<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341</id><updated>2011-07-30T23:08:22.563-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Piratical Ramblings</title><subtitle type='html'>My life is insane. And worth sharing.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>16</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-6329143321883193039</id><published>2010-09-25T12:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-26T12:54:09.894-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Marshwiggles</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/TJ5M_6aToyI/AAAAAAAAAMA/9nTc_cKaJhI/s1600/bc_puddleglum.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/TJ5M_6aToyI/AAAAAAAAAMA/9nTc_cKaJhI/s320/bc_puddleglum.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520934854097871650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm going to start posting Chronicles of Narnia stuff that I've been pondering....&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;Leave it to C.S. Lewis to weave key theology into children's story books.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;Here's one from Puddleglum, a Marshwiggle who is neither fully frog nor fully human. And quite the most down cast creature. Poor Puddleglum always sees the glass half empty and the world dark and dismal. However, in his shining moment, he stands up to the Dark Queen of the Underworld who has enslaved an entire population and brainwashed them into forgetting everything of joy, brightness and beauty. Her attempt to do the same to the children from Narnia is thwarted when brave Puddleglum interupts her scheme by stomping out the poison she's placed on the fire and saying:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#9999FF;"&gt;"One word, Ma'am," he said, coming back from the fire; limping, because of the pain. "One word. All you've been saying is quite right, I shouldn't wonder. I'm a chap who always liked to know the worst and then put the best face I can on it. So I won't deny any of what you said. But there's one more thing to be said, even so. Suppose we have only dreamed, or made up, all those things-trees and grass and sun and moon and stars and Aslan himself. Suppose we have. Then all I can say is that, in that case, the made-up things seem a good deal more important than the real ones. Suppose this black pit of a kingdom of yours is the only world. Well, it strikes me as a pretty poor one. And that's a funny thing, when you come to think of it. We're just babies making up a game, if you're right. But four babies playing a game can make a play-world which licks your real world hollow. That's why I'm going to stand by the play world. I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it. I'm going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn't any Narnia. So, thanking you kindly for our supper, if these two gentlemen and the young lady are ready, we're leaving your court at once and setting out in the dark to spend our lives looking for Overland. Not that our lives will be very long, I should think; but that's a small loss if the world's as dull a place as you say."&lt;br /&gt;— &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1069006.C_S_Lewis" class="authorNameRegular" style="text-decoration: none; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#9999FF;"&gt;C.S. Lewis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#9999FF;"&gt; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1419727" class="bookTitleRegular" style="text-decoration: none; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#9999FF;"&gt;The Silver Chair&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#9999FF;"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"    style="font-family:georgia, serif;font-size:130%;color:#181818;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-6329143321883193039?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/6329143321883193039/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=6329143321883193039' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/6329143321883193039'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/6329143321883193039'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2010/09/marshwiggles.html' title='Marshwiggles'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/TJ5M_6aToyI/AAAAAAAAAMA/9nTc_cKaJhI/s72-c/bc_puddleglum.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-7154473666361389988</id><published>2010-04-27T22:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-28T00:33:27.884-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Broken...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;I'm not much of a writer...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;and I don't think anyone really reads this...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;but I have something to say...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;People who know me know I'm not much of a crier... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Things don't make me tear up easily.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;But I will tell you what does.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Kids.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;specifically, the forgotten...and the orphan...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Really, watch this clip and see if it doesn't bring tears to your eyes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;object width="480" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3v7ZQUzr0yo&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3v7ZQUzr0yo&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;I remember watching this for the first time and weeping...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style=" white-space: normal;  font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;div class="result-text-style-normal" style=" ;font-family:'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more. Psalm 10:17-18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fd7u1SduI/AAAAAAAAALQ/IFi4w2tXTXE/s320/S5000756.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465080691090945762" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Does your heart not BREAK over the cries of these forgotten children?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fd6oPBbmI/AAAAAAAAALA/XGxdo1Uau7c/s320/hye+sung+432_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465080672139964002" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;How about when you think that they are a few...out of 143 MILLION orphans around the world?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fgTVMMpWI/AAAAAAAAALw/fuj8tP-CSvY/s320/102_2166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465083295547827554" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Of those millions, how many are chained to cribs because of mental disabilities-left to waste away without love or care?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fd8M31gHI/AAAAAAAAALY/FSC71yCX0zk/s320/102_2102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465080699154694258" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;How many are bound in slavery until the physical labor, wracking disease or simply the failure to thrive steals their lives?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fgSQYuO3I/AAAAAAAAALg/mXucuv7Bo1I/s320/102_2164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465083277078313842" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;How many live feeling abandoned, unwanted, in the way, un-loved, forgotten and abused?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fgS1j_UdI/AAAAAAAAALo/5q1_qvKMVeE/s320/102_2165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465083287057682898" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;How many have been considered 'cursed' due to a stigma in their culture due to an uneven amount of fingers or toes, missing a limb, or because their top teeth grow in first? These 'cursed' children are tossed aside and left to die for fear of the 'curses' they may bring to their family and village.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fd7AaLGjI/AAAAAAAAALI/q6A_JlDWQSI/s320/hye+sung+729_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465080678629186098" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "&gt;How many baby girls will be victims of gendercide? Is a female child of less value than a male?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "&gt;How many have their childhoods stolen away to care for their families because there is no one else?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="result-text-style-normal" face="'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="result-text-style-normal" face="'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="result-text-style-normal" face="'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="result-text-style-normal" face="'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="result-text-style-normal" face="'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="result-text-style-normal" face="'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fd5zPi0DI/AAAAAAAAAK4/_NADupHqSgQ/s320/hye+sung+231_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465080657915072562" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "&gt;It breaks my heart...