Showing posts with label Randomness Makes the World Go Round. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Randomness Makes the World Go Round. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 3

Happy September & 'A Song of Autumn'



Happy September! I know I'm a little late on posting this little post, but I just wanted to extend this happy occurrence. I simply LOVE fall. It's my favorite season and September is the beginning of it. Yesterday night I felt the first crispness of fall in the air. It was nice. However, I hate winter, so my happiness will dissolve sooner or later once winter comes.

On another matter...I failed on my Summer reading list...but oh well. I just got caught up in reading other books, which a lot of them took first priority. However, I've been itching at creating a side section on the blog on books to expect for the next couple of months. The problem with that...is that I'm sometimes books I pick to read are sporadic and random. It all depends on what I'm in the mood to read. Since I've been doing a lot of reading for authors/publishers, I think I may do something like that. Not sure. Any advice?

Anyways....
Here's a poem about fall that I adore:

A Song of Autumn 
by: Adam Lindsay Gordon

‘WHERE shall we go for our garlands glad 
At the falling of the year, 
When the burnt-up banks are yellow and sad, 
When the boughs are yellow and sere? 
Where are the old ones that once we had, 
And when are the new ones near? 
What shall we do for our garlands glad 
At the falling of the year?’ 
‘Child! can I tell where the garlands go? 
Can I say where the lost leaves veer 
On the brown-burnt banks, when the wild winds blow, 
When they drift through the dead-wood drear? 
Girl! when the garlands of next year glow, 
You may gather again, my dear— 
But I go where the last year’s lost leaves go 
At the falling of the year.’




Thursday, March 28

Don't Quit - Some Motivation Poems


Feeling really down the last couple of days, so I feel like some motivation poems are in order. ^.^ Hope these add a little motivation and perseverance to your footsteps today. Here are a couple that do that for me. Especially the last one...in my room, on my dresser, I have a little "statue" that has the first few lines of the poem on it. My mom gave it to me long ago and whenever life is kicking me around a bit, I reach for that and read the poem out loud. It always helps a little. 



A Stumbling Block Or a Stepping-Stone
by: R. L. Sharpe

Isn't it strange how princes and kings,
and clowns that caper in sawdust rings,
and common people, like you and me,
are builders for eternity?

Each is given a list of rules;
a shapeless mass; a bag of tools.
And each must fashion, ere life is flown,
A stumbling block, or a Stepping-Stone.
              




Don't Quit
by: Unknown

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit




Tuesday, March 5

Random Time - Today in History

Happy Tuesday everyone. GAH! Just a few more days until Friday, then I get four days off. Huzzah! Worry not everyone...we can do this together to last to the weekend.

found this on B's facebook page. hahaha


But yeah. I feel like being random today, so I'm going to share what happened today in History thanks to The History Channel:

~Hula-Hoop patented, 1963

~American Revolution - Civilians and soldiers clash in the Boston Massacre, 1770

~David Buick dies, 1929

~Civil War - The Confederacy's Breckinridge assumes command in Virgina, 1864

~Cold War - Churchill delivers Iron Curtain speech, 1946

~Jim Morrison is charged with lewd behavior at a Miami concert, 1969

~Jet breaks up near Mt. Fuji, 1966

~Innovator of hypnotism dies, 1815

~ Charlotte Bronte declines marriage, 1839

~Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler hits #1 with "Ballad of the Green Berets", 1966

~Antoino de Ulloa tries to govern Louisiana, 1766

~Dial-a-President radio program airs, 1977

~Miller elected executive director of MLB Players Association, 1966

~Vietnam War - USAF advisory team sent to Laos, 1964

~WWI - Socialist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg born, 1871

