with hearts breaking...

the sound of your voice

you might have gifted me that

with perfect reason

~

YOU could have been the one to call me

many fantasies

could that be all we have now?

will we touch again?

~

Endings... and new beginnings?

I've mentioned that a relationship of mine was coming to an end... it's my marriage, Surprise!
And it is causing me tons of stress. My emotions are swinging wildly, but I'm hanging on. My friends are a Godsend!

recovery will come

it always does that you know

just seems so distant

~

TOUCH ME!

(click here for this cartoon)

... haven't had a massage in a long time.... grrrrrr!

too harsh to withstand

weeks without touching... so hard.

I need your embrace

~

for more Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson click here.

I've fallen and I can't get up.....

into the Quiz Zone that is...

NO KIDDING?!

You are

What Rejected Crayon Are You?

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You Are 50% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too damn weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

just what we need, another quiz...

Well, I don't know how accurate this can be with only 4 questions... but what the hey!

Your Blogging Type is Zany and Charming

You're a popular blogger with a flair for getting attention. But you're not all fluff - in fact, you're far from it. Your blog is full of interesting ideas and fun finds. You're a fascinating person, and it shows through on your blog.

What's Your Blogging Personality?

more photo endeavors...

Here are two more of my (past) attempts a photographic art:

photography

Have you noticed that some bloggers are so talented. Lady Calliah and Lorena post their awesome photos on their blogs. They inspire me... unfortunately I don't indulge my love of photography nearly as often as I'd like. You'd think I would... since I bought the digital camera... it's so much easier. But no, I usually have it with me. I just seem to forget all about it.

Years before the digital camera, I took a Photography class. You know... where you actually learn about apertures and exposures! Wow... who does THAT anymore? I did my photo essay on a nearby Famous cemetary. The Crepe Myrtles were blooming and the slides were great... AND it earned me an A. I need to find those slides and convert to photos (I even have the attachment for the scanner to scan transparent slides). Maybe then I'll post them here and I'll be able to hold my head high in the company of you TALENTED folks. Maybe...

Here's a photo I took a while back with the digital (I'm still a purist... I don't think the digitals have the magic of 35mm).

THE MILL

back to dear Kay....

What I'm reading now...

I'm back to Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was terrific! Like book 5 (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), it ended with circumstances I was not particularly happy about... but it IS magic after all... I'm hoping things will turn out in the end. It is a MUST-READ!

If you haven't clicked on the Paperback Swap link on the left, you should. I'm having a great time with it. I've posted more than 250 books, I've already mailed out 12 that have been requested by fellow members. I've ordered 4 books (FREE) and they've all arrived safe and sound. For every book I send out I get a point... books cost 1 point. SO... I get a book for the cost of postage (about $1.42). Now that's a deal! They even make it ultra-simple to mail the books... you just click to print a mailing wrapper with the recipient's mailing address and bar code... so cool!

Thanks to Lady Calliah for telling me about paperback swap!

Here's another linky thing:

XM... tunes from orbit

So, did I tell you I recently got XM Satellite Radio?? Yup! One of the best things I've ever done. I'm loving it.


I bought the Tao XM2Go portable unit from Satellite Radio Superstore... it's so cool.
(I'm such a geek)


I had to work today... so I'm sittin' here listening to XM and guess what! Channel 6 (60s) has "Planet of the Monkees". That's right, all Monkees... ALL DAY! WooHoo! What a blast... HEY, I SAID I was a geek!

"Take the last train to Clarksville, I will meet you at the station. You can be here by 4:30 'cause I made your reservation, don't be slow. Oh no, no, no. Oh no, no, nooooo "

Yeah, I know... another frightening look into my childhood... heh heh

Wisdom of Dr. Seuss...

Dr. Seuss quotes

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."

and my personal favorite:

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

I'm trying!

Which MARVEL Superheroine are you?

for the ladies...

heh heh... I really like this one!

(wish I had those boobs!)

http://www.liquidgeneration.com/quiz/superheroine_quiz.asp

they have a blog too: http://www.liquidgeneration.com/blog/blogger.html

shall I give up?

still clinging to hope

how I long to hear your voice

as it used to be

are you there?

can you hear me pleading?

begging... crying

someone's got too much time on their hands...

Okay this is mildly disturbing... yet lots of fun!
I only wish there was a male version... it would be rather satisfying...

http://www.izpitera.ru/lj/tetka.swf

cold, deafening silence...

was it worth the pain?

yes, absolutely yes! But,

did he feel the same?

~

Current reading material...

Here's what I'm reading now:

YES, I've taken a break from Patricia Cornwell... but only for Harry Potter!

PROVERB...

HEH, HEH!

Thought for the Day...

I was born modest; not all over, but in spots.

A Connecticut Yankee in Kind Arthur's Court - Mark Twain

"Sailor Bob" Griggs...

I imagine most of you remember Captain Kangaroo or the Bozo show. But when I was small, the Richmond Area had it's own TV personality called Sailor Bob...

One of the station's most popular personalities occasionally reported weather as a secondary assignment. His primary job was host for daily cartoon and science programs aimed toward seven to twelve year-olds. Sailor Bob was a skilled cartoonist who embellished his cloud charts
with assorted characters that displayed smiling or sad faces depending on conditions outdoors. No suitable weather seer was on the staff around the time of transition to WWBT management

I was crazy about this guy. Would have married him in a minute (if I hadn't been seven).
His real name is Bob Griggs. And from what I hear, he's still around. In 1994 he was President of Southside Builders Supply in Richmond and now he's retired.
We had a picture of me sitting on his lap at the State Fair of Virginia... but my mom is even more disorganized than I am... so who knows if I'll ever see it again.

Sailor Bob Haiku:

Captain was a friend

to many a young child, but

Sailor Bob was mine

~

HAH! When googling for "Sailor Bob" ... I found this classified ad:

Married couple seeks young people willing to pretend to be our children. We have no kids of our own to abuse and would love to abuse you! Emotional, physical, sexual, we love it all. You must be willing to wear Bo Peep or Sailor Bob costume. Respond to Box 8743 c/o this paper.

geez!