It's been a while......
Well, I haven't really posted anything here in a while. I have been really busy, and a lot of things have changed since I last posted here.
Anyway - that's enough about that.
I don't know if anyone actually reads this, but if you had read any of my earlier posts, you might have noticed that I changed the name of my blog. I must admit to have gone through a number of other people's blogs to see if I could find something that would inspire me to come up with that unique name - but as usual, I didn't. As I sat here thinking about this, I started going through the hard drive of this machine - since I haven't used this machine in over a year, I found some interesting things on it. The most interesting things were some pictures - my friend's daughter Lisa (who turns 2 on July 6th!) on the day that she was born- her parents not long after the were married - a trip that a bunch of us took to Asheboro Zoo - they all brought back some fond memories.
The best ones by far were a set of four of my brother and I. They were taken the first time that he came over here to see me. My friends were very taken with his English accent (despite the fact that it was a posh Welsh accent!) and we had a good time. My brother and I have a very...unique relationship. We do argue over a lot of things, but at the end of the day, I love my brother, and I know that he loves me. Nothing is more important than that.
When my parents came to visit last year, they were not impressed by a number of things, primarily my weight (the tenfold increase since they had last seen me!) and my hair (or lack of, since my haircut was very similar to someone who had just come back from bootcamp!). That was September last year, and I have made only one improvement on that - and you know what it is! My hair had grown so much that I looked (for want of a better word) untidy. So I went and cut it today, and while it is shorter and more manageable, I still miss my ZMH, or zero maintenance hairstyle. Just wash it, dry it and then forget about it! It was also practical, since I like to drive my car with the windows down, and the wind rushing in isn't really kind to long haired airheads like myself. I think that the next time I go for a haircut, I will go back to my ZMH. That would mean though, that I would have to lose some serious weight first. I guess the best way to explain would be to post a picture here, but in order to keep my embarassment to a minimum today, I will describe myself.
Think of an Asian version of Drew Carey who has let himself go! Another version would be Quasimodo without his hump!
My heart and soul are relatively pure, so I am not an absolute moron - just a partial one :)
So, I am sitting here, typing away, and listening to my music collection. A couple of years ago, before the music industry clamped down on online file sharing, I downloaded a ton of music - mostly stuff that I really wanted, but had no way of getting. I don't know about you, but I was getting pretty tired of spending $15 for an album, when all I wanted was one song! So I find myself back on my main "downloading" machine, with no more file sharing programs, but a lot of good music. I have the Connells singing "74-75" at the moment, and the song before that was "Anybody seen my baby" by the Rolling Stones. I really do have an eclectic taste in music!
It feels good to "blog". The words flow freely from my mind onto the screen (via my fingers and the keyboard - I am more mentally challenged than mentall endowed!). Now a song by Ten Sharp called "You" is playing. This really is a lovely song. While I can't play it for you, here are the lyrics - you can decide for yourself:
It's all right with me
as long as you
are by my side
Talk or just say nothing
I don't mind your looks never lie
I was always on the run
finding out what I was looking for
And I was always insecure
just until I found
Words often don't come easy
I never learned
to show you the inside of me
I know my baby
You were always patient
dragging out what I try to hide
I was always on the run
finding out what I was looking for
and I was always insecure
until I found
You, you were always on my mind
you, you're the one I've been living for
you, you're my everlasting fire
you're my always shining star
The night's always a good friend
a glass of wine, and the lights are low
you lying beside me, me full of love
and filled with hope....
Nice, eh?
I've always dreamed about singing a song (or a few songs) when I (more like if I ever can) get married. This is one of them. In order to do that, the following things would have to happen (and not necessarily in the same order):
1. I would have to learn how to sing without the dogs in the neighbourhood howling along in tune
2. I would have to learn how to play the piano - and I mean play, not the couple of songs that I somehow "learnt" when I was younger.
3. This is the most important of all - I would have to find someone who would love me for who I am and not what I am.
On that rather lonely note, I will call it a night. I did get my haircut a short while ago, and really could do with a shower. To you my silent and unknown audience, I bid you goodnight!
