Day 1: A Newly Discovered Song

Honestly, I haven't much time to construct a legitimate post tonight. In any case, the list must start today or it will never be started at all. Please forgive the length and content, at least it is something!

This song has been stuck in my head for several weeks now. It's quite brilliant and quite bizarre- a perfect combination, I think.


Plenty of Paper by Eisley

Something's growing under that wing
I think a face is dawning
Oh no the books are growing faces
And you're lost quite classically
With your nose in a book
And it seems so fitting
And perhaps this is the end we've sought after for so long
And perhaps now it's done

Cause we've found all the dire dreams of men and machines
And turned them all around our identical hands
Composing our commands
I cut the moon in half
And stuck a piece to my hair
It made the back of my head glow
Golden yellow and then I took
Ten stars on sticks and placed them in my small metal
Bucket and I gave the other half of the moon to you
Ooh, so you wouldn't forget me while I'm gone

Cause we found all the dire dreams of men and machines and
Turned them all around to
Enjoy them and benefit ourselves
Our paperback books, our charming looks
Our identical hands
Composing our commands
And oh my love
We can live on the sun
And wouldn't we be attractive
Riding in our shiny motor cars
With eyeglasses full of stars
And plenty of paper for scenery paintings

'cause we found all the dire dreams of men and machines and
Turned them all around to
Enjoy them and benefit ourselves
Our paperback books, our charming looks
Our identical hands
Composing our commands

To keep me on track...

Miss Guerra had this nifty little list on her blog and I, having had a terrible case of writers block for the past several months, decided that it might just get me out of this writing rut. Starting tomorrow.

Day 01 — A newly discovered song.
Day 02 — A movie you want to see.
Day 03 — A television program you watch too much.
Day 04 — A good book.
Day 05 — Quote of the Day.
Day 06 — Something random.
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy.
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad.
Day 09 — A photo you took.
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago.
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently.
Day 12 — Something random.
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book.
Day 15 — Something that is currently over-rated.
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Something random.
Day 19 — A talent of yours.
Day 20 — A hobby of yours.
Day 21 — A pair of shoes.
Day 22 — A website.
Day 23 — A YouTube video.
Day 24 — Something random.
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail.
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail.
Day 27 — This month, in great detail.
Day 28 — This year, in great detail.
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days.
Day 30 — Something random

A salty tear slides past my lips
and from my chin, it softly drips.

Pre-req to a Real Post.

Dante, St. Augustine, C.S. Lewis, and Lew Wallace. The end.

The Lady of Shalott

His broad clear brow in sunlight glow'd;
On burnish'd hooves his war-horse trode;
From underneath his helmet flow'd
His coal-black curls as on he rode,
As he rode down to Camelot.
From the bank and from the river
He flashed into the crystal mirror,
"Tirra lirra," by the river
Sang Sir Lancelot.

Royal Family Kids Camp

We're back from RFKC! Oh my Guinness, it was a long week! Despite being long, tiring, and down right difficult, it was absolutely incredible! Those kids broke my heart... *sigh* They each had so many problems and at such a young age! The youngest children there were 6 years old... one of those little ones had to be sent home on the first day... He had a fit and began to bang his head against the corner of the bed. The poor thing had to be restrained for an hour or two, just so he wouldn't hurt himself further...

I'm really not one to cry at the drop of a pin, but the very thought of all of those children makes my eyes prick. It was tragic, having to see them go home to who knows what. Especially my little boys of cabin 5! Fortunately, Ryan and his sister Emerald are in the process of being adopted, but Axel and Angel just want to go back to their real moms. And Kyler had nothing more to look forward to than returning to a group home... Ms. Micaela and all the counselors were such a blessing in these kids' lives! Thank you all!

I tried to start this post as soon as I got home, but I couldn't write anymore, and now I find it just as difficult. If any of you wants to know more about camp, let me know. And please don't worry. The good far outweighed the bad and there were many ridiculous, funny stories I *could* tell. Maybe later.

Yes, that is my eye.

Music to Grow Up On

Some of you may notice the new playlist of music. I thought I might educate y'all on the songs that I grew up on. Some of my earliest memories are of listening to these songs. It's a pretty fun playlist if you're into that sort of thing. Here's a list of what's there at the moment:

Immigrant Song- Led Zepplin
Come Together- Aerosmith
People Are Strange- The Doors
Heartbeat City- The Cars
Rock the Casbah- The Clash
Walk This Way- Aerosmith
San Francisco- Scott McKenzie
Uneasy Rider- The Charlie Daniels Band*
Life's Been Good- Joe Walsh*
Hotel California- The Eagles*
Jack and Diane- John Mellencamp*
Don't Take the Girl- Tim McGraw*
One Tin Soldier- Coven*
The 59th Street Bridge Song- Simon and Garfunkel*
Piano Man- Billy Joel
California Dreamin'- The Mammas and the Pappas*
I'm Blue (remix)- DJ-Axe
Land Down Under- Men at Work
Eye of the Tiger- Survivor
The Final Countdown- Europe*
The Crocodile Rock- Sir Elton John*
Dream On- Aerosmith*

Note: Songs with *asterisks are the very oldest listening.