Radar from M*A*S*H

"You are like Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly. You love animals and more often then not consider their company better than that of humans. You love your family and the values you have learned growing up. You are what some would call a goody-two-shoes. You look up to people with a strong personality and while outwardly timid you have a very strong personality as well. You are often soft spoken but when pushed to the edge can be just as hard edge as the next guy, but that just doesn't happen very often."

I don't know if you've ever watched M*A*S*H, but I have to tell you- Radar is without doubt my favorite character (followed closely by HawkEye, and then Trapper). He's the quiet, friendly, mischievous, caring, & funny type of guy! I love how he got his nickname Radar (knowing when the choppers with injured soldier were coming in- before anyone else.).

It's funny how you can find characters in movies, shows, books, etc. that seem so much like you that you sympathize with them & and yet so different! =)

I'm only in the first Season, but I am loving watching M*A*S*H!! =)

~Annabeth

Studio C Favorites! ♥

I gotta tell you this... I love Studio C!

These are my all time favorites from them!

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! =D

~Annabeth

Flirtation Academy:

Prop Switch:

While You Were Out:

Trip to the ER:

Lord of the Dance:

Smile ♥

Keep On Smiling

© Alexandra Skiathitis

If at times you feel you want to cry.

And life seems such a trial.

Above the clouds there’s a bright blue sky 

So make your tears a smile. 

As you travel on life’s way 

With its many ups and downs 

Remember it’s quite true to say 

One smile is worth a dozen frowns. 

Among the worlds expensive things 

A smile is very cheap 

And when you give a smile away, 

You get one back to keep. 

Happiness comes at times to all 

But sadness comes unbidden 

And sometimes a few tears must fall 

Among the laughter hidden. 

So when friends have sadness on their face 

And troubles round them piled 

The world will seem a better place 

And all because you smiled. 

Le Bucket List!

I just thought I would share with you some of my ambitions, hopes, and dreams Tumblr style with you all. =) These are just SOME of what I want to do in my lifetime... I can't wait! ♥

Enjoy looking through them! & comment with some of yours! =)

~Annabeth

Going in and Out Empty Handed Poem

Going in and out empty handed

Everything provided for in the game

Equally true for the battle of the earth 

All things bright and beautiful, 

big and small, tall and short

Ready for the taking

Looking up seeing the stars, bright and beautiful

Looking down seeing the earth, dressed to the nines

With all things bright and beautiful 

The ugly dominated by the shadows 

Only to brighten up by the bright of day

With nothing changed but very true to origin

Time to sow and reap wide like the goal posts

All roads leading to Rome in the picking 

But the race measured by will and reluctance

By the vintage point some outstrip all

Amassing wealth beyond believe

Some lost the race by the fall of the candle

TO BE CONTINUED

NN April 2013 

Niki Nicholas Nkuna

Lord of the Dance- Pure Inspiration ♥

~Lord of the Dance~

I used to watch it all the time. It got to the point I could hum every scene, and re-enact some of the dances ( or so my little kid self thought ;) ). I remember laying a quilt my Mom made for me on the floor in our living room, in front of the TV. I would then turn the lights off, the TV on, and play the Lord of the Dance. I would dance- on my quilt- but only on certain colors, or shapes and only at certain musical notes, and try to mimic the dancers on the show. It was so much fun! =)

Yet other times, I would sit there quietly- again in the dark, with just the show on, and I would just watch. Sometimes I would smile. or sometimes I would cry at just how beautiful it was. 

I was really little the first time I remember crying to it. I don't know why I was crying then. Maybe I saw it for what it is- Beauty. I've always wanted to be able to tell a story from the way I sing, dance, or play an instrument. Lord of the Dance has all of that in it. 

To me, Lord of the Dance is more than just a show. It's inspiration. Motivation. Determination. Beauty. Natural. Emotion. Hope.

When I feel low on inspiration, it gives me hope that maybe, if I work at it hard, if I have enough determination, motivation, and the right inspiration, that I can make a great work of art like that. Help people hear my story without actually telling them all the words along the way. 

I'm posting a couple videos of scenes in it. I hope they inspiring you, and move you like they do me...

Happy watching ♥

~Annabeth

(I do not own these videos- you can follow the links back to the original videos)

Disney Madness!!

So, apparently I'm on a Disney Song kick here... haha =)

I thought I'd share with you some of my favorites! 

& maybe get them stuck in your head too ;)

My all time favorite Disney song (I think) ;) 

I won't Say I'm in Love- From Hercules

Kiss the Girl- Little Mermaid

Dig a Little Deeper- The Princess & The Frog

Hope you enjoy them as much as I have been tonight! =)

~Annabeth

Smiles and Silence- Two powerful tools!

