52 Lists - Week 8

Week 8 - List your favourite albums

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• ABBA. Gold: Greatest Hits. PolyGram, 1992. CD.
• Aerosmith. O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits. Columbia/Geffen, 2002. CD.
• Alex Day. Epigrams and interludes. DFTBA Records, 2013. CD.
• André Gagnon. Comme Dans Un Film. 1986. CD.
• Billy Talent. Billy Talent. Atlantic, 2003. CD.
• Bryan Adams. MTV Unplugged [Live]. A&M, 1997. CD.
• Chameleon Circuit. Chameleon Circuit. DFTBA Records, 2009. CD.
• Chameleon Circuit. Still Got Legs. DFTBA Records, 2011. CD.
• Claude-Michel Schönberg. Les Misérables Original Broadway Cast Soundtrack. The David Geffen Company Custome, 1987. CD.
• Feist. Metals. Polydor, 2011. CD.
• FireHouse. Good Acoustics. Epic/Sony, 1996. CD.
• Foo Fighters. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. RCA, 2007. CD.
• Franz Ferdinand. Franz Ferdinand. Domino, 2004. CD.
• Jerry Brock & John Williams. Fiddler on the Roof Soundtrack. Norman Jewison, 1971. CD.
• Josh Groban. Awake. Reprise & 143, 2006. CD.
• Judy Collins. The Very Best Of Judy Collins. 2001. CD
• Judy Collins. Wildflowers. Elektra, 1967. CD.
• July Talk. July Talk. Sleepless Records, 2013. CD.
• La Bottine Souritante. Jusqu'aux P'tites Heures. Les Productions Mille-Pattes, 1991. CD.
• Loreena MxKennitt. The Mask and the Mirror. Quinlan Road, 1994. CD
• Mamma Mia! Film cast. Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, 2008. CD.
• Mamma Mia! Musical cast. Mamma Mia! Original Cast Recording featuring the songs of ABBA. Polydor Records, 2004. CD.
• Norah Jones. Come Away With Me. Norah Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland & Craig Street, 2002. CD.
• Queen. Absolute Greatest. 1995. CD.
• Sabaton. Carolus Rex (English Version). Nuclear Blast, 2012. CD.
• Supertramp. Breakfast in America. A&M, 1979. CD.
• The Beatles. Past Masters (Remastered). Parlophone, Capitol & Apple, 1988. CD.
• The Beatles. The White Album. Apple, 1968. LP and CD.
• The Chamber Orchestra of London. Downton Abbey Soundtrack. A Division of Universal Music Operations Limited, 2011. CD.
• The Cranberries. To The Faithful Departed. Bruce Fairbairn & the Cranberries, 1996. CD.
• The Doors. The Best of the Doors. Paul Rothchild, Bruce Botnick & the Doors, 1985. CD.
• Various Artists. Free Spirit: A 70's Musical Escape. Platinum Legends, 2010. CD.
• Various Artists. La Magie du Piano. Bayard Musique, 2007. CD
• Various Artists. Meditation: les plus belles melodies classiques. Bayard Musique, 2007. CD.
• Various Artists. Notre Dame De Paris (Version Intégrale). Pomme Music, 1998. CD.

Asia "Heat Of The Moment."

GAME: The Playlist Shuffle Game

Instructions:

1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button (ONLY ONCE!!!) to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS - even if it is incredibly embarrassing.

1) IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY:

• Monkeys, Blow. "You Don't Own Me."

2) WHAT WOULD DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?

• Wilson, Tim. "Booty Man."

3) WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?

• Arrows, White. "Little Birds."

4) HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?

• O'Connor, Sinéad. "Troy."

5) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?

• Zimmer, Hanz. "Two Mules For Sister Sara."

6) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?

• Go, OK. "Return."

7)WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS think OF YOU?

• Burns, Louise. "Ruby."

8) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?

• Sam The Sham and The Pharoh's "Little Red Ridding Hood."

9) WHAT IS 2+2?

• Erasure. "Always."

10) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOU BEST FRIENDS?

• Corcoran, Jim. "La Tête En Gigue."

11)WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

• McLean, Don. "American Pie."

12) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?

• Mumford and Sons "Winter Winds."

13) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BECOME WHEN YOU GROW UP?

• Basshunter "Without Stars."

14) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

• Groban, Josh. "February Song."

15) WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?

• Ackles, Jensen. "Runnin' (cover)."

16) WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?

• Collins, Judy. "So Early, Early In the Spring."

17) WHAT WILL THEY PLAY ON YOUR FUNERAL?

• Sabaton "A Lifetime Of War."

18) WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?

• ThePianoGuys "Carol of the Bells (for 12 cellos)."

19) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?

• Aerosmith "Dream On"

20) WHAT IS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?

• Lapointe, Pierre. "Je Reviendrai."

21) HOW WILL YOU DIE?

