Turn Back Time

Bluebells-Patrick Wolf

2007-03-13T08:22:00.000-06:00

True Colors-Cyndi Lauper

2007-03-13T08:21:00.001-06:00

Maxine Nightingale-Right back where we started from

2007-03-01T09:38:00.000-06:00

Undatow-Huski

2007-02-28T09:04:00.000-06:00

Patrick Wolf-Tristan

2007-02-08T10:09:00.000-06:00

Magic Fly-Space

2007-02-02T07:57:00.000-06:00

Endless Dream

2007-02-02T07:55:00.000-06:00

10cc-Dreadlock Holiday

2007-02-01T07:39:00.000-06:00

Crystal Dream

2007-02-01T07:36:00.000-06:00

Nick Cave-Where The Wild Roses Grow

2007-01-31T07:56:00.000-06:00

Omen Of The Fall

2007-01-31T07:52:00.000-06:00

Frankie goes to Hollywood-Relax

2007-01-30T08:00:00.000-06:00

The Sweet-Ballroom Blitz

2007-01-30T07:57:00.000-06:00

Sands Of Time

2007-01-29T12:00:00.000-06:00

TRex-Children Of The Revolution

2007-01-29T10:17:00.000-06:00

Howard Jones-Hide and seek

2007-01-29T08:52:00.001-06:00

2006-10-12T14:13:00.000-06:00

The Rolling Stones

I went to the Rolling Stones concert on sunday.It was totally amazing.

2006-09-18T11:15:00.000-06:00

Did Winter come Early!!!!!!!!!!!

The weather here for the past 5 days has been appauling .Eight inches of rain,flooding and just to top it off some snow.Today though its stopped raining,the snow has melted and the cat has even ventured outdoors.She had taken to lying next to the heating vent ,since it was YES cold enough to put the heating on

2006-09-18T10:14:00.000-06:00

Football Joke
Something to amuse English football fans England V Brazil It is just before England v Brazil at the World Cup. Ronaldino goesinto the Brazilian changing room to find all his teammates looking a bit glum."What's up?" he asks."Well, we're having trouble getting motivated for this game.We know it's important but it's only England. They're sh*te and we can't be bothered".Ronaldino looks at them and says "Well, I reckon I can beat these yobbo's by myself, you lads go down the pub."So Ronaldino goes out to play England by himself and the Rest of the Brazilian team go off for a few jars.After a few pints they wonder how the game is going, so they Get the landlord to put the teletext on. A big cheer goes up as the screen reads "Brazil 1 - England 0 (Ronaldino 10minutes)". He is beating England all by himself!Anyway, a few more pints later and the game is forgotten until someone remembers "It must be full time now, let's see how he got on". They put the teletext on."Result from the Stadium "Brazil 1 (Ronaldino 10 minutes) - England 1 (Crouch 89 minutes)".They can't believe it, he has single handedly got a draw against England!!They rush back to the Stadium to congratulate Ronaldino.They find him in the dressing room, still in his gear, sat with his head in his hands.He refuses to look at them. "I've let you down, I've let you down." "Don't be daft, you got a draw against England, all by yourself. And they only scored at the very, very end!""No, No, I have, I've let you down... I got sent off after 12 minutes"

2006-09-06T17:08:00.000-06:00

Yesterday was such a sad day.My gran phoned me to tell me my cousin's 17 year old daughter Kay had died.She had an epileptic fit and her heart stopped and they couldn't revive her.She was severely disabled and she'd never walked or talked.But,she did smile and that made up for everything else.It took me forever to get through to my cousin on the phone it was always busy.Then when i did i didn't know what to say "sorry" just didnt seem enough.She said she'd spent all day lying on her bed with her face in her pillow because she could still smell her on it.When she said that i was choking back tears.
The funeral is on friday so i ordered flowers from interflora online to be sent to the funeral.I felt so helpless being here i wanted to give my cousin a hug and try and help but all i can do is sent flowers it just seems so little.

2006-07-23T21:41:00.000-06:00

Two Mounties were killed on duty .
This is the letter that the woman's 11 year old daughter wrote to her in the hospital and it was read out at her funeral.

