SUCCESS

To laugh often and much,
To win the respect of intelligent people
And the affection of children.
To earn the appreciation of honest
critics
To endure the betrayal of false
friends,
To appreciate beauty, to find the
best in others,
To leave the world a bit better,
Whether by a healthy child, a
garden patch, or a
redeemed social
condition.
To know even one life
has breathed easier
because you lived,
This is to have
succeeded.


Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Soup

Día de Enero (January Day)

Te conocí un día de enero,
con la luna en mi nariz
Y como ví que eras sincero
En tus ojos me perdí

Que torpe distracción
Y que dulce sensación

Y ahora que andamos por el mundo
Como Eneas y Benitin
Ya te encontré varios rasguños
Que te hicieron por ahí

Pero mi loco amor
Es tu mejor doctor

Voy a curarte el alma en duelo
Voy a dejarte como nuevo
Y todo va a pasar
Pronto verás el sol brillar

Tú más que nadie mereces ser feliz

Ya vas a ver como van sanando
Poco a poco tus heridas
Ya vas a ver como va
La misma vida decantar la sal que sobra en mar

Y aunque hayas sido un extranjero
hasta en tu propio país
Si yo te digo ¿cómo dices tú?
Aún dices ¿qué decís?
Y lloras de emoción oyendo un bandoneón

Y aunque parezcas despistado con ese caminar pausado
Conozco la razón que hace doler tu corazón
Por eso quise hacerte esta canción

Ya vas a ver como van sanando
Poco a poco tus heridas
Ya vas a ver como va
La misma vida decantar la sal que sobra en mar

(I met you one January day, With the moon on my nose. And seeing you were sincere, in your eyes, i lost myself. What a clusmy distraction and what a sweet sensation. And now that we're walking around the world like Eneas and Benitin. I've already noticed the many cuts that they inflicted on you along the way. But my crazy love is your best doctor. I'm going to cure your mourning soul. I'm going to leave you like new and everything's going to pass. Soon, you will see the sun shine. You, more than anyone, deserve to be happy. Soon you will see your wounds healing little by little. Soon you will see how life itself will decant the excess salt from the sea. And although you've been a foreigner even in your own country. If i ask 'how do you say' (Colombian Accent) You still say 'what did you say' (Argentinean Accent). And you cry with emotion listening to a bandoneón. And though you seem absent minded with that lazy walk, i know what causes your heart to ache. That's why i wanted to make you this song. You're going to see how little by little your wounds are going to heal. You're going to see how life itself will decant the excess salt from the sea.)

SCREAMING

Do I need to scream and yell and cry to be heard?
Maybe so.
Or maybe silence is the answer.



good song.

OMG

Heidi Montag 'Upset' Over Leaked Song

THURSDAY AUGUST 16, 2007
By Aaron Parsley

Heidi Montag talks about making music almost as much as she talks about the feud with her Hills costar Lauren Conrad. But unlike her very public fights, Montag did not want a song she recorded to be played on the air.

Touted as the "world premiere" of Montag's single, Ryan Seacrest played a song called "Body Language" on his KISS-FM radio show on Thursday. But the track, which takes a beat from Yaz's "Situation" and features Montag's fiancé and manager Spencer Pratt as a rapper, wasn't supposed to be released, according to Pratt. (Listen to the song here.)


"We did it as a joke," Pratt tells PEOPLE. "It's not her single at all. It was never meant to be heard by anyone but us. Over my dead body would I rap on Heidi's first single. Heidi is so upset because this was not the first sound she wanted people to hear from her."

What is Montag's sound? "It's very dance, urban, rhythmical," she told Seacrest during a recent radio appearance. "But I really love a lot of rap and urban music at the same time so I'm kind of bringing a little bit of those elements in."

When it comes to the couple's engagement, Montag's music career takes precedent. "I am shopping [for a dress]," she told PEOPLE at the season three premiere of The Hills. "But we haven't done anything [else], we're just so busy in the studio and with my music we don't really have time to plan a wedding."


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It doesn't sound like her... I don't know why people would give her credit for this. Her producer is great, but that's about it. And Spencer rapping? C'mon now.