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;In the scope of everything, 143 million is daunting. Paralyzing. Incomprehensible. What could 1 person possibly do to even make a dent in that number? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;The truth? Not much. One person can't fix this...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;But...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;If everyone does SOMETHING. The concept of the 'orphan' could be eradicated. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Child sponsorship is a GREAT way to do this. World Vision, Compassion, World Help, New Generations Ministry's and Starfish Ministry are EXCELLENT sources for sponsorship. I LOVE sponsorship-because it raises up leaders. It gives entire generations hope. And with healthy generations, we can see change around the world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Adoption is another option. I read on a friends blog that TODAY ALONE 200 new orphans became legally free and paper ready in China. In my family, there are 7 kids. Of those 7, 5 have been adopted. Including me. (by my AWESOME dad :). Giving kids a forever family is something that cannot be replaced-even by the best orphanage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;And lets not forget about foster kids. There are waiting kids in the US who get bounced from home to home to home...in a time when identities are formed and ideals are set, it's a terrible thing to not be wanted or to not know where you are going to sleep at night.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Above everything else, there is prayer. This is something EVERYONE can do. Let's bombard Heaven with our prayers for the orphan. Our Father LOVES the orphan and grieves deeply to see them hurting. He will hear us from Heaven and will answer us. So let us ask. And let us see children healed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Obviously this is just the tip of the ice burg...but it's what's on my heart. Please don't just listen and feel sad. Let it stir you to action.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Be blessed, and remember the orphan...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-7154473666361389988?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/7154473666361389988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=7154473666361389988' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/7154473666361389988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/7154473666361389988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2010/04/broken.html' title='Broken...'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fd7u1SduI/AAAAAAAAALQ/IFi4w2tXTXE/s72-c/S5000756.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-3052356477397789314</id><published>2010-04-27T22:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-27T22:19:59.622-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Boys...in Africa</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fEsNmuh3I/AAAAAAAAAKI/ssrAE1qGD3w/s1600/30327_1443441327142_1266370560_1272409_4750927_n.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fEsNmuh3I/AAAAAAAAAKI/ssrAE1qGD3w/s320/30327_1443441327142_1266370560_1272409_4750927_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465052936682768242" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this world, there are 6 boys that I love more than any other boys in the world. &lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Last Thursday, 2 of them left for Africa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And this Thursday, 3 of them are coming home. &lt;div&gt;Yup.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's time. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I can't wait.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-3052356477397789314?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/3052356477397789314/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=3052356477397789314' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/3052356477397789314'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/3052356477397789314'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2010/04/boysin-africa.html' title='Boys...in Africa'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fEsNmuh3I/AAAAAAAAAKI/ssrAE1qGD3w/s72-c/30327_1443441327142_1266370560_1272409_4750927_n.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-4782568965049459349</id><published>2010-01-26T00:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-27T10:36:43.184-08:00</updated><title type='text'>BEHOLD!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Once upon a time...there was a family who loved God and children very much.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16uSZ9q8cI/AAAAAAAAAIk/RsKckNtRZ1E/s320/100_1851.JPG.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430969831885828546" /&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16uR5OyrpI/AAAAAAAAAIc/SeAe9PYGEE4/s320/100_1844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430969823099268754" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Their home, while humble, was always loud, always crazy and very full of love.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;As time passed, the family believed it to be the will of the Lord that they adopt more children into their family - which had plenty of love to spare.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Around that time, the oldest child embarked on an international journey while the parents pondered and put in place a plan to welcome new little ones into the family.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16vrDpnkTI/AAAAAAAAAJU/WAMA8mPO8SY/s320/P1000041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430971354904498482" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;While traveling the world sharing her love of Jesus with others, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16vqSkws9I/AAAAAAAAAJM/fL5duwLuKQE/s320/hye+sung+397_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430971341730788306" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;the oldest daughter spent a significant time in prayer about her new siblings&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;-whoever they were&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;-whenever they would come&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;-wherever they were from.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Very clearly, the Lord spoke to her the names of two precious children and showed her the face of a beautiful african girl she had never seen before.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16vpNsrH6I/AAAAAAAAAI0/z7DPRmcxRyo/s320/102_2122.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430971323241930658" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The next available time she had to communicate with her parents who were miles and miles away-she shared this revelation about the children. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;She told them about hearing the names 'Victoria' and 'Gabriel' and about seeing the face of a little girl...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The mother, back home, couldn't believe what she was hearing-the Lord had opened the doors only days before for them to officially adopt a Ghanaian boy named John and a Ghanaian girl named Victoria... with haste, the mother sent pictures of these sweet children to her daughter overseas. The daughter confirmed that yes, it was indeed that girl's face the Lord had &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;showed her...but what of the boy?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16uSxuY4UI/AAAAAAAAAIs/sFcucaux6tI/s320/102_2085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430969838264181058" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Could his name be changed to Gabriel? or the middle name perhaps? but no...the parents were adamant that Gabriel was not to be included in their new sons name.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Confused, the oldest daughter was still grateful for the confirmation from the the Lord about her new sister-the sister she had been waiting for her whole life!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Returning home from her expedition, the daughter was doting over the pictures of her  new siblings-whom at the time, were still living in an orphanage in Ghana...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16uRawNJvI/AAAAAAAAAIU/4JGGgc8ERZY/s320/100_1739.