Sounds of laughter shades of life are ringing through my open ears

Words are flying out like
endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow waves of joy
are drifting thorough my open mind
Possessing and caressing me

Every time I watch Across the Universe, I find myself relating to it in a different way. This time, I saw that the tone of the movie as it progresses could be overlaid upon the past year of my life.

My senior year of college began with much confusion, much excitement, and complete instability. I watched my plans for my life be swallowed up by the churning sea of unrealized dreams. It was a long journey out of depression, and I began to be pleasantly surprised at feeling happy.

As I was accepted by my new homes, I found ways of hiding hurt and putting on a mask of "that fun, goofy girl." Slowly, though, the feelings I showed without started to sink their way into my heart, purging the darkness. God knows what He's doing. Always has.

I spent my 22nd birthday at a friend's funeral. Never saw it coming. It still makes me cry, even now. The play Dead Man's Cell Phone seems to have some relevance in my life now.

I feel confident and whole again. It won't fix the missed opportunities or the mistakes made, but they are learned lessons now. Thank you, Lord. For everything.

amusing

Dear boy who professed your love to me in the pool at summer camp,

How old were we? Fourth grade? Fifth grade?

Sometimes I wonder who you actually were. Your friend was actually the one that told me you liked me. He pointed over at you, but there were a lot of kids over there. I swam away quickly. But sometimes I wonder what you looked like and who you were.

Bad Timing

Turns out that soaking your feet in a bathtub of warm water actually does make them feel better.

It also helps your company to arrive faster.

Unique Problem

Most people have problems that they don't like to talk about. For example, Derek Zoolander was embarrassed to admit that he couldn't turn left. However, he stood up and admitted his problem, finding acceptance in the world, and eventually doing what he previously had thought to be impossible.

Today, I will join the ranks of the others as noble as he.
Today, I will admit that I can't run.

Well, I mean, I can move my feet in a walking motion that is quicker than normal, while gaining a good deal of speed. However, it looks something like this:

That's right. I don't really lack the inability to run. I lack the ability to run in public (which is where most people run). Who wants to see this coming at them at 10 MPH:

I know I certainly don't. That one arm just has a mind of its own and windmills around at unpredictable speeds. It's absolutely unsafe. Make sure to protect your children from this eyesore:

Also, it seems that the power of the windmilling action sucks the air out of my lungs by creating a vacuum. It's pretty dumb, if you ask me.

Well, I can always consider the career of Women's Fastpitch pitcher.

Refrigerators

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/about/153476627/general-electric-gsh25jsxss

My question is this: Why do we need to know exactly how many fluid ounces of water come out of our refrigerators per minute? Obviously, if it was a trickle, it would be annoying, but this advert is practically asking children to hook up their super soakers to mom & dad's fridge. Parents, if you come home one day to a house literally filled with water, you can both blame advertising and calculate exactly how long the house took to fill.

Thank you, Carrie Underwood

Start a new fashion, wear your heart on your sleeve. - Enchanted

British Food Adventures Continue!

Let today be known as the day that I found, bought, and ate Turkish Delight.

After reading The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, there has always been the lingering question as to what Turkish Delight actually is.

My father always said that it was like applets and cotlets. The truth is not that far from this statement.

It turns out, if you buy it in candy bar form, it is a rose-flavored jelly (like applets and cotlets), coated in chocolate. It is much more delicious, and far less nauseating than applets and cotlets.