• Gruska, Jay. "End Credits & Mo' Guitar Grit."

22) WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?

• Queen "It's A Hard Life"

23) WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?

• La Bottine Souriante. "Turlutte Des 33 Voleurs."

24) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?

• Rent "Without You."

25) WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?

• FireHouse "In Your Perfect World."

26) WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?

• Adele "First Love."

27) DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?

• Poulin, Alexandre. "Blan cassé (ft. Ingrid St-Pierre)."

28) I YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?

• Sinatra, Frank. "Night and Day."

29) WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?

• Wertz, Matt. "Waiting."

30) WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?

• Asia "Heat Of The Moment."

Quote

Everything is a gift of the universe -- even joy, anger, jealously, frustration, or separateness. Everything is perfect either for our growth or our enjoyment.
-Ken Keyes JR.

52 Lists - Week 7

Week 7 - List the Things that Make You Feel Healthy: Mind, Body & Soul

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• Eating healthy
• Going outside for walks and hikes
• Starting a regular exercise routine
• Sleep at night and not during the day
• Talk and see friends more
• Get massages
• Yoga
• Meditate more regularly
• Having more fun:
• Dancing
• Singing
• Playing
• Going out
• Being kind and polite
• Praying
• Going to mass on Sunday
• Being more generous
• Helping out more in the community
• Baking and Cooking more
• Doing my household chores weekly
• "Spa Days" with mom
• Cuddle with cats
• Brushing the cats fur
• Reading
• Getting off the internet
• Studying and learning

Recipe

Hello readers. I made an improvised fried rice tonight.

Ingredients:

• Leftover rice
• 2 eggs
• Grated cheese
• Shredded carrot (1/2)
• Butter or oil
• Olive Oil
• Minced garlic
• McCormick No Salt Garlic Herb Seasoning
• Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
• Salt and Pepper to taste

This is what I mixed together in a pot on the stove. It is yummy nummy.

52 Lists - Week 6

Week 6 - List the way in which you can love others

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• I can respond to everyone who messages me on Facebook, tumblr and this blog.
• I can hub my friends
• I can hug my family
• I can give without expecting anything in return
• I can do nice things for strangers and friends/family
• I can buy people gifts
• I can compliment strangers
• I can be kind
• I can be understanding
• I can be respectful
• I can give a back rub or massage
• I can be a giver of comfort
• I can be gentle
• I can be authentic
• I can lend my ear. Listen. Listen. Listen
• I can give of myself, but never sacrifice or compromise myself.
• I can remember that everyone I encounter was created by divine intelligence and has an important role to play in the universe. I shall treat them as such.
• I can accept other by withholding judgement "Accept one another by withholding judgment (Rom. 14:1)"
• I can put together Shoe Boxes with Samaritan’s Purse
• I can help raise money to rescue girls in slavery. Sell candy or treats to raise money to rescue girls from slavery or some other human need.
• I can volunteer my time to help feed the poor and homeless in my area
• Buy food for a homeless person on the street, and then sit and talk with them while they eat (If they don’t mind). Hug them!
• I can volunteer my time at the local animal shelter
• I can 'Pray for one another’s spiritual and physical healing (James 5:16)'
• I can 'Refuse to become resentful toward one another (1 John 3:11–12)'
• I can 'Be hospitable to one another without complaint (1 Peter 4:9)'

Sources: 14 Practical Ways to Love Others Like Jesus, 37 Ways to Love One Another, 10 Ways to Love the People in Your Life

My toolbox

"Each of us has a toolbox, and no two are alike. They are full of the things that make us unique: our experiences, our skills, our faith, our resources, our intelligence, our passions, our networks.

Create a list of the tools you have at your disposal: it might include your creative mind, your enthusiasm, your computer skills, or your savings. Then, use one item on your list to bless someone today, and then tell us which one you used using the #40acts hash tag."

My toolbox

• My creative mind
• My computer skills
• My saving and budgeting skills
• My organizational skills
• My friendliness, people skills
• My awesome hugging skills
• My religion, faith, belief 
• My two main tongues, French and English
• My cooking and baking skills
• My reading skills
• My vocabulary
• My pansexuality
• My love of animals
• ...

52 Lists - Week 5

Week 5 - List what you are grateful for - gratitude list - What things are you thankful for today? 