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430969814917916402" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;When, while being educated about all the different children-she lost her breath when someone showed her a picture of a little boy named Gabriel who was also living in the same orphanage...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16xX--x_oI/AAAAAAAAAJc/5ZlaNyWl29U/s320/14336_231327541718_778406718_4187453_5624506_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430973226256825986" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;HE EXISTED! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Perhaps she HADN'T heard incorrectly-perhaps it WAS in the Lords will that this boy be part of her family!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;However, being so focused on the current expansion of the family-the parents did nothing about Gabriel, except encourage the daughter to continue to pray.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The daughter did so-fervently-and even met the little guy while visiting the orphanage where her new siblings were living.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S161Z4HbjmI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/RCzCra0dtgM/s320/102_2241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430977656820305506" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Joy of all joys-the adoption of John and Victoria happened and they took their new place as members of this crazy family. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16uQy6qbII/AAAAAAAAAIM/MoS7kHjECX0/s320/000_0768.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430969804224359554" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This new version of the family grew and bonded as only one full of such deep love can...and yet, that precious name whispered to the daughter while overseas never left her mind. She asked over and over WHY his name had been revealed to her when it just didn't seem to be in God's plan...until...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Two years later, with tears streaming down her face, this family's mother comes to the oldest daughter saying:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;'We're supposed to adopt Gabriel'&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The daughters heart was filled for she knew YEARS ago that this boy was meant for their family!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16vp843bHI/AAAAAAAAAJE/5AxSM5Zijg8/s320/10635_1229010398551_1027804503_2436873_5270632_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430971335909534834" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;December 16th. 4:15 a.m PST...A SON! Adoption Order Granted!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Rejoice! For the Lord speaks and acts. Not in our time. In His.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16zHr1AbCI/AAAAAAAAAJs/1gtHOiBpwaU/s320/10635_1221413208626_1027804503_2412352_6991163_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430975145260903458" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Now, this precious boy who has been on my heart for 2.5 years is just a few papers away from being able to come home.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Will you join me in praying for this to happen and to happen quickly?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16xYcMsnEI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Wj3K4fM_HnE/s320/20549_265851716718_778406718_4391934_731914_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430973234099821634" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Because I miss him...and he needs to come home to his forever family.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Gabriel Blaske! I LOVE YOU!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-4782568965049459349?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/4782568965049459349/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=4782568965049459349' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/4782568965049459349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/4782568965049459349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2010/01/behold.html' title='BEHOLD!'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S16uSZ9q8cI/AAAAAAAAAIk/RsKckNtRZ1E/s72-c/100_1851.JPG.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-3330188562791224572</id><published>2009-12-28T19:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-28T19:56:16.812-08:00</updated><title type='text'>My life according to the Beatles</title><content type='html'>Which Artist?    The Beatles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you a male or female? She's a Woman&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Describe Yourself:  I am the Walrus&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How do you feel?    I feel fine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Describe where you currently live: Penny Lane&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you could go anywhere, where would you go?    An Octopus' Garden&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your favorite form of transportation:  Yellow Submarine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your best friend is:  Eleanor Rigby&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What’s the weather like? Here comes the sun&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Favorite time of day:  A hards days night&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your life was a TV show, what would it be called? Lucy in the sky with Diamonds&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is life to you?  Across the Universe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your fear:  Back in the USSR&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is the best advice you have to give?    Tomorrow never knows&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the day:  Being for the benefit of Mr. kite&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How I would like to die:  The fool on the hill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My soul’s present condition:  Day Tripper&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your motto: Can't buy me love&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-3330188562791224572?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/3330188562791224572/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=3330188562791224572' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/3330188562791224572'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/3330188562791224572'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-life-according-to-beatles.html' title='My life according to the Beatles'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-2777262236584519647</id><published>2009-08-30T21:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T21:57:44.710-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lucy</title><content type='html'>So... My recent life adventures have brought me to a realization. I should have been named Lucy. Truly. It just fits! Here...Let me show you:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FIRST-the immortal Beatles song, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. It's bizarre...and eclectic...and occasionally misunderstood. The Beatles are a staple in my music library...and this song is iconic.&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SptR6UE1JNI/AAAAAAAAAIE/NbxpVKom1Vw/s1600-h/beatles+lucy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SptR6UE1JNI/AAAAAAAAAIE/NbxpVKom1Vw/s320/beatles+lucy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375980642460050642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next: Who doesn't love Lucy? A fiesty wanna be performer who loves to dress up and make funny faces...shall I go on?&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SptR5_bWAsI/AAAAAAAAAH8/I-26qqqMvs8/s1600-h/lucille+ball.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SptR5_bWAsI/AAAAAAAAAH8/I-26qqqMvs8/s320/lucille+ball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375980636917334722" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thirdly: Lucy Van Pelt&lt;br /&gt;The main purpose perhaps for my current obsession... I am playing the role of Lucy in the Musical Production of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. Loud, brass, bossy, sometimes crabby...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SptR5gIaPPI/AAAAAAAAAH0/_rRe1nh-vuI/s1600-h/blue+lucy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 270px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SptR5gIaPPI/AAAAAAAAAH0/_rRe1nh-vuI/s320/blue+lucy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375980628516420850" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And doesn't like the snow...