A Fantastic Little Corner

.......Ahem.

There was a hole
in the middle of the ground.
The prettiest hole
that you ever did see!

Well the hole in the ground, and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And in this hole
there was some dirt.
The prettiest dirt
that you ever did see!

Well the dirt in the hole and the hole in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And in that dirt
there was a root.
The prettiest root
that you ever did see!

Well the root in the dirt and the dirt in the hole and the hole in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And on that root
there was a tree.
The prettiest tree
that you ever did see!

Well the tree on the root and the root in the dirt and the dirt in the hole and the hole in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And on that tree
there was a branch.
The prettiest branch
that you ever did see!

Well the branch on the tree and the tree on the root and the root in the dirt and the dirt in the hole and the hole in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And on this branch
there was a twig.
The prettiest twig
that you ever did see!

Well the twig on the branch and the branch on the tree and the tree on the root and the root in the dirt and the dirt in the hole and the hole in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around and the green grass grew all around.

And on this twig
there was a nest.
The prettiest nest
that you ever did see!

Well the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the tree and the tree on the root and the root in the dirt and the dirt in the hole and the hole in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And in that nest
there was an egg.
The prettiest egg
that you ever did see!

Well the egg in the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the tree and the tree on the root and the root in the dirt and the dirt in the hole and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And in that egg
there was a bird.
The prettiest bird
that you ever did see!

Well the bird in the egg and the egg in the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the tree and the tree on the root and the root in the dirt and the dirt in the hole and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And on that bird
there was a wing.
The prettiest wing
that you ever did see!

Well the wing on the bird and the bird in the egg and the egg in the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the tree and the tree on the root and the root in the dirt and the dirt in the hole and the hole in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And on that wing
there was a feather.
The prettiest feather
that you ever did see!

Well the feather on the wing and the wing on the bird and the bird in the egg and the egg in the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the tree and the tree on the root and the root in the dirt and the dirt in the hole and the hole in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And on that feather
there was a bug.
The prettiest bug
that you ever did see!

Well the bug on the feather and the feather on the wing and the wing on the bird and the bird in the egg and the egg in the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the tree and the tree on the root and the root in the dirt and the dirt in the hole and the hole in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And on that bug
there was a germ.
The prettiest germ
that you ever did see!

Well the germ on the bug and the bug on the feather and the feather on the wing and the wing on the bird and the bird in the egg and the egg in the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the tree and the tree on the root and the root in the dirt and the dirt in the hole and the hole in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around.

And the green grass grew all around all around, and the green grass grew all around!


It's Friday (er... Saturday technically), and while I should write a really long post regarding extreme frustrations (understated) at work, you know what? It's work, and I am not WASTING more of my time on it, because it's pretty apparent that I'm not a valued employee. I thought typing out a 900 word song for stress relief was a better use of my time. ;D

Okay, so I really don't wanna do a double post, but I CAN'T not post this.

Remember Rebecca Black's Friday song? This one may very well be worse...

Keep watching. Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does. It gets SO much worse.



I've decided that I think these children's parents are sadistic. Only sadistic parents could allow their children to participate in something so humiliating and mortifying as this. How will they make it through high school?!

I've become addicted to Scrabble (not that I wasn't before, but now it's PORTABLE!) on my iPhone. My favorite new game thus far is Scrabble Blast.

So I was playing the Puzzle Mode this morning... As I was playing through Level 9, I was quite amused to read what my pervert of an iPhone decided to, supposedly randomly, give me for my first line of letters:



XD lolREALLY?!

Uhm no... I don't think I will. XD

As an average American citizen, I have my daily coffee needs.

I consider myself a moderate fanatic of coffee: I became infatuated with it at age 9, and when I was 17, I discovered Starbucks. Since then, I've tried just about every kind of cold coffee drink out there and had a fairly decent sampling of many hot varieties, as well. Especially this month, when people, as if set on timers, freak out about the Market, coffee is extremely important to me: how else will I make it through all the over time?

