$$$ literally DOWN the DRAIN! :(

OK, so generally when i come across something that i LOVE i stick with it... 

therefore for the last ... say, five years KITTEN by STILA has been my ALL TIME favorite GO-TO eyeshadow, and its generally around $18 a pop.

... the past two or three Palettes I've purchased have come to me in a crushed powder mess, but I've sucked it up and made do ... the price of beauty and all that ...

... but this ... this is the last straw! :(

$18 literally FLUSHED down the SINK along with my pretty eyes ...

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

#truth

"Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you've got." - Jim Rohn

Change in yourself what you wish to see changed in the world. #TDL

#TRUTH

Number one rule:

Never get attached to something that wasn't yours in the first place

Don't ask too much, you'll be disappointed

"This world is but a canvas to our imagination."

- Henry David Thoreau

Feelings can be controlled but tears never lie.

Next in importance to having good aim is knowing when to pull the trigger!
~ David Letterman

Never let your ears witness what your eyes didn't see and let your mouth speak what your heart doesn't feel

A "TRUE" friend is one who believes in you when you have stopped believing in yourself

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
- Helen Keller

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
 -Marianne Williamson

"Goals are like stepping-stones to the stars. They should never be used to put a ceiling or a limit on achievement." - Denis Waitley

#HOPE

When your mind says give up, hope whispers one more try.

If all u see is darkness around, remember the Light within!
#TDL

I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. -Eleanor Roosevelt

...live to the point of tears...

I made ME a necklace :)

#MAGIC

Whether you think you’re ready or not, just start right now.

There is magic in action

#imagination

"Inspiration grows into full-scale creation through persistence and imagination."
- Carol Lloyd"

"Don't wait. The time will never be just right." - Napoleon Hill"

The moment we choose Love over fear we create our own resurrection & atonement. The only sin/mistake is to forget to choose Love. #TDL

"The future depends on what we do in the present."

- Mahatma Gandhi"

Don't let somebody else create you, because once they do, they can totally destroy you.

;)

Just because this isn't a fairy tale world doesn't mean people can't live happily ever after

There is nothing wrong with dreaming, nothing wrong with always wanting more, just dont let it make you forget what you already have

If someone wants you in their LIFE, they would put you in it. You shouldn't have to fight for a spot.

Free Will was given freely, but can bear very expensive consequences if not used wisely. #TDL

...this woman does not fly to extremes...

...SHE LIVES THERE

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silliness ...

Life as usual in our little fun-house of a home ;)

----- the daddy theory -----

I've been putting a lot of thought into this one...

see ... no matter what kind of daddy a little girl is born to, he will ultimately determine what type of man she will be attracted to for the rest of her life ...

say ... a little girl is born to a good up-standing man, who follows the straight and narrow path ... hard working ... faithful ... church going yadda yadda yadda ... she will go out into the world seeking a man just like him ... never truly being satisfied because there is not one out there better than her daddy ...

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But ... if a little girl is born to a wild haired-fun loving daddy of any kind (and there are all kinds of variations to this type of daddy) ...

... a fire is lit inside her from her earliest memory.  and it is because of that fire, that this little girl is attracted to the things that burn; the wild things.  

the bad boys

however, she will never find happiness either.

because there will never be one bad enough ;)

Tears are the replacement of the words we are to afraid to say

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place

A friend is someone who dances with you in the sunlight, And walks with you in the shadows

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks within, awakens. ~Carl Jung via

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength

To let a fool kiss you is bad, but to let a kiss fool you is worse.

If something's bound to happen, it will happen. In the right time, with the right person, for the best reason. -Aristotle

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live." - Flora Whittemore

You'll be surprised to know how far you can go from the point where you thought it was the end.

"One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests." - John Stuart Mill"

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places ~ Ernest Hemingway

now the hungry lions roar and the wolf be howls the moon
-a midsummer nights dream (Shakespeare)

now this is the law of the jungle, as old and as true as the sky...
the wolf that shall keep it will prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die
the law of the jungle (Kipling)

** this is SO ME **

i found this quote while searching for something to stamp on my wolf charms ...

