another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.
time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go.
so make the best of this test, and don't ask why.
it's not a question, but a lesson learned in time.

it's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
i hope you had the time of your life.

so take the photographs and still frames in your mind.
hang it on a shelf in good health and good time.
tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial.
for what it's worth, it was worth all the while.

it's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
i hope you had the time of your life. (good riddance [time of your life], green day)

today might be the day when everything starts falling into place.

We might kiss when we are alone
When nobody's watching
I might take you home
We might make out when nobody's there
It's not that we're scared
It's just that it's delicate

So why do you fill my sorrow
With the words you've borrowed
From the only place you've known
And why do you sing Hallelujah
If it means nothing to you
Why do you sing with me at all? (delicate, damien rice)

all right, kiddies. time for an update with cool pics and everything!! woohoo!! all right, let's get this party started.

aw, man…this reminds me of my turtles when they would eat bananas!!!

Banana appeal: Mother, an African spur thigh tortoise with bad table manners, enjoys a treat in Kokomo, Ind., after being reunited with her owners. The 90-pound tortoise was left in an Army duffel bag on the family's front porch about a week after she was kidnapped from their yard.

Healthy again, C.J. catches a lift to the ocean from Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation staffers in Topsail Beach, N.C.

wwwwwwwwwww, dis baby is soooo freakin cute!!

Zoo's new yak: Petra's week-old baby chatters away at the Frankfort (Germany) Zoo

Double diaper dandies: Orangutan twins romp in their nursery at Parrot Jungle Island in Miami. The unnamed females are the first recorded twins born in 20 years.

and what would jesus do, you ask?? why, try to break the record for the world's biggest pillow fight!!

Love thy neighbor upside the head: The peacemakers may be blessed, but the warmongers have more fun at New Heights Church in Vancouver, Wash., where more than 1,000 Christians tried to set a Guinness world record for biggest pillow fight.

this is stolen from like a thousand people:

Thirteen random things you like:
1) slurpees
2) kissing
3) bean
4) pink
5) blankets
6) movies
7) sunsets
8) stars
9) beer
10) numba 14 for the sharks
11) music
12) nail polish
13) flowers

Twelve movies you like:
1) the princess bride
2) the little mermaid
3) office space
4) the crow
5) rushmore
6) moulin rouge
7) far and away
8) dumb and dumber
9) se7en
10) the shawshank redemption
11) ferris bueller's day off
12) strange brew...the list goes on and on...

Eleven bands/singers you like:
1) sublime
2) dave matthews band
3) damien rice
4) nick drake
5) pearl jam
6) no doubt
7) blink 182 (most of their older stuff)
8) jack johnson
9) etta james
10) u2
11) weezer

Ten things you wear daily:
1) watch
2) ring
3) livestrong bracelet
4) underoos
5) bra
6) shirt
7) skirt/pants
8) shoes
9) earrings
10) toe rings

Nine things about you, physically:
1) brown hair
2) hazel eyes
3) big ol' tongue
4) curves
5) hip to finger ratio
6) booty
7) smiles
8) painted toenails
9) i dunno...

Eight favorite food/drinks:
1) beer
2) milkshakes/malts
3) flautas
4) nectarines
5) raspberries
6) strawberries
7) most soup
8) meat

Seven random friends:

1) erik
2) bean
3) caitlin
4) meggers
5) kelly
6) lauren
7) sara

Six things that annoy you:
1) work (for the time being, at least)
2) foolios who can't drive
3) people who eat with their mouths open
4) people who drive in the bike lane and scare me!!
5) dorks on their cell phones at the movies and other inappropriate places

Five favorite words:
1) hardcore
2) awesome
3) totally
4) hecka/hella
5) hee hee (cause i giggle for most of the day)

Four shows you currently watch:
1) any sports game
2) the simpsons (well, the repeats at least)
3) will and grace
4) alias...but not until january...IDIOTS!!

Three places you go regularly:
1) work
2) my house
3) el sombrero

Two of your favorite famous people:
1) jonathan cheechoo
2) ryan longwell

Your idol:
1) my mommy. she's amazing.

and now, your moment of zen. Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best: “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children…to leave the world a better place…to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”