January 2011
i dare you.
YOU WILL PROBABLY GET ONE FACT. SO GO AHEAD. BE THE ONE.
oh i get it now! Yes Please :)
Not currently. I did have it….. I know that my webcam does not work with Skype, which is mighty lame, but I used to use typing-skype all the time. Just have to reinstall it on the computer, then find some time to get on said computer (it’s technically sammy’s…) but yeah. I definitely need to skype with you girls more!
i did answer this, but it keeps coming back to haunt me!
Elisa, I hope you finish it soon, I’m looking forward to seeing it! xo
:)
I was mentioning to another friend how I was going to visit Sarai sometime in the next few months, and even said that the next step was to get over the other side of the country to visit you ;)… then I’ve just gotta get over to america to see my Danni and Katee somehow….
hahaha. I love you.
Well, it’s almost-certain-unless-something-REALLY-dramatic-and-unfortunate-happens that we’ll be here in QLD for another 4 years. Because that’s how long Samwise’s apprenticeship is for. So yeah. :D
I wish I could do more, and help, and take away the things that make you cry out.
Be brave, Lioness. All your pieces are so very beautiful. And they will all fit together perfectly.
I love you Dandelion. xo
Yes. It was the very first thing I saw when I logged in today. Absolutely adorable. xo
“Life is not about avoiding suffering. Life is about learning to suffer well (cruel language…I know). The child who is taught to avoid pain altogether will encounter much more pain in life than necessary. It is painful to have broken relationships because you do not know how to respect others. It is painful to never meet goals because you are not disciplined. It is painful to have financial difficulties because you can’t control your spending.
All these problems come from the tendency to avoid the pain of the momentary struggle, the pain of self-discipline and delayed gratification. If we learn to lose what we want in the moment, to feel sad about not getting our way, and then to adapt to the reality demands of difficult situations, joy and success will follow.
Parents who step in and rescue their children from suffering will be replaced later in life with other codependent people, drugs, alcohol, eating disorders, shopping and other addictions. They have taught their children that frustration and adversity are not something to face and deal with, requiring change on their part, but something that can be made to go away in the moment by using the mother or father of immediate gratification”. (Book: Boundaries with Kids, Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend)
Just saw a blog post entitled “Women Who Have The Same Face In Every Picture” and featured gifs scrolling through photos of women who look the same in different scenarios.
Kinda interesting sure but the title kind of got me thinking…
Isn’t it a LOT creepier if a woman had a DIFFERENT FACE in a photo?
DIFFERENT…FACE
I laughed so hard at this.
You have a point.
^^ reasons I love following sarah #3894978956279348
- Wednesday Australia Day
- Thursday, moved house again (back to inlaws)
- Million house inspections
- visited Luna
- Friday, shoe shopping with Luna
- more house inspections
- filled out and submitted about 5 applications for rentals
- had makeup trial for wedding
- Saturday, visited mum at my sisters house
- Luna’s hens night
- bowling in formal dresses
- practice for the song for Luna’s wedding
- ‘adult’ conversation among married girls
- Late night drive for hot chips with Camille
- Henna, beading and more ‘adult’ relationship conversation with the married and soon-to-be-married girls
- Late, late night
- Sunday, different church (Luna & Camille’s church, many other hen’s night attendees visited today too) very good.
- Friend’s grandma passed away :(
- Samwise late for work
- waiting for the kids to let me get on the computer
- driving around
- email from Sarah :)
- FINALLY TUMBLR TIME AGAIN!
[NOTE: ‘Luna’ refers to my IRL friend Sarah (thegreatlongnose), while ‘Sarah’ refers to tumblr/email friend Sarah (rillamyrilla/harmonyamidchaos)]
So anyway…. while I’ve been out having a life (it’s been scary and exhausting) what’s been going on?
The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English
Ailurophile A cat-lover.
Assemblage A gathering.
Becoming Attractive.
Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks.
Brood To think alone.
Bucolic In a lovely rural setting.
Bungalow A small, cozy cottage.
Chatoyant Like a cat’s eye.
Comely Attractive.
Conflate To blend together.