&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SptR5BUe4TI/AAAAAAAAAHs/lvMlFvJUdOI/s1600-h/Lucy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SptR5BUe4TI/AAAAAAAAAHs/lvMlFvJUdOI/s320/Lucy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375980620245557554" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;All while dreaming of being queen and spilling out sage advice for cheap. But in the end, she's a family girl at heart and even has niceness deep down inside.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Soooo....there ya go....&lt;br /&gt;these are little known facts that now...&lt;br /&gt;you know!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-2777262236584519647?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/2777262236584519647/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=2777262236584519647' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/2777262236584519647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/2777262236584519647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2009/08/lucy.html' title='Lucy'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SptR6UE1JNI/AAAAAAAAAIE/NbxpVKom1Vw/s72-c/beatles+lucy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-2459001120016758605</id><published>2009-08-24T08:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-24T08:43:53.488-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Picnik</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpK0XhSVFHI/AAAAAAAAAHk/EpCbTzf74TI/s1600-h/colorful+feet.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpK0XhSVFHI/AAAAAAAAAHk/EpCbTzf74TI/s320/colorful+feet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373555621571662962" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;I took my favorite pics of my family and tweaked them...enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpK0Xaok47I/AAAAAAAAAHc/PsZBmqeCCJI/s1600-h/Johnny.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpK0Xaok47I/AAAAAAAAAHc/PsZBmqeCCJI/s320/Johnny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373555619785925554" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpK0W9eaWYI/AAAAAAAAAHU/ruRsJh8Ocvw/s1600-h/Victoria.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpK0W9eaWYI/AAAAAAAAAHU/ruRsJh8Ocvw/s320/Victoria.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373555611958663554" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpK0WtVspFI/AAAAAAAAAHM/1hm5952fG5U/s1600-h/Tristan.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpK0WtVspFI/AAAAAAAAAHM/1hm5952fG5U/s320/Tristan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373555607627146322" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpKzzkdSB8I/AAAAAAAAAHE/KvgdVgZ8e5E/s1600-h/Tanner.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpKzzkdSB8I/AAAAAAAAAHE/KvgdVgZ8e5E/s320/Tanner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373555003947616194" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpKzzM9VviI/AAAAAAAAAG8/WjfZ6R97QhM/s1600-h/Brock.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpKzzM9VviI/AAAAAAAAAG8/WjfZ6R97QhM/s320/Brock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373554997639626274" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpKzysEJcyI/AAAAAAAAAG0/jHtXLRqxg8A/s1600-h/me+n+b.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpKzysEJcyI/AAAAAAAAAG0/jHtXLRqxg8A/s320/me+n+b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373554988809810722" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpKzyIROFSI/AAAAAAAAAGs/aR-2L_lg1b0/s1600-h/padre.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpKzyIROFSI/AAAAAAAAAGs/aR-2L_lg1b0/s320/padre.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373554979200963874" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpKzx2wsFMI/AAAAAAAAAGk/HWjSw2akOYs/s1600-h/Family+Pic.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpKzx2wsFMI/AAAAAAAAAGk/HWjSw2akOYs/s320/Family+Pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373554974501115074" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;And when Mr. Brother #5 comes home from Ghana-I will post cute pics of him too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-2459001120016758605?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/2459001120016758605/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=2459001120016758605' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/2459001120016758605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/2459001120016758605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2009/08/picnik.html' title='Picnik'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SpK0XhSVFHI/AAAAAAAAAHk/EpCbTzf74TI/s72-c/colorful+feet.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-4464439286525426570</id><published>2009-02-01T21:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-01T23:00:51.025-08:00</updated><title type='text'>25 Randoms</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande';"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;I got sucked into the facebook trend-everyone is doing them...so I thought I'd post mine here as well... enjoy. :P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;1. My favorite thing to do is to pretend. I'm constantly trying on odd clothes-the people i work with often think i'm insane- and becoming someone else. I love story telling and theatre because of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. i'm untidy...my desk, my room...i live with piles. i know (mostly) where things are in my piles, and thats how i like it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;3. i NEED things to be symmetrical, in odd numbers, and able to collapse into 1. My aunt i think is the only person who TRULY understands this about me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. I can sleep ANYWHERE. buses, trains, floors, light, dark, sitting, standing...ok maybe not standing...but hey i guess i've never tried. i developed this skill while traveling. its very handy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;5. i'm a type 1 diabetic and a carboholic....i'd say a deadly combination...pasta and breads-oh how i love thee...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. I usually dislike chic flicks-i prefer a good action film...but becoming jane makes me cry...every time. I'm an austen girl at heart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. when i was little, my parents would ground me from reading. i LOVE books.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;8. knitting is therapeutic for me...all my unfinished projects testify to that. my hands CONSTANTLY need something to do-knitting, crocheting, silly putty, filing my nails, doodling, finger spelling, etc. etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9. 'there are DOZENS of us!' i'm an AVID arrested development fan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10. i prefer watching movies and tv shows with sub titles. it comes from watching bollywood films in hindi... i'm a dork but i don't care.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;11. my middle name is my sisters first name: victoria&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;12. i have the BEST job in the world-i get to teach dozens of kids each week about Jesus. and get to be a total spaz about it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;13. having a strong personality combination of otter and beaver makes me a squirrel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;14. i spend WAY too much time on facebook...i guess you could call it an addiction&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;15. my current favorite color is purple. it makes me happy. i wear something purple everyday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;16. someday, i'd like a pet snake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;17. the sound of styrofoam feels like someone is rubbing velcro up and down all my bones. it makes me want to scream. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;18. my hair is curly-please don't touch it. its very difficult to manipulate...and often rebels against my gentle pleads to lie still and in order. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;19. i'm very afraid of being trapped underwater-not of water itself, just being trapped...under it...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;20. someday, i'd love to hang glide and bungie jump. but never sky dive-or ride in a submarine (see answer 19) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;21. sometimes...i think i will become the crazy cat lady who teaches children how to act, has pink hair and wears lots and lots of tie dye...another part of me denies it with everything in me...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;22. Jesus loves me, and i love love love love Him. remove Him from my life and you'd have one nasty, vile, disturbed, vicious, horrendous hurting little girl...because of Him, I live free. and whole. with purpose. with hope.