At home, I have my preferences when I want to save money or can't make it to Seattle's Best. I've learned how to make many drinks, even if I don't have all the proper appliances. Like most folks, I've even figured out how to brew each various cup of coffee perfectly, whatever my ultimate purposes for it may be.

But lately, It has come to my attention that once you stray into the realm of flavored coffees, the coffee flavor all but vanishes from the bag!

And so, Coffee Corporations, I have a simple question: Is it too much to ask for flavored coffee to actually taste like coffee?

Depending on the Starbucks or, in the case of Seattle's Best, the barista, this seemingly impossible feat of perfect balance is achieved on a daily basis! Conversely at Dunkin' Donuts, the coffee is so strong it utterly annihilates all extra flavors, sweetener, and creamer. But purchase the coffee beans of any of these brands and more, from Dunkin' Donuts to Gevalia, and suddenly all bets are off. The flavored coffee is so weak, it barely even carries the rich scent!

I'm not a fan of robust coffee; I just like coffee to taste like coffee, and I like to change it up every day.

Is there such a thing as decent flavored brew-at-home coffee that still tastes like coffee anymore? I remember the good old days when it wasn't so rare... Could y'all maybe bring that back?

Please and thank you,

A Loyal Customer

*My thoughts at the time in italics

Wednesday nights are Borders nights. Our church building just so happens to be about 10 minutes away, give or take traffic, as opposed to the 25 minutes coming from home. So out of convenience, we go to Borders after mid-week Bible study to browse books and pick up coffee from Seattle's Best.

Tonight, I went with the intention of picking up the book to follow The Magician's Guild, which was recommended last year by gilpin25. Yeah, I'm slow; got caught up in nonfiction and all that jazz. (It's good, btw! :D) So after placing orders for Ter's and my drinks, I headed over to Sci-fi/Fantasy looking for 'C.' Unfortunately, Borders had rearranged the shelves since last week; the empty aisle I thought I would be going down was not my aisle. Instead, I had to go down the aisle with the 30-something guy standing in the middle of the row, looking at the books blankly.

And he just so happened to be standing in front of, though not obstructing, the 'C' section.

Joy.

I ambled onward and hoped to not disturb him, squatting and reaching for the book there that looked like it was from the series. I flipped it over and read the cover: Book #3.

Man. They don't have it.

"I haven't tried her." It was a terrible way to phrase a sentence, coming from a man, so he said again, "I haven't read anything by her."

Uhh.... "She's pretty good." I smiled politely. "She was recommended to me by a friend. Pretty good." Don't talk to me again.

Alas, he couldn't hear my thoughts. (Later this would be a very good thing.)

"So, are you a fan of light fantasy?" he asked. He was looking at me expectantly; I suddenly understood the common phrase 'hope shining in his eyes.'

As I began running a mental dictionary scan on all the definitions of the word 'light,' I cottoned on to what this guy was doing: this was some sort of bizzare mating ritual. Someone had told him a good way to pick up chicks was to hang out in book stores; that had been a conversation starter that I'd walked straight into.

( The strange conversation got weirder... )


Funny thing is that thinking back on this, I'm wearing a Halo t-shirt today. "Hardcore" sci-fi, as he puts it, actually makes sense to me. Halo is "hardcore." Spin is "hardcore." They're devoted to the tech and worlds as opposed to character development. Unlike, say Iron Man. Iron Man has lots of tech but even more character plotline.

So my book interests were splayed across my chest, and the guy still couldn't get it. Of course, complete confusion and disbelief was written on my face, and the guy was way older than me... If he was younger and hadn't been a creepy psycho geek with retarded social skills, he might have had a chance.

lol Not. XD

On a topic discussing the previous GWB shoe-throwing incident, I saw this ps pic and laughed.



It would be a flip flop in America. XD

Today's episode brought to us by JC Penny's: It's all inside! (except for the matching shoe.)

It would totally suck if... you were a one-legged person, and you needed to go shopping for shoes:

"I only need the left one. Can I get it for 50% off?"

XD