11.07.09
On top of the world…
…So what motivates me? John Ruskin once said: “Mountains are the beginning and end of natural scenery” and the canvas of white snow. Blue sky and green pine is certainly worth the trip alone. Then there is the air. The altitude is thinner and its powers of invigoration instant. Just watching your breath vaporize as you step outside first thing in the morning makes your heart leap. Naturally the temperatures are low, you simply can’t have snow without them, but with the high-tech insulated clothing available today, there’s no reason for those with even the feeblest circulation to actually suffer. And, in any case, most of the time you are feeling the glow of the sun on your face, endowing you with a vibrant feeling that will last until bedtime…
11.01.09
Happy All Saints Day
10.18.09
…and there has to be a stand up
10.10.09
Esenta de Septembrie
Of all the things I still remember
Summer’s never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly by
But the memories remain
In the middle of September we’d still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could’ve been
It was worth it in the end
09.14.09
Thousand Miles
In my shoes, just to see
What its like, to be me
I’ll be you, lets trade shoes
Just to see what I’d be like
To feel your pain, you feel mine
Go inside each others minds
Just to see what we’d find
Look at shit through each others eyes
…
Nobody asked for life to deal us with these bullshit hands we’re dealt
We gotta take these cards ourselves and flip em don’t expect no help
Now I could have either just stayed at home sit on my ass and pissed and moaned
Or take this situation with which I’m placed in and get up and kick my own
I was never the type of kid to wait by the door and pack his bags
And sat on the porch and hope and prayed for a dad to show up who never did
I just wanted to fit in in every single place every school i went
I dreamed of being that cool kid even if it meant acting stupid
And Edna always told me keep making that face and it’ll get stuck like that
Meanwhile I’m just standing there holding my tongue tryna walk like that
‘Til I stuck my tongue on that frozen stop sign pole at 8 years old
I learned my lesson then cuz I wasn’t trying to impress my friends no more
But i already told you my whole life story
Not just based on my description
Cuz where you see it from where your sitting its probably 110% different
I guess we would have to walk a mile in each others shoes at least.
…
God gave you shoes to fit you
So put them on and wear them
Be yourself man
Be proud of who you are
09.13.09
Shine on
be all that you need
let go of the fear
let go of the time
let go of the ones
to try to put you down
you’re gonna be fine
don’t hold it inside
go ahead right now
and let it all come round. (R.S.)
08.31.09
Feeling the Wind on my Skin
“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. ” – Oliver Wendel Holmes
08.30.09
Mrs. SALT & Mr. PEPPER
Ever wondered what kind of salt and pepper shaker you have at home? Well here are my mom’s 
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And in case you want to buy somebody a present, here are some links for creative salt & pepper shakers.
