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Speaking of proposals, This morning my Dad called to tell me that my Cousin Ray finally popped the question to his girlfriend of almost ten years, Sarah. Of Course, she said yes! I'm very happy for them. Sarah's a wonderful women. We all knew it would happen eventually I mean she's practically already a part of the family. Now it will be official. I don't know if they've set a date yet.
I can understand why Ray waited so long. I mean, growing up his parents, my Aunt Rita and Uncle Ray, struggled to provide a good home for their children. Uncle Ray worked long hard hours in as a Pipe fitter while Aunt Rita went back to school to become a nurse. My Cousin waited 'til he had a good career and a home before he proposed to Sarah and they will have a great life together because he was wise enough to get all his ducks in a row.
I also am planning to take this route before I settle down and get married. I mean, right now I'm very young and just starting out my career. I have no idea where it will take me. I want to have a house and a good career before I worry about finding a women to spend it with. I want my future wife to know that she will have a man who is always going do him best for her.
But for now I'm gonna enjoy the single life.
CONGRATS RAY AND SARAH!!!
Mark
1. How bad is your road rage?
sometimes i mutter hey buster
2. What is the best and the worst movie you saw this summer?
namesake best- smoke signals worst
3. What’s your least favorite thing about your job?
retired- it's heaven !!
4. What’s something that you find annoying - but other people don’t?
perfume on anyone
5. Name three things you did this summer you’d never done before?
went to mt st helens, visited astoria, helped make a pond
6. Do you like nuts in your brownies?
walnuts
7. So - are you pumped for The Dark Knight or what?
I have no idea what this Question Means
8. What’s your favorite thing about your top four friends?
authenticity and acceptance
8(a) What frustrates you about your top 4 friends.
I dont see them as often as I want
9. What do you put on your pancakes?
100% Maple Syrup
10. Have you ever contemplated exactly what sleep is?
nope
11. Are you an “over-analytical” or “go-with-the-flow” kind of person?
depends on the situation
12. Have you ever punched someone out of anger?
nope
13. What would you say if someone told you to describe Coca-Cola?
caustic and bitter
14. What’s your least favorite thing about your car?
it wont last forever
15. Are you wearing anything around your wrists?
sleeves
16. So are you any good at Guitar Hero?
what's that?
17. Would you like to have a roommate in a college dorm?
N-E-V-E-R
18. What’s your favorite search engine?
google
19. Chris Rock or Chris Tucker?
Christine Lahti
20. Doesn’t Pepsi taste so much better than Coke?
Hate both.
21. Do you get along with your siblings?
with my brother, yes
22. How many times have you got caught speeding?
twice.
23. How late did you stay up last night?
11:00
24. What was the first thing you thought this morning?
what time is it?
25. What did you do last night?
cooked dinner and watched a weird western called yellow sky
26. Do you think you will be in a relationship three months from now?
damn right.
27. Have you ever told someone you loved them and meant it?
duh of course
28. How’s your heart lately?
great
29. What were you doing this morning at 7am?
dozing as i listned to NPR
20. What were you doing this afternoon at 12pm?
getting an allergy shot and errands
21. What was the reason you last laughed?
my cat was funny
22. Have you ever talked to someone when they were high?
sure- ages ago
23. How many red lights have you run?
maybe one that I know of
24. Have you ever cried while taking a shower?
dont think so
25. What was your least favorite grade?
i got one B in college
26. What were you doing at 12am last night?
sleeping
27. Have you ever, in any way, been betrayed by someone you trusted?
Yes
26. When was the last time you were given flowers?
twi weeks ago by a dinner guest.
27. Is there anything that you are craving right now?
chocolate cake
29. Do people ever make mistakes when spelling or saying your name?
no
30. Have you ever started a sentence with No offense, but…?
No
32. When was the last time you saw a police car?
monday
33. Did you ride in someone else’s car today?
No
34. Have you made a mistake in the past week?
sure
36. Who was the last person to text you?
rachel last summer
37. Do you miss someone?
not actively much
38. Is there anything you regret about your past?
sure
39. What was the last movie you saw?
yellow sky
40. what's the fortieth question?
it wasn't here.