A GIRL IS SOMEONE WHO WILL SCREAM AT A MOUSE AND SMILE AT A WOLF
-unknown

my lame attempt at photography

for some reason i became morbidly obsessed with trying to catch the rays of sun coming in through the tress ... i know, i'm weird.  this was the ONLY one out of about ... ehhhh twenty or so (not kidding) that looked anything like i wanted it too. 

gotz me some new stamps ;)

HEART

ASTERISK

:)

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a few character introductions ... ;)

in my 'novel' of a life, there are quite a few key personalities that play a very large part in the over-all story ... here are just a few ...

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-- a couple people i have made... 

my lil man ...

my princess ...

... as you can see ... i am pretty good at this making other people stuff, considering the "materials" (*AHEEM* daddy figures) i had to work with, especially for them to come out of the oven soOoOoo beautiful ;)

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-- in my side car ...



... my niece De ;)

... i don't believe that people just appear in your path by chance, they are placed their for a reason.  thus, if you don't swoop them up and take them with you, you'll never know what the reason was ...

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-- in my corner & got my back ...

... filling the roll of the BFF ...

... as i so often tell my niece, boys in general are insignificant.  until fate lands you in the lap of the ONE you were made for ... spend the majority of your time trying to find you a Jess ... not a boy.  someone who you can share all your secrets with, who understands you completely and loves you anyway, someone who you can call at three in the morning and would be there waiting for you with a shovel if you needed her too ...

(*WINK*)

a best friend.  that's how you survive.

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... to be continued ...

MAKES ME SMILE...

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I love this ;) 

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Thanks!

Dave

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the bumble bee...

...aerodynamically the bumble bee should not be able to fly.  but the bumble bee doesn't know this, so it goes on flying anyway.

-mary kay ash

...how does one become a butterfly?

...you must want to fly so bad that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar...
--unknown

the top of my played list right now ...

FAR FROM HOME

Another day in this carnival of souls
Another night's sands end as quickly as it goes
The memories are shadows, ink on the page
And I can't seem to find my way home

And it's almost like your heaven's trying everything
Your heaven's trying everything to keep me out

All the places I've been and things I've seen
A million stories that made up a million shattered dreams
The faces of people I'll never see again
And I can't seem to find my way home

'Cause it's almost like your heaven's trying everything to break me down
'Cause it's almost like your heaven's trying everything to keep me out

'Cause it's almost like your heaven's trying everything to break me down
'Cause it's almost like your heaven's trying everything
Your heaven's trying everything to break me down
To break me down, to break me down

Your heaven's trying everything
Your heaven's trying everything to break me down

 

--five finger death punch, far from home

...i love the idea of twin souls...i'm just not sure they exist...

the soul wonders in the DARK, until it finds love.

LOVE is composed of a SINGLE SOUL inhabiting TWO BODIES
-aristotle

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*TRUTH*

TRUTH exsists.  only FALSEHOOD has to be INVENTED.

LIFE can only be UNDERSTOOD BACKWARD, but must be LIVED FORWARD.

Belief is a truth held in the mind
Faith is a fire burning in the heart
-joseph newton

the
WORLD
is
EXACTLY
like
YOU
THINK
it
IS!
 (PERIOD)

THE WORLD BREAKS EVERYONE AND AFTERWARD, SOME ARE STRONGEST AT THE BROKEN PLACES...
-unknown

one of my NEW favorite quotes . . .

It is said that some lives are linked across time, they are connected by an ancient calling that echos through the ages . . .
. . . Destiny

*CHILLS*

from the prince of persia movie (DISNEY)

i once read somewhere...
that dreams are just answers to questions we haven't asked yet...
-unknown

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i will not settle for less...

the one inside me-

I dream of him, with my eyes open and closed.       

He’s of the darkness, and walks with in the shadows.

There’s wildness about him, radiating with the energy of it.

