"The boast of a man may undo me , and break that charm wished upon me , mortally and permanently. My father , that adoring fool , in his overreaching affection , has boasted to the king, 'her youth and beauty is so great , that her tears alone can restore vigor and health ; It can recapture lost youth upon their drinking.' I can only hope that the King is not a worse fool for believing it."
Sitting upon the edge of her bed , she absentmindedly brushes out her long locks , pondering at the mirror.
Youth - so backwards a beginning , wasted on the young and deprived of the old. The energy of flaming youth , struggling to make its way through this muddled existence, is dissipated squanderously through naive choices . Its potential lost in the depths of wisdom , drowning because of its inept floundering. Despite this , the old , regret its recession - so deeply , yearn to recapture it- so wistfully , that they romanticize and over-value its measure. But this is only because we imbue it with the wisdom and knowledge we have gained. No one , truly , wants to toss this aside and revert , experienceless , intellectually regressed, to the mind of the young. We don't wish it for its sole sake ; we wish it upon our current selves , with all the gifts that time has afforded us.
I look upon myself , imagining my fading flower and my sober spirit , in a future age ; If I have no regrets , if my mind is sharp , I see no obstacle in this fixed course that nature sets before us - in fact I embrace it. I will not look back ,because its usually filled with sorrow and second-guesses ; I will not look so far forward, as that could cause worry and anxiety. We must embrace the here and the now , presently , for one cannot affect the past , we can only change its effect on the future.
The next day , to her shock , the Kings men came for her. They brought her to the castle and locked her up , high in the tower. "You shall shed your tears of youth into this urn. If they do not produce the result your father promised , you both shall die."
She cries and cries , capturing some in the urn.
....Continued at Kasual Kafe - Beauty
Thursday, July 22, 2010
blah blah blah
I don`t feel like I have much to say , but its been a few weeks since I updated. I spent some time with my boy Matt , which is cool , we went out in hartford one night and threw some down and I surprised him that next weekend by camping in Maine , close to where he was staying. Lori and I took a three day weekend; we got to meet Matt`s girl , she`s cool and I`m happy for him. We Did the beach thing , no waves but got some color and did a lot of walking along the water.
Lori and I made an after work meetup hike earlier in the week , and that was cool. Hiked a spot we have never been with some good people. Plan on doing some more of that while daylight lasts.
What else is going on ..... well .... I forgot to mention the beautiful thunderstorms we drove home from Maine in , well it started off beautiful, with the reddish brown sky and lightning streaking across the sky ...it was cool up until we drove into the torrential downpour that included hail stones. Traffic dropped like 40 mph as it was nearly impossible to see unless you are a trucker. They happily drove me out of the middle lane, into the left , by flying up at 70 mph , buffeting me with road water and air pressure ; I gripped the steering wheel like it was a helicopter`s ladder swinging me a few hundred feet in the air and tried to act like it was no big deal for Lori. Actually , at one point , I was cursing my bloody head off because a truck didn`t allow me to zip over into a rest stop ; this may have alerted Lori to my distress.
But again , we had a great time in Maine, we walked the scenic marginal way in Ogunquitt , which is just a beautful cliff walk along the rocky shore of Maine.
We saw Jack Johnson the weekend prior. It was a good , relaxed show , as we expected. I liked it despite it being a bit jammier than I thought it would be.
Thats all I got.
Lori and I made an after work meetup hike earlier in the week , and that was cool. Hiked a spot we have never been with some good people. Plan on doing some more of that while daylight lasts.
What else is going on ..... well .... I forgot to mention the beautiful thunderstorms we drove home from Maine in , well it started off beautiful, with the reddish brown sky and lightning streaking across the sky ...it was cool up until we drove into the torrential downpour that included hail stones. Traffic dropped like 40 mph as it was nearly impossible to see unless you are a trucker. They happily drove me out of the middle lane, into the left , by flying up at 70 mph , buffeting me with road water and air pressure ; I gripped the steering wheel like it was a helicopter`s ladder swinging me a few hundred feet in the air and tried to act like it was no big deal for Lori. Actually , at one point , I was cursing my bloody head off because a truck didn`t allow me to zip over into a rest stop ; this may have alerted Lori to my distress.
But again , we had a great time in Maine, we walked the scenic marginal way in Ogunquitt , which is just a beautful cliff walk along the rocky shore of Maine.
We saw Jack Johnson the weekend prior. It was a good , relaxed show , as we expected. I liked it despite it being a bit jammier than I thought it would be.
Thats all I got.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Hiking after work in 95 + degree heat -
Went to my second meetup.com hiking group event. Lori and I have been members for quite a bit , but during the winter and spring , the majority of the hikes were on weekends , and we usually have something going on. But now that the days are longer , there have been a few after work hikes , and tonights was right around the corner from me at Case Mountain (Spring St) -
The heat really wasn`t that bad come 6pm in the shady woods , I did sweat like a beast as I did more than the 4 mile or so hike. I was chosen to find some lost stragglers , who apparently took a wrong turn. I RAN , down that same wrong turn , after like 1/2 mile realized I probably screwed up , ran all the way back up , and then down the appropriate path. I then ran up the main carriage path and found my lost compatriots. A fair amount of time had passed with all the extra trail running I performed , so I left these two and sprinted up god knows how far to the yellow trail intersection where the rest of the group awaited My/Our return. Yes. I`m a Hero!
Anyway , even with that , I felt great , met a few cool people and entertained myself during the week after work which has been something I`ve been working on. Lori and I are weekend warriors but can get into a rut during the week. Come summer at least , I like to stay active during weeknights. Lori couldn`t make the trip coz she was gettin` her hair did. - Unfortunately our hair dresser forgot / got called into other job / or something like that , so Loris hair is not did at all.
Meetup is an internet-networking site that brings groups together. There are thousands of types of groups from hiking to book clubbing to bar hopping to business networking, and its meetups are all across the globe. We`ve only done the local hiking and have had good result. I`m sure some groups are better than others but its a pretty neat concept. Check it out , if you feel that you could use to be more social and to meet people of like interests. Some meetups are geared for singles , but the majority are not necessarily so.
The heat really wasn`t that bad come 6pm in the shady woods , I did sweat like a beast as I did more than the 4 mile or so hike. I was chosen to find some lost stragglers , who apparently took a wrong turn. I RAN , down that same wrong turn , after like 1/2 mile realized I probably screwed up , ran all the way back up , and then down the appropriate path. I then ran up the main carriage path and found my lost compatriots. A fair amount of time had passed with all the extra trail running I performed , so I left these two and sprinted up god knows how far to the yellow trail intersection where the rest of the group awaited My/Our return. Yes. I`m a Hero!
Anyway , even with that , I felt great , met a few cool people and entertained myself during the week after work which has been something I`ve been working on. Lori and I are weekend warriors but can get into a rut during the week. Come summer at least , I like to stay active during weeknights. Lori couldn`t make the trip coz she was gettin` her hair did. - Unfortunately our hair dresser forgot / got called into other job / or something like that , so Loris hair is not did at all.
Meetup is an internet-networking site that brings groups together. There are thousands of types of groups from hiking to book clubbing to bar hopping to business networking, and its meetups are all across the globe. We`ve only done the local hiking and have had good result. I`m sure some groups are better than others but its a pretty neat concept. Check it out , if you feel that you could use to be more social and to meet people of like interests. Some meetups are geared for singles , but the majority are not necessarily so.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Now ..That is HOT!!
Real hot today , Went to Day Pond State Park to hang by the water ; the sand burned my feet raw. I looked very smooth , hop-skipping my way to the water while emitting high pitched yelps reminiscent of a toy poodle.
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