Remember this! ;)

~Annabeth

Smile ♥

Can you do something for me right now? Yes, you. Can you smile for me?

If you did, I thank you deeply. The world needs more genuine smiles.

I've noticed over the last couple days how there is a constant absence of smiles in day to day life.

There is so much conflict, hate, drama, friction, and pain that it's hard to find the will to smile. 

If we can try to smile through the tears and the pain, then it's my belief we can be better people, and make a better world. 

Personally I find it very hard to smile sometimes, but I find that when I do smile, even if through tears, something in me seems to click, and I feel better.

So, do me a favor, and start smiling today? =)

Live. Learn. Love.

& 

♥ Smile ♥

~Annabeth

Don't know where I'm going...

♥

~Annabeth

Committed Love

Just thinking about this over the last couple days. I've seen so many people lately who go on a date, and one goes to the restroom- or to pay the check, or somewhere not near their date, and one or the other start flirting with another person. When you're in a relationship, be committed or just stay single. The person you're with who's already attracted and faithful enough to be with you is hoping that you two will last. Don't be the one to lead them on and flirt with other people behind their back. If you didn't want to be in a relationship that you know you're not going to be committed to, then don't be in one at all. Simple.

Another thing: When you go on a date, it's to talk to the other person IN PERSON. It's to get to know them personally, or to strengthen the already existing relationship. You are NOT on a date so you can stare at your phones the whole time! Is your phone the one you're going out with? No? Well, then please pay attention to your date! They took the time out of their schedule to see YOU. Not the flip side of your phone. They want to talk to you, not hear you talking to or texting someone else. Pay attention to them!

People wonder why today's relationships are not going so great, or are non-existent. It's because they're interested in YOU (not your phone, Ipod, or other electronic.)

THIS SHOULD NOT APPLY:

but more like:

~Annabeth

Adventure...What a Mysteriously Marvelous Thing!

Adventure. Heros/Heroines. Quests. Bows & Arrows. Swords.

These are all things that are part of myths. They are all things that we can imagine going on (Adventures & Quests), being (Heros/Heroines), and using (Bows, Arrows, & Swords). 

Why is it that we want to go on Adventures so much? Not your "I'm going on an adventure in the Mall" but the real adventures. Across countries, through mountain passages, a fight for what is right, a battle against time, companionship at it's best and worst. Why is it that we long for adventures like those? Because in today's world, they are almost non-existent. With technology, you can click on Skype, and talk with someone thousands of miles away. Facebook chat enables you to send them a message for later viewing. Snapchat sends your picture for a few seconds. If you need emergency help, or need to be protected, you have the police, fire departments, hospitals, FBI, etc. all there to help out. The world has been almost entirely explored. So it feels like there is nothing left for "little ole us" to accomplish that hasn't already been done, or can be done better by someone else. & we already have instant contact with people countries away.

Why is it that part of our soul and mind hope and long for thing like dragons, fairies, elves, Hobbits, and things of myths? Why is it when exploring that old cave, our heart skips a little like a little kid's, and you can't help but wonder if there is such a place as Narnia, and maybe that if you explore hard enough, and long enough in that cave that we might discover the entrance? Or maybe the dragon's lair, brimming full of adventurers whom were long ago defeated, and all of the loot the dragon hoarded? 

We want to feel like the world holds more meaning for us. We want to feel needed like Gandalf in Lord of the Rings. We want to defeat a great evil like Harry did in Harry Potter. We want to fight for a cause of greater good like Legolas in Lord of the Rings and William Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean (Ok, so William isn't as awesome as Legolas, but he's too awesome to be left out!). We want to have a mutual understanding with creatures unlike us, and yet so familiar to us like Hiccup and Toothless in How to Train Your Dragon. 

So how do we come to terms with our adventure seeking spirits? For me, I know my adventuring spirit wants to at the very least see the world on my own. You can only learn so much through books, so I want to see what it looks like without photoshopped images. & what it feels like to me. if I can't explore the unknown, at least I can explore the "known" on my own, and travel over places that those whom did discover it traveled. I feel that this will feed my "adventurous appetite". 

