Heavy gaybo... me?

I love my friends. I love Facebook too.

I know that a lot of people don't like it, but when you combine your actual friends with Facebook - the result is not only a great portal for keeping in touch with friends who live further field... but also a great platform for laughs, banter, giggles and shenanigans. Whats not to love?

Here is an example of a conversation with my mate... truth be told I'm only posting it as he has said nice things about me. If I'm ever feeling dark and depressed I'll look on here, to make me smile. This one isn't so much funny banter... as proper bo gayness!

he he.

By  gayness, I don't mean homosexual. And just for the record I have no problem whatsoever with that either. I have loads of 'Actual Gay' friends.

Thats not my point though. Back to business.

I cant find the right words to describe how I use the word Gay these days... its a mixture of geeky, dorky, happy, outwardly affectionate, sometimes stupid....

In the weird and wonderful world that is my Brain, being called any variation of Gay isn't an insult.

In fact, I'd go as far as say its a COMPLIMENT.

You can definitely tell this when you see it in context, or actually hear it being used. When someone says or does something cute and stupid, I immediately pipe up with a large 'gayyyyy' directed at them.

But one thing for sure is: I would always have a smile on my face!

Leaving something behind....

I have just finished reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. It was a great read. Unfortunately I recently watched the 'Book of Eli' and they are both similar in that they have a character memorising the contents of a book to save humanity. I wish I hadn't watched the film until I finished this book so I didn't make this comparison mid story.

I'm digressing.

Near the end of the book I read a paragraph that touched me:

Everyone must leave something in the room or left behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you're there. It doesn't matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away. The difference between the man who just cuts lawns and a real gardener is in the touching, he said. The lawn-cutter might just as well not have been there at all; the gardener will be there a lifetime.

I like this. Its a message about living. About taking your time on Earth and doing something with it, no matter how small or trivial you may think it is. Do it. Create. Be. Live, Love, Explore.

I Google searched for the quote above as I don't have the book with me at the moment. The searching uncovered a great website: wikiquote. I can't believe I have never stumbled across this before! When I was looking down the page to get to my quote I glanced over other quotes from the same book, and some of them as stand alone statements are just as good as when in context, if not better!

Have a look:

·       The good writers touch life often. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her. The bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies.

·       This is happening to me.
 

·       Let you alone! That's all very well, but how can I leave myself alone? We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real.

·       "Where do we begin?" He opened the book halfway and peered at it. "We begin by beginning, I guess."

I whole heartily take my hat off to Ray Bradbury, I think he created a wonderful story that illustrates our society today and where we could be headed if we don't take time to think for ourselves, and  if we let the modern world engulf us.

The saddest thing is  - I read the book on my Kindle.

Do any of the quotes above mean anything to you?

I'd love to hear your thoughts, it might spur me into actually articulating myself in a more coherent manner.

LT x

Lets dance

Schmercy was djing at a local club on Saturday, so a few of us went down for a wee shin dig and stomped it out until the wee hours in the morning.

One of my pals walked into my dance space, and I made a fist and jokingly chased him out of my dance space. He then said,' Lets not fight, lets dance'.

Awesome!

I wish the whole word had the same idea - how wonderful would that be?



My Mum's wedding...

Today....

I'm sharing a few photos of my Mum's wedding reception party with you. Its a sad occasion when one of your parents remarries, as your heart goes out to the other one (my Dad), but on the other hand, its been 18 odd years and its nice to see my mum with a nice guy, who makes her happy.

This is my mum and Mick

My oldest sister Sage, and her daughter Zoe

My two oldest nephews - David and Sean. Handsome buggers aren't they?

Sean dancing with Laura, his child hood sweetheart

My sister Debbie, her man Roy and her youngest daughter Kayleigh (unfortunately Jade couldn't be there as she's holidaying in Spain with her other gran - lucky girl!)

Wee Kayleigh bum enjoying a dance with Schmercypants

Laura and her soon to be husband Mark enjoying a wee dance

The Wilson, the only picture of me on my camera, and Schmerc. I'm glad its not my tongue thats sticking out for a change!

All in all it was a good wee night. The dance floor was chokka all night, mostly taken up by all of the people you just met in the photo's. Man! I love my family! I think the wee people in my family are absolutely gorgeous.

This makes me worry that I'll get the wee straw; when I have bairns they'll be ugly! eeek. I hope not!

Anyhoo, happy Monday Mo Fo's.

LT

xx

More pictures!

Howdy doody folks...

Thought I'd stop by and show you a couple more photos from the 'Photo a Day' Thing.

One (finger being held up)

Messy (my desk at work)

Somewhere I sit

The steps are at the porch entrance to my work. I used to sit here a lot when I smoked, although now that I am a non smoker I only tend to sit here when its sunny, with my trouser legs rolled up having a 'smoke break'.

