Imagine yourself on your dream vacation.

  5.  Wonder what kind of construction project requires so much noise on a Saturday         morning.

  6. Actually read all the tweets of the people you follow.  Twice.

  7.  Recall what it felt like as a kid to be sick and have your mom bring you chicken soup and 7up in bed.

  8.  Wish that the wash machine could load itself.

  9.  Really listen to the silly conversations between my kids and their friends on the other side of the wall and laugh.

  10.  Take a nice long nap and try not to have that super weird dream again.

   to be continued...maybe.  zzzzzzzzz.

thorns

 

     

    Living from an honest heart

   It's all I can do right now

   Yet to do this with my face uncovered

   Means the world to me

   No more masks, no charades

   I walk the dark path

   I avoided long ago

   Now it's gotten thornier

   oh those thorns they hurt

   thorns without roses

   really stink

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