Dear mother dearest, the best person in my life, I'm writing this very moment when you're going away. I'm thinking this is a nightmare but why won't I wake up? I'm saying this right now, with all my heart, that I love you. You'll be with me wherever I go, whatever I do in life, and in my prayers.
I love you so much. You are my world.
I'm telling you this with my tears and prayers. I will see you again someday.
I will see you in my dreams, mind and heart. You're not going away forever. Me and the family are thinking you're on a real long job for a while, but we don't have to worry about you anymore.
Tell Marc I said 'hi' and I asked to watch over these people: me, Teori, Sharis, Zander, Nunitz, Diana, Alexis, Allison and Diane.
You might not be there after school or in bed with your book and a cup of tomato soup, with your hair wet in a bun, saying, 'My girl, how was your day?' But I promise I will talk to you every single day. I'm tough and you're tough. We both have big deer eyes, (the) same humour.
Don't worry. I'll take care of Darwin and Teacup. Don't worry. Every day I'll try and come to your bed and deliver a honey cruller with a large double-double.
I'm glad you're fi ghting, especially for me. But don't worry, Mom. I'll be OK. I know you'll be there for me. You'll see me graduate, have my own kids. And my daughter will be named Robin and know that her grandma was a hero.
I know I saved your life once, but I don't think I can do it again.
And when you're up there, make my house next to yours, and it will be made with chocolate. I love you, Mom.
Your Pumpkinpits, Shayne."

2006-07-11T11:18:00.000-06:00

Banff

2006-07-10T10:42:00.000-06:00

I'm Back off my holidays.These are some pictures of The Royal Tyrrell Dinosaur Museum in Drumheller.

2006-06-20T09:12:00.000-06:00

I go into work last night to find that 3 of the other staff members have handed in there notice.My boss is a very difficult person to work for and she has extreme difficulty keeping staff.If she's having a bad day then it's your fault.Also,she tells you one day to do something then gets mad the next day because you've done it.So,i think im going to be happy to be going away on holiday on the 29th while she sorts out her staffing problem.

2006-06-18T10:09:00.000-06:00

Just Wishing a Happy Father's Day to all you dad's out there.

2006-06-13T09:14:00.000-06:00

18th Birthday
The Below pics were of my niece's 18th birthday in Wales.I wasn't there but she mailed them to me.I also had my birthday at the beginning of the month.Though i've stopped counting them these days.

2006-06-13T09:03:00.000-06:00

2006-06-09T09:18:00.000-06:00

2006-06-09T09:08:00.000-06:00

Family pic

2006-06-08T07:34:00.000-06:00

My Flowers

2006-06-03T09:05:00.000-06:00

Bomb Scare at the Airport.

2006-05-24T08:30:00.000-06:00

I got to work yesterday and i just had this feeling it was going to be one of those days.Firstly we have a young schoolgirl who comes to help after school.I tell her to peel some potatoes to go with the roast beef.She says we have none.So,we have to have macaroni cheese with the beef which did not sit well with the patients who wanted potatoes and gravy.Then one of the patients shouted me.She has a small fridge n her room and water was pouring out of it.I cleaned up the water and fixed it.She'd accidently raised the temperature higher on it.I walked out of her room and other patient called me.Can you fix my VCR it won't work.So,i fix that.
Then i think okay i can go and eat.I get my meal sit down and another patient knocks on the office door.She's upset and say's she wants to talk to me in private.Seem's she'd had a fight on the phone with her daughter.So i made her a cup of tea and chatted with her until she was feeling better.By this time my meal was cold and didnt look very appetizing so i threw it out.
At 7pm i was was just coming out of the bathroom after bathing a patient when i heard crying in one of the bedrooms.I went in and asked what was wrong.She said she'd lost her purse.Then she said she had $1000 in it from when she went out shopping with her daughter earlier.I searched her bedroom,the bathrooms ,the living room areas but no purse.I phoned her daughters cell phone to ask if she'd left her purse in the car.Im trying to keep the patient calm when really im thinking i hope they find it in the car otherwise im going to have to phone and report it as stolen.
Her daughter searches her car and says it's not there and she's sure she brought it home with her.The only places i haven't looked are the other patients bedrooms.So,i go and search those.I find it in one of their closets.The lady who had it has Alzeimers so she probably picked it up thinking it was hers.
I gave it back to the lady who lost it and apologised and phoned her daughter to tell her i'd found it.Then i asked for her permission to put the money in a sealed envelope in the drugs cupboard which is kept locked and the staff carry the only key on them.So thankfully it all had a happy ending but i was completely exhausted after.

