Irony of Bad Timing

did i just quote that? yes. yes, i did.

 I was doing some house cleaning a few days back [more like house expunging, but who's judging...], and I ran across one of the many notebooks I kept in the process of college. Being that I studied English and the art of literature, I have all sorts of ramblings from song lyrics to spoken word to pages on which I did nothing more but write out a certain word until I either spelled it correctly or decided to just wing it with what I had.

Anyway, this is one of the ones I found, circa 2003. Funny how relevence is circular, even in varied context:

****
Well that didn't go as I'd planned.

Planning's never been a forte of mine, past present and unassumingly futuristic.

And here I envisioned not my lackadaisical retreat,
but instead a fervent drive to make it mine.
To keep what's mine.

For you, and for me.

At my own expense, I'm fast losing faith in realizations,

and that the fight uphill

could have easily be averted by holding myself accountable.

Accountable to the undeniable reality that time is constant.

Timing is a derivation of time, and neither of us are on speaking terms.

This wasn't your fault. 

It wasn't much mine either, other than I neglected time. 

In laments terms, 

imperfectly perfect you, this was just bad timing.
****

 Haha. Oh, the angst, lol. I laugh at that now for a few different reasons: the first and most obvious because it's entirely relevent to now. The other reason is because that particular exerpt, in context, had nothing to do with a person. That was based on an opportunity on which I'd missed, because of my own idiotic tendencies, totally unrelated to anyone at all. Reading that now, I know I personified that event just to make myself even more miserable. Girls do that, too. Silly pre-twenties me.

I have a track record of bad timing. Haha. Maybe I'll add that to that irrelevent list of New Years' Resolutions that I disregard each year until about October-ish. ;) Again, timing's not my strongsuit.

Happens. Oh, and yes, I did just repost a tumblr quote from Carly Rae Jepsen.

I'll judge myself, too, thanks. Haha.
I think I need a vacation.

xo | cmd

A Song For the Soul (:

I discovered a beautiful song today... thought I would share. It's not necessarily applicable to any specific morsel of my life, but it's a gorgeous song & that, if nothing else always manages to speak to me (:
[I'll be back with the regularly-scheduled blog tomorrow]

FALLING SLOWLY
I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You'll make it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice

You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing it loud


xo | cmd
 

Owl Illusions [Art Post]

owl I shot at the bluegrass festival with catie (: 

I know.
I've got this thing for owls. Haha.

It's gotten to the point where everyone else has noticed it, too. Here's a few of the little diddies that I've found over the last few days and/or have been sent to me from friends who recognize my affinity for these beautiful creatures.

apple of my eye ;) | [sent from max]

coffee bean owl! [sent from ali]

sweet little guy (: | [sent from rob]

latte owl [much better than my latte art] | [sent from tonya]

four eyes illusion ::) | [sent from kanice]

Owl....always love these little creatures! 

Hope you enjoyed them, too!

xo | cmd

New Text Message: THANK YOU!



happy textaversary!

I'm lacking orginality in my thought processes [processees? - ssi? smh, I dunno] today. Bigtime. I started to formulate a line of really interesting, thought-provoking diatribe on my way in to work this morning, but Monday got the best of me and so instead, I just drove my little commute in song to Alison Krauss.

You can't go wrong..... with Alison Krauss.

Anywho - guess what factoid I [along with anyone else who plugged into the news] heard today?

That text message I just sent has an ancestor that just turned 20.

Consider this my token of sheer gratitude to Neil Papworth [&& if that's not a British name, I don't know what is] for his contribution to the technological era. Thanks, Neil, for that 1992 Christmas well-wish that revolutionized the world of mobile communication and is now a staple for insta-contact here in 2012. You're pretty stellar.

I've got real work to do today. Happy Monday (:

thx!

xo | cmd

Simple Sunday Quote

I spent some heavy time in prayer today, and then found this.

FACT:

Love.

xo | cmd

Mama & Mini & Museum

Hello December!

Sydni and I marinated for a day or two over what we'd do today, and we ended up voting on a trip to the Children's Museum/Magic House in St. Louis. It was all she could talk about all morning, and when we finally got in the car, we spent the entire drive to St. Louis cheering for UC [as they entered into a matchup against 'Bama... UC!!!!]

before.... GO UC!

And then we were there for hours.... and hours.....



after.. Go... HOME ? haha...

I love this kid more than life itself.. she's such a mini and we had a blast today.

Not a bad way to ring in December, yeah?

--- I'd say not ;)

xo | cmd

Express: Second Place!

front: linda. cori. tonya | back: jim. marc. diana. carol [missing ali!]
express game on challenge - 2nd place out of 500+ !

So..... my company held a company-wide contest for increase in billed clients, and my happy little office took 2nd place! We had no idea, until they presented us with a proposition for celebratory dinner and recognition for the work we'd put into winning "an award." It wasn't until the Springfield franchise owners showed up with these snazzy blue jerseys and offer to foot the bill at Bella Milano that we learned we'd beat out over 500 other offices all over the country for the 2nd place spot. *Proud staffing consultant moment - apparently the work I do every so often is paying off ;)

P.S. - Bella Milano's is amazing. I'm way underclassed for that place but it is in fact delicious.

Congratulations, Express!!

xo | cmd