~WW2 - Joseph Stalin dies, 1953

*CaroleRae*

Thursday, February 28

It's Sad But True by Carole Rae

Instead of doing my "Thursday Book Teaser" I want to post something random. I want to post this poem that I wrote a few months ago and posted on my side blog with my pals. I wrote it randomly before work when I was upset at my now boyfriend who was being a butt one day. Haha. *Note - At the time we were "just friends" and he wasn't sure he wanted to even be my friend or anything more. Plus I was scared of dating again due to some crushing breakhearts in my past. He was chasing this girl Beth (unknowing to me at the time) then he gave her the boot and started wooing me. It was cute, but at the time I was so crushed by his cold attention for a while.*

The blog is a lot of fun. In the end this blog is going to be turned into a book. That is our dream. We are writing tales, poems, and etc from our lives to use an example for others to follow or not follow. It's sort of like the Chicken Soup books. While Reece and Victoria we at a restaurant going over the table of contents and details about our future book a man walked up to them and started chatting with them about our "book". He said that when we get it published and get the name out and about and then he'll make it a movie or TV show. FUN! He gave them his name and number and etc. Hopefully this guy is legit. No pressure, but if you want to view the blog click here. My pen name is Anna Rae.

Well, here's my poem that I am so proud of:


It's Sad But True
by: CaroleRae/AnnaRae

It's sad but true,
For I don't need you.
I don't need that thing called love.
For love is as fickle as the doves
That fly by without a care.
For even they know that true love leads to despair
The evidence is easy to be seen.
For love was not even worth it for the Virgin Queen,
Who was the product of a love that went deadly wrong.
For none can love that long.

I do not need you to love me good sir,
For I am strong and none can demur
This fact, for mine eyes has seen its fair share of hurts
For the world is a pervert
And loves to play games and never play by the same rules
For the world is unfair, unforgiving, and simply just cruel.
Many times this heart of mine has been smashed,
For love and flirtations always seem to backlash
And I always end up alone and ran through the mud,
For not even my own flesh and blood
Would stay with me and be by my side
For this I will never be the blushing bride.

It's sad but ultimately true,
For I don't need you.
I don't need that thing called love,
For love is as fickle as the doves
Who know that none ever get the love they deserve
For love expires. So excuse me while I swerve
And avoid that volatile thing called love.
For even the fickle doves
Know that love is a game of cards
For which I have no hope to win because I am so scarred.

It's sad but true,
For I wish I had you,
But why would you want someone like me?
So please don't look at me -
The way you do or how you make me -
Feel so important or how you make my heart feel so free.
Please just let me be,
You cruel, cruel lovable man, you.


Wednesday, December 28

Randomness(3) + Wordless Wednesday + My Bday = Awesome!


Hello everyone! This is a special post, because its a mix of Wordless Wednesday, Randomness Makes the World Go Round, and my birthday! Yes, it's my birthday today...I'm officially 20 years old! Yayy! This post is just going to be random things/pictures I want to share. ^.^




Okay...time to see what happened on my birthday:

~First commercial movie screened, 1895
~American Revolution, British post troops on John's Island, 1781
~Silent-film star and inventor of mechanical turn signal dies, 1938
~American Civil War, Confederate General William Booth Taliaferro is born, 1822
~Earthquake happens in Sicily, 1908
~Calhoun resigns as vice president, 1832
~Denzel Washington is born, 1954
~Argentine novelist Manuel Puig is born, 1932
~Nine people killed in a stampede outside hip-hop celebrity basketball game, 1991 (*gasps* the day and year I was born?)
~Carry Nation attacks a Kansas saloon, 1900
~Central Red Army defeats New York Rangers at MSG, 1975
~Vietnam War, South Vietnamese win costly battle at Binh Gia, 1972
~Woodrow Wilson is born, 1856
~World War II, request made for creation of construction battalions, 1941






I love Angry Birds! Blue Bird is my favorite. ^.^


If only...














Well, thanks for sharing this day with me everyone! I hope your day is fantastic!

PS - My blog is officially, officially it's own website! Huzzah! It was a birthday gift I gave myself and I couldn't be happier. Thank you followers for making this worth it! *hugs*


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<3CaroleRae






Friday, December 16

Randomness Makes the World Go Around (2)

As many may know...I love randomness. It's part of my nature. ^.^ So of course I'm going to want to share some of my random thought patterns and etc. Enjoy. 