2006-05-23T13:14:00.000-06:00

Victoria Day Photo's

2006-05-17T07:50:00.000-06:00

I'm working afternoons again this week.When i got into work yesterday i found out that 3 guys had tried to break into the nursing home during the night.The woman on duty had phoned the cops and they'd caught and arrested them.They were apparently looking for drugs.All i could think of was thank god i wasn't on duty that night.I've been on duty before when i worked in Britain when a nursing home was broken into by drug addicts.It was very scary,even though the police arrived with dogs very quickly and we'd locked ourselves inside the office you still don't know what they're going to do.
I also spoke to moaning mary yesterday.She'd seen Doris's daughter at the mall over the weekend.She said the daughter was very off with her.Saying that Doris was now living with them and being looked after very well.Mary is a very loud nosey person and of course asked why she was living with them.Well it seems that they had threated to garnish their wages to pay for nursing home fees if they didn't want her.So they'd taken her back home and the daughter was now only working part time.

2006-05-15T10:25:00.000-06:00

Mother's Day Gifts

2006-05-14T10:50:00.000-06:00

Happy Mother's Day
This was my mother.
Wishing all you mother's best wishes.

2006-05-04T08:07:00.000-06:00

This week i'm working the afternoon shift at work.On monday i get to work and the boss is there packing up one of the patients rooms.I found this unusual since we never touch the patients things it's always done by the family.So,i asked what was going on.Now some of this is hearsay but i think there is a lot of truth in it.The patient in question i'll call Doris(not her real name).Doris has lived in the nursing home for a number of years and has many friends there.She does have some dementia but is always a happy lady.Doris's finances are taken care of by her daughter and son in law.She was a very careful lady who had a large home and sufficient means to end her days comfortably.
Now what happenened was that Doris's rent hadn't been paid for 5 months dispite numerous requests for payment off my boss.Between the rent and other personal bills Doris now owed $12,000.My boss eventually got a lawyer to sent her daughter a letter demanding payment.The daughter then writes a cheque which bounces.My boss loses patience and issues the family with an eviction notice.Which they choose to ignore.After discussions with social services my boss is told to drive Doris to the hospital and leave her there ,then refuse to take her back in the nursing home.So,now poor Doris is left homeless with no one wanting her at the hospital until social sevices find her a home.
Now the next part is hearsay which i heard off someone who knows Doris's family.They said the daughter and SIL have gambled all her money away on VLT machines.They took out a second morgage on Doris's house then sold it and they have now filed for bankruptcy since they'd lost their own house as well.They don't want to have Doris's with them because then one of them will have to give up work to take care of her.I feel so sad for poor Doris she must be so confused being taken away from her home and then no one wanting her.If you want to gamble away your own money thats your choice but you shouldn't do that to your mother.All Doris's belongings are packed in boxes in the garage at work.It upsets me everytime i look at them knowing she hasn't got all her little treasures around her.

2006-05-02T09:04:00.000-06:00

Yesterday i spent most of the day booking my holiday online.So,im going away the first week of July.Firstly we're travelling to Drumheller to stay for a few days so we can go and visit the badlands.Then the remainder of the time we're going to spend in Banff in the Rockies.Ive booked hotels along the way.Which was not an easy feat to find affordable ones.

2006-04-28T07:51:00.000-06:00

My oldest son has gone away to Edmonton for a few days.He phoned last night to say he had arrived safely.so,its a little quieter here this morning.I've booked my week off work.so now i just have to organize where im going to stay in Alberta.Im really looking forward to it now.I know i want to go to Banff,Drumheller and The Badlands.So,i just have to work out my route really.Im sure its going to be a lot of fun.

2006-04-26T07:37:00.000-06:00

A twelve year old girl murdered her family.

