Category: Relient K

Lipstick, Fitness, and Things Like Horror Movies

“I hope they’ll know how hard I tried to live in love, to love in depth, let wonder take away my breath, to give until there’s nothing more, this is what I want to be remembered for. Everything else you can set it on fire.” ~ Colony House

“I want your lips to be the first thing people see when they walk through that door!” my boss exclaimed while we young ladies were gathered around for a staff meeting. I’ll never forget that line or the fire in her voice as long as I live. Think Devil Wears Prada with the southern allure of Dolly Parton. At the time, I was in sales training at a high-end makeup and formal dress store for brides and beauty queens in a large micropolitan area just outside Brad Paisley’s southern comfort zone. I’d always loved makeup and dressing up, but the energetic owners of the store gave a new meaning to my previously held visions of a glam up. Plump, vibrant, impossible-to-resist lips were a requirement. Lips that could sell anything. I won’t deny the power of the right lipstick, but maybe I didn’t want my lips to be the talk of the town. In all FAIRness, I love a bold COLOURPOP. It just seemed VANITY to me regarding what my priority was supposed to be; not a genuine smile, but sales lips. I learned a lot during my time there. About fashion, cosmetics, and the not-so-glamorous side of sales. Life lessons that still resonate and fill me with gratitude many years later…

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Labyrinth

Dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange. ~ Inception

It was just another manic Monday of melancholy madness. Except that it wasn’t. It was actually two days in the future. The present can feel like the past when winter merriment gets involved. Ah, the Genesis of a new rotation around the good ol’ Sol. If you and I found ourselves in a conversation post the omega of the most recent full moon, odds are you might find a piece of it woven within this labyrinth of literary lunacy. An idea has been twisting and turning lately. Something I want to create…a belletristic maze within a maze, just so I can revel…nay…get lost in the depth of it. A multi-sensory aesthetic experience.

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YESTERDAY

A blank white page.  What will I muse about?  Yesterday.  I very much liked yesterday.  The sea-saltiness hanging in the air.  The gentle rippling water, and the sun hitting it, causing an endless sea of paparazzi.  Little bits of magic – shining…shimmering…splendid!  My feet gently crunching the vibrantly green grass, wishing to feel the coolness of the waves kissing the shore.  The blockade of sharp rocks tells me to just watch from a distance.  It’s sunny with a high of 85 tonight.  But I don’t mind.  The air is so free and calm, with an occasional blustery gust of wind…strong yet gentle at the same time.    Continue reading “YESTERDAY”

Lackadaisical

I spent a little time editing my blog site tonight and as I was reading, I came across a few things that inspired me to write.  Even though I’ve blogged a lot this month, I’ve gotten a little lackadaisical on the idea of “Randomness.”  Crazy, right?!  I mean…that IS the title of my blog AND what this whole thing is supposed to be about!  So, tonight I must write what’s on my mind and BE RANDOM!  So here you go.  Backing it up a bit, I always thought the word was “lacksadaisical.”  I’m not usually lackadaisical with grammar, but it’s hard not to make mistakes when you hear a random word like that which so often gets mispronounced.  I so appreciate having Google at my fingertips, virtually whenever I need it’s mad research skills. Continue reading “Lackadaisical”

Inevitably Uneditable?

It’s the evening of Thanksgiving.  I am particularly fond of gazing up at the moon, and it is beyond beautiful tonight.  I was certain I would be able to capture it’s beauty with my 24 megapixel Canon camera.  I’ve done it in the past.  I spent several minutes shooting at the moon, whilst hoping for a sign of a shooting star, but alas there were none to wish upon.  I got out my tripod and changed some settings on my camera.  The result was extremely clear pictures of an insanely bright moon!  I was sure I could edit them to perfectly show the asymmetrical features staring back at me from way up high in the black night sky.  I rushed back inside and after eating some Thanksgiving leftovers for dinner, I edited away on the best photo I shot of the moon. Continue reading “Inevitably Uneditable?”

The Bird and The Browns

This one’s for the Relient K fans.  Randomness would like to take a moment to give a virtual celebratory high five to its source of inspiration and our favorite Canadian, Matt Thiessen, for the release of his long awaited solo project, Wind Up Bird.  This may end up being an album review, although that was not my intention when sitting down to write a blog on this TV dinner night.  First, I just have to say how much I love the album artwork.  A superfluity of bright colors…and a bird.  A bird that looks a little annoyed with me, the bird watcher.  As I take in the beauty of this bird (that also has his eye on me), I easily get lost in the sleepy-hollow folky tunes of this record.  Yes, I have it on vinyl because sometimes I want to act like a hipster.  Continue reading “The Bird and The Browns”

Going Nuts for a Meal of Oats

“Well everyone’s got something on their mind, and this is my thought at this present time.  I’m gonna say what I want, it might not be what you want to hear.”  

This is a very random blog, but I make no apologies because this is, after all, Randomness.  So I will dive right in.  Back in the early days when Randomness was first in existence, I had no trouble with the location of one of my favorite breakfast foods in the cereal aisle at the store.  Quaker Oatmeal to Go…has anyone seen or heard of it lately?  I think it may have experienced a discontinuation, so putting “to go” in the product’s name was most appropriate indeed.  Of course, there are comparable items to be purchased as far as breakfast bars are concerned, but they’re just not the same!  When I find an item of high satisfaction, it really bothers me when it is no longer available for consumption.  Continue reading “Going Nuts for a Meal of Oats”

It’s Fun to Have Fun!

A brisk winter walk down a snowy lane is simply breath-taking!  It’s so fun to watch the snowflakes as they make their landing to adorn the ground and trees and to kiss the faces of those out and about in the wonderful world of white. I’ve been pining for the sight of those snow-covered trees ever since the last snowflake melted last April.  As I am writing this, the snow is falling to an already white ground, creating a wintry atmosphere of which I do not want to let go; however, by the time you are reading this, the snow may be melted and long gone, leaving no trace that it once graced this earth on which we dwell.  Such is the plight for those of us residing in southern Indiana.  For all you other lovers of winter, let us remain hopeful and keep the spirit of winter alive.  Continue reading “It’s Fun to Have Fun!”

Twas the Night Before Christmas…at My House

Twas the night before Christmas when all through the basement, Not a creature was stirring, nor making a statement. The stockings were hung by the piano with joy, In hopes that ol’ Santy Claus soon would bring toys.

The children were nestled all snug in their sleeping bags, While visions of Buddy the Elf eating syrup spaghetti made them all gag. And the girls in their red nightrobes and the parents in theirs of blue, Had just settled their brains for a short Christmas snooze.

When out on the lawn there arose a cry from the pups, I sprang from the bag to see what was up. Away to the window I flew for a find, Tore open the shutters and threw up the blinds. Continue reading “Twas the Night Before Christmas…at My House”