It's Been A Long Time

It's been a long time since I've spied anything...Today I went out and this is what I spied:

Breakeven

Acoustic sunrise on my drive to work...

BREAKEVEN - The Script

I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing

Just prayed to a God that I don't believe in

'Cause I got time while she got freedom

'Cause when a heart breaks, no it don't breakeven

Her best days will be some of my worst

She finally met a man that's gonna put her first

While I'm wide awake she's no trouble sleeping

'Cause when a heart breaks, no it don't breakeven, even, no

What am I suppose to do when the best part of me was always you

And what am I suppose to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces

They say bad things happen for a reason

But no wise words gonna stop the bleeding

'Cause she's moved on while I'm still grieving

And when a heart breaks, no it don't breakeven, even, no

What am I gonna do when the best part of me was always you

And what am I suppose to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces

(One's still in love while the other one's leaving)

I'm falling to pieces

('Cause when a heart breaks, no it don't breakeven)

Oh you got his heart and my heart and none of the pain

You took your suitcase, I took the blame

Now I'm tryna make sense of what little remains, oh

'Cause you left me with no love and no love to my name

I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing

Just prayed to a God that I don't believe in

'Cause I got time while she got freedom

'Cause when a heart breaks, no it don't break

No it don't break

No it don't breakeven, no

What am I gonna do when the best part of me was always you

And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay

(Oh glad you're okay now)

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

(Oh I'm glad you're okay)

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces

(One's still in love while the other one's leaving)

I'm falling to pieces

('Cause when a heart breaks, no it don't breakeven)

Oh, it don't breakeven, no

Oh, it don't breakeven, no

Oh, it don't breakeven, no

New Year's Eve

What is the meaning of this New Year's Eve song? Auld Land Syne is about old friends who have parted and meet again. To celebrate their long friendship, they share a drink together and reminisce of memories from long ago. The basic message is that we should not forget our old friends and should celebrate a reunion with them.

Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

And auld lang syne?

Chorus:

For auld lang syne, my dear,

For auld lang syne,

We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet

For auld lang syne!

We twa hae run about the braes,

And pu'd the gowans fine,

But we've wander'd mony a weary fit

Sin auld lang syne.

We twa hae paidl't in the burn

Frae morning sun till dine,

But seas between us braid hae roar'd

Sin auld lang syne.

And there's a hand, my trusty fiere,

And gie's a hand o' thine,

And we'll tak a right guid willie-waught

For auld lang syne!

And surely ye'll be your pint' stowp,

And surely I'll be mine,

And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet

For auld lang syne!

Translation:

Should old acquaintances be forgotten,

And never brought to mind?

Should old acquaintances be forgotten,

And days of long ago !

Chorus:

For old long ago, my dear

For old long ago,

We will take a cup of kindness yet

For old long ago.

We two have run about the hillsides

And pulled the daisies fine,

But we have wandered many a weary foot

For old long ago.

We two have paddled (waded) in the stream

From noon until dinner time,

But seas between us broad have roared

Since old long ago.

And there is a hand, my trusty friend,

And give us a hand of yours,

And we will take a goodwill draught (of ale)

For old long ago!

And surely you will pay for your pint,

And surely I will pay for mine!

And we will take a cup of kindness yet

For old long ago!

Navy, Burgandy, and White...Khaki, and Black

Lovely. I've decided that I'm going to walk around looking like a bruise come January 1, 2011. I can't further divulge any more information, but insiders who read this probably know what I'm talking about--and I dare any of them to walk around looking like bruises, too.

Oh, by the way, Alessia. I've decided to eventually release all of my back blogs that I've saved, but not published and are crapped up in cyberspace waiting to be edited. Which means that they either need a quote or a pic. And thanks for feeding my fish.

Pirate

Arrrr...what is this lass? Not a real pirate. Look on her shoulder. It's a FLAMINGO?! WTF. I was Googling funny pirate quotes, and this was the second on the page: "Parrots are the preferred pirate companion. Monkeys are an acceptable substitute, unless they fling their feces at people. Then they are an awesome substitute." I think our friend here got a little confused. I blurred one of her eyes out like they do in text books to hide the identity of the subjects in the photographs. I couldn't blur the other one out because it would totally ruin the pic.

Wicked...

Went to see the musical Wicked tonight with some friends. Didn't know much about the musical before I went, except that it was about the witches before the whole Wizard of Oz/Dorothy stuff happened. Amazing enough as the musical was, the understudy actually stepped in (in Act II) for the part of Elphaba - who becomes the Wicked Witch of the west. Even though she was the understudy, her performance was first rate. A long musical, but I enjoyed it thoroughly.

I've heard it said

That people com into our lives for a reason

Bringing something we must learn

And we are led

To those who help us most to grow

If we let them

And we help them in return

Well, I don't know if I believe that's true

But I know I'm who I am today

Because I knew you...

"For Good" from the musical Wicked

Birthday--Haaaaa

Funny thing about facebook...if you put your birthday down in the info section, everybody (and quite possibly their mother) will know when it is your birthday. In fact, fb sends out a birthday reminder a week ahead, then posts it on the right side of your home page.

So, today is my birthday. Here are some pics for the day taken from sunrise to sunset (which happened to be ruined by a huge thunderstorm)...

"At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear. It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us. You can love completely without complete understanding."

~Norman Maclean

"Quite minds can't be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm."

~Robert Louis Stevenson

"Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow."

~ James M. Barrie

"Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail."

~ Robert Motherwell

I do not recommend taking photos while the photographer is the one driving the vehicle.