2006-04-24T09:28:00.000-06:00

My daughter is now home from university.I can't believe a whole year has gone already.It doesn't seem like yesterday she was going there to start her first year.We got everything packed up fairly quickly.Mind you she had made a start on it herself.Then we stopped off at Burger king before heading on home.I hate the drive from there to here.It is such a long boring drive.No scenary or anything to look at.At least we don't have to go again until september.
I phoned my grandmother the other day and my cousin was there.She'd just passed her driving test.This was her first time trying it.she wasn't able to take it before now even though she's in her 30's.She is epileptic and needed to be free from fits for 5 years before she could drive.So she was so happy she could finally drive herself around now.

2006-04-20T11:53:00.000-06:00

Fantasy Pictures.

I found these great fantasy pics on this site.

2006-04-19T10:22:00.000-06:00

Go here to check out Arctic Monkeys videos.

2006-04-17T10:52:00.000-06:00

On friday we went out for drive in the car.We drove to a small town called Biggar.The highlight of the town was a subway restaurant where we stopped to have lunch.I took some photos of it for people to see.I know after looking at them you'll all be eager to go there and see Biggar for yourselves so tommorrow i'll be posting travel directions and tourist information.We're hoping later in the year to get as far as Drumheller and The Badlands.That should provide more interesting photos and reading.

2006-04-13T07:42:00.000-06:00

I Know im early,but i won't be around now until monday.So,i just wanted to say Happy Easter to everyone.

2006-04-12T08:17:00.000-06:00

Some Paintings by Christian Reese Lassen

2006-04-11T11:25:00.000-06:00

An Online Quiz

Im a Two

The Helper (the Two)
Helpers are warm, concerned, nurturing, and sensitive to other people's needs.

How to Get Along with Me
Tell me that you appreciate me. Be specific.
Share fun times with me.
Take an interest in my problems, though I will probably try to focus on yours.
Let me know that I am important and special to you.
Be gentle if you decide to criticize me.

In Intimate Relationships
Reassure me that I am intersting to you.
Reassure me often that you love me.
Tell me I'm attractive and that you're glad to be seen with me.

What I Like About Being a Two
being able to relate easily to people and to make friends
knowing what people need and being able to make their lives better
being generous, caring, and warm
being sensitive to and perceptive about others' feelings
being enthusiastic and fun-loving, and having a good sense of humor

2006-04-11T11:20:00.000-06:00

Im just indulging myself with some photos of former Manchester United Footballer Eric Cantona.

2006-04-10T10:53:00.000-06:00

On Saturday we bought a new car.It has remote start and a stereo system.No more having to bash the stereo to get it to work because it keeps cutting out.I'm putting up a photo for you to see it.

2006-04-10T07:31:00.000-06:00

A Joke
A man boarded an aircraft at London's Heathrow Airport, and taking his seat as he settled in, he noticed a very beautiful woman boarding the plane. He realised she was heading straight toward his seat and bingo she took the seat right beside him. Eager to strike up a conversation he blurted out, Business trip or vacation?" She turned, smiled enchantingly and said, "Business. I'm going to the Annual Nymphomaniac Convention in the United States." He swallowed hard. Here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen sitting next to him, and she was going to a meeting for nymphomaniacs! Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, "What's your business role at this convention?" "Lecturer," she responded. "I use my experience to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality." Really" he smiled, "what myths are those?" Well," she explained, "one popular myth is that African-American men are the most well endowed when, in fact, it's the Native American Indian who is most likely to possess that trait. Another popular myth is that French men are the best lovers, when actually it is the men of Greek descent. We have also found that the best potential lovers in all categories are the Irish." Suddenly the woman became uncomfortable and blushed. "I'm sorry," she said. I really shouldn't be discussing this with you, I don't even know your name! Tonto," the man said. "Tonto Papadopoulos. But my friends call me Paddy."

2006-04-06T14:39:00.000-06:00

Rammstein Video

2006-04-06T08:47:00.000-06:00

Bird Flu now in Britain.

2006-04-06T08:44:00.000-06:00

I bought this dvd as an Easter surprise for my daughter.