Jacks and Uno Cards

The smell of your skin lingers on me now
You're probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection baby
To be with myself and center, clarity
Peace, Serenity

I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry

The path that I'm walking
I must go alone
I must take the baby steps 'til I'm full grown, full grown
Fairytales don't always have a happy ending, do they?
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay

Like the little school mate in the school yard
We'll play jacks and uno cards
I'll be your best friend and you'll be my Valentine
Yes you can hold my hand if you want to
'Cause I want to hold yours too
We'll be playmates and lovers and share our secret worlds
But it's time for me to go home
It's getting late, dark outside
I need to be with myself and center, clarity
Peace, Serenity

It could be a crackhead. That got hold to the wrong stuff

Just watch. You won't be disappointed.

A Green Truth

For the past 20 years, former Vice President Al Gore has been traveling the world speaking about global warming, a passion of his since college. In 2006, his lecture was made into the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which won an Academy Award® for Best Documentary. Now available on DVD, this is the third highest grossing documentary of all time. In his lectures, book and documentary, Gore explains that if we continue to ignore what we are doing to our planet, we risk destroying the very future of our civilization. And the former vice president says that we must act before it's too late. "Some of the leading scientists are now saying we may have as little as 10 years before we cross a kind of point-of-no-return, beyond which it's much more difficult to save the habitability of the planet in the future," Gore says. "I believe that everybody should see [An Inconvenient Truth]," Oprah says.

What causes global warming?

It's been a hot topic lately, but what exactly is global warming? First, it's important to understand that the atmosphere is extremely thin. "The late Carl Sagan used to say if you had a globe with a coat of varnish, the thinness of that varnish relative to the globe is similar to the thinness of the atmosphere to the planet," Gore says. That atmosphere, which is just a few miles above the Earth's surface, traps some amount of the sun's energy, or light radiation, as it hits the Earth. "That's a good thing, the natural trapping of [the sun's radiation], because it keeps the temperatures within comfortable boundaries," Gore says. While other planets are either much too hot or much too cold, Earth is just like Goldilocks—just right for life. As humans add pollution like carbon dioxide (also known as CO2) into the air, the Earth's atmosphere becomes thicker. The thicker atmosphere traps more of the reflected radiation, raising overall temperature. This process is what we call "global warming." Other major factors adding to global warming, Gore says, include the burning of coal, oil, gasoline and forests.

The North Pole

As carbon dioxide levels explode all over the world, the effects are most obvious at the North and South Poles. For the past 50 years, the U.S. Navy has used submarines to patrol underneath the ice at the North Pole. These submarines can only surface where the ice shelf is less than three feet thick, so the Navy must routinely measure the thickness of the Arctic. Gore says their records show that "starting in the early '70s, [the ice shelf] started declining rapidly, both in the extent and the thickness. The North Pole is melting." One consequence of this, as shown in An Inconvenient Truth, is a decline in polar bear populations as they drown. "They live on the ice and now the ice is sometimes 60 miles from the land. And the distance between the ice floes is very large, and so for the first time now in significant numbers they're finding them dying by drowning. … Something similar is happening to the penguins near the South Pole." Additionally, the melting North Pole could lead to even more global warming. "It's also really dangerous for us to have this big expanse of open water at the top of our world," Gore says. "Normally that's like a giant mirror. It's one of the ways the planet cools itself. But as it melts, the open ocean absorbs all that heat."
One place that already feels the effects of the melting North Pole is Shishmaref, a small Alaskan village just south of the Arctic Circle. The Inupiak people have lived here for generations, but in the past 30 years, they've witnessed dramatic changes.

As illustrated in the documentary Everything's Cool, warming temperatures are causing the icy barriers that once protected Shishmaref to form later in the season. This leaves the village vulnerable to fierce waves that pummel and eat away at the coastline. As a result, entire foundations of houses have been destroyed as the ground has receded into the sea. Already 18 houses have been relocated to higher ground and rising water could eventually engulf the entire island. The estimated cost to relocate the village is $100 million.
Shismaref isn't alone. Gore says there are 180 towns in Alaska that face similar threats from rising sea levels.
If Greenland and Antarctica continue to melt, Gore says the maps of the world will need to be redrawn. Low-lying areas near southern Florida, Manhattan and the area surrounding the San Francisco Bay could end up under water, Gore warns. In the low countries of Western Europe—the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg—millions of people would need to relocate. In Beijing, 20 million people live in areas that would be flooded, and in Shanghai, the devastation would be even worse. Forty million Chinese citizens would become climate refugees.

