12
Apr
27 Things
1. Skydive
2. Successfully wear red lipstick in public
these talking walls
"I like talking to a brick wall- it's the only thing in the world that never contradicts me!" Oscar Wilde
Fine Folk
"I like talking to a brick wall- it's the only thing in the world that never contradicts me!" Oscar Wilde
Esquire Theme by Matthew Buchanan
Social icons by Tim van Damme
12
Apr
1. Skydive
2. Successfully wear red lipstick in public
16
Dec
On my Christmas Wishlist: Out of Oz, by Gregory Maguire — the fourth book in the Wicked Series!
Holiday/Birthday Giveaway!
Because it’s the holiday season and also my birthday soon, I’m hosting booklat’s first ever giveaway!
You’re getting some of my cherished books and other nifty things:
- A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You by Amy Bloom
- The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg
- The Bad Girl’s Guide to The Open Road by Cameron Tulle
- N.P. by Banana Yoshimoto
- Vintage Alphabet Stamps, Sign Language
- A pretty notebook with art by Joanne De Leon from ANTUKIN: Philippine Folk Songs and Lullabyes
- Filipiniana pencils from The Ayala Museum
- Sparkly stickers handmade by me :)
(plus other surprises)
I’ll be picking the winner the day before my birthday, (January 4) and I’ll announce the winner here.
TWO WAYS TO JOIN:
A. REBLOG this entry on Tumblr and indicate the title & author of a book on your Christmas wishlist.
or
B. LINK BACK to this post on Twitter and indicate the title & author of a book on your Christmas wishlist. Use the hashtag #yaybooklator
C. You can do BOTH. (Counts as two entries!)
I’ll probably add more items to the package over the weekend. Yay! :)
Note: Open only to residents of the Philippines :)
* Giveaway hosted by rainbowramareads
15
Dec
Morning and evening
Maids heard the goblins cry:
“Come buy our orchard fruits,
Come buy, come buy:
Apples and quinces,
Lemons and oranges,
Plump unpecked cherries-
Melons and raspberries,
Bloom-down-cheeked peaches,
Swart-headed mulberries,
Wild free-born cranberries,
Crab-apples, dewberries,
Pine-apples, blackberries,
Apricots, strawberries—
All ripe together
In summer weather—
Morns that pass by,
Fair eves that fly;
Come buy, come buy;
Our grapes fresh from the vine,
Pomegranates full and fine,
Dates and sharp bullaces,
Rare pears and greengages,
Damsons and bilberries,
Taste them and try:
Currants and gooseberries,
Bright-fire-like barberries,
Figs to fill your mouth,
Citrons from the South,
Sweet to tongue and sound to eye,
Come buy, come buy.”
(Source: plexipages.com)
I want to sing and say the right things for you and I want to make that one melody that really saves your spirit that one day. – Lady Gaga.
07
Dec
These walls have been very quiet lately…they’re not sure what they hold up or where they are. So it’s hard for them to talk.
10
Nov
My goal over the next year is to become a renaissance woman, a jill of all trades. I want to cook more, craft more (or at all), clean more (even though sometimes I feel like that’s ALL I do), read more, write more, draw more, love more,style more, learn more, fix more, work more, play more…
31
Oct
Boo! Happy Halloweeeen!
27
Oct
Before you speak, listen.
Before you write, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you invest, investigate.
Before you criticize, wait.
Before you pray, forgive.
Before you quit, try.
Before you retire, save.
Before you die, give.
- William Arthur Ward
(My officemate found this the other day and read it to me…and then my mom posted it today! The world is trying to teach me lessons…)
In my silence I would love to forget
But restitution hasn’t come quite yet
And with one accord I keep pushing forth
I stretch my heart to heal some more
It used to be all I’d want to learn
Was wisdom trust and truth
But now all I really want to learn
Is forgiveness for you
As my seasons change I’ve now grown to know
When one’s heart creates, one’s soul doesn’t owe
So I wash away stains of yesterday
Then tempt my heart with love’s display
(Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity //Confucius)
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