Huron Carol Translation With Pronunciation Guide
Courtesy of John Steckly of Humber College and Leslie Rejminiak who performed it last Christmas.
e - like 'eh'
8 = 'w' before vowel
'u' before consonant
i - like 'ee' in 'freeze',
= 'y'
a - like 'ah'
th = t followed by an aspiration
on - as in the French word 'bon' en - as in the French word 'chien'
an - as in the French word 'viande'
Accents tend to fall on the 2nd last syllable
Iesous Ahatonnia (ee-sus a-ha-ton-nyah= Jesus, he is born)
Estennia,on de tson8e Ies8s ahatonnia
eh-sten-nyah-yon deh tson-weh ee-sus a-ha-ton-nyah
Have courage, you who are humans, Jesus, he is born
Onn'a8ate8a d'oki n'on,8andask8aentak
on-nah-wah-teh-wah do-kee non-ywah-ndah-skwa-en-tak
Behold, the spirit who had us as prisoners has fled
Ennonchien sk8atrihotat n'on,8andi,onrachatha
en-non-shyen skwah-tree-hotat non-ywa-ndee-yon-rah-shah-thah
Do not listen to it, as it corrupts our minds
Iesus ahatonnia
A,oki onkinnhache eronhia,eronnon
ayo-kee on-kee-nhah-sheh eh-ron-hya-yeh-ron-non
They are spirits, coming with a message for us, the sky people
iontonk ontatiande ndio sen tsatonnharonnion
yon-tonk on-tah-tya-ndeh ndyo sen tsah-ton-nha-ron-nyon
they are coming to say, "Rejoice" (ie., be on top of life)
8arie onna8ak8eton ndio sen tsatonnharonnion
wah-ree on-nah-wah-kweh-ton ndyo sen tsah ton-nha-ron-nyon
"Marie, she has just given birth. Rejoice."
Ies8s ahatonnia
Achink ontahonrask8a d'hatirih8annens
a-shien-k on-tah-hon-rah-skwah dhah-tee-ree-hwan-nens
Three have left for such a place, those who are elders
Tichion ha,onniondetha onh8a achia ahatren
tee-shyon ha-yon-nyon-deh-tha on-hwah a-shya ah-hah-tren
A star that has just appeared over the horizon leads them there
Ondaiete hahahak8a tichion ha,onniondetha
on-dee teh-hah-hah-hah-kwah tee-shyon ha-yon-nyon-deh-tha
He will seize the path, he who leads them there
Ies8s ahatonnia
Tho ichien stahation tethotondi Ies8s
thoh ee-shyen stah-hah-tyon teh-tho-ton-ndee ee-sus
As they arrived there, where he was born, Jesus
ahoatatende tichion stan chi teha8ennion
ah-ho-a-tah-ten-nde tyee-shyon stan shee teh-hah-wen-nyon
the star was at the point of stopping, he was not far past it
Aha,onatorenten iatonk atsion sken
a-hah-yon-ah-to-ren-ten yah-tonk ah-tsyon sken
Having found someone for them, he says, "Come here"
Ies8s ahatonnia
Onne ontahation chiahona,en Ies8s
on-nen on-tah-hah-tyon shyah-hon-ah-yen ee-sus
Behold, they have arrived there and have seen Jesus
Ahatichiennonniannon kahachia handia,on
ah-hah-tee-shyen-non-nyan-non kah-hah-shyah hah-ndyah-yon
They praised (made a name) many times, saying "Hurray, he is good in nature"
Te honannonronk8annnion ihontonk oerisen
teh-hon-an-non-ron-kwan-nyon ee-hon-tonk o-eh-ree-sen
They greeted him with reverence (i.e., greased his scalp many times), saying "Hurray"
Iesus ahatonnia
Te hek8atatennonten ahek8achiendaen
teh-heh-kwah-tah-ten-non-ten ah-heh-kwah-shyen-ndah-en
"We will give to him praise for his name"
Te hek8annonronk8annion de son,8entenrande
teh-heh-kwan-non-ron-kwan-nyon deh son-ywen-ten-ran-ndeh
"Let us show reverence for him as he comes to be compassionate to us."