A lone wolf; unbroken and fierce, yet alone and misunderstood

His eyes are cold and masked; a mischievousness that promises both pleasure and pain

He towers above others; moves with cunning poise

He is fallen; Beautiful in his mistake

Like all creatures his will is free;

His choice defines him; nobility of the knight

Set at great round slab, crusading brethren

Bloodlust warrior, tortured soul

He is the cold shot of fear, and the warmth embrace of safety

Ageless wisdom and willful youth

Damned by his linage, minority for his conscious

He is not lost

It is him

He is mine, my only true home…

…In the make believe lands of youth, and the desolate depths of bad decisions

As a lost prince and a hope within

I’ve carried him with me; I’ve seen him within all paths

No matter the light his face is always hidden

A blur to the sight, but I feel his pull

I call to him; ache with the need of him

Take me away; show me that there’s something more

Can he hear me, does he feel me?

Is he even real…?

I look to the stars, infinite possibility

But I dare not hope; I am earth, he is air

Written By:  Terri Ellenburg
Aoril 21 2011

GIVING UP ON DREAMS - WRINKLES THE SOUL

my favorite words ...

fallen
broken
destiny
hope
mistake
desire
linger
scars
dark
secret
heat
crisp
hollow
breath
shudder
pull
calling
chaos
shadow
beginning
end
want
night
stars

It is said some lives are LINKED ACROSS TIME - they are CONNECTED by an ancient CALLING - a CALLING that echos through the AGES...
the prince of persia

Men are natural warriors, but a woman in battle - is truly bloodthirsty
-old scottish saying

;)

a vampire knight - ;)

My Kindle Highlights

quotes

"if the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it’s only because it doesn’t know that the fire can consume it"


"he most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed."


"t is a blessing as well as a burden to love so much that you can hurt so badly when love is gone.”

"don't focus on details - magic's in the heart, not the mind - its not about words, or following a procedure - you have to FEEL it."

Jericho Barrons *breathless*

the perfect bad boy

 

the fever series. read it. 

My Kindle Highlights

quotes

"One day you do meet a man who kisses you and you can’t breathe around it and you realize you don’t need air. Oxygen is trivial. Desire makes life happen. Makes it matter. Makes everything worth it. Desire is life. Hunger to see the next sunrise or sunset, to touch the one you love, to try again. "
-jericho barrons, the fever series



"And I’m sorry your pretty little world got all screwed up, but everybody’s does, and you go on. It’s how you go on that defines you"

“Some things are sacred. Until you act like they’re not. Then you lose them.”

-jericho barrons, the fever series

“Most people are good and occasionally do something they know is bad. Some people are bad and struggle every day to keep it under control. Others are corrupt to the core and don’t give a damn, as long as they don’t get caught. But evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it’s good.”

"Occam’s razor: The simplest explanation that accommodates all variables is most likely the truth. "

"Each morning we wake up, we get to choose between hope and fear and apply one of those emotions to everything we do. "

“one must break with one’s past to embrace one’s future. It is never an easy thing to do. It is one of the distinguishing characteristics between survivors and victims. Letting go of what was, to survive what is.”

Womankind’s greatest mistakes: falling in love with a man’s potential. We so rarely share the same view of it, and even more rarely care to achieve it.


“Don’t tell me you didn’t mean to do it, Mac. Omission or commission—the end result is the same.”


Distinguish yourself, my mom had told Alina and me, in an age where girls often make themselves too available to boys, by making him work a little for your attention. He’ll think he’s won a prize when he gets it, and he’ll work that much harder to keep it. Boys turn into men and men put a premium on what’s hardest to get.

It’s our actions that define us. What we choose. What we resist. What we’re willing to die for.

“One day you may kiss a man you can’t breathe without, and find breath is of little consequence.” -jericho barrons, the fever series

“Words can be twisted into any shape. Promises can be made to lull the heart and seduce the soul. In the final analysis words mean nothing. They are labels we give things in an effort to wrap our puny little brains around their underlying natures, when ninety-nine percent of the time the totality of the reality is an entirely different beast. The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them. He thinks you have the heart of a warrior. He believes in you. Believe in him.”