I think non smokers should still take breaks. That saying, if I was to take a break as often as the smokers in my work I'd get NO work done. Seriously, they go out for a cigarette at ten past nine. We start at 9!!! And one even goes for a cigarette 5 minutes before his one lunch break. Crazy! I guess it all comes down to bad management, along with the really bad attempt to increase productivity through blocking face book. Seriously? How about a bit of feedback, direction, interest, interaction, honesty, morale.... I'm fairly confident these things will increase productivity more than blocking a website!

Strange, when I started this post I had no intention of ranting, but there you go! I must have needed to vent my frustrations. Thank you. And apologies!

Love n light,

LT x

Photo a Day Day 3... Coin, and Wall-E lookalikies :)

Here is my incredibly pap picture for COIN:

Its 4 £1 coins, all with a different 'Tails' picture on them.  Wow weee. Did I do a good job of feigning interest there?

I'm more excited about this second picture that was inspired by the lovely Miss Loops who pointed out that my speakers looked a wee bit like the gorgeous wee robot Wall-e. We rearranged them slightly, what do you think?

Waaaawwww! Too cute! Have you watched wall-e? I watched it on New Years day and broke my heart! The film is ultimately a sci -fi story about the fate of mankind, and the 'love' story involves two gorgeous wee characters. Wall-e's resilience and persistence pangs the fook right out of my heart strings! I'm not sure if I love it so much much because I watched it on New Years day and i was feeling a tad 'delicate'.

Here is the link: http://www.disney.co.uk/wall-e/  Check it out!

Have a nice weekend folks :)





LT x

Photo a Day - 1st August - Outside

Mooorninnng!!

A lovely woman started an online trend for photography, setting a daily theme and asking all participants to interpret this theme in any way they like with a camera, and post the picture.

At this precise moment in time I cant find the link to the original concept - d'oh!

Anyhoo, here is my picture from yesterday.

Here is OUTSIDE.

This is Dominoe, my 'once an Outdoor but now a Town House' cat sniffing the air through my open bedroom window longing to go outside. It was taken on my phone. I'm looking forward to taking part in a Photo a Day, but alas I'm not very arty, nor do I have a good camera... so my photos wont be that great. I'm not really that fussed about my camera, or how good my photos actually are - I like the fact that every day I have something to think about, interpret, capture and post.

I got another picture of Dominoe on the window sill.... she turned round and had that wee gammy look on her face that I love so much. Want to see?

When Schmercy and I were brushing our teeth before bed we took great delight in watching wee Luna get all excited for the moths outside banging their heads off the window trying to get in to the light. I took a couple of photos of that (on my phone again) and this one is my favourite.

I love the reflection of her wee face, and i love that you can see Shmercy brushing his teeth. I think the wee dot to the left of his head is a moth. he he he! Tooo Tute!

LT x

A Quick Catch Up

Good afternoon my lovely blog friends! (Are you there? Or am I writing to myself?)

I thought I'd sign in with a catch up on my life as is...

I originally said this would be a blog about me, my eternal struggle to get fit and my attempts at getting creative.

Well, I am sad to say I never did keep up with the '30 Day Shred' Programme as I promised myself in another post. Here's my excuse -  I don't have a DVD player to continue the programme after finishing the first ten days doing Level 1 that you can find on youtube YES, I do have a lap top, but the one that plays DVDs is old and has a massive line running through it and its crap. I am however pleased to say that I have lost 1/2 a stone. I guess this is through gym go-ing, for the past 3 weeks I have taken part in classes to the value of 150 minutes a week or more... and tried to focus on cardio ones. I still have a long way to go though as I'm a whopping 12 stone.. which is not really where I want to be.

I've said it before and I'll say it again... PROGRESS!! Progress is progress, and every little step gets you where you want to be.

In terms of creativity... I haven't been doing much at all. I haven't even been making granny squares when watching TV. Infact I  haven't really been watching TV either.. I need to finish a project that I started as a gift for one of my friends new born baby, and I need to work with MW to put it all together. MW is currently holidaying in Canada... and that's my excuse for that one!

My plan tonight is to go to the gym after work for a body attack/combat combination class... then head home and tidy up my bedroom and my Doing Stuff room. I'm certain that I will be inspired to create when my surroundings are free from clutter. Truth be told, I enjoy the act of tidying up, I feel like it not only freshens my home but also my perspective on life.

At the moment my perspective on life is goooooood. I am happy to report that I am happy.

I'll leave you with a link to a photo gallery of the top 40 powerful and moving photos. I got goose pimples from number 5 and had a wee tear in my een. They ARE powerful photos, the saddest thing about the whole collection is that some of the most moving are a result of war. War sucks. The photos however capture human nature well, and I see a lot of love and hope in them. I hope you do too.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/most-powerful-photographs-ever-taken

Peace n love,

LT x