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande';"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;23. my bestest best friend lives on another continent. i see her randomly and sporatically but i love her more than a sister. amberly, i miss you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;24. working with a bunch of women occasionally makes me not ever want to be married or have kids...they make me laugh-poor tyler...if its rough for me, i can't imagine what its like for him. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;25. I'd much rather plan everything than to be spontaneous. i like order and process-i see end results better than dreaming up ideas.&lt;br /&gt;hmmm...guess thats 25.... :)&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SYaJUxtKpaI/AAAAAAAAAGc/rSxQuq6pl4E/s320/n1216760627_30065937_8387.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298073001681135010" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-4464439286525426570?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/4464439286525426570/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=4464439286525426570' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/4464439286525426570'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/4464439286525426570'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2009/02/25-randoms.html' title='25 Randoms'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SYaJUxtKpaI/AAAAAAAAAGc/rSxQuq6pl4E/s72-c/n1216760627_30065937_8387.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-4074065431809490850</id><published>2009-01-30T11:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-30T12:23:12.043-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Insanity</title><content type='html'>I have recently fallen out of the blogging sphere for several reasons. Which I plan on outlining here:&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. my baby-my laptop-and I were calmly walking down the stairs when in a twist of terrible fate, I slipped and fell and my laptop went bouncing...resulting in my screen looking like this:&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SYNer898YzI/AAAAAAAAAFk/-oVA_-XrqoQ/s320/cracked+LCD.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297181695911158578" /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sad sad sadness... the wonderful, friendly (not) people in the geek squad section in best buy calmly told me that my screen was cracked and there was nothing I could do to fix it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Luckily, I am now the proud owner of 2 mac books-one with a broken screen that I can't part with yet due to all the pictures, music and general info still stored on it, and one beautiful new one I am currently typing on. Yay!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SYNesHSPLeI/AAAAAAAAAFs/A0CVn1Fkyrc/s320/macbook.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297181698680630754" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. My family moved into a gorgeous house with lots of space for all of us. In a stroke of genius, we moved the weekend of thanksgiving and my mommy's 40th birthday. Like I said, brilliant.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 230px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SYNesboOFfI/AAAAAAAAAF8/2pZzJajAm7g/s320/n528695159_5156506_4203.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297181704141542898" /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Even with my own room apart from the rest of the children, life at home is crazy-so when my amazing friend Maggie invited me to move in with her into a house in town-I said yes. I'm moving out in a week. Who does that?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SYNg7roTGWI/AAAAAAAAAGU/5Jf1IaP3unU/s320/n827255297_4052616_401.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297184165158132066" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. In December, my life was hectic. I overtook the project of the annual Christmas program at church-where I work. It was a HUGE ordeal for my little 19 year old self. And it turned out FABULOUS! I had a dance team who worked incredibly hard&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SYNe2XDTRpI/AAAAAAAAAGM/ZD0SQnFwB2Q/s320/n778406718_1859099_8680.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297181874711643794" /&gt;&lt;div&gt; and a cast about 20 3rd-6th graders put on a play about the nativity. So precious.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SYNesscHkEI/AAAAAAAAAGE/UkooJ6o3cVM/s320/n778406718_1859098_8140.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297181708654186562" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. I also got to be in a SUPER fun murder mystery masquerade for our youth group's volunteer appreciation dinner.  All dressed up and acting like a snob. So fun.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SYNesbXeSYI/AAAAAAAAAF0/L-9WIN9-szA/s320/n508317936_1039309_7635.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297181704071301506" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think thats it....thats a pretty quick catch up on what I've been doing for the last few month...pretty exciting huh?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-4074065431809490850?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/4074065431809490850/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=4074065431809490850' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/4074065431809490850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/4074065431809490850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2009/01/insanity.html' title='Insanity'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SYNer898YzI/AAAAAAAAAFk/-oVA_-XrqoQ/s72-c/cracked+LCD.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-8795876187079580461</id><published>2008-11-13T21:24:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-13T22:01:18.032-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Snow White</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" &gt;Oh the fairest of them all....&lt;br /&gt;They SAY mirrors don't lie...&lt;br /&gt;Hmmm....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" &gt;I'll let YOU be the judge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Harvest Carnival 2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0OU5Z3BVI/AAAAAAAAAEM/LNBYU7T-1oE/s1600-h/Snow+White+and+fam.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0OU5Z3BVI/AAAAAAAAAEM/LNBYU7T-1oE/s320/Snow+White+and+fam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268382891262805330" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Sisters!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0OUqSrvKI/AAAAAAAAAEE/7ctkUdv9idw/s1600-h/Sisters.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0OUqSrvKI/AAAAAAAAAEE/7ctkUdv9idw/s320/Sisters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268382887206173858" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0OUlVn05I/AAAAAAAAAD8/yP7ACIQNAOQ/s1600-h/Camera+Shy+Snow+White.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0OUlVn05I/AAAAAAAAAD8/yP7ACIQNAOQ/s320/Camera+Shy+Snow+White.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268382885876323218" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0OUIvGDfI/AAAAAAAAAD0/n6Y37_4q6i8/s1600-h/Photo+164.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0OUIvGDfI/AAAAAAAAAD0/n6Y37_4q6i8/s320/Photo+164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268382878198533618" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;ANYONE who knows me, knows I take EVERY opportunity to dress up. You don't have to ask me twice. :D Heres what I mean:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Butterfly&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0Qn5uYYBI/AAAAAAAAAEs/ViP3Jyu-BdE/s1600-h/Photo+150.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0Qn5uYYBI/AAAAAAAAAEs/ViP3Jyu-BdE/s320/Photo+150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268385416789647378" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Indian Girl (This one is authentic-I actually wore this around India)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0SQtK9dDI/AAAAAAAAAFM/N0B-oYId9R0/s1600-h/mission+2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0SQtK9dDI/AAAAAAAAAFM/N0B-oYId9R0/s320/mission+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268387217306121266" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Waitress (For the EDGE)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0SQQLbr1I/AAAAAAAAAFE/FQbG5XlrM20/s1600-h/November+5+%2813%29.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0SQQLbr1I/AAAAAAAAAFE/FQbG5XlrM20/s320/November+5+%2813%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268387209523474258" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Super Splash! Twin Night&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0SQOcYKiI/AAAAAAAAAE8/TJoPZo93elo/s1600-h/DSCN1157.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0SQOcYKiI/AAAAAAAAAE8/TJoPZo93elo/s320/DSCN1157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268387209057675810" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;A Pirate? Go figure...