Anyway - that's enough about that.
I don't know if anyone actually reads this, but if you had read any of my earlier posts, you might have noticed that I changed the name of my blog. I must admit to have gone through a number of other people's blogs to see if I could find something that would inspire me to come up with that unique name - but as usual, I didn't. As I sat here thinking about this, I started going through the hard drive of this machine - since I haven't used this machine in over a year, I found some interesting things on it. The most interesting things were some pictures - my friend's daughter Lisa (who turns 2 on July 6th!) on the day that she was born- her parents not long after the were married - a trip that a bunch of us took to Asheboro Zoo - they all brought back some fond memories.
The best ones by far were a set of four of my brother and I. They were taken the first time that he came over here to see me. My friends were very taken with his English accent (despite the fact that it was a posh Welsh accent!) and we had a good time. My brother and I have a very...unique relationship. We do argue over a lot of things, but at the end of the day, I love my brother, and I know that he loves me. Nothing is more important than that.
When my parents came to visit last year, they were not impressed by a number of things, primarily my weight (the tenfold increase since they had last seen me!) and my hair (or lack of, since my haircut was very similar to someone who had just come back from bootcamp!). That was September last year, and I have made only one improvement on that - and you know what it is! My hair had grown so much that I looked (for want of a better word) untidy. So I went and cut it today, and while it is shorter and more manageable, I still miss my ZMH, or zero maintenance hairstyle. Just wash it, dry it and then forget about it! It was also practical, since I like to drive my car with the windows down, and the wind rushing in isn't really kind to long haired airheads like myself. I think that the next time I go for a haircut, I will go back to my ZMH. That would mean though, that I would have to lose some serious weight first. I guess the best way to explain would be to post a picture here, but in order to keep my embarassment to a minimum today, I will describe myself.
Think of an Asian version of Drew Carey who has let himself go! Another version would be Quasimodo without his hump!
My heart and soul are relatively pure, so I am not an absolute moron - just a partial one :)
So, I am sitting here, typing away, and listening to my music collection. A couple of years ago, before the music industry clamped down on online file sharing, I downloaded a ton of music - mostly stuff that I really wanted, but had no way of getting. I don't know about you, but I was getting pretty tired of spending $15 for an album, when all I wanted was one song! So I find myself back on my main "downloading" machine, with no more file sharing programs, but a lot of good music. I have the Connells singing "74-75" at the moment, and the song before that was "Anybody seen my baby" by the Rolling Stones. I really do have an eclectic taste in music!
It feels good to "blog". The words flow freely from my mind onto the screen (via my fingers and the keyboard - I am more mentally challenged than mentall endowed!). Now a song by Ten Sharp called "You" is playing. This really is a lovely song. While I can't play it for you, here are the lyrics - you can decide for yourself:
It's all right with me
as long as you
are by my side
Talk or just say nothing
I don't mind your looks never lie
I was always on the run
finding out what I was looking for
And I was always insecure
just until I found
Words often don't come easy
I never learned
to show you the inside of me
I know my baby
You were always patient
dragging out what I try to hide
I was always on the run
finding out what I was looking for
and I was always insecure
until I found
You, you were always on my mind
you, you're the one I've been living for
you, you're my everlasting fire
you're my always shining star
The night's always a good friend
a glass of wine, and the lights are low
you lying beside me, me full of love
and filled with hope....
Nice, eh?
I've always dreamed about singing a song (or a few songs) when I (more like if I ever can) get married. This is one of them. In order to do that, the following things would have to happen (and not necessarily in the same order):
1. I would have to learn how to sing without the dogs in the neighbourhood howling along in tune
2. I would have to learn how to play the piano - and I mean play, not the couple of songs that I somehow "learnt" when I was younger.
3. This is the most important of all - I would have to find someone who would love me for who I am and not what I am.
On that rather lonely note, I will call it a night. I did get my haircut a short while ago, and really could do with a shower. To you my silent and unknown audience, I bid you goodnight!
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