Cynosure A focal point of admiration.
Dalliance A brief love affair.
Demesne Dominion, territory.
Demure Shy and reserved.
Denouement The resolution of a mystery.
Desuetude Disuse.
Desultory Slow, sluggish.
Diaphanous Filmy.
Dissemble Deceive.
Dulcet Sweet, sugary.
Ebullience Bubbling enthusiasm.
Effervescent Bubbly.
Efflorescence Flowering, blooming.
Elision Dropping a sound or syllable in a word.
Elixir A good potion.
Eloquence Beauty and persuasion in speech.
Embrocation Rubbing on a lotion.
Emollient A softener
Ephemeral Short-lived.
Epiphany A sudden revelation.
Erstwhile At one time, for a time.
Ethereal Gaseous, invisible but detectable.
Evanescent Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.
Evocative Suggestive.
Fetching Pretty.
Felicity Pleasantness.
Forbearance Withholding response to provocation.
Fugacious Fleeting.
Furtive Shifty, sneaky.
Gambol To skip or leap about joyfully.
Glamour Beauty.
Gossamer The finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk
Halcyon Happy, sunny, care-free.
Harbinger Messenger with news of the future.
Imbrication Overlapping and forming a regular pattern.
Imbroglio An altercation or complicated situation.
Imbue To infuse, instill.
Incipient Beginning, in an early stage.
Ineffable Unutterable, inexpressible.
Ingénue A naïve young woman.
Inglenook A cozy nook by the hearth.
Insouciance Blithe nonchalance.
Inure To become jaded.
Labyrinthine Twisting and turning.
Lagniappe A special kind of gift.
Lagoon A small gulf or inlet.
Languor Listlessness, inactivity.
Lassitude Weariness, listlessness.
Leisure Free time.
Lilt To move musically or lively.
Lissome Slender and graceful.
Lithe Slender and flexible.
Love Deep affection.
Mellifluous Sweet sounding.
Moiety One of two equal parts.
Mondegreen A slip of the ear.
Murmurous Murmuring.
Nemesis An unconquerable archenemy.
Offing The sea between the horizon and the offshore.
Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like its meaning.
Opulent Lush, luxuriant.
Palimpsest A manuscript written over earlier ones.
Panacea A solution for all problems
Panoply A complete set.
Pastiche An art work combining materials from various sources.
Penumbra A half-shadow.
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain.
Plethora A large quantity.
Propinquity An inclination.
Pyrrhic Successful with heavy losses.
Quintessential Mose essential.
Ratatouille A spicy French stew.
Ravel To knit or unknit.
Redolent Fragrant.
Riparian By the bank of a stream.
Ripple A very small wave.
Scintilla A spark or very small thing.
Sempiternal Eternal.
Seraglio Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.
Serendipity Finding something nice while looking for something else.
Summery Light, delicate or warm and sunny.
Sumptuous Lush, luxurious.
Surreptitious Secretive, sneaky.
Susquehanna A river in Pennsylvania.
Sussurous Whispering, hissing.
Talisman A good luck charm.
Tintinnabulation Tinkling.
Umbrella Protection from sun or rain.
Untoward Unseemly, inappropriate.
Vestigial In trace amounts.
Wafture Waving.
Wherewithal The means.
Woebegone Sorrowful, downcast.Susurrus is my favorite word.
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I need a new handbag, and the shops I frequent IRL don’t have anything I like. So Sammy said I could buy online. Looking at ebay and etsy… any other great onlines stores (pref with sales and bargains?)
kisses!
They expect my reaction to be something like:
When really, my reaction is something like:
hahaha sooo true!
^^ for aaaaaaaaaaallllllll the win in this ^^
EEEP I just sent you a asky too, before I realised you left me one!!!
yeah… it’s confusing. I don’t like that I can’t go back. I should have made a spin-off tumblr just to reserve my name. eh, too late nao.
it made me smile to hear you like the mix so much, and the connectedness things is just so lovely. and I love that you said ‘experiencing it’… because music, especially a specifically created collection of music, is not meant to simply be listened to… but to be experienced.
