"We had a jar with a butterfly.
We opened the lid and it flew to the sky.
And there are things inside my head
Waiting to be thought or said,
Dreams and jokes and wonderings are
Locked inside, like a butterfly jar.
But then, when you are here with me,
I can open the lid and set them free."

-Jeff Moss (Head Writer for Sesame Street)

For all those times I just can't take it anymore.

Not aimed at specific people, and really, not even intended for people to read. I just have to get it off my chest and then I can get back to enjoying fic.
( Nota bene: )

And I feel the urge to express my misery through (badly written) rhyme ( Read more... )

which until this year were known in our family as "Teacher Treats ( Read more... )

It's that time of year again. My mom had a neat suggestion for our sharing of our thanks this year. Her bible study did it one way, our less organized family another. They did it where they each drew two letters out of a hat and named something for which they were grateful this year that started with each letter. Because we had no letters pre- ( Read more... )

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! This was FANTASTIC, with my only real complaint being that I wanted it to be longer (my brother and I did it in two sessions - one about seven hours and one about eleven - while being our normal fussy selves and trying to get everything to one hundred percent.) Otherwise, it was a blast. I was giggling and squeeing with ( Read more... )

As fun as it was to watch 11:11 11/11/11 pass by, I can't forget that this day is special for a much more enduring reason. In honor of Armistice/Veteran's Day, I have two small things to bring to the table.

( A story )

Right, I doubt anyone actually reads these, but if you do, it has recently come to my attention (by less than pleasant means, but that's a story for another place) that Pepsi is running a campaign that involves issuing grants to charities for various amounts ( Read more... )

For those in America and beyond, I hope it's a good one for you, and you take a moment to remember the freedoms you enjoy protected by whatever country you live in.

( Ranting about Song Choices )