&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0QnCE5BvI/AAAAAAAAAEU/P-phsp_Gj-U/s1600-h/Photo+131.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0QnCE5BvI/AAAAAAAAAEU/P-phsp_Gj-U/s320/Photo+131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268385401851676402" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Ezekiel : Psychedelic!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0QncHzdjI/AAAAAAAAAEc/pB6xXT4vGKU/s1600-h/Photo+247.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0QncHzdjI/AAAAAAAAAEc/pB6xXT4vGKU/s320/Photo+247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268385408843216434" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Guess it kinda runs in the family :D&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0SQ3tL2KI/AAAAAAAAAFU/SBGTqoeaGjQ/s1600-h/105_3345.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0SQ3tL2KI/AAAAAAAAAFU/SBGTqoeaGjQ/s320/105_3345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268387220134025378" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-8795876187079580461?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/8795876187079580461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=8795876187079580461' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/8795876187079580461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/8795876187079580461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2008/11/snow-white.html' title='Snow White'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SR0OU5Z3BVI/AAAAAAAAAEM/LNBYU7T-1oE/s72-c/Snow+White+and+fam.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-7233561346376069373</id><published>2008-10-13T23:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-13T23:58:14.731-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cats Beware!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;My little sister's birthday was last &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Thursday&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;She loves dolls.&lt;br /&gt;She has grandmothers who love to sew.&lt;br /&gt;What does that equal?&lt;br /&gt;PLENTY of new dolly clothes for the birthday.&lt;br /&gt;BUT...&lt;br /&gt;There are 4 brothers living with me and my wonderful little sister.&lt;br /&gt;And two cats.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Hmmmm&lt;/span&gt;....&lt;br /&gt;4 brothers, 2 cats, LOTS of new doll clothes...&lt;br /&gt;What does that equal?&lt;br /&gt;Dress up time for Dorito!&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SPQ_x_fzQTI/AAAAAAAAADU/RfdISV2AY40/s1600-h/105_3348.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SPQ_x_fzQTI/AAAAAAAAADU/RfdISV2AY40/s200/105_3348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256896793139167538" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Luckily Simon must have been stuck outside.&lt;br /&gt;We'll have to dress him up later.&lt;br /&gt;Sad thing is...&lt;br /&gt;This isn't the first time this kind of thing has happened.&lt;br /&gt;And it's not usually the boys' fault.&lt;br /&gt;I once did a whole photo shoot with my kitties and dollies.&lt;br /&gt;Complete with backdrops and props.&lt;br /&gt;Not even kidding.&lt;br /&gt;:^)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I won't go into all the other crazy things our cats go through.&lt;br /&gt;Involving socks...scotch tape....CATapults...&lt;br /&gt;Yea...&lt;br /&gt;I'll stop there for now.&lt;br /&gt;Believe me!&lt;br /&gt;We love them!&lt;br /&gt;We really do!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-7233561346376069373?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/7233561346376069373/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=7233561346376069373' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/7233561346376069373'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/7233561346376069373'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2008/10/cats-beware.html' title='Cats Beware!'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SPQ_x_fzQTI/AAAAAAAAADU/RfdISV2AY40/s72-c/105_3348.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-7933260433991168775</id><published>2008-10-08T22:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T00:04:24.335-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Life...in general...and otherwise...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;I promised to ramble, so here I go:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're moving. Yep, for serious. Hopefully to a house just down the road. Bigger bedrooms, newer house, less land. EXACTLY what my family needs right now. However, moving means just that; MOVING. The whole crazy process of packing, cleaning, re organizing, and learning to be comfortable in the NEW home dwelling. How long does it take for a new house to become your home?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I enrolled in the Bible School-Discipleship Course-Counseling-Theology-Worldview-Thing my church offers. It's pretty sweet. My little group of people I get to sit and study with are pretty awesome as well. Randi babe! You bless me! Every time I'm around you, be it for 5 min. or 3 hours, I leave feeling so uplifted, you rock! Anyways..back to the school itself: Lots of reading and self evaluation. I've been identifying ways my view of God is incorrect. Kinda painful sometimes, but good. It means I'll be able to go deeper in my relationship w/my best friend. That's always a good thing right?&lt;br /&gt;Part of my homework:&lt;br /&gt;I finished Chip Ingram's book: &lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://g.christianbook.com/g/slideshow/0/066107/main/066107_1_ftc_dp.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 161px;" src="http://g.christianbook.com/g/slideshow/0/066107/main/066107_1_ftc_dp.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;AWESOME book. Made me take a close look at what I actually believe and why....really, I was challenged. Healthy processing for me. Yay!&lt;br /&gt;The book I start this week is:&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N84Y3AEGL._SL500_.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 169px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N84Y3AEGL._SL500_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Should be good... :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My little sister's birthday is tomorrow. Her first one in America. &lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SO2o218HquI/AAAAAAAAAC8/UZLLM5bCQNE/s1600-h/Photo+168.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SO2o218HquI/AAAAAAAAAC8/UZLLM5bCQNE/s200/Photo+168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255042000356879074" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It's a BIG DEAL. Princess party, pink cupcakes, presents, pop up jumpy castles....&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.partyhopn.com/images/pink_castle.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.partyhopn.com/images/pink_castle.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;We are so excited to BLESS this little soon-to-be 10 year old joy who is now a part of my crazy wonderful family. :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SO2rjBIrMVI/AAAAAAAAADM/qhtN0kr3UrE/s1600-h/The+Edge.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 49px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SO2rjBIrMVI/AAAAAAAAADM/qhtN0kr3UrE/s200/The+Edge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255044958299828562" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The nucleus of my life. The center of my world (other than my Father-but you know:). The core of what I do. This ministry, that I help direct. Nearly daily blows my mind. I plan and plan and plan and give it all to God. And WOW. I'm astounded by what comes out of what my flawed being tries so hard to create mixed with the AWESOME, HOLY power the Almighty graciously gives. I mean, I realize there is NO WAY I could EVER do the stuff I get to do all by my onesy. But with Him, all things are possible. I have also been BLESSED with an amayzing team of volunteers and the coolest co-director ever. MCT-your passion rocks, the kids love you and God's gonna work some amayzing things through this ministry this year! God is good. All the time, and all the time, God is good. I feel blessed. ALOT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Embra". 'member her? my bestie? my awesome buddy? my other half? ya...gone again. Moved back away overseas. This time-no tears on my part yay! Gonna miss her....like crazy...all our late night FRIENDS marathons, crazy Phoebe obsessions, LCC companionship, silent laughter, hurting faces, rants on her bed, and just the overall everything we had together... specially since my other good buddy moved away too...Leaving me 'good buddy-less'. Isn't that sad? Guess it's time to  find new friends...