Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Michael Palin....

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I just watched the first episode of Michael Palin's new travel series Sahara. I can't believe he was willing to spend nearly a year in the middle of the most inhospitable place on earth for fun. He's insane! But still sooooooooooooo cute. *drool* *lol*

As a special treat, I hearby allow all my friends to see a very silly picture of me with His Royal Paliness taken 6 years ago. Wow, has it really been that long? And yet I look exactly the same. *G*






What is it with me posting all these pictures lately? Not so long ago I would never let anyone see my picture, not even my closet friends, I was so worried and ashamed of what they might think of me. But now I can't stop! I even took some this afternoon of me wearing glasses because I felt like it. The strange thing is, while I don't mind showing off my webcam photos, I absolutely loathe having pictures taken of me with a proper camera. I always end of looking terrible, I really don't know why webcam pics are better. I suppose because they're so blurry, they fade out all my 'unpleasant' features. *grins*


Here's a rather interesting little quizlet, courtesy of bnh :)

Number of people on my lj friends list: Over a hundred (!)
..whom I've met in person: 6. More soon though!
...whom I've met in person more than once: 5
...whose house I've been to: If dorm rooms count, then 1
...who have been to my house: 2
...whose precise geographic location I know offhand: 10
...whose full names I know offhand (at least first and last): 6
...whom I've followed/been in touch with for more than 3 years: 1 (ashfae!)
...who live outside my country: Oh god, all of them. *laughs* Hmmm...I think all but 12
...whose journal I consider myself "addicted" to: 8
...whom I've lived with: 2 (eyre_lasgalen and wreibyn survived a whole month in my house!)
...whose ex I slept with: Errmm...none
...who you've kissed?: On the cheek? Loads. I'm sure I've given one or two a quick smooch on the lips. Being affecionate is fun. :)
...who I'd "do"?: ...Ermmm...none. What an impudent question!
...who I've "done": wreibyn wants me. *smirks*
And so does orangelover. Hell, you ALL want me. *lol* ;-)


New friends to introduce! Please say hello to fellow Folklore addict prosewitch and my dear friend lady_aquilla, who finally took my offer of an LJ code and joined us here! Yipeeee! :D
I have two friends named Aqui. Isn't that odd? :)






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I think I've heard of them before. they do sound like my sort of band. Can someone recommend a good song or two for me to download? :)



Tomorrow night I'm going to the xXx premiere in London with shiveringjemmy. God, I must really like her to do this. *laughs*

Comments

"Cyrano" by Amanda D. Barncord Doerr

[mamaslyth.livejournal.com]

Cyrano
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You never noticed me,
Working in my father's tavern,
But I use to pause
And listen to you speak
Poems exquisite and fair,
Imagining you meant them for me.

How I would despise Roxanne
For not seeing the beauty behind your nose.
How could she be so shallow and blind
Not to see that Christian's words
Were actually spawned from your mind?

But she was a lady
And I was not.
She had golden curls.
And I, a brownish mop.
Her skin was fine cream.
Mine was custard with spice.
People called her beautiful.
I was just someone nice.

Brushing my hair in front of my mirror,
I often asked it why -
Why couldn't she see the wonderful soul
That dwelt deep inside?

Then my father laid his hand on my shoulder,
His eyes meet mine and smiled,
"I never thought there could be anyone
As beautiful as your mother, my child,
But now I see that I was wrong.
A young man is sure to win
Your gentle heart before long."

A terrible thought entered my soul
As Father walked away -
Could you, my shining hero,
Also have feet of clay?
You bemoan your physical appearance,
But did you ever once tried
To see beyond the outward beauty
And take a look deep inside?

Could it be that you have judged others
In the same way they have judged you?
Did it ever occur to you
To look at people from a different point of view?

Re: "Cyrano" by Amanda D. Barncord Doerr

[mamaslyth.livejournal.com]

And what of me,
The foolish maid,
Do I also bear this guilt?
Have I cherished an illusion?
Was my admiration fantasy built?

Have I ignored the truth
Because I loved the music of your words?
Did I turn a deaf ear
To others who deserved to be heard?

Taking my shopping basket,
I walked through the marketplace.
This time I made an effort
To see beyond the face.

Did you know the baker's laughter
Makes Thor's thunder sound petite?
That the seamstress on the corner
Smiles at everyone she meets?
And the gaunt cobbler leaves out food
For the street urchins to eat?

The butcher sings his songs
So his bedridden mother can hear
His charming baritone
And know her family is near.
One more thing I found,
When I opened my eyes to see -
While I had been admiring your poems
One of your guards was admiring me.

So, while you mourn pitifully
Your self-inflicted state,
Feeling noble in your misery,
I will no longer with envy regret
What I do not have in this short life -
For after all has been said and done,
It's really a matter of one's own insight.