EEP I’M SO EXCITED! :)
love you too xo
awesome :) I can’t wait to see it when you’re finished!
lumos-maxima:Harry Potter according to…
Sirius Black
- Sirius Black and the prison fun.
- Sirius Black and the prison fun.
- Sirius Black and the reunited with my werewolf boyfriend.
- Sirius Black and the playtime fun with my werewolf boyfriend.
- Sirius Black and the who is this girl hitting on my werewolf boyfriend I should. kill her but I die have fun with my werewolf boyfriend you bitch.
- Sirius Black and the I am dead.
Neville Longbottom
- Neville and Being Badass.
- Neville and Being Badass.
- Neville and Being Badass.
- Neville and Being Badass.
- Neville and Being Badass.
- Neville and Being Badass
- Neville and Being EXTREMELY Badass.
Filch
- Filch and the Year Hogwarts Started to go to Hell.
- Filch and MY CAT IS PETRIFIED!
- Filch and Nothing Significant.
- Filch and I Hate Cleaning Up After Other Schools.
- Filch and I Love Umbridge.
- Filch and Umbridge Isn’t Here Anymore.
- Filch and Half the Castle’s Destroyed, I Might As Well Quit.
Severus Snape
- Severus Snape and the year I had to keep that little kid from getting killed by Quirrel .
- Severus Snape and the year I had to keep that little kid from getting killed by a book.
- Severus Snape and the year I had to keep that little kid from getting killed by a fucking dog.
- Severus Snape and the year I had to keep that little kid from getting killed by the former rat.
- Severus Snape and the year I had to keep that little kid from getting killed by Umbridge.
- Severus Snape and the year I had to keep that little kid from getting killed by the other death eaters.
- Severus Snape and the year I died trying to keep that little kid safe.
Hedwig
- Hedwig and Fuck Yes Harry Potter Owns Me.
- Hedwig and I’m a Fucking Owl.
- Hedwig and I’m Still an Owl.
- Hedwig and HERMIONE’S NOT AN OWL.
- Hedwig and Life Is Pretty Great As An Owl.
- Hedwig and That Pigwidgeon Is Really Starting To Annoy The Piss Out Of Me.
- Hedwig and SHIT SHIT COCKSUCKER I’M DEAD.
Ron Weasley
- Ron Weasley and the Fucking Three Headed Dog.
- Ron Weasley and the Possessed Sister.
- Ron Weasley and the Rat That Isn’t A Rat.
- Ron Weasley and the Green Monster of Jealousy.
- Ron Weasley and the Year of Quidditch.
- Ron Weasley and the Girl Drama.
- Ron Weasley and the Wooing of Hermione Granger.
Hermione Granger
- Hermione Granger and the Levi-OH-sa.
- Hermione Granger and the turning into a cat then getting petrified.
- Hermione Granger and the art of overachieving.
- Hermione Granger and the fact that boys suddenly love her.
- Hermione Granger and bickering with Ron.
- Hermione Granger and the Bitch named Lavender Brown.
- Hermione Granger and the reluctant falling for Ron Weasley.
Cedric Diggory
- Cedric and That Time He Found Something.
- Cedric and That Time He Found Something.
- Cedric and That Time He Found Something.
- Cedric and That Time He Died.
Dumbledore
- Dumbledore and the Oh Shit He’s at Hogwarts Now.
- Dumbledore and the Oh Shit Tom Riddle’s at it Again.
- Dumbledore and the I Am Totally Allowing Two Teenagers To Save A Convicted Murderer Even Though I Don’t Know For Sure He’s Innocent.
- Dumbledore and the DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIYAH?
- Dumbledore and the Harry’s Angsty, Time to Leave Him Alone.
- Dumbledore and the I’ll Have Secret Lessons with Harry While I Wait for My Cursed Hand to Kill Me.
- Dumbledore and the Wait, You Guys Aren’t Supposed to Know About My Past.
Voldemort
- Lord Voldemort and that time I picked the wrong head to chill on.
- Lord Voldemort and that time he killed my snake.
- Lord Voldemort and the time I was not around.
- Lord Voldemort and that time I killed some spare.
