have a little courtesy, please!

wow i'm shocked at how completely rude some people can be to others. from a first hand experience, let me tell you that sitting outside the church pretending to be homeless for the sole purpose of raising awareness and money for the cause, seeing a "homeless" person in "the bubble" can be confusing at first glance, but here are some of the remarks people actually said to our faces (they could have at least waited 5 seconds until they were inside)
"are you guys actually homeless?" --as if the sign "homeless" didn't give it away--
"what kind of game are you trying to play here?" --like it's fun game to sit outside in the rain without shoes on--
"i know you're not homeless because you look too good to be homeless" --i'm speechless--
"it's raining, you could have picked a better day to be 'homeless'" --like they have a choice--

so if i've learned one thing from this whole experience it's to be nice to everyone because you never know the whole story, and please, don't assume you know everything about a person by their appearance or by knowing where they live.

spoon up a smile

as of yesterday, i came across a new realization,there's such a thing as pinapple sauce...it was news to me. it's a good alternative for all those allergic to apples. what other kinds of sauce could there be? pear sauce? hmm. that's pretty much the only other kind of fruit that has the same consistency as apples and pineapples. i wonder how that would taste...

a rule breaker

popular to contrary belief and proper grammatical english, the word "frostys" (as in the tasty wendy's treat) is an exception to the rule of "-ies" at the end of plural words ending with "y"
some common examples of "-ies" words:
families
parties
studies
you get the point-ies

you only get one

heart-
beats approximately 2.5 billion times during your life span.
it is a durable pump about the size of your fist.
moves all of your blood throughout the body every minute of your life.
amazing!

'cuz all i've got's...

Clarity
I worry
I weigh three times my body
I worry
I throw my fear around
But this morning
There's a calm I can't explain
The rock candy's melted, only diamonds now remain
ohh wooo ohhh woooo ohh wooo oh woooo
By the time
I recognize this moment
This moment will be gone
But I will bend the light pretending
That it somehow lingered on
ohh wooo ohhh woooo ohh wooo ohh woooo
And I will wait to find
If this will last forever
And I will wait to find
If this will last forever
And I will pay no mind
When it won't and it won't because it can't
It just can't (It's not supposed to)
Was therea a second of time I looked around?
Did I said through or drop my anchor down?
Was anything enough to kiss the ground
And say I'm here now?
And she is here now
ohhh wooo ohhh woooo ohhh wooo ohhh wooooo ohh wooo ohh woooo ohh wooo ohh wooooo
So much wasted in the afternoon
So much sacred in the month of June
How 'bout you?
And I will wait to find If this will last forever
And I will wait to find
That it won't and it won't and it won't
And I will pay no mind
Worried 'bout the rainy weather
And I will waste no time
Remaining in our lives together
ohh wooo ohh woooo ohh wooo ohh woooo

don't walk away

keep your eyes open, for you might miss the person you're looking for.

maybe i ran out of ink

something brilliantly blog worthy has escaped my memory. as i tried to stamp the quote in my mind by repeating it over and over again, i seemingly forgot, leaving me with nothing interesting to share. next time i think i'll try pencil and paper.

set the standards high

criteria for my reading enjoyment:
a. size of font (the larger, the better)
b. length
c. prestigious awards (does oprah's book club count?)
d. is it on "the list?"
and finally
e. content

ohh man...

not only for children

as i researched poems online for language arts class, i came across this poem by Shel Silverstein:
Weird-Bird
Birds are flyin' south for winter.
Here's the Weird-Bird headin' north,
Wings a-flappin', beak a-chatterin',
Cold head bobbin' back 'n' forth.
He says, "It's not that I like ice
Or freezin' winds and snowy ground.
It's just sometimes it's kind of nice
To be the only bird in town."

...think on that one for a bit...

poweraid is made for drinking, not projectile nose fluid

Johnny: "Today, at lunch, I laughed so hard that my poweraid came out of my nose and I cried."
with no concern for the fact that he had cried, I asked the pressing question:
Me: "What color was it?"
Johnny: "Red."
Me: "Oh. Did it sting?"
Johnny: "No."
Me: "That's good."

Then I thought to myself, if poweraid came out of my nose, what color would I want it to be... Probably the white one so people wouldn't notice the poweraid "mustache" stain coming from my nose, instead of the upper lip where it's supposed to be. Maybe white wouldn't sting either.

how to spend a saturday

saturday morning: ACT --not cool
saturday night: jammin' out --definately

things to do (at least) once before you die

*go to a dave concert
*go swimming when it's raining
*run a stop sign (on purpose)
*take a road trip
*send someone flowers just because you love them
*get a fake tatoo
*throw a surprise birthday party
*visit the statue of liberty
*color (or highlight) your hair yourself
*write a song
*skip class
*take a dance lesson
*drive with all the windows down and the music up
*fall in love
*send a message in a bottle
*plant a tree
*sleep under the stars
*run a marathon

a lesson on wheels

when a biker behind you says "on your left" it doesn't mean move to the left.

april fools

4/01: a day dedicated to playing practical jokes on people and being able to get away with it.
4/01: a day where you can shout your excuse, "APRIL FOOLS" when you just pulled a fast one your friend/boss/relative.
4/01: the only day you play the joke you've been waiting to do all year.
4/01: watch your back.