The heat is on

The 10 hottest years ever recorded in the Earth's atmospheric record have all occurred in the past 14 years, Gore says. In the summer of 2003, Europe suffered through a scorching heat wave that was responsible for the deaths of 35,000 people. That same year, temperatures shot up to 122 degrees in India…and that wasn't even the hottest summer on record. According to scientists, 2005 was the hottest year in history. During the summer of 2006, Gore says many American cities out West set records of their own—some for all-time high temperatures and others for the number of consecutive days that reached 100 degrees or more. "It's not supposed to be 120 degrees in South Dakota," Gore says. Temperature increases are taking place all over the world, including in the oceans. Gore warns that when the oceans get warmer, storms get stronger.

Easy things everyone can do


You are not helpless in the fight against global warming. Gore goes inside a Lowe's Home Improvement store outside Nashville, Tennessee, to show you the five things you can buy that will help solve the climate crisis…and save you a few bucks!

-Compact fluorescent light bulbs: These energy-efficient bulbs cost less than $4 and are produced by major corporations like GE. If every household in America switched five regular light bulbs for five fluorescent bulbs, it would be the equivalent of taking 1 million cars off the highways for a full year.

-Outdoor solar lighting: These yard or patio lights cost less than $20, and they don't burn any electricity or produce any CO2.

-Programmable thermostats: Though these thermostats cost from $50 to $100, they can actually cut your heating and cooling costs. Set the setting so it's a little bit cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer when you're not in the house. A difference of 2 degrees can reduce a home's CO2 emissions by up to 9 percent over the course of a year.

-Air filters: Changing the air filters in your heating and cooling systems regularly can knock 2 percent off of your CO2 output each year.

-Electric hot water heater blanket: Hot water heaters use a lot of energy and generate a lot of CO2. A blanket costs less than $18 and can cut your home's CO2 emissions by almost 4 1/2 percent.

Gore says that when you're shopping for major home appliances, look for the Energy Star label. "This is a signal that you're getting an environmentally efficient appliance that's going to save you money at the same time," he says.



oprah.com

The best decision I've ever forced

I can't wait until Monday! It's gonna be a good one!



First day of work was a little better than expected. Seems as though things have changed.... looks that way for now anyway.

All for now - I need a little nap.

3rd wheel

one of my faves...


When I'm done with thinking, then I'm done with you.
When I'm done with crying, then I'm done with you.
When I feel so tired, then I'm done with you.
Everybody feels this way sometimes, everybody feels this way
And I do.
You can't hear it, but I do.
You can't hear it, but I do.
You're trying to convince me that what I've done's not right.
I get so frustrated, I stay up every night.
You ask me for an answer, and I'm so tired that I'm up in the air.
Everybody feels this way sometimes, everybody feels this way
And I do.
You can't hear it, but I do.
You can't hear it, but I'm feeling this way just because you say
I will be ignored and
I will be denied and
I could be erased and
I could be brushed aside and
I will get scared and I will get shoved down,
But I feel like I do because you push me around.
I'm starting to ignore you, I've doubted you so long.
I'm tired of overthinking, I know you don't belong.
Now I'm asking questions - no one pushes me around.
Everybody feels this way sometimes, everybody feels this way -
And I do.
You can't hear it, but I do.
You don't seem angry, but I do.
I do

Ok Let's Go to Bed

Here is a clip from one of my favorite shows - as you all know - and one of my favorite episodes entitled "The Post-it Always Sticks Twice" (sound familiar?) It always makes my day when my favorite episode plays on TV. It's the simple things. So watch and enjoy.

Dream

The dream is this - that we'll finally be happy when we reach our goals - find the guy, finish our internship, that's the dream. Then we get there. And if we're human, we immediately start dreaming of something else. Because, if this is the dream, then we'd like to wake up.
And then maybe we accept the dream has become a nightmare. We tell ourselves that reality is better. We convince ourselves it's better that we never dream at all. But, the strongest of us, the most determined of us, holds on to the dream or we find ourselves faced with a fresh dream we never considered. We wake to find ourselves, against all odds, feeling hopeful. And, if we're lucky, we realize in the face of everything, in the face of life the true dream is being able to dream at all.