8to,eti sk8annonh8e ichierhe akennonhonstha u-to-yeh-tee
skwan-non-hweh ee-shyeh-rheh ah-keh-non-hon-sthah
"It is providential that you love us and wish, "I should adopt them."
Ies8s ahatonnia
They all told me that I seem, cold, distant and at times unfriendly - and I do realize that from time to time I may seem like I have a wall up...a fence really... okay so it's the highest castle walls in the sky, drawbridge drawn up tight, and the moat is filled with piranha. I swore I would never let anyone in again and me being me must have left a back castle door open somewhere, I must have gotten forgetful. That and the universe has made it so that I can't hide. Not that I was really trying to... more like trying to hide in plain sight...
So one of the bf's said to me that life was circular (mmhmm, sounds very familiar) and obviously (and I'm paraphrasing here, telling you all what I got out of this conversation) the universe has sent me back here to resolve all old issues so that I could keep going, I believe spiral was the exact word, and upwards would be nice... we all know you can't go upwards dragging baggage (not that I haven't tried... not that we all haven't tried)
And do love has found me again. I wish we had English words for types of love~ we have romantic love, sexual love, friendship love, family love, puppy love (and of course cat love) and not one of us can live without love. We all have it to give, and maybe if we just let ourselves.... we can accept it too...
Which leads me to my next confession, there's a reason I hide, that all this hurt has built walls... x0ximissyoux0x if you're reading this... I've been there, don't let it ruin your life like it ruined mine. Know that it will never go away, never heal in the way you want... but heal you will. Tell. Tell the world, don't keep it in, secrets will kill your soul. And suddenly you'll find yourself one day wishing the pain would leave but never knowing how to make it go away. You'll carry it as I have done, healing everyone else but myself... and suddenly one day you'll come face to face with your past and if you're as blessed as I am someone will love you enough to help you heal, several someones if you're as luck as I am.
I've been blessed enough to have someone, again, several someones see me for who I am. Usually I am the one who sees, not this time.... I've been seen.
So...
It's my time to heal, to spiral upwards if I can... and I'm not alone.
And x0ximissyoux0x? Neither are you... we're here, we're all here....
Seal ~ Love's Divine ~
Then the rainstorm came, over me
And I felt my spirit break
I had lost all of my, belief you see
And realized my mistake
But time through a prayer, to me
And all around me became still
I need love, love's divine
Please forgive me now I see that I've been blind
Give me love, love is what I need to help me know my name
Through the rainstorm came sanctuary
And I felt my spirit fly
I had found all of my reality
I realize what it takes
'Cause I need love, love's divine
Please forgive me now I see that I've been blind
Give me love, love is what I need to help me know my name
Oh I, don't bet (don't bend), don't break (don't break)
Show me how to live and promise me you won't forsake
'Cause love can help me know my name
Well I try to say there's nothing wrong
But inside I felt me lying all along
But the message here was plain to see
Believe me
'Cause I need love, love's divine
Please forgive me now I see that I've been blind
Give me love, love is what I need to help me know my name
Oh I, don't bet (don't bend), don't break (don't break)
Show me how to live and promise me you won't forsake
'Cause love can help me know my name
Love can help me know my name.
Ëyesthebye realized his grandaughter was hungry.
Not wanting to give her a "Hairlip"by breastfeeding her he remembered the KFC ads and fingerlicking good slogan and gave her his hand. He is lending her a hand digitally one finger at a time.
This was taken on Canadian Thanksgiving and was raechels first taste of the Great Canadian turkey.
Today I got to see her again and have her toss up on my shoulder. I have had the Grandfathers baptism now. I may never wash the shirt but keep it as a keepsake.
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