&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v333/236/55/827255297/n827255297_4052605_7005.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 231px;" src="http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v333/236/55/827255297/n827255297_4052605_7005.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Me and Embra on one of our "Little Cruise Club" outings...more on those later...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SO2gypwVLsI/AAAAAAAAAC0/glKKr5SwKAA/s1600-h/104_2401.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SO2gypwVLsI/AAAAAAAAAC0/glKKr5SwKAA/s200/104_2401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255033132273708738" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is my other buddy-after 'kidnapping' me for my 19th birthday from another party to bring me to MY surprise party at my house. They were not gentle...but it was fun! :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the other hand, my wonderful Hippo friend is back in town until December at least. &lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2380/1779179871_4c8f0cd7db.jpg?v=0"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 168px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2380/1779179871_4c8f0cd7db.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Which means we can go Hippo Shopping! YAY! Again...more on that later...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last thing for now:&lt;br /&gt;I LOVE MY iPod TOUCH!! I bought one back in feb. and it was cool and everything...but I recently downloaded the newest software... and Oh My Goodness! It has changed my life! I now believe that I own the sweetest iPod EVER! All the new applications have blown my mind. Totally thrilled...happy happy happy happy Ashlie!&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41NybZ2C66L._SL500_.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 219px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41NybZ2C66L._SL500_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;*This is NOT an actual picture of my iPod-Cause mine is much cooler with LOTS more applications. :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;On a distracted side note: my favorite band right now is Angels &amp;amp; Airwaves. Their song 'Breathe' LOVE LOVE LOVE. :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;So there's a mini snapshot into Ashlie's current insane life...hope you enjoyed it. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-7933260433991168775?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/7933260433991168775/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=7933260433991168775' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/7933260433991168775'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/7933260433991168775'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2008/10/lifein-generaland-otherwise.html' title='Life...in general...and otherwise...'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SO2o218HquI/AAAAAAAAAC8/UZLLM5bCQNE/s72-c/Photo+168.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-3791651863422006002</id><published>2008-09-05T23:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-05T23:50:53.857-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Imagine....whirled peace.....</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Yup, whirled peace. Not the kind the beauty pageant queens want. And definitely NOT the green stuff that comes in a glass jar to feed innocent babies who don't know any better than to eat whatever nastiness we shove in their mouths. This kind is very yummy believe it or not. Because "Whirled Peace" refers to Ben and Jerry's Caramel &amp;amp; Sweet Cream Ice Creams Swirled with Fudge Peace Signs &amp;amp; Toffee Cookie Pieces ice cream. My friend KTLS found euphoria tonight due to a nearly unexpected gifting of this sweet sweet B&amp;amp;J's from my parentals during our Arrested Development session. I know, I'm an addict, I admit it... :) but hey! don't judge me! we ALL have our quirks! I just happen to have more than most.... I on the other hand, thoroughly enjoyed my Everything But The...which, only contains Chocolate &amp;amp; Vanilla Ice Creams with HEATH® Bar Chunks, White Chocolatey Chunks, Peanut Butter Cups &amp;amp; Chocolatey-Covered Almonds. Ooh la la...can you hear my tummy singing and my lack of pancreas cursing!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But anyways, I'm a HUGE Ben and Jerry's fan, so for your pleasure, here is my top fav flavors for good ole B&amp;amp;J:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Everything But The....&lt;br /&gt;2. Cherry's Garcia&lt;br /&gt;3. Phish Food&lt;br /&gt;4. Coffee Heath Bar Crunch&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Hooray for 2 for $7 Safeway deals! (more happiness for Ashlie :)&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SMInbeKr1jI/AAAAAAAAACk/EsOdAebcmcM/s1600-h/Photo+151.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SMInbeKr1jI/AAAAAAAAACk/EsOdAebcmcM/s320/Photo+151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242796269120509490" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Thanks for chillin' with me KT! You're the craziest!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-3791651863422006002?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/3791651863422006002/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=3791651863422006002' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/3791651863422006002'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/3791651863422006002'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2008/09/imaginewhirled-peace.html' title='Imagine....whirled peace.....'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SMInbeKr1jI/AAAAAAAAACk/EsOdAebcmcM/s72-c/Photo+151.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-1743619160995551484</id><published>2008-09-02T21:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-02T23:20:10.540-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Not Your Cheese...Not Your Normal Friend</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;                                    ~*Nacho Cheese*~&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wiki.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/tostitos_vs_fritos.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://wiki.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/tostitos_vs_fritos.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Yea, that was a 'not so clever' play on words. Not Your Cheese? Come on....thats just...CHEESY.&lt;br /&gt;wow.. Anyway, there WAS a point to this blog. It's in honor of my bestie, I'll call her "Embra"...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   Once upon a time, there were two girls. One was weird, one was sweet and demure...(ha). Together, they balanced each other's sanity from their insane family lives. Though not bad, they each lived with crazy, happy, hectic families and could randomly find solace at the other's home. They enjoyed watching full seasons of tv shows on dvd late into the night while passing time before parting ways in international travels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The two of them planned multiple travels together, but rarely did they get to accompany one another on their multicultural journey's. And while the older one finished her schooling, the younger was very creative, graduating early and traveling before the older. Needless to say, the older was slightly jealous, but insanely happy for her friend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SL4b4Cfk_JI/AAAAAAAAACU/Rk_VnaXRDrs/s1600-h/Photo+35.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SL4b4Cfk_JI/AAAAAAAAACU/Rk_VnaXRDrs/s320/Photo+35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241657665861778578" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   So it went for about 2 years. Often missing the other because of travel plans; they enjoyed the few months they had at a time together. They did get to travel with each other once or twice...but never for any extended periods of time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One time, after "Embra" had came home from her traveling super secret ninja style in the middle of the night a few days before Christmas nearly scaring her family to death-Ashlie became very excited at all the crazy fun friend stuff that would happen over that summer... And they did have fun! Including kidnapping Ashlie for her surprise birthday party...that's a story for another day...Anway..."Embra" left for a short trip shortly after Ashlie's birthday and didn't come back...she felt God's call to stay, so she did. This was not easy for her friend, who REALLY doesn't do well with change. She in fact, took several months to get over the fact that her bestie was across an ocean, with an unknown return date...