Love of mine

Someday you will die.

Did i know at 3 and an half that someday I would die. 3 and the year after is a blur, so I can't tell you. But my 3 and an half year old does. And I'm slightly disturbed by the fact that I'm disturbed enough to introduce this concept to her. First there was Alley Cat and then Charlie... Michael Jackson and now home from pre-school Jesus (that's a tough one to explain). Although since she told me Alley would come back but look different perhaps she understands better than I and Zombie Jesus won't be such a shock.

but her favourite song is our song and while I sang it to her so she wouldn't be scared of the dark and because I love her so much I would follow her I can't help but try to find a different song when she asks me to sing it. She understands too much.

Even this morning as we walked through a covered walk away she wanted me to sing it again... "sing love of mine..we're in the dark. This is dark right? you follow me?"

"Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark

No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
'cause we'll hold each other soon
In the blackest of rooms

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the No's on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Then I'll follow you into the dark"

Pride and Prejudice Comic...

So, I am sorry to admit that the P&P Comic from Marvel (a set of 5) is disappointing.
I feel like I am betraying some sacred oath of faith and loyalty to all things Austen. I mean, I even ended up liking the last P&P movie with Keira Knightley for goodness sake.

But, no, if you haven't already purchased the P&P set (only the first two are out currently) I do NOT recommend it.

I was very excited when I heard Marvel picked up P&P and hoped it would be a new rendition with Mr. Darcy as the superhero he is. This, I think, must be from my love of superheroes.

Unfortunately it is thus far almost exactly like the latest movie. No one running around in tights and a cape. I'm not even overly fond of the art. Nothing to stylized, just plain drawings without too much beauty or thought.

Another downer... as I tried to get five minutes to read the 2nd volume Aurora kept telling me to put my magazine down. I tried to explain it was a book. A comic book. A very important comic book. But then I looked at it and realized she was right. There was nothing special about it and my time would have been better served in re-reading -for the twentieth time - the novel.

So, I'm not sure what audience Marvel was hoping to capture with this trial.. But i think they would do better to do what they do best... MAKE SUPERHEROES! P&P offers plenty of material.

With that being said.. i CANNOT WAIT to read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.

Super Hero I am

I put on my Wonder Woman bracelet for work. I needed the extra boost of confidence.

I also liberally applied an half hour's worth of makeup onto my face.

After snuggling with Aurora she woke up enough to notice the bracelet, "You're 'Womah Womaannnn!"

I smile beatifically, "yes, I am."

She nods, "I can tell because of all that stuff on your face."

yummu potter

T: *Flips her purple and gold scarf around her shoulder* Do I look like Harry Pottah?
E: *sniggers* Yeah, like you ate Harry Pottah

The Gala has happened

and is almost over. We are just surviving the after shocks. and looking forward to days off and certain people going away forever (even though they don't really, we just have to pretend and then still be nice to them next time we see them).

2009 less pleasant than hoped

I've fallen off the blogging wagon again. This is only partially my fault. Some of the reasons come from this year already being incredibly perverse.

My wrists gave out on me. After folding all the gala invites (which included not only folding the normal card invite but also the four sided cover and stuffing) which totaled around 1,200.. my wrists quit. I don't blame them. i wanted to as well. so, with workers' comp on my side, i headed to primary health and got braces on my arms.

the good news is it's NOT carpal tunnel just some over stress. BUT it also meant NO typing (at least only minimal and that was to be saved for needs at work), no crafting, no crocheting and really hardly any reading because it was so hard to hold the pages down.

And then Aurora got sick. Horribly sick. Sick from lots of icky germs from kids at Daycare. And it lasted over a week. And we were miserable. I stayed home from work a few days and COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY HANDS WERE BROKEN.

And then the bounced checks. Stoopid automatic withdrawals - which came TWO WEEKS EARLY! -
Fortunately our taxes helped me recover and I'm back on an even-keel. In fact, not even an advance from my paycheck. Yea!

Soo I've been having a weird week. And I can't quite tell if it's a culmination of everything just bringing me down OR if its the whole looming 29.

I don't want to be afraid of 30. I keep hearing all these wonderful things about how great being older is. I want to believe it. I'm already enjoying my loss of appetite for drama...
but i also want to crawl in a little hole and not come out for a while. I'm trying to rally the troops (aka the little voices in my head) to have a good time out tomorrow night and not break into tears every few hours or minutes or run and hide or turn off my phone so I don't have to deal with the world at large.

With enough alcohol i think i can lure 'harley out of hiding and then we'll all have a good time.

The good news I JUST purchased my birthday gift... the Marvel Comic 5 edition set of Pride & Prejudice. I am salivating just thinking of the couch time with hot tea and Mr. Darcy.

Darling Princess outfit

Oh My! I just found this site through loobylu
This outfit would look gorgeous on Aurora

daring princess outfit