FILL IN THE BLANK FRIDAY

I believe mister ray's voice can soothe any soul

 

2012 is almost heere. oh how I wish this wintry blue snowland would find its way to my home

 sources landscapes. ballerina. & crow.


"...my heart is smiling.." -e. roetker (student,,average blogger, bestfriend)

1. the best way to spread christmas cheer:  __of course, singing loud for all to hear_:)___.

2. the thing i love most about christmas: ___no work. just fun! whoop whoop!__.

3. the holiday season is a time for: ___feasting on food nom__.

4. my favorite thing to eat at the holidays is__pumpkin pie. must eat of the season for me. from autumn to the new year <3__.

5. I spent christmas: ___opening presents, being lazy, yes?__.

6.tis better to? (give/receive): ___absolutely giving. by giving you actually do receive__.

7.Im dreaming of a:___wintry blue___christmas.

sorry to use tutus twice. it is just too pretty to pass up again
xo anna

A NIGHTLYFE

hearts beat loud, keegan dewitt

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

-Peter F. Drucker

 

Driving to Town Late to Mail a Letter

Robert Bly

It is a cold and snowy night. The main street is deserted.
The only things moving are swirls of snow.
As I lift the mailbox door, I feel its cold iron.
There is a privacy I love in this snowy night.
Driving around, I will waste more time.

from Silence in the Snowy Fields, 1953
Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, Conn.

via: one. two. three. four. five. six. seven. eight. poem.

poem makes me dream of a white christmas. xo anna

NIGHTLYFE PART 2

If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
-eleanor roosevelt { US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962) }

capitulate verb kah-pich-ah-layt'

def: 1. to surrender under agreed upon conditions

 2. to cease resisting; to give in; acquiesce 

 ex:The court would have forgiven half of his parking tickets if Travis had agreed to drop his ridiculous disputes -- but he wouldn't capitulate

 noun forms: capitulant, capitulator

adjective form: capitulatory

 

via: one. two. three. four. five. six.

most definitely love car rides@ night. xo anna

SEQUESTER

new theory, washed out
play me & scroll

Love the moment, and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries.

-corita kent (artist & educator)

 

sequester verb si-KWES-ter

def: 1.to remove or separate 2. to withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude

ex: she returned to her ol' ways and sequestered back to her radiantly divinely bliss.

 sources: windypalmtrees.eniko. skateboarder. newyorksubway. flyingbirds&brightlight@synchrodogs. pettingapigeon. outdoor concert.

i appreciate moments of swaying trees, windswept hair, longboarding alone, reading in solitude, chasing away flocks of animals for fun, standing at concerts, petting oh so adorable animals, loud outdoor concerts

so many moments,so much solitude im in love.
xo anna

A TEENAGE WASTELAND

smashing pumpkins, drown

play me & scroll

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calender, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calender.

-robert brault (freelance writer, contributer to magazines/newspapers)

 edict noun ee-dikt

def: a formal proclamation issued or ordered; a decree

ex: the police ordered an edict, but people disagreed

 

some favorites from hard to explain

xo anna

FK SLEEP. LETS GO

A lie has speed, but the truth has endurance.

-edgar j. mohn (author)

egregious adj ih-gree-jus

def: 1.extremely outstanding in a bad way

2. outrageous

3. flagrant

ex: the socks and sandals combination is an egregious violation of fashion (sometimes)

I got summer fever hardcore. this crush is making me kill this source.

xo anna

ENGENDER. WE HAVE ONLY TODAY

Yesterday has gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

-mother teresa (founded missionaries of charity in calutta india, in 1950. for over 45 yrs she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned and dying; nobel peace prize recipient)

engender verb en-jen-der
def: to produce; to cause; to procreate
ex: very little in popular literature engenders empathy

 

so smitten ovr this

source.

xo anna

BLUE DREAM OF SKY

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.

-e.e. cummings (author) 

 

eminent adj. em-uh-nuht

def: high in station, rank or repute; prominent; distinguished; noteworthy

ex: their two sons became eminent surfers during the 70s.

 source. source.

craving a day to swim, oh how i miss you summer warmth

xo anna

PASTEL SKIES

if you want to live a happy life, tie it to goals, not to people or things. 

-albert einstein 

(regarded as one of the most influential & best known scientist/intellectual of all time; theoretical physicist, philosopher & author)

aberration noun ab-uh-RAY-shun
def: in, something not typical, a deviation from the standard
ex: to some, einstein was the aberration of geniuses.

two. one. three. more einstein. four.

first: oh how i try einstein, let me tell you i try.
second: pastel skies, museums, zoos are much appreciated in my book.
zoos are a whole nother story I'll get to later

xo anna