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Until one day, she got over it and had been able to move on. One night after that, Ashlie went home with her little brother to put him to bed while the rest of her crazy family was out; when "Embra" herself was online and wanted to talk! Hooray! One hour, and she was going to call her. Happy happy Ashlie! While waiting, Ashlie showered and prepared for bed when...&lt;br /&gt;                 &lt;br /&gt;              BANG!&lt;br /&gt;                     &lt;br /&gt;                           BANG!&lt;br /&gt;                                &lt;br /&gt;                                   BANG!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      Someone was pounding on the door scaring her to death! Finally, she recognized the voice of one of her friends and ran downstep to open the door. When lo and behold-there stood her bestie!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;(My face looked something like this)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SL4b4DNboxI/AAAAAAAAACM/Xz8XH0ey5rk/s1600-h/Photo+48.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SL4b4DNboxI/AAAAAAAAACM/Xz8XH0ey5rk/s320/Photo+48.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241657666054103826" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    Unfortunately, as part of one of their inside jokes, "Embra" always attacked Ashlie with liquid nacho cheese. So, the words out of Ashlie's mouth were "Oh my gosh!" then, seeing "Embra's" hands coming towards her face, Ashlie ducked and got nacho cheese RIGHT in her eye ball.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;                  OUCH!!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;    So surprise surprise, her long lost bestie was home. Ashlie could only hug her, smile and jump up and down like a retarded rabbit for the next 30 min. (after all the cheese was washed out of her eyes of course) So for the next 6 weeks, you could see the two of them laughing, walking, talking in gibberish, or trying something daring...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SL4b4ZFkXLI/AAAAAAAAACc/CeW4b9FPLQY/s1600-h/Photo+19.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SL4b4ZFkXLI/AAAAAAAAACc/CeW4b9FPLQY/s320/Photo+19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241657671926701234" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I Love you "Embra"! Thanks for being my awesome, crazy, quiet, 'perfect babysitting sweet-everyone loves you',  friend! You make me do crazy stuff that stretches me and makes me even crazier, and in payback, I never let you leave without making your face hurt. :) You're the best!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-1743619160995551484?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/1743619160995551484/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=1743619160995551484' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/1743619160995551484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/1743619160995551484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2008/09/not-your-cheesenot-your-normal-friend.html' title='Not Your Cheese...Not Your Normal Friend'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SL4b4Cfk_JI/AAAAAAAAACU/Rk_VnaXRDrs/s72-c/Photo+35.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-4797576796322629207</id><published>2008-08-29T15:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-29T16:09:52.539-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I Grewed Up!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This weekend has proposed GREAT Changes in my life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. A DRASTIC new hair cut. VERY exciting:&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLh-piFnsxI/AAAAAAAAABE/yo_Kq0wNpO8/s1600-h/Photo+132.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLh-piFnsxI/AAAAAAAAABE/yo_Kq0wNpO8/s320/Photo+132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240077418435687186" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;My poor little sis, I'll call her V, her hair will take a lifetime to grow as long as mine was, so she is sad that I cut all mine off...she hid from me when she came home from school! I'm sure she'll come around...at least I hope so...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. New clothing to go with my new look:&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLh-qHT_0iI/AAAAAAAAABU/biXwf65F-p4/s1600-h/Photo+180.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLh-qHT_0iI/AAAAAAAAABU/biXwf65F-p4/s320/Photo+180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240077428428100130" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. My DRIVER'S LICENSE! I know, I know, about time right?&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLh-qqkCDlI/AAAAAAAAABk/PBuhYqmGU3Y/s1600-h/Photo+183.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLh-qqkCDlI/AAAAAAAAABk/PBuhYqmGU3Y/s320/Photo+183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240077437890596434" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. A Costco Membership. Now I can grocery shop like the big people do!&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLh-qYN_01I/AAAAAAAAABc/pwUgy5PjWtY/s1600-h/Photo+181.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLh-qYN_01I/AAAAAAAAABc/pwUgy5PjWtY/s320/Photo+181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240077432966337362" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yippee! Needless to say, I am one happy Ashlie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lemme Know what you think!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-4797576796322629207?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/4797576796322629207/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=4797576796322629207' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/4797576796322629207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/4797576796322629207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-grewed-up.html' title='I Grewed Up!'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLh-piFnsxI/AAAAAAAAABE/yo_Kq0wNpO8/s72-c/Photo+132.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175502727515738341.post-6087237611605604535</id><published>2008-08-27T23:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-27T23:39:14.568-07:00</updated><title type='text'>...Yo Ho Ho....</title><content type='html'>Ahoy there Matey's! Welcome to me blog ye scruvy scum! Ye horrid bilge rats!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes yes, I know, its about time I had a blog right? So, here I be, ready to bombard the blogging world with my inner most insanities....I honestly don't know if the world is prepared for that sort of thing...I might scare some away....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;But anyway, introduction. I'm Ashlie. I'm crazy. The end.&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLZFIqTfkAI/AAAAAAAAAA0/lm3Y4B-EpVw/s1600-h/Photo+10.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLZFIqTfkAI/AAAAAAAAAA0/lm3Y4B-EpVw/s320/Photo+10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239451231589470210" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;No no no... not true...there's MUCH more than that...so lets see; I am a type 1 diabetic, a full time employee at a church helping run an AMAZING Pre-teen ministry, I have an obsession with Ben and Jerry's, I spend WAY too much time on a computer, I have 4 younger brothers and 1 younger sister, I was hometeached most of me life (Thanks ma!), I love anything that has to do with theatre/performing arts/productions etc. etc. and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Pirates and piratey things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;That's me in a super tiny itsy bitsy nut shell...I'm sure I'll reveal much more about myself later....'cause that's just how I roll. :)&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLZF1EbvTNI/AAAAAAAAAA8/XRCBNyrsPh4/s1600-h/Photo+6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLZF1EbvTNI/AAAAAAAAAA8/XRCBNyrsPh4/s320/Photo+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239451994517621970" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175502727515738341-6087237611605604535?l=aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/feeds/6087237611605604535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8175502727515738341&amp;postID=6087237611605604535' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/6087237611605604535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8175502727515738341/posts/default/6087237611605604535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aarghistheperfectword.blogspot.com/2008/08/yo-ho-ho.html' title='...Yo Ho Ho....'/><author><name>Super Splash</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14018929413703854628</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/S9fIDNqwAeI/AAAAAAAAAKY/P4gMHr8jWfI/S220/Photo+226.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mYSMEbC_48/SLZFIqTfkAI/AAAAAAAAAA0/lm3Y4B-EpVw/s72-c/Photo+10.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