- Lord Voldemort and the time I hung out in the Ministry.
- Lord Voldemort and that time that I wasn’t there but Snape Killed Dumbledore.
- Lord Voldemort and the time he and his friends kicked my ass.
Fred and George
- Fred and George and the time we confused our Mum.
- Fred and George and the time we flew a car.
- Fred and George and the time we gave Harry the Marauder’s Map.
- Fred and George and the time we got given 1,000 galleons.
- Fred and George and the time we owned Umbridge.
- Fred and George and the time we opened a joke shop.
- Fred and George and the time one of us lost an ear and the other died.
Lucius Malfoy
- Lucius Malfoy and the Things He Heard About.
- Lucius Malfoy and the Things He Heard About.
- Lucius Malfoy and the Things He Heard About.
- Lucius Malfoy and the Things He Heard About.
- Lucius Malfoy and the Things He Heard About.
- Lucius Malfoy and the Things He Heard About.
- Lucius Malfoy and the Things He Heard About.
ME
- Harry Potter and the year I became addicted.
- Harry Potter and the year I discover wizard classism.
- Harry Potter and the year I fell in love with his parents & their friends.
- Harry Potter and the year Voldemort came back.
- Harry Potter and the year I realize the ministry blows.
- Harry Potter and the year I discover why nobody could just fucking kill Voldemort and be done with it.
- Harry Potter and the year when shit got real.
oh my gosh. could not start laughing. Filch. Filch had me rolling on the ground. And Hedwig. And Cedric. Fred and George made me sad. But THEN MORE LAUGHING.
Full of people who can’t help but ruin the lives of innocents for their own pleasure. Full of people in immeasurable pain because of other people’s bad choices. Full of people scarred and scared and broken.
Jesus, please come soon. I don’t know how much longer we can all hold on.
I was in the shower yesterday praying, as you do, and trying to think about my opinion on something. I’ve been a bit concerned that my attitude toward an area of my life had stopped being healthy and I wanted God to lead me on it.
And He asked me to remember the Screwtape Letters. When Wormwood (one of the demons) says ‘we have not been able to come up with any new pleasures, we can only twist the ones that already exist’.
It got me thinking.
I fall into temptation to indulge myself, I think about things in wrong ways because it gives me pleasure in the moment when I sin. So, then, if I find myself being tempted what I need to do is identify the pleasure being twisted.
Tempted to skip a meal or throw up what I just ate? Then I need to work on being comfortable with my appearance and/or losing weight in a healthy way.
Tempted to go out drinking and dancing? Then I need to have a group of friends over and dance and laugh and spend time together having fun.
Tempted to fall in areas of lust? Then I need to find ways to be intimate in the right way with my significant other.
Tempted to self harm as punishment? Then I need to seek forgiveness from God, and myself.
I know this probably sounds strange but God really revealed to me that at the root of all of our desires to fall is an unmet pleasure in Him.
Thank you Genn!
I had very nearly decided to get it done at the salon, if I couldn’t find a very experienced friend to help me. Because I would be useless doing it myself.
I’m taking a term off work, and so I’m finally going to dye my hair blue (which I’ve wanted to try for a while, but have always worked in schools…). But my current colour is too dark (well, anything that’s not platinum is too dark….)
So yeah.
Thanks SO much for your answer and experience, I think I’m definitely going with that. Now I just need to find a hairdresser.
:) Thank you Sarai, dear lady. This is my heart, and thank you for reassuring me. you are so wonderful. I really am looking forward to visiting you!
everyone was living in little rooms around a supermarket, and noel (but that wasn’t his name) and some other guy were going around with a shopping trolley and making everyone give them delicious breakfast cereals. Because if you didn’t, they did stupid things. But we were running out of delicious cereals, so we tried to make them pancakes, and I had to go find them and ask if they liked pancakes.
It was a very strange dream. I’ve been having increasingly strange dreams since sleeping in beds that are not my own.
I have never bleached my hair before.
So that is going to be a HUGE challenge, and I really, really don’t want to completely destroy my hair.
So any hints, tips, advice would be so greatly appreciated!