Another idea is to grab a backpack of supplies. No, not your Iphone, Ipod, Ipad, Tablet, Notebook Computer, Laptop, and Kindle. I'm talkin' necessities. Go find some abandoned train tracks. Follow them as far as they go! Or take a map, throw a dart at it, and travel on foot to where ever the dart lands! (if you hit the middle of a ocean, try for throwing for again for land ;) ) Then you can at least enjoy yourselves, and have a bit of "adventure".  Sometimes not knowing where you're headed to, but anticipating it are enough "adventure" to satisfy you. Or knowing you can start another adventure at the end of the tracks might spur you on too! ;)

Granted there won't be Elves, Dragons, or Pixies, so unfortunately if you're looking for a adventure that includes something like that, I can't help ya. But There are many ways to feed your adventuring spirit!  Each person has an individual "appetite" for Adventure. It's up to you to find your niche and go from there.

Whatever you decide to do, don't leave your adventurous soul starving. Feed it imagination. Feed it companionship/fellowship. Feed it adventure. 

Happy Adventuring!

~Annabeth

You can talk to me you know! ;)

Very true- & such a cute picture! =D

~Annabeth

So true!

~Annabeth

You know it's love when...

 Sometimes love sneaks up on people after years of knowing the person, or it could happen in a couple seconds after meeting them. Don't rush, take it slow. Enjoy the laughter, smiles, and happiness they give you... You only have one life to live. Don't waste it on chasing the wind, but rather enjoy the fields of roses life gives us...

~Annabeth

Good & bad- Life's 50-50 deal...

Life is a 50-50 wash. Light and dark, hot and cold, truth and lies, good and evil. One can not exist,or be truly appreciated without the other. Sometimes, you find pure joy somewhere in the middle. Sometimes not. It's the search that keeps us going. Keep focused on the Light.

Thinking of some friends whom are going through a tough time right now... Some have lost a loved one, and others are going through similar circumstances. I'm just hoping and praying thing turn brighter and more positive for them soon <3

~Annabeth

Beautiful motivator, uplifting, and inspiring disney pictures with "quotes". I think we all need to remember we are special. We are each unique. We are worth it, and others think so too! =)

Have a blessed day all!

~Annabeth

Bookish Poems...

Books

Author Unknown

I like books

I really do.

Books with stories

And pictures, too.

Books of birds

And things that grow.

Books of people

We should know.

Books of animals

And places, too.

I like books

I really do!

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

Dr. Seuss

I can read in red. I can read in blue.

I can read in pickle color too.

I can read in bed, and in purple. and in brown.

I can read in a circle and upside down!

I can read with my left eye. I can read with my right.

I can read Mississippi with my eyes shut tight!

There are so many things you can learn about.

But…you'll miss the best things 

If you keep your eyes shut.

The more that you read, the more things you will know

The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. 

If you read with your eyes shut you're likely to find

That the place where you're going is far, far behind

SO…that's why I tell you to keep your eyes wide.

Keep them wide open…at least on one side.

Words

-Grandpa Tucker

There are some words so hard to read.

Some confuse like bead and seed.

Do you know of go and dough?

There's sew and sow, then there's so!

Sometimes a word is hard to spell.

But it's important for show and tell.

So work real hard to spell and read 'em.

'Cause all your life you'll really need 'em.

A mother's love, a sunny day,

A frisky puppy hard at play.

Words can chase the clouds away.

Without our words, what would we say?

More inspiring quotes!

Just a few more inspirational quotes! I needed a little something inspirational today (rough ending to a full day).

Hope they help your day along! =)

~Annabeth

“Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.” 

― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.

"Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.” 

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“If every person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you wil try to act a little kinder than is necessary - the world really would be a better place. And if you do this, if you act just a little kinder than is necessary, someone else, somewhere, someday, may recognize in you, in every single one of you, the face of God.” 

― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“Now that I look back, I don't know why I was so stressed about it all this time. Funny how sometimes you worry a lot about something and it turns out to be nothing.” 

― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

A Thought, a Poem, a Word for You...

I was looking through a few websites, and I found these saying to be quite inspirational. I hope they help and inspire you, like they did me! I particulary like the first one!

~Annabeth

Thought provoking quotes... Are you Hazy, or are you Crazy?

Just some random quotes to think about. I love the first one by Albert Einstein. ;)
The last one is a real thought provoker though, because you have exactly as many hours a week as they did. The only difference between you now, and you being like them? They devoted their times to their passions, and worked at them. That's all it takes. You could be the next Leonardo, Albert Einstein, or Thomas Jefferson! Think about the quote, but also apply it to your life! =) 

Albert Einstein: 'A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

“I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too.” 

― Brian Selznick

“But I've strayed so far from normal now, I'll never find my way back. And the truth is, I no longer want to.” 

