Emoticons

Please someone teach me all the faces I can make with the keys of my computer!!! I want to be able to express all of myself. ;P

Seriously, I could use a lesson. A chart. A diagram. A website. A tutorial of some kind.

...all I know is:

:D

:)

:P

:O

;P

;)

:/

:]

:l

...and this is about the extent of my knowledge. Self-taught, mind you! ;P

I do LOVE these faces, :D, but sometimes I feel a little limited. I want to branch out...but I don't want to use faces that others would not understand.

"Are you in there?"

...my favorite quote from this 3-minute video:

Parenting: Touching the Hearts of Our Youth

Yes, I am.

I am in love with life...and it feels good!! :)

For too long I've taken life too seriously. I do agree it is a serious business...but all of the daily stresses are not. Hello, "life's too mysterious, don't take it serious."

I LOVE LETTING GO!!! :D

PS--pLeAsE ReMiNd me when I forget this wonderful lesson...because I just have to keep relearning eVeRyThiNg over and over again!

They Know Not My Heart

They Know Not My Heart by Thomas Moore

http://www.poemhunter.com/thomas-moore/

http://theotherpages.org/poems/moore01.html

...Sir Thomas Moore has long been one of my heroes, since I read "A Man For All Seasons" and related readings. And it just so happens that he is an aMaZiNg poet!!! :D
I have been rediscovering his poetry. :)

Check this out:

http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/MP3-2009/LoveLust.mp3

I thought this song was cute and clever...and intimidating!! This is what I am up against if I submit some of my songs into songwriting competitions?? These are studio recorded with awesome quality...mine...are not. :/

P.S. ...don't have the volume on loud!! eek!! :O

P.P.S. This song reminds me of a poem that Sir Thomas Moore wrote to his wife Alice. She had locked herself in her room upon his return home from business because she was scarred from the smallpox she had contracted and fought in his absence. Upon hearing this through her door, Alice unbolted it and embraced her husband...but decided to wear a veil around others.

Sound familiar?? ;P

P.P.P.S. This is the poem:

Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms

BELIEVE me, if all those endearing young charms,

Which I gaze on so fondly to-day,

Were to change by to-morrow, and fleet in my arms,

Live fairy-gifts fading away,

Thou wouldst still be adored, as this moment thou art,

Let thy loveliness fade as it will,

And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart

Would entwine itself verdantly still.

It is not while beauty and youth are thine own,

And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear,

That the fervor and faith of a soul may be known,

To which time will but make thee more dear!

No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets,

But as truly loves on to the close,

As the sunflower turns on her god when he sets

The same look which she turned when he rose!

Thomas Moore

Beethovens 5th as salsa arr: Sverre Indris Joner

Good Things To Come

Sometimes we just need a rainbow. We need a promise.

We need a little inspiration...like a video:

Good-Things-to-Come :)

Flies Must Die!!

Who would have thought that for most of my life I could not kill an ant?? The the thought of harming the smallest of God's creatures gave me great pain...but either my perspective has gotten a lot healthier or I am now a hardened person because lately it has felt like my only purpose is to annihilate all flies! Yes...flies must die. :(

Muffin Update

The muffins were actually AMAZING!!! :D

My faves were the Banana Crumb Muffins...but the Banana Bran Muffins were also so delish!! :)

...Sorry to have misled you in the last post. They were still in the oven and I was freaking out...but all's well that ends well.

If you have any "bad bananas" go and make some muffins!! :)

Here is a link to the Banana Crumb Muffin Recipe:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Banana-Crumb-Muffins/Detail.aspx

And here is the Banana Bran Muffin Recipe:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Banana-Bran-Muffins-2/Detail.aspx


photos courtesy of allrecipes.com