eats shoots and leaves

eats shoots and leaves
Originally uploaded by jblend.

Stop me if you've heard this one.

A panda walks into a restaurant, orders his food, eats it, gets up, shoots the waiter and then leaves.

The horrified staff, who witnessed this terrible carnage, quickly turned to a book on wildlife to make sense of it all. Once they saw the animal's description, they knew what had happened. "Panda - a four-legged animal of northern China. Eats shoots and leaves."

Here, you'll find me with some JET friends. We're pretending to eat shoots and leaves in front of a DC sculpture of a panda. We spent a fun afternoon exploring the Dupont area of the city, wandering around taking fun pictures. (Yes, you might have noticed that I was sporting a bright red fauxhawk that day. I just felt like being a redhead.)

map of prejudice

I love the sociological aspect of cartography. Here is a fun look at how people view one another, as indicated by Google keywords. Interesting.

Awesomeness

My numbers are up! I have a feeling this is going to be a great year.

ice, ice baby

Those poor, poor kids. I still can't get over it. They left their mother in London, only to get caught up in the schemes of this horrid woman.

You have to admit it, though. She is a glamourous villain. (I loved how one of the reviews said she had the icy glamour of a Vogue editor.) Well, her particular brand of fashionable evil is something I can totally respect. So I'll dedicate this track, which played during the opening credits, to her. I'll call it the ice queen remix.

a magnet for wonderment

Never thought I'd be remixing a Christian music track. But then again, I never thought I'd be asked to go to work on a Friday with glittery, blueberry-colored hair. (That's what I did today. Everybody loved it. I really had my sparkle on.)

But then again, I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment. I am a wunderkind. And I am a pioneer naïve enough to believe this....

So said Alanis. And so am I. Thanks, Alanis, for asking me to add keyboards and percussion to this track, "wunderkind." I hope you enjoy it.


lyrics:

Oh, perilous place walk backwards toward you
Blink disbelieving eyes chilled to the bone
Most visibly brave no apprehended bloom
First to take this foot to virgin snow

I am magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind
And I live the envelope pushed far enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne
Destined to serve, destined to roam

Oh, ominous place spellbound and un-child-proofed
My least favorite shelter bear alone
Compatriots in face they’d cringe if I told you
Our best back pocket secret our bond full blown

And I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind
And I am a pioneer naïve enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne
Destined to seek, destined to know

Most beautiful place reborn and blown off roof
My view about face whether great will be done

And I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind
I am a groundbreaker naïve enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne

And I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind

I am a Joan of Arc and smart enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne
Destined to reign, destined to roam"

So happy to be home

Dit Is Mijn God (This Is My God Take Zeven)
Originally uploaded by lorenzodom.

I missed H so much. He spent the holiday with his family and so did I. How refreshing -- how beautiful that I'm thrilled to be back with him again. He makes me smile, gaze up at the sky and feel lucky to be with him.