Cleaning off the Cobbwebs.

It's been a while since I last blogged. Funny how that sentence seems like the beginning of a confession. I guess in a way writing here is like a purging of thoughts, feelings and ideas. Mostly I've been keeping myself busy on Facebooks. Posting pictures from my many little adventures. Recently I've come back from New York, from my Nieces communion on Long Island. From there I spent my time with my cousins in the Bronx, and traveled to Middletown, NJ.

It was all eventful, with me taking pictures here and there with my camera and with my Iphone. I will have to figure out how to post photos from facebook to here.

Happy Birthday America! ~Fourth of July~

Sorry for the lack of posts this week. I've been really sick with pneumonia, but I wanted to wish everyone a Happy and Safe Fourth of July. Happy Birthday America!

To all the Soldiers out their and their Families, Thank you for trying to do you're best in keeping the peace, keep safe, and May God keep you from harms way and back to seeing you're families.

I leave you with a song we all know by it's melogy. I'm guilty myself of not knowing the words.
So I placed a video with the words of Our American Anthem, The Star Spangled Banner Anthem. Years ago I got to see Fort McHenry at Baltimore, Maryland. I remembered the story the tour guy from the fort was relaying to us. About the poet who was on the English (if memory serves me correctly) ship watching the fort get bombarded all night. When the smoked cleared he saw that ragged American flag still up and continued to write his poem we now sing at all Special occasions. It's a really pretty poem when you read the words.




I don't mean to get sentimental, but I am. This country was founded on God, hard work, and the ability to defend ourselves. And in every corner Americans find themselves in so many crisis's. In the end we are either divided or united, but no matter what our political views are about this country or what nationality, or pay scale we come from we are all still brother's and sister's, son's and daughter's, Mother's and Father's, we are people that live and eat freely, that go to church, get naked, have so many freedoms that most of us don't know what to do with those freedoms. Overall this is a very good country a melting pot of flavors.

Just remember that a holiday does not need to define morality and common good will for that one day. It's something we should be doing everyday to be nice to your neighbor, be kind to the homeless, help someone in great need out and remember to thank God for the opportunity of giving us another day of breath. As we share it with our loved ones this day and every other day. If you don't have a love one or a good friend, put yourself out there. It may not be easy at first, the walls on people are many, but in the end your kind gesture will be rewarded by the one who counts. The Almighty God. :-)

So, here is to you America with all the wrongs and some of the rights our people have done over the centuries, Happy Birthday!!

Clouds

Thanks to Rebecca from Talitha Koum. She had posted about clouds. Like her I love Clouds. I find them amazingly beautiful. They tell a story on how they are feeling (at least I like to think when I look at them). I find them to be so awestruck amazing. They always put a smile on my face and make me camera clicky. *snap Snap snap*


Taken from the car the weekend that just passed.

Same here. Taken from the car. Scattered rain showers that day on Sunday.

Another day, also taken from the car.


Taken at Disney World in December.

Taken at Epcot in December.

Lilly looking very, very bored today out the window. Time to take us for our walk.


Hope you enjoyed the candid shots from my camera phone.

Sea World - Orlando

Took me a long time, but I finally located my old SeaWorld photos. The SeaWorld I speak of is the one in Orlando Florida. I have to say looking back when I first went I dreaded all the walking but there were so many things to see.

I'm a nature lover by default, and I love all types of creatures, and SeaWorld has plenty of them. From Sea creatures to Land animals. One of the coolest things you get to see in Sea World are the famous Clydesdale horses, at a certain hour they come riding through pulling the famous budweiser wagon. It is definitely a cool sight to experience. They are massively large horses with their long hair. Just so beautiful. I found horses just to be so beautiful. Besides Clydesdale horses I think Arabian horses are also stunning. Of course there are other breeds of horses in this world and they all have some beauty to them. For instance, the Appaloosa and Mustang breeds. So what are some of your favorite creatures?

Sea World was definitely a fun park. They have at least four main rollercoasters. A lot of kid activities and many shows. The shows are definitely worth watching. They are educational as well as fun. If you ever plan on going make sure you wear comfortable shoes. Like any park there is a lot of walking around.

Here are some photos I took while roaming around Sea World. I hope you enjoy them.

Entrance

Clydesdale horses

I wasn't able to take a picture of the LARGE turtle they had swimming in the tank with the sharks. I never saw a turtle so big. I would say he was as big as a mini volkswagen.

If you look closely to the middle you will see the Seadragon (seahorse species) in the middle of the photo. One of my favorite pictures.

Penguin tank

Shamoo show (Killer Whale extravaganza)

These are the photos I have of Sea World. Hope you enjoyed them. I hope to go back again perhaps this year. It has been about three + years since I've been there.

Pure Pwnage

Today I was cleaning out my bookmarks, yes, I'm a book mark Vixen. I was clicking away and deleting the old ones when I came upon Pure Pwnage.

OMG! I had forgetten about them, and visited the episodes section. Let me say that is what I did with my day. Pure Pwnage is a humorous documentary style spoof about a gamer, his brother and some of their gaming motley friends they have. It is filmed especially for the web. I must say it was good to see they have been recording more episodes. Very funny stuff from a gamers perspective.