2006-04-03T07:58:00.000-06:00

Today is my oldest son's birthdayI had to take him shopping yesterday for a birthday present.So,he got a pair of shoes .Im taking him out for a meal tommorrow night to Red Lobster his favourite restaurant.He wants to go out and celebrate with his friends tonight.
While i was out yesterday i thought i'd do some retail therepy for myself.I needed some new shoes for the summer since the weather is rapidly changing here and the snow will have soon melted.I found these totally awesome,totally impractical shoes.Pink,4 inch heels,big pointed toes and little jewels on the side.I soooo wanted them and my boys who were totally not interested in womans shoe shopping were there"oh just buy them".But,i didn't(sob sob).I knew i had to buy something more practical and ended up with a pair of beige sensible flat ones.Which are pretty,but i really wanted the other ones.
On the way home i decided to take the scenic route and drive along the Meewasin trail.It was so lovely to see how most of the ice has now melted off the river and some ducks and geese have already come back.No pelicans yet though.They should arrive later this month.

2006-03-28T08:59:00.000-06:00

I started writing up this post yesterday but got a little distracted and never go around to posting it.
There has been a lot happening in work with a new patient they admitted last week.She has a medical condition and wasn't stable on her meds so i've been having to call the woman on call out at night to help me with her.which i hate to do since i know they have to work the next day.Also,they employed this new member of staff 3 weeks ago.I'll call her loopy because im sure she is.When i went in last night she said she'd given this patient more medications because the patient said she was sick and that she'd vomited the others in the bathroom.I said to her you can't do that.This woman is on very strong medication and its easy to overdose on it and once you've signed out for the meds you need to get a doctors permission to give out more.The patient is in there because of a problem with drinking and over the counter pain killers.She always says she's been sick to try and get extra meds.So then i was worried all night in case she slipped into a coma or something.

2006-03-27T09:45:00.000-06:00

Your Love Life Secrets Are

Looking back on your life, you will have a few true loves.

Although you may have been hurt before, you tend to bring very little scars into new relationships.

You prefer a quirky, unique person to be your lover. You're easy going about who you're with, as long as they love you back.

In fights, you seek compromise and back down from conflict. You always try to smooth things out.

Getting over a break-up doesn't take long. Easy come, easy go.

Your Love Life Secrets, Revealed

2006-03-22T08:50:00.000-06:00

I hadn't realised it has been so long since i wrote anything.My son has now got his learners driving license.So,ive taken him out driving a couple times and he's also been with his dad.It's totally nerve racking though.I don't think i could be a driving instructor.I mailed some chocs to my grandma its mothers day in Britain on sunday.I think spring might of finally made an appearance here.It forecast to get to 6 degrees on saturday.I really hope it does.

2006-03-22T07:31:00.000-06:00

A Joke

A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking her faithful aged poodle named Sweetie, along for the company.

One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, Sweetie discovers that she's lost.

Wandering about, she notices a leopard heading rapidly in her direction with the intention of having lunch.

The old poodle thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo now!"

Noticing some bones on the ground close by, she immediately settles down to chew on the bones with her back to the approaching cat.

Just as the leopard is about to leap, the old poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here?"

Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees.

"Whew!", says the leopard, "That was close! That old poodle nearly had me!"

Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard.

So off he goes, but the old poodle sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up.

The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard. The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here, monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine!"

Now, the old poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and thinks, "What am I going to do now?", but instead of running, the dog sits down with her back to her attackers, pretending she hasn't seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old poodle says:

"Where's that damn monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another leopard!"

2006-03-17T09:56:00.001-06:00

HAPPY ST PATRICK"S DAY

2006-03-17T09:56:00.000-06:00

HAPPY ST PATRICK"S DAY

2006-03-16T07:32:00.000-06:00

If you've ever thought about being a human guinea pig for a drug company then check this out first.