― Alyson Noel, Saving Zoë

“What work do I have to do then?" said Will, but went on at once, "No, on second thought, don't tell me. I shall decide what I do. If you say my work is fighting, or healing, or exploring, or whatever you might say, I'll always be thinking about it. And if I do end up doing that, I'll be resentful because it'll feel as if I didn't have a choice, and if I don't do it, I'll feel guilty because I should. Whatever I do, I will choose it, no one else.” 

― Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass

Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein, etc…~markandangel.com

Introducing (Drum roll please!)- "Seven Reasons I'm Afraid to Go Outside"

I completely enjoyed this video! ;) I hope you all do too! BlimeyCow does has some very funny videos, but the sad part? More than half of them apply to most everyone in today's society...

Enjoy the video! ;)

Friendship Pearls

"A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear that results from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl." 

~Stephan Hoeller 

This is the quote that comes to mind when I'm thinking of friends going through a hard time... So many of them are having a really hard time, because of others picking on them, annoying them, etc. It's hard to see them struggling with these problems. I wish I could just envelope them in a bubble, whisk away all their problems, and protect them from further issues. 

The thing I wish they knew most is that they are a pearl. They are a treasure to so many people. They are so worth it. They are a treasure to ME. We all have those times where life throws us lemons, and obstacles. But those obstacles are just an obstacle course that we can beat. and once we've beaten that course, the lemons can be made into lemonade to refresh us. It's all a matter of perspective, and it will help us in the times and struggles that lay before us. 

If you remember that you're a pearl and can beat the tests, than you're more than half way there.

You can do it my pearls! <3

~Annabeth

Happy Father's Day!!

I just want to say to my Dad, who has always been there for me through every up and down in my life, "Thank you for all you do, and I love you!" <3

and also:

Happy Father's Day to all you Fathers out there! 

~Annabeth

Medieval Flags, Castles, Knights, and more!

I have always been fascinated by the Medieval times. The Folklore, the history, castles, battles, Knights, Chivalry. All of it just intrigues me! They say everyone is 10 seconds away from anywhere in the world, and when I think of medieval times, I think of Ireland's Castles, where I have ancestors. It makes you wonder what your Great- Great- Great- Great- Great Grandparents saw in their times. Who knows! Maybe they were Knights themselves! =) What's your thoughts on those times? Know anyone in your family line that dates back to that time, and was a Knight/Squire/Minstrel/Lord of a castle? Or a Fair lady, a maiden, or some other occupation? 

So much history to be unearthed and discovered. It literally gives me the chills just thinking of all the things the old castles have seen and been through! 

Off to research and "dream" of days gone by, and Days to come! =D

~Annabeth

Spring, Seniors, Rain, and Flowers...Hurrah!

Tis the Season Spring, Seniors, Rain, and Flowers...Hurrah!

Caps off to the Graduates! 

To all the Graduates I know and love I say to you these Irish Blessings:

"May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind always be at your back. 

May the sun shine warm upon your face, 

and rains fall soft upon your fields. 

And until we meet again, 

May God hold you in the palm of His hand. " 

& 

"May God give you...

For every storm, a rainbow,

For every tear, a smile,

For every care, a promise,

And a blessing in each trial.

For every problem life sends,

A faithful friend to share,

For every sigh, a sweet song,

And an answer for each prayer."

Wishing good Luck to Graduates all around the globe & wishing them good fortune, and happiness in all of their life's decisions. =)

~Annabeth

Vagabonding!

Vagabonding. A burning desire you feel deep inside yourself for something more, something different. A need to see different places, touch their culture, inhale their way of life and walk a path not often traveled. 

When I first thought about vagabonding and traveling all over the world on foot, I though "No, I can't do that, there's too many dangers! I would end up dead!" Since then, I've looked around me, and seen that there are always dangers wherever you go, some more serious or imposing than others, but always there, nonetheless. When I walk down the street, I take the risk of being hit by a car. When I eat food at a restaurant, I risk eating contaminated food. Merely sleeping in my bed at night, I could entangle myself in a blanket and suffocate! But When I take certain precautions, I live to see another day ;) So Why shouldn't vagabonding be the same? 

Have you ever found yourself feeling a longing? Or feel like you are toting around an empty purpose in a meaningless life? Have you ever desired to follow a road or path are far as it goes, or dance along the rails of an abandoned train track? If you have, you know EXACTLY how I feel. 

I want to touch the culture of others, and see how they live day to day. I want to laugh in the rain in Ireland, and feel the warmth of the sun on my back in Egypt. Touch the Eiffel Tower, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Try Italian cheese & wine. So many things I want to do, try, touch, smell, learn. =)

For now, while I wait to begin my travels, I will be content with planning, and saving, but someday. Someday I'm going to travel! ;) :)

~Annabeth