littleflower518

Before I go to bed (I'm very sleepy) I'll pay homage to my inspirations.
( All my world in one grain of sand, and you own it )

Tomorrow is Tracy's birthday. I'm having a margarita and watching the series finale of Monk. I don't know how I'll survive without Monk. I have a hard time with loss, even when it's a fictional tv character.

I thought some of her art fit this community nicely....



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i will make this simple!

( marion cotillard is very inspiring at the moment. )

she is ready for a party

The world of beer is expanding, in both flavor and appeal. Craft brewing has taken the beer-drinking community to new heights and innovations. The time to learn about, explore, enjoy, and appreciate this sacred beverage has never been more exciting. But how does it all break down? How can one begin to decipher the differences between styles and sub-categories of beer? How can anyone truly appreciate beer without a basic understanding of beer’s ingredients and flavor profiles?

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I'm still a little behind on my Christmas preparations, so my seasonal contribution will have to wait until a bit later in the month. I therefore give you my list of inspirational people :)

( My inspirations - a mixed bag! )( Read more... )

If I wait until I have the time, I may never have it.

Accomplishment is tough. My axiom is that things usually take about six times the effort you first envision.

I remember sitting in dark smelly bars in my twenties, listening to folks that were sincerely going to do many grand things with their lives. It seems that it is just fine to dream about the big picture, but if we choose to ignore the small or mundane daily routines/tasks, nothing much in a larger sense ever gets done.

When my workshop in the garage is cluttered, I don't really want to be there. It's tough stepping over the mess and it drains my enthusiasm quickly. But if I spend a little time to organize and make it a bit neater, I miraculously find tons of hidden energy -- energy which is almost always rooted in and founded by motivation.

It has little to do with how much sleep I've had or if I've already expended a gagillion calories that day.
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"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
~ Albert Camus

This sounded really good and easy, so I'm definitely keeping this one for a future party appetizer! Or maybe just to make an entire bowl and eat it some Sunday afternoon in front of a game. By myself. Maybe I'll share.

Cheddar Ranch Dip
from allrecipes.com

1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 (1 ounce) package dry Ranch-style
dressing mix 1 (3 ounce) can bacon bits
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, thoroughly blend the sour cream and ranch-style dressing mix. Mix in the bacon bits and Cheddar cheese. Chill in the refrigerator 20 minutes or longer before serving.

One of my best friends is pregnant for the 7th time. Unfortunately, she's suffered 6 miscarriages, and tomorrow she is going for testing to see if this baby has a heartbeat. Please say a quick prayer for her (Leigh Anne) and her baby, and pray that bubs has a heart beat and that they can finally complete their family.

Thank you (I'll keep you posted on what happens)

Basically some potentially neat stuff has been going down and two of my atheist/agnostic/what have you exes got involved in a weird facebok discussion about organized religion and whatnot whilst commenting to a status about a dream involving the Pope. A fellow catechist, a Hindu friend, and some other friends got involved to various degrees. Please pray that they would be led to the truth and that in future encounters I would have the grace to love them well in our conversation and not be trying to lay the smackdown or something, whatever may happen. One of my (non-Catholic, Christian) friends actually pmed some of us saying he really did want to lay some smack down but had to restrain himself, which is cool cuz he restrained himself but not cool cuz we shouldn't be seeking to lay the smackdown. Their names are Ryan and Giancarlo.

Also my friend Galen has been conversing with me through text for a few hours or so and the convo has turned to God-related topics. A lot of doors have been opening up in this area. Similar prayers are requested for him, except that I don't feel so much like laying the smackdown with him--I think I need more prayers that I do not just brush aside the problems with which he comes to me with a "you should pray about it" only half jokingly, knowing he will be reluctant to do so at best, and that I would be compassionate enough to approach him at his level, wherever that may be.

Sorry I ramble a lot! Thanks for your prayers guys; you're all super cool.

I discovered an artist recently whose portrait work I find extremely beautiful and floral. It reminds me a bit of Egon Schiele, but brighter and happier! Others remind me of Audrey Kawasaki's work. :D




Here is his website and this is his blog where every day he posts an image from his Character Sketchbook.

1. I've lived in Hickory 47 years, and I still get lost.

2. I don't feel pretty enough to wear my Parrish Relics, so I put them on my dolls.

3. As a kid, I was so afraid of everything that I lived in constant fear of being kidnapped.

4. When I was in college, a guy in one of my classes said to me, "If you didn't sit in the same seat everyday, I wouldn't recognize you. You look like a different person everyday." This has bothered me for years and years. It just reinforced the feeling of not really having an identity.

5. There are times when it feels like someone else takes over my brain, and I have no control over what I say.

6. Most things are either love or hate with me.

7. I can go through many moods in the blink of an eye.