Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination

Comfort, security, outdated ideas and thoughts, habit, guilt, memories, fears, insecurities, expectations, stale relationships, the things and people we've convinced ourselves we need and can't let go of ... to name but a few of the ties that bind.

What binds you?

I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in.
-Virginia Woolf

*post christmas song dedication to you-know-who

Frosty the Snowman

Was a jolly happy soul

With a corncob pipe and a button nose

And two eyes made out of coal

Frosty the Snowman

Is a fairytale they say

He was made of snow

But the children know

How he came to life one day

There must have been some magic

In that old silk hat they found

For when they placed it on his head

He began to dance around

Frosty the Snowman

Was alive as he could be

And the children say

He could laugh and playJ

ust the same as you and me

Frosty the Snowman

Knew the sun was hot that day

So he said let's run

And we'll have some fun

Now before I melt away

Down to the village

With a broomstick in his hand

Running here and there

All around the square

Saying catch me if you can

He led them down the streets of town

Right to the traffic cop

And he only paused a moment when

He heard him holler stop

Frosty the Snowman

Had to hurry on his way

But he waved goodbye

Saying don't you cry

I'll be back again some day

Thumpety thump thump

Thumpety thump thump

Look at Frosty go

Thumpety thump thump

Thumpety thump thump

Over the hills of snow

All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost

pictionary in no particular sequence...

@ Gloria & Henry's

Gloria's grand-dad's neat collection

jie jie

nana

thy kingdom done, thy will be done *insider's joke

mocking at the housewife

So, someone told me yesterday that sometimes it's just smarter, and sometimes kinder, to hide your true feelings about something/someone. I think that might be a good piece of advice. Hmmm... ... Anyway, I've decided I am going to get a tattoo. Not merely for the sake of having one, but because I want to have something that is a part of me that is forever constant. Why is everyone so opposed to the tattoo? I am only going to get a very small one. And, I won't do it until I find something that suits me perfectly. There's no rush when you've thought it through.

a documentary on Russian prison tattoos

Lomo LCA+ // Roll #1

leftovers from Hokkaido

homers

family affair @ fishhead beehoon

the mom

the pap

the boy

I know where you are from, but where do you belong?

I relish these quiet, reflective moments... the kind that you feel internally. They can be hard to come by and fleeting once found. It's something I appreciate too much to ever take for granted.

Anyway, Merry Christmas and a Happy Happy New Year to everyone! I have a good feeling about next year. A really good feeling.