For the next Renaissance Festival I want to go as Anne Boleyn or whatever. I think that would be freakin' awesome! I've been surfing the web looking for dresses and her famous necklace. I know what dress I would love, but I don't think they'll ever make it. Boo! I girl can dream, eh? So...if this was a perfect world, this would be my dream outfit (I have a couple dream dresses, which one do you like best?):

Dress 1



Dress 2




The Necklace


Alright, don't laugh, but this is the first anime I've drawn in a LONG time. This was free-hand during my algebra class. I'm a bad kid, but bleh, algebra is so boring. hahaha. I'm not sure who she is, but I named her Lady of the Butterflies. I wonder why. 

 (full picture)


 (the butterflies I quickly drew)


 (a close up on her face)

(close up on the bottom of her dress and my initials)

And now, I'll share you some of the things that happened today in history (December 16th):

~The Boston Tea Party, 1773
~OPEC states raise oil prices, 1979
~American Civil War: Johnston named commander of Army of Tennesee, 1863
~A terrorist bomber begins his rampage, 1989
~Two airplanes collide over New York City, 1960
~Earthquake devastates Gansu province of China, 1920
~WWII: Battle of the Bulge begins, 1944
~Pakistani forces defeated in Bangladesh, 1971
~Jane Austen's Birthday! 1775! Happy bday Ms. Austen
~Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony" receives its world premiere in New York City, 1893
~President Clinton orders air attack on Iraq, 1998
~WWI: Germans bombard Englishports of Hartlepool and Scarborough, 1914

I hope you enjoyed my random spurt of, well, randomness. Haha. I hope you have a great day today!

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<3CR




Saturday, July 30

Randomness Makes the World Go Round

I'm bored today, so I decided to be random and post a post that's filled with...well...randomness. ^.^ Like the title says "randomness makes the World Go Round". You can debate me all you want science people, but I will always think that RANDOMNESS makes the world go round and round. So Ha!


First I would like to post a little list of things that happened in History today (because I'm a history nerd).


July 30th 0579  Benedict I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
July 30th 0657  St Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I
July 30th 1178  Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy
July 30th 1419  Anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of executed reformer Jan Hus, stormtown hall in Prague & throw Catholic councillors out the windows
July 30th 1537  Resistant of Bomy: French/Dutch cease fire
July 30th 1601  Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius
July 30th 1618  Prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht
July 30th 1619  House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st elective US governing body
July 30th 1626  Earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die
July 30th 1646  English parliament sets king Charles I Newcastle Propositions

(This list was from the lovely site TodayInHistory.com)





Here's a video by the always funny Wong Fu Production teams called 'Hot Lava'. You can check out their cute website store, Wong Fu Store.




Here's an anime version of me, Sarah, and Anee that a friend made for me. I think I would be a cute anime character! Don't you think so? =) I use to be able to draw anime when I was a youngster. Maybe I should get back into anime. Maybe someday I'll make my own anime series along with my future novel I want to write. So many dreams....so little time. What dreams do you have?

Me with my orange headphones that I always seem to have on. Just add freckles and it's complete. ^.^ 

Anee being all sassy.

Well, she's a brunettes now, because I dyed her hair. It's like dark brown with blonde bangs. It's pretty awesome.



Here's a picture of me and her with her new hair:


QUESTION TIME!!
~I'm planning on getting a new haircut soon, but I can't decide what I want...any ideas?
~What dreams would you kill to live out?
~Any good book series I should check (any genre)?
~Should my blog have it's own Twitter and/or Facebook account?
~How's your summer so far?
~If you could live anywhere in the world (or outerspace) where would you live?
~What's your favorite song of the moment?
~Was this post random?

Ahh, I got all that randomness off my chest. I hope you enjoyed today's random post! Tune in next time when I have a random attack. :3


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<3CR