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