Because the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway...

A little boys explanation of God

I certainly don't think an adult could explain this more beautifully!

It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista, CA. He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to "explain God." I wonder if any of us could have done as well ?
... and he had such an assignment, in California, and someone published it, I guess miracles do happen ! ..

EXPLANATION OF GOD:
"One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers."

"God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off."

"God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have."

"Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista. At least there aren't any who come to our church."

"Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they crucified him But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K."

"His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important."

"You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time."

"You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God!

"Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway."

"If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids."

"But...you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases.

Aaaargh

Is it wrong that I love Johnny Depp even more as a dirty pirate?

Nah.

You may not be able to catch a bat with a pot, but one thing is for sure - I love bags

Look at it... I love it. I have been visiting it online for awhile now and I even have a 20% off discount. Exciting I know. The bad thing is that they are backordered. (sigh) And even if I ordered it now, I wouldn't get it until middle to late September. (I just killed the most massive bug as I am sitting here by the way. Don't ask me what kind it was because I really don't know. Kinda like a spider and a grasshopper and something else mixed. Very nasty, Very big. And now just to add to that, I feel like things are crawling on me all the time now. I hate that. Plus, everytime I kill a spider or anything - which is pretty regular around here - I get a flashback to that time which we will not speak of. You know the time at the daycare. Ew. I get chills thinking about it. But anyway, I am getting off track.)
Back to my bag. I love it. Period. Love the color. Love the shape. Love.
Also, I added some new links to check out ------->
Domino is one of my favorite magazines of all time. It has great decorating ideas and is totally my style. And we all know that I love to decorate. If I could do school over - I would do that. Without a question. Interior design. I actually thought about transferring to the Art Institute of Washington in Arlington - yep contacted an admissions counselor and everything. Until I learned how expensive art school is. Then I had to begrudgingly bow out. For now anyway. But if i could do it over - that's what I would've done. Well that is all for tonight. Goodnight party people.


Oh and bats are attracted to light?

Well Chris Farley thinks so anyway. I think I'll watch Black Sheep for a little comic therapy since retail therapy is out of the question. Nighty Night.

Superman

Moths flicker under the golden glow of the street
lamps.
Why does it take so much longer to get back home?
There's no reason for me to glance back with innocent
smiles.
No sarcastic remarks about me hanging my head out
the car window -
Hair glossed to my lips.
Listening to the songs that you should be singing
with me.
Sole lyrics. Bouncing through my head.
Vaguely conscious of the buzzing traffic that
surrounds me.
Party night -
Nearly seduced,
Skipping the cracks and counting the little yellow
lines in the street.
24-25-26
If the world falls from beneath me, will you be here to
save me?
If only I could understand those long silent pauses
when you aren't singing
along.
I think the world may be falling now...
27-28-29

Tumultuous Tuesday

"Time heals nothing. It's what you do with the time that matters."

Great Quote.
Oh and check out my new music player... that is all for now. Maybe more later.

Comic Relief

I love Graham Norton.

New Apartment, New Life

Well I'm almost all settled in here - in my new place. Pretty much all unpacked minus a few minor details. It feels very good to finally have a roommate whom I enjoy spending time with. There is only one tiny little flaw. SPIDERS. We have spider bites all over us and I think we kill a little over a dozen each day. Gross I know. The pest control guy already came so hopefully soon they will start to die. I'm praying that this is the whole "it gets worse before it gets better" kind of deal. I guess we shall see in time.
On the other hand. I need to be thinking about where I want to work because frankly we already received a cable bill. We haven't even had cable for a week and they're already sending a bill. Leave it to Cox. I not only need a job for the money but also for a llittle entertainment. I'm getting tired of being in the apartment all the time already. Plus, it gets a little lonely since my roommate works full time and I have nothing to do. Sad yes. Pathetic yes. So the job hunting journey will commence Monday.

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away."

You're not Getting 'til your Gettin'