Wisdom from UncleDark...

A thing --a word, a gesture, an object-- is not merely the thing itself, it is also a link to everything it has been. Every thing carries with it the weight of all the emotions it has expressed or been witness to. A photograph is not only paper, not just a picture, it is the moment portrayed on the paper, it is the people in it, it is the feelings they shared.

The absence of a thing is thus not only the fact of a single thing not being there. It is the echo or the portent of the absence of all that thing represents.

No thing, no action, no time is just here and just now, and no more. No thing --no word, no gesture, no object-- holds only what we wish it to hold here and now, and no more.

And what a lonely and fragmented world it would be, were it so.


Thanks Uncledark. Some times it is best to remember this as it is helpful to hold those memories, but some times it hurts too. As I unpack the last(I hope) of my stuff and finally put it away, I find objects and pictutres that can stop me in my tracks. These items and pictures hold such memories, both good and not so good. May be I should get rid of some of it, but then it is nice to remember where I come from.

Some times I really miss my family, chosen and birth.
Well good night Lj.

My ABC's

A - Age : 34
B - Best feature: My eyes then my smile
C - Car I first owned: 1978 Honda Civic
D - Depeche Mode song: Somebody or Everything Counts In Small Amounts
E - Easiest person to talk to: Cori
F - Farthest from home that I've traveled: Morracco, Africa
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Bears!!!!
H - (Real) hair color: Dark Brown
I - Instruments: Just my voice
J - Jellybean flavor: Juicey Pear or Grass from Jelly Bellys
K - Kids: Yep, 20! All my students!
L - Longest car ride ever: NJ to Florida in two days
M - Mom's name: Andrea Michelle
N - Name that was almost given to me: Not sure, may be Sarah
O - Oldest living relative: my grandma is 79
P - Phobia[s]: Spiders
Q - Favorite Quote: "On the side is very big for you."-Billy Crystal from When Harry Met Sally
R - Reason to smile: Children's Laughter
S - Song I sang last: Sing!-from Seasame Street for class
T - Time I wake up: 6am
U - Unknown fact about me: I have seen the treasures of King Tut and Birth of Venus by Botticelli
V - Vegetable I hate: Pickles
W - Worst habit: Twirling my hair in knots
X - X-rays I've had: My leg from ankle to knee
Y - Yummy food: Lasagna
Z - Zodiac sign: Sagitarrius

Hee hee...Well wet rags are good for cleaning I guess.

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
rosered32 goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Fairy.
ashtoreth tricks you! You get a wet rag.
cuddlycthulhu gives you 10 mauve lime-flavoured gumdrops.
gianni gives you 5 purple lime-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
jareth_gk tricks you! You get a wet rag.
jcravensjr gives you 8 tan spearmint-flavoured miniature candy bars.
mobiusmuse gives you 4 red-orange peach-flavoured nuggets.
redmonika tricks you! You lose 2 pieces of candy!
snoopyh42 gives you 8 light yellow raspberry-flavoured wafers.
spiritofthewolf gives you 8 teal banana-flavoured jelly beans.
thanis_bloodsto gives you 9 tan pineapple-flavoured miniature candy bars.
rosered32 ends up with 50 pieces of candy, a wet rag, and a wet rag.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
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Or I go as a wich and get less candy...
Hey Starcannibal and Idrinkwine! I want something in returm for that candy!!!!At least kachou gave me paper!

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
Rosered32 goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Witch.
aibellmae gives you 11 orange strawberry-flavoured gumdrops.
booda gives you 12 dark blue cola-flavoured gummy bats.
huggy gives you 14 purple vanilla-flavoured gummies.
idrinkwine tricks you! You lose 20 pieces of candy!
kachou tricks you! You get a wad of paper.
martinique gives you 19 dark blue cinnamon-flavoured nuggets.
starcannibal tricks you! You lose 32 pieces of candy!
striogi gives you 1 brown blueberry-flavoured gummy bats.
uncledark gives you 13 light green chocolate-flavoured hard candies.
yuki_onna gives you 1 dark blue peach-flavoured jelly beans.
Rosered32 ends up with 19 pieces of candy, and a wad of paper.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.