are you listening?

"God gave us a mouth that closes and ears that don't - which should tell us something." - anonymous  

 sometimes i just don't want to listen to anything at all, except be in my own little world blasting soundtracks from my favourite movie.


usually i don't want to open up my ears to anybody telling me what i have to do and when i have to do it. 


for example:


my parent telling me which chores and why.


my french teacher going on and on in a french class.


feeling the sudden, strong urge to cover my ears when a parent is telling me something i've done wrong.


but there's times when i do want to listen. like when i'm curled up in bed, everything is completely dark, and thunder crashes above me while rain plunks on the roof. the music coming out of my laptop's speakers as i chat to friends or do my math. the funny noises my dog makes that i wish she'd just do over and over, because they're just so funny... being in a mall, and hearing one of your favourite songs start playing, and pausing to listen. that friend of yours who's laugh is amazing. the funny little things that little cousins say in they're squeaky, high voices. the sound of waves lapping up onto shore. the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves then blaring into you and weaving your hair through it's fingers. 


overall i think we should try to plug our ears as little as possible.

run for it

do ya ever get that choky, hot feeling in your throat when you're mad and just need to run? you feel like running would put a new hotness in your body and kick out that old mad  feeling. 

or do you ever get the heart pumps that trigger when you're listening to epic music. the kind of heart pumps that make you feel like you need to run away and be part of an epic battle at sea, or explore an unfound island?

"man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." ~ Andre Gide

i love the sea

me, my mom, and my sister visited the ocean today. it was beautiful. we dashed through it, water soaking our shorts and shirts. it was pure pleasure, and i could have stayed all day.


i love how the next three pictures
are all the same, yet so different.

on the walk home, we talked about how the sea is so cool, because it sounds so strong and the waves can pull you over. but to God, it's just like a little puddle. he can hold it in the palm of his hand. something as powerful as a crashing, roaring wave could never match with God. now i know why Captain Jack Sparrow loves the sea so much. i totally agree with him. it's ultra cool.

feet are so easy to take pictures of. like really. they don't accidentally close their eyes, or make a weird expression. but if you think about it, tuns of the funny pictures in the entire world wouldn't be as funny. think of all the pictures you laughed at because your face is totally distorted. but still, i like this pic. :)

Upside Down

If buttercups buzz'd after the bee

If boats were on land, churches on sea

If ponies rode men and if grass ate the cows

And cats should be chased into holes by the mouse

If the mamas sold their babies

To the Gypsies for half a crown

If summer were spring

And the other way 'round

Then all the world would be upside down!

that is a British song that was played when they surrendered to the Americans, i believe. but don't go quoting me. i found it odd, and therefore i liked it. 

but my favourite quote about up and down would have to be this:

'up is down. well that's just maddeningly unhelpful. why are these things never clear?"
-Captain Jack Sparrow

audios. :)

there's always time to dance

dancing is to many things. it can be graceful or pounding. it can be loud or soft. it can be easy or hard. it can be ballet or jazz. lyrical or hip hop. you name it.


there's something special about dancing though. sometimes if you're dancing to just the right song, it sparks up inside of you.


sometimes i'll be sitting, doing school, and i'll just need to do a dance. and it's great.

but the best sort of dance, is a creative dance, for the creator of everything. he is the one who lights the spark that fires inside us, when we do anything for him.

the window watcher

my dog is obsessed with looking out the window. wether it's totally peaceful and the only thing moving is a slight breeze whispering through the trees, or another dog is prancing by. my dog loves looking out the windows. it's as if she signed a contract to protect this house from squirrels when we chose to adopt her from the humane society. at the slightest tap on the window sill, she'll jog on over and hop up. her eyes go wide like a baby's, and she leans over, totally transfixed on the outside world. you'll give her a pat and she'll give you a quick 'i love you glance' but then it's back to being a watch dog. squirrels, birds, dogs, humans... anything really. beware of the window watcher. :)

sometimes

do you sometimes feel you need to drop dead and just stop?

do you ever sometimes feel the sudden urge to get up and do that dance you've been choreographing?

do you ever sometimes feel that lovely peace that surrounds you when you lay in your bed and pray?

do you ever sometimes wonder what comes first, the chicken or the egg. (that one bugs me)

do you ever sometimes feel squeamish when you hear the expression "brain tickling".

sometimes i do.

school

i have a hunch i'll be doing school until the last possible minute today. i am definitely ready for summer. definitely. i miss sand, and water, sun, freeness. 
i'm on 117 of 123 lessons in math. it's a start.

see you soon summer.

imagine

imagine if...


everyone had no sense of smell


everything was in black and white


toothe-paste was chilli-powder flavoured


people had soup for breakfast and cereal for supper 


shoes were never invented


people didn't have names 


i'm a random person.

a photo shoooot

me and my sister decided to do a photoshoot.  a rather fun one. hope you enjoy the pics. :)

lovin' the outfit. and lawn-mower.

hey there

so yah. this is a new blog. it's probably not gonna be the best blog in the world, but i'll try my best. oh, just so yah know, this place is absolutely safe. you're not gonna open something up and be attacked by swear words or anything. :) k? sounds good to me too.