2006-03-15T08:30:00.000-06:00

Things a woman can't do

1/ Know anything about a car except its colour
2/ Understand a film plot
3/ Go 24 hours without sending a text message
4/ Lift
5/ Throw
6/ Run
7/ Park
8/ Read a map
9/ Rob a bank
10/ Sit still
11/ Tell a joke
12/ Play pool
13/ Pay for dinner
14/ Eat a kebab while walking
15/ Argue without shouting
16/ Get told off without crying
17/ Understand fruit machines
18/ Walk past a shoe shop
19/ Make a decent bacon sandwich
20/ Not comment on strangers clothes
21/ Use small amounts of toilet paper
22/ Let you sleep with a hang over
23/ Drink a pint gracefully
24/ Get a round in
25/ Throw a punch
26/ Do magic
27/ Like your friends
28/ Eat a real hot curry
29/ Get to the point
30/ Buy plain envelopes
31/ Take less than 20 minutes in the toilet
32/ Sit in a room for 5 minutes without saying " I'm Cold "
33/ Go shopping without telephoning friends
34/ Avoid credit card debt
35/ Dive into a pool
36/ Assemble furniture
37/ Set a video recorder
38/ Not try change you
39/ Watch a war film
40/ Understand why flirting results in violence
41/ Spend a day by themselves
42/ Go to the toilet by themselves
43/ Buy a purse that fits in your pocket
44/ Choose a video quickly
45/ Fart
46/ Get this far without having argued with at least 1 of the above !

2006-03-10T08:00:00.000-06:00

Fined for putting garbage in a bin

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006110525,00.html

2006-03-08T08:06:00.000-06:00

THE PASSING
by: Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
T was the hour of dawn,
When the heart beats thin and small,
The window glimmered grey,
Framed in a shadow wall.
And in the cold sad light
Of the early morningtide,
The dear dead girl came back
And stood by his beside.
The girl he lost came back:
He saw her flowing hair;
It flickered and it waved
Like a breath in frosty air.
As in a steamy glass,
Her face was dim and blurred;
Her voice was sweet and thin,
Like the calling of a bird.
'You said that you would come,
You promised not to stay;
And I have waited here,
To help you on the way.
'I have waited on,
But still you bide below;
You said that you would come,
And oh, I want you so!
'For half my soul is here,
And half my soul is there,
When you are on the earth
And I am in the air.
'But on your dressing-stand
There lies a triple key;
Unlock the little gate
Which fences you from me.
'Just one little pang,
Just one throb of pain,
And then your weary head
Between my breasts again.'
In the dim unhomely light
Of the early morningtide,
He took the triple key
And he laid it by his side.
A pistol, silver chased,
An open hunting knife,
A phial of the drug
Which cures the ill of life.
He looked upon the three,
And sharply drew his breath:
'Now help me, oh my love,
For I fear this cold grey death.'
She bent her face above,
She kissed him and she smiled;
She soothed him as a mother
May sooth a frightened child.
'Just that little pang, love,
Just a throb of pain,
And then your weary head
Between my breasts again.'
He snatched the pistol up,
He pressed it to his ear;
But a sudden sound broke in,
And his skin was raw with fear.
He took the hunting knife,
He tried to raise the blade;
It glimmered cold and white,
And he was sore afraid.
He poured the potion out,
But it was thick and brown;
His throat was sealed against it,
And he could not drain it down.
He looked to her for help,
And when he looked -- behold!
His love was there before him
As in the days of old.
He saw the drooping head,
He saw the gentle eyes;
He saw the same shy grace of hers
He had been wont to prize.
She pointed and she smiled,
And lo! he was aware
Of a half-lit bedroom chamber
And a silent figure there.
A silent figure lying
A-sprawl upon a bed,
With a silver-mounted pistol
Still clotted to his head.
And as he downward gazed,
Her voice came full and clear,
The homely tender voice
Which he had loved to hear:
'The key is very certain,
The door is sealed to none.
You did it, oh, my darling!
And you never knew it done.
'When the net was broken,
You thought you felt its mesh;
You carried to the spirit
The troubles of the flesh.
'And are you trembling still, dear?
Then let me take your hand;
And I will lead you outward
To a sweet and restful land.
'You know how once in London
I put my griefs on you;
But I can carry yours now--
Most sweet it is to do!
'Most sweet it is to do, love,
And very sweet to plan
How I, the helpless woman,
Can help the helpful man.
'But let me see you smiling
With the smile I know so well;
Forget the world of shadows,
And the empty broken shell.
'It is the worn-out garment
In which you tore a rent;
You tossed it down, and carelessly
Upon your way you went.
'It is not you, my sweetheart,
For you are here with me.
That frame was but the promise of
The thing that was to be--
'A tuning of the choir
Ere the harmonies begin;
And yet it is the image
Of the subtle thing within.
'There's not a trick of body,
There's not a trait of mind,
But you bring it over with you,
Ethereal, refined,
'But still the same; for surely
If we alter as we die,
You would be you no longer,
And I would not be I.
'I might be an angel,
But not the girl you knew;
You might be immaculate,
But that would not be you.
'And now I see you smiling,
So, darling, take my hand;
And I will lead you outward
To a sweet and pleasant land,
'Where thought is clear and nimble,
Where life is pure and fresh,
Where the soul comes back rejoicing
From the mud-bath of the flesh
'But still that soul is human,
With human ways, and so
I love my love in spirit,
As I loved him long ago.'
So with hands together
And fingers twining tight,
The two dead lovers drifted
In the golden morning light.
But a grey-haired man was lying
Beneath them on a bed,
With a silver-mounted pistol
Still clotted to his head.