So I share with you Pure Pwnage, if you haven't heard of them before watch the episodes. If you have, well, watch the episodes again and buy some T-shirts! The pwnage must continue. :D

Pure Pwnage!!! Noob!

I am Fortunate

Seems like so much has changed in my life. Not for the worst or even for the better. My life is not bad, most definitely most people would kill to live my life. I don't work, I live with my brother and boyfriend, and I have a dog. That sounds awesome looking out to in.

I feel things are missing in my life. I feel guilty because why should I be even feeling guilty about being able to do what ever I want, anytime I want. I feel lost. I don't mean lost as far as not knowing where I am but more like I still don't know what I want to do in my life. I know the kind of person I am. I am giving, and helpful, but tired at the same time. Meaning cranky, because I feel that's all I do. Hence, becoming selfish at the same time. It's an inner battle leading to a war of my mental thoughts. How much is too much, how much is not enough? Not sure if that makes sense.

I help my brother with a lot of his side business, and in hand get free room and board. As my truck sits outside wondering when I will get it's transmission fixed. I feel stuck.

I'm not worthy to "complain" because there are so many other people worse off than myself. I know God has a reason to my existence. All life have substance to them. That's my thinking anyway. I sit here in my room, as Lilly lies next to me on my bed. I know my life isn't bad, but surely there has to be more. I always wondered if I am not managing my time correctly. All the things I could be doing. Writing my epic fantasy novel, learning a new language...or even learning my parents native language of Spanish. All these things come to mind.

What I like to know, how can I use my talents to make money from home? The old age question. I like the freedom of not answering to a boss. Waking up when I want and spending time with lilly. I am very fortunate to be able to live this way.

It's amazing how free one feels with having their own money, working at something they love doing. I admire those people who know in their hearts what they want to do with their lives. What career paths they are going on. They are fortunate.

Don't miss understand me I am fortunate too, but sometimes I feel I could be doing more. Some would say "stop complaining and get up from you're lazy a@#!" and they have a right to think that. While the more understanding person would just simply share an understanding of my rant. :) Thank you for reading/listening.

Never Surrender

Well, Tuesday was my birthday, I have finally reached the fine ripe age of 39. I'm not old but I'm not young. I'm in the middle but it's not really middle age, or is it? Hmm, Mentally I don't feel 39, I still see myself the same as I always was, but with more fermented life experience. There are those days that I physically feel my age. Those days where parts of you're body argue with you when you decide to break the night, or some of you're limbs seem to ache more than other days.


"It's part of the cycle of age", I keep reminding myself. That countless of others before me have gone through, and I know I am not the last to reach this age.


So, in my journey of life my household and a friend of ours decided to go on a eating and excercise life change. By no means has it been easy because I have so many bad habits, one including inertia. I need that push to get me to exercise, so I find. I don't know if it has to do with laziness or not. It's just a mental block. I have it in me, I do it, and than I don't do anything. It's a bad habit I have to break. It's like a slow gunk buildup in a water pipe.

When I was in my twenties I was a go getter. Got up and just did it. Like Nike always say's on their ads "Just Do It!" Hopefully writing this will help me purge the evilness of "Not Doing it!" And continue my "Just Do It!" mentality.


I sometimes wonder what happened to that girl. Through my journey where did I become Ms. Suzy Excuses? Hopefully with this new challenge of a new life style I can pull her back out. So the contest begins my household has broke up into two teams. My brother and I being Team Nub and my Boyfriend and our friend Team L33T. The Goal is to lose 10 lbs by the end of the month. Eat and sleep right, as well as adding some kind of exercise. Our one friend needs to gain 8lbs, which will be very hard for him, he happens to have a very fast metabolism. Wish I had mine back. :D So, it will be interesting to see him accomplish the weight gain healthy.

So, here I am with the mind set of "Never Give up, Never Surrender!" from one of my favorite spoof movies Galaxy Quest. Here's a Happy birthday to me and a new mind set, a one step at a time mentality with a goal in mind. RAH!!!!!

Senses ~1~

Happy Friday to all!

I thought I start something fun. I'm a person who loves photos, I collect photos on the web from cool sci-fi pics to cartoony pics. I figure I would post some pictures on things that awaken my senses; of sight, smell, touch, taste and sound. I think I'm going to make this a Friday thing.

If you like to also try it just leave me a comment that you did. I would love to check your Senses photos on your blog. Just pick five photos. All I did was a web search of things I love and picked the photos that drew me in. If you want to explain them feel free too.

So here are mine:

This photo I love because I love to see butterflies flying around and waterfalls are so amazing. The smell of fresh water falling down arouses my senses.
I just love Red/burgandy calla lilies. I find them visually stimulating.

I am a moon person. I just love looking at the skies in the night. The clouds add that certain mystery to the moon.
My other favorite insect. Love Dragonflies. Watching them flying all over the place like little helicopters. The different colors they come in. Just puts a smile on my face when I see them.
I think this is a Mimosa tree. I just love this tree. I love the pink fans and the leaves, with a single touch they close up. It's such a cool tree in my opinion. Amazing thing about nature.

Those are my Five. Until Next Friday. :)