Brilliant, Broke, & Beautiful

FOR: CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES


Brilliant doesn't seem to be a puzzle piece that fits with my name, I often compare the word to someone like my husband. He's super smart and can do anything he sets his mind to. Me on the other hand, not book-smart at all, I'm about average. But, then I noticed the definition also includes:


Having showing great talent, quality, etc.


OKAY! Maybe I'm brilliant in my own "special" kind of way! I play many instruments and love to write songs, it's my passion! I make jewelry and love arts and crafts of all sorts. I totally use the left side of my brain! I don't know of a world where creativity doesn't exist and I don't want to!


                                         
Broke


I'm blessed to have what I do. I'm not complaining about material things. I have a great family, wonderful friends, a nice home and a dependable vehicle and food in my fridge. However recent events have left a void not only in my heart but in our wallet. Loss......


                                   


Not once but twice. 11 weeks 2 days, and 12 weeks. Both within the last year. Nothing but love, time, and music can heal me, if ever. 


Beautiful


I believe there is beauty in everyone. We are all created equal. I feel that I'm unique just like everyone else. I've spent years trying to be a certain way, a certain weight, and have my appearance come out perfect, but I've learned that I'm beautiful just the way I am. I am me and I'm proud of it. Now with that said, I could use to be a little healthier, I think I will start monday, or maybe the next or............. haha!

                                          


                                                         Thanks for reading!

The Voice, my girls!

THE VOICE



Some people have it, some don't. I will tell you one thing the judges on this season were picky and it came to bite them in their nether regions later on. I was shocked at most of the battle rounds and who ended up winning them but in the end I have fallen for almost everyone in the semi - final rounds. 


Here has been my top 3 this season in no particular order.

Lindsey Pavao

Holy crap man! She is such a mixture of sweet and dark it's like u can't help but hold your breathe when she starts singing. She has a smooth voice that is capable of dark and sultry runs. She has a style that is all her own I was totally shocked when america didn't get her votes high enough to beat out Chris Mann, he's good don't get me wrong but who was on top of itunes charts with "Somebody I used to know" ? The totally cool Lindsey! And Lindsey that hair just kicks butt, I wish I could pull it off! She's buy worthy and I can't wait to see what she does in the future!
Click here to see the song that made her stand out like a diamond in the rough!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCkNfSDzgVo

Juliet Simms

Talk about a blast from the past! This girls voice takes me back to my mom and dads attic listening to old records! Her voice has this awesome raspy-ness to it that makes to think back to the classics that lead you through life's hardest times but it has an updated kick to it too! This girl sings and your stunned that her voice is even coming out of that little body of hers! This girl gives everything she has during a performance and leaves it on the stage! Since she is one of the final four, I have decided that I will be calling her number tomorrow night to help her win. Call, repeat 9 x. You go Juliet! Good Luck!!!
Here's a clip from one of my favorite performances by her. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT8QpLBjJt4

Charlotte Sometimes


When watching the blind auditions I often close my eyes to get a feel for the voice and not the production that the person is giving. As soon as she started to sing Apologize by One Republic and I heard her twist on it my eyes popped open quicker than a kid at Christmas! I had to see what she was like while she was singing! Obviously she's logged some stage time in her past cause she was quite comfortable up there. Her very outgoing attitude was contagious and it got me to researching her music on the internet! Totally buy worthy, my favorite song (Not on the voice) is Losing Sleep, or maybe Pilot..... can't choose! I have a Charlotte Sometimes station on my Pandora. Rock on Charlotte!
Here's that blind audition that's made me a follower!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcTHmzV7CRY&feature=endscreen

I love this show, watching these girls have given me an extra boost of confidence and I'm so proud of all three of them. No matter what, the show has given them a captivated audience and I've learned through just watching them each week. We are listening so keep singing!

Needing my Fix (TWD)

 

It comes around about this time of the week that whatever little reserve I had has run out...... cannot wait any longer.... I must get my fix! Oh no she didn't just say that! Right? Oh yeah baby I did, and I'm talking about The   Walking Dead! The difference between this week and any other one is that its not coming on! Last week was the season finale and as usual I'm still reeling and needing more! How could someone be so hooked on "walkers" and the essential bloodbath? Well there's more to it than that, there is the relationships that are under constant scrutiny due to the huge issue at hand and dare I not add the best part? Daryl Dixon also known as Norman Reedus in real life. You may know him from his huge rule in The Boondock Saints as well as many other great movies. He isn't in the comics, they wrote him in, and oh am I happy they did!!!!!!


I could stop right there and it would be "enough" but there's sooooo much more to be said! Last season left viewers with the "oh my gosh!" syndrome, this one left with us with "what on earth?" I read the first bit of comics but the show has surpassed where I left off. This was years ago I might add. Curiosity was killing me so I got to researching and here's what I've found and it seems pretty accurate but the only way to know is to tune into AMC in the fall. Trust me, I will be one of the first ones to tell you when! 

Let's start here:

This is in the last shot of the show. What is it? Its a prison and it holds a heck of a lot more to it than it seems. This place will ensure a story line that is quick in pace and has its own issues for our walking dead family. This is what it looks like in the comics.

Pretty cool huh? If you think back to the beginning of the episode you remember seeing a helecoptor and it catches the attention of the walkers in the city. They migrate like a herd and are passing through following wherever their stupid minds are leading them and they are detoured due to Ricks gun going off. Now, think way back in season one, do you remember the helecopter that Rick saw while he was in the city riding the horse? Hello! There was something more going on even then, we just all forgot about it.


Next:
 
Everyone meet Michonne. She has the right idea with that sword if you ask me! I was taken back to the mutants on the leashes. So of course I dug and if my sources are correct she was a lawyer before the outbreak. I will let this picture that I found sum up the rest. Rumor is that one is her husband, and one is her brother. I could be wrong though. 
 

She looks like she could kick some butt. She came up with the means of survival so.... Im not messing wit her. She saved Andrea, but is she friend or foe?


I cannot wait until next season, this show is sooooo good, and did I mention NORMAN REEDUS!?

 


Here's a link for your next fix, enjoy! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFEAX4sZIx8&feature=related

Oh The Road I'm On...

I LOVE TO DRIVE! Its hard for me to fathom the idea that there are actually people out there who don't. 

                                                                       

                   

All my life I have enjoyed going places and seeing what is around the next bend or a few miles ahead. I have spent many hours on the back of my dad's motorcycle out in the country just enjoying the breeze. Once I was old enough to drive I hit the pavement and I've been going every since. Recently I went through something pretty hard. Miscarriage. The word alone makes me sick, looks like a foul word sucking up the clean oxygen I need in order to live. I didn't suffer this "foul word" once but twice. I've submitted to riding in the passenger seat lately to soak up the ride again. There's so many things I had planned, and just like unknown roads, I came to a dead end. Just like the sun that you know is behind those clouds in this picture, it reflects my soul, hidden just ahead, its murky but you know its there. I will not submit to stopping at the dead end though, I will not sit here and be motionless in time. There are still good things out there waiting for me. I'm over filled with all this energy to be productive. Before things happened I used it to get things ready for the baby. Now my arms are empty and I'm left restless. So I've turned to making some really awesome jewelry, primitives, scrap booking, music writing and all that right brain stuff, at least I think it's right brain stuff. Anyways, one day at a time I'm turning my jeep around and putting that dead end behind me and focusing on whats in front of me and what is in front of me is:limitless opportunities and experiences waiting on me to get there!