2006-03-08T08:05:00.000-06:00

Poem: The Harlot's House by Oscar Wilde
We caught the tread of dancing feet,We loitered down the moonlit street,And stopped beneath the harlot's house.
Inside, above the din and fray,We heard the loud musicians playThe 'Treues Liebes Herz' of Strauss.
Like strange mechanical grotesques,Making fantastic arabesques,The shadows raced across the blind.
We watched the ghostly dancers spinTo sound of horn and violin,Like black leaves wheeling in the wind.
Like wire-pulled automatons,Slim silhouetted skeletonsWent sidling through the slow quadrille,
Then took each other by the hand,And danced a stately saraband;Their laughter echoed thin and shrill.
Sometimes a clockwork puppet pressedA phantom lover to her breast,Sometimes they seemed to try to sing.
Sometimes a horrible marionetteCame out, and smoked its cigaretteUpon the steps like a live thing.
Then, turning to my love, I said,'The dead are dancing with the dead,The dust is whirling with the dust.'
But she - she heard the violin,And left my side, and entered in:Love passed into the house of lust.
Then suddenly the tune went false,The dancers wearied of the waltz,The shadows ceased to wheel and whirl.
And down the long and silent street,The dawn, with silver-sandalled feet,Crept like a frightened girl

2006-03-07T10:16:00.001-06:00

Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.

When the world says, "Give up,"Hope whispers, "Try it one more time

To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible.

2006-03-07T10:16:00.000-06:00

2006-03-06T09:28:00.000-06:00

THE ENCHANTMENT
by: Thomas Otway (1652-1685)
DID but look and love awhile,
'Twas but for one half-hour;
Then to resist I had no will,
And now I have no power.
To sigh and wish is all my ease;
Sighs which do not heat impart
Enough to melt the coldest ice,
Yet cannot warm your heart.
O would your pity give my heart
One corner of your breast,
'Twould learn of yours the winning art,
And quickly steal the rest.

2006-03-06T09:27:00.000-06:00

THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE
by: Christopher Marlowe
Come live with me, and be my love;
And we will all the pleasures prove
That hills and valleys, dales and fields,
Woods or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the rocks,
Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks
By shallow rivers, to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of roses,
And a thousand fragrant posies;
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
Fair-lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and ivy-buds,
With coral clasps and amber studs:
An if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The shepherd-swains shall dance and sing
For they delight each May morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.

2006-03-03T07:51:00.000-06:00

No Bravery Video-James Blunt

http://nobravery.cf.huffingtonpost.com/

2006-03-03T07:49:00.000-06:00

Gary Glitter gets 3 years for sex acts with kids.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006100362,00.html

2006-03-03T07:35:00.000-06:00

More of my 50 favourite songs music meme.

I bet you look good on the dance floor-Arctic monkeys

2006-03-03T07:30:00.000-06:00

Because the Night-Patti Smith Band

2006-03-03T07:24:00.000-06:00

Beautiful-James Blunt

2006-03-01T10:31:00.000-06:00

Laura -Scissor sisters

I love to Boogie-T rex

Wuthering Heights-Kate Bush

2006-02-28T08:09:00.000-06:00

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