The fun theory

This is awesome:

(With thanks to my friend Christine.)

Have a fun weekend, everyone!

Pocket Truths

What truths about you are hidden in your pockets? This is a get-to-know-you meme. Instructions: empty your jeans’ pockets, or a pocket of your purse or jacket. List what you find, and what those items say about you.

Okay. Here’s mine….

1. guitar pick – because I love my Ibanez, and because I did the children’s music at church this morning, and also a little bit because I just like to have one with me cuz it reminds me of the music. Music is the doctor.
2. small piece of green seaglass – because I can’t NOT pick up seaglass when I find it, and because the cooler autumn air means I actually wore these jeans to the beach the other day. Long pants – yikes! Still had flip-flops on, though. Not ready to let go of summer just yet.
3. a neatly folded tissue, just in case – because I have allergies, and because I am a mom. I was also a Girl Guide once upon a time and still live by that well-ingrained motto, be prepared. The neatly folded part is because if I folded it haphazardly or *gasp* just stuffed it into my pocket, I would have to pull it back out and fold it properly. I’m a little odd that way.

That’s all. I tag anyone & everyone willing to share their pocket truths. (Please post a link in the comments if you do this on your blog so I can check out how weird you are. Er, I mean… so I can learn more fascinating things about you!)

Peace….

Love is fun…

…and definitely dance-worthy!

(Yes, this is way off my usual topics of Island Life and Writing, but I just found this video (thanks Lisa Schroeder!) and had to share. Hope you enjoy it!)

Aspiring Author disappears

The low-budget news team reports on Aspiring Author’s mysterious disappearance:

The next kindle?

Check out the kindle 9XXXD. There’s seriously no limit to where e-reader technology can take us.

(With thanks to Jennifer Jackson.)

Global happy-dancing

Need a mid-week pick-me-up? Check out this global happy dancing.

(You can find out more about Matt HERE.)

Peace and joy….

Fake Saturdays and brain freeze

It’s a very Saturdayish Monday. The kids are off school for Spring Break, and I’m not working today, either. The sun is shining (spring! yay!). I slept late, went for a run, baked muffins, and am now in the midst of beta-reading a friend’s work. Very Saturdayish indeed. That’s the best kind of Monday, don’t you think?

::takes Son3 and friend out to 7-Eleven for Slurpees::

Okay, I’m back. Apparently to ten year olds, sun + above zero temperature = Slurpee weather. Now they’re both happily sucking back some sick combination of frozen creme soda, orange, and cola. (Yes, they layered their Slurpees. Ick.) I’m happy with my non-slushified Diet Coke because I’m one of those people who gets nasty brain freeze really easily.

That reminds me of what was probably the worst case of brain freeze in history…. Back in my “youth leader” days, one of the girls in my fabulous and oh-so-mature bunch of teens decided to snort Slurpee in through her nose. Priceless. Er, I mean, ::puts on mature adult voice:: not at all recommended, do not try this at home. Anyway, I wish I had it on video for you, but alas, no. Instead, here’s a brain freeze skit from Uphill Both Ways:

Wishing you all a good Saturdayish Monday.

Peace….

Amazing Grace (the iTunes meme)

Okay, I’ve seen this a few times – most recently courtesy of Libba Bray – and I finally decided I had to try it. Yup, it’s the “My Life In iTunes” meme! Yay! Here are the rules…

1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You MUST write that song name down, no matter how silly it sounds.
4. Play tag, have fun, and all that jazz.

So here, for your reading pleasure, is my life in iTunes:

IF SOMEONE SAYS ‘ARE YOU OKAY’ YOU SAY?
Don’t Let Me Fall (Lenka) – Do I sound needy?

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Adrift (Jack Johnson) – Funny, I was thinking exactly that earlier today – anyone got a lifeline they can toss me?

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Kissing the Lipless (The Shins) – Ew. Need I say more? (And yet I’m going to — this just brought to mind a story about Godric, by Frederick Beuchner – something about kissing a leper. It’s a very good story.)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
We Can Work It Out (The Beatles) – Ah, optimism.

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Daylight (Matt & Kim) – staying in it? bringing a little of it to darkness? I dunno, but sounds like a decent life’s purpose.

WHAT’S YOUR MOTTO?
And it Stoned Me (Van Morrison) – After reading this explanation of the lyrics, I totally love this as a motto.

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Hope (Jack Johnson) – What? You guys think there’s hope for me? Aw, you’re the sweetest….

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Pataskala (John Reuben) – You mean like in Ohio? They want I should move to Ohio?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole) – Okay, I’m a bit of a daydreamer. No surprise there.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Long Nights (Eddie Veder) – talktalktalktalk… oh my gosh, is it 3 a.m.?!

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Blue Eyes (Cary Brothers) – Hee! Mine are green, but my sweetie has blue eyes, and my kids all do.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Forever Young (Bob Dylan) – I totally did not rig this, I swear.

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Life is a Highway (Rascal Flatts) – Not a bad choice, really. Life is a journey. Everybody wear their running shoes or hiking boots, k?

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
I am a Rock (Simon & Garfunkle) – Okay, fine. I’m a little boring. I just sit there and don’t do much at all.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
These are the Days (Van Morrison) – Actually, if this is it, I’m okay with that.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
The Show (Lenka) – Mwahaha! You shall never know about the show!

WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
The Hallelujah Chorus (Relient K) – It’s always nice to have a reason to sing hallelujah.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Island in the Sun (Weezer) – You guys are totally my island in the sun. I <3 my friends.

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Amazing Grace (Ray Charles) – nice.

If you haven’t done this one yet, consider yourself tagged!

Friday Five: Adventures in surfing

I may occasionally be guilty of spending too much time online. (Okay, those of you who really know me will have just snorted your coffee out your nose.) Fine. I spend too much time online every day. But there’s just so much cool stuff out in cyberspace! Here’s a “Friday Five” of things I’ve discovered whilst surfing online this week:

1. Cutest-ever promo for breast cancer research:
2. Photos of everywhere.
3. A very odd book which looks both disturbing and delightful:
4. Time passing.
5. Book art:

See what I mean? Cool stuff.  But now I’m going off-line so I can get some work done. Ah, but my work will be so much cooler now that I’ve received all manner of inspiration input.

Peace….

Another good reason to check your child’s homework

With thanks to Hélène Boudreau for this one:

http://theprincipal.blogspot.com/2009/01/another-good-reason-to-check-your.html