The most confused we ever get is when we’re trying to convince our heads of something our heart knows is a lie.

You can’t change an unpleasant reality if you won’t acknowledge it, Mac. You can only control what you’re willing to face. Truth hurts. But lies can kill.

Don’t confuse intensity of emotion with quality of emotion

the heart had reasons of which reason knew nothing, the only quote of Pascal’s I remembered.

Life didn’t explode in the sunshine and pretty places. Life took the strongest root with a little bit of rain and a whole lot of shit for fertilizer.

Life’s an ocean, full of waves. All are dangerous. All can drown you. Under the right circumstances, even the gentlest swell can turn tidal. Hopping waves is for the weekend warrior. Choose one, ride it out. It increases your odds of survival.”

;)

I WANT TO BE WITH THOSE WHO KNOW SECRET THINGS - OR ELSE ALONE"
-rilke

Oh - Mr. Darcy!

My Kindle Highlights

quotes

"I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago.  I was in the middle before i knew that I had begun"

-Mr. Darcy <3

from the pride and prejudice

(speaking of when he fell in love with Elizabeth)

"your sister is crossed in love, i find.  i congratulate her.  next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed a little in love now and then. it is something to think of, and it gives her a sort distinction among her companions"
-Mr. Bennett from The Pride and Prejudice

HA ;)

"when a woman is openly bad, she is then at her best"
-a latin proverb

"when women go wrong - men go right after them"
 -mae west

alis volat prospris - she flies with her own wings

"love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies" .
aristotle

"HOLD FAST TO DREAMS, FOR IF DREAMS DIE, LIFE IS A BROKEN WINGED BIRD THAT CANNOT FLY"
LANGSTON HUGHES

"believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense"

buddha

i absolutly love this...

"BE HAPPY IN THE MOMENT, THAT'S ENOUGH.  EACH MOMENT IS ALL WE NEED, NOT MORE."
Mother Teresa

"LIFE is either a DARING ADVENTURE or NOTHING"
hellen keller

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what i want in a guy...

(from grease 2)

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if you really want to know
what i want in a guy
well im lookin' for a dream on a mean machine
WITH HELL IN HIS EYES
i want a devil in skin tight leather
AND HE'S GONNA BE WILD AS THE WIND
and one fine night
ill be holdin' on tight

to a cooool rider, a coooool rider
if he's cool enough
HE CAN BURN ME THROUGH AND THROUGH
whhoa ohhhh
IF IT TAKES FOREVER
THEN I'LL WAIT FOREVER, NO ORDINARY BOY
NO ORDINARY BOY IS GONNA DO
i want a rider that's cool

thats the way its gonna be
and thats the way that i feel
I WANT A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN THE BOY NEXT DOOR
I WANT HELL ON WHEELS
just give me a fine motorcylcle
with a man growin out of the seat
and move aside cause im gonn ride

(chorus)

i don't want no ordinary guys
comin' on strong to me
they don't know what im lookin for
THEY DONT KNOW WHAT I NEED
they're gonna know when he gets here
cause the crowd will be shakin'
ILL DO ANYTHING TO LET HIM KNOW
THAT IM HIS, HIS FOR THE TAKIN

Cause the crowd will be shakin'.
I'll do anything to let him know,
That I'm his, his for the takin'.

etc...etc...(you get the idea...)

if you see me getting smaller
i'm leaving, don't be grieving just got to get away from here

if you see me getting smaller
don't worry, i'm in no hurryi have the right to dissapear

-waylon jennings

...have you ever noticed that-- the most ferocious women, are often the most breakable? we are fearsome creatures-deadly even to most and then we break.  we shatter and crumble into thousands of pieces...

maybe its because we are missing something, we are not whole...incomplete...

maybe we are all LITERALLY two halves of one whole; women are born falling apart; men born to hold us together.