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• Love
• Friendship
• Family
• Pets - My 3 cats (Frosty, Alex and Aerith) and my goldfish (Arsenic)
• Delicious Food, Sustenance 
• The ability to have three meals a day with snacks in between
• Health - Physical and Mental
• Comfort
• Happiness
• Sunshine
• Laughter
• Quiet Time
• Reading
• Music
• The arts
• Learning experiences
• Adventures
• Challenges
• Warmth
• Whole Village - Eco village - Intentional Community
• Kindness
• Charity
• The 5 senses - Hearing, Sight, Smell, Taste and Touch
• Extra sensory perception
• Intuition
• Creativity
• Nature - flowers, herbs, trees, vegetables, fruit, rocks, bodies of water...
• Feelings
• The Internet
• Computers - laptops, desktops, calculators, digital clocks...
• Phones (Cellphones and land lines)
• Water
• Energy

I haven't been able to watch and enjoy movies or enjoy reading and colouring. I miss my favourite hobbies.

a poem about what it's like to have depression

The Dragon

I wish

I wish that I had: Cancer,Diabetes,AIDS.

Typhoid, Yellow,Scarlet, Black.A fever so deadly,From which there's no turning back.

I wish that I’d gunshots,Or stab wounds,Garrotte.For those earn:Compassion,Empathy, Patience,calm.

But I have THE DRAGON, It rips, and feeds, and shreds. It scares off salvation,
I’ve suffered, I’ve bled.

When it comes on full force, When it’s drags me down, To Here. The compassion’s replaced By anger, disgust, and fear.

For if I had Cancer, Diabetes, Or AIDS, Would people anger At the mess that those made?
Would they avoid me, Lose patience, Show rage? Or stay near? Compassionate, Sage.

The latter I think, Is clearly most true, But I have THE DRAGON, And that frightens you.

They think that you’re Fine, ‘Just cheer up, don’t whine!’ But it tears you apart, It’s invisible.
Mine.

It paints Brightest Days, A pallor - grey. Reduces Great peaks, And levels them away.

It steals My past, The parts NOT black and doom. It steals off with memories. Leaves an
empty room.

It ravages all, With no easy cure. And because There’s no rot, They blame you, For sure.

I wish it were Tangible. Sorely I do. It could then do the thing, THE DRAGON wants me to.

And you’d not be angry, Or hate me, Or curse. Because any other death, Would be tragic,
But far less worse.

Do people shun the smoker, With Cancer in their lungs? The lover who’s embraced, H.I.V.?
Hate them,
or the disease?

Do they anger, Lose their patience? When the afflicted say: ”Listen, please, I hurt…..”
Do they tell those victims: ”Come on get over it” “You know, It could be worse.” ?

Until you feel THE DRAGON Rend you deeply, Sear with flames, You’ll never really know,
How it is. Decades rife, With pain. That wracks your mind and body, And doesn’t leave a stain.
A disease that can talk to you, Convince you - You’re lost. One that makes you toxic
To yourself. Inside your hell, You’re lost.

Against yourself It turns yourself, Your most trusted friend, …Your enemy.

Malaria I wish it was, Delirium So sweet. No one in anger, Curses me, Free of pain, Finally at peace.

But I have The Dragon. I’m not allowed Release.

I Wish…….It would just leave me be.
I wish........

*(not writing by me)*

Lyric Story

Answer these with the first line of the song that comes up when you press shuffle.

1. This morning your alarm went off at 5:00 AM. you say:"SAIL!" -Sail by: Awolnation
2. Then you get up and get in the shower and sing:"All embrace me it's my time to rule at last" -Carolus Rex by: Sabaton
3. When you can’t find your favorite shirt, you yell:"Rejected...since day one" -River Below by: Billy Talent
4. After getting dressed you go downstairs get a bowl of cereal. It is stale. You say:
   "Fall into that black whole honey" -2024 by: Cage The Elephant
5. After eating your stale cereal, you head out to catch the bus, but the bus already left. You curse and scream:"Motor cars, handle bars, bicycles for two" -Junk by: Paul McCartney
6. So now you have to walk to school. The Popular's drive by you and say:
   "You change your mind" -Hot N Cold by: Katy Perry
7. You reply angrily:"Oh they might wear classic reeboks" -A Certain Romance by: Arctic Monkeys
8. They drive off and scream:"On the top of satisfaction" -Those Dancing Days by: Those Dancing Days
9. You try to cross the street, but can’t because of a car wreck. You say:"Last night I dreamed we’d found a stand of trees " -In The Yard by: Bowerbirds
10. So you walk all the way back to the other side of the street to the store. You go in the store and ask the clerk:"You've got these little things" -Ready To Go by: Panic! At The Disco
11. He replies:
    "I know that there's a reason why I need to be alone" -Lord Is It Mine by: Supertramp
12. You give him a strange look and say:"I need the fear of a love that's lost" -Learn To Love by: Needtobreathe
13. Then you get some chips, but you can’t find your money. You mumble:
    "It's been a hard day's night" -A Hard Day's Night by: The Beatles
14. The clerk says:
15. You angrily walk out of the store saying:
    "The cars hiss by my window" -Cars Hiss By My Window by: The Doors
16. So… You go to the Starbucks across the street and a man asks you:"Look at that booty, show me the booty" -Booty Man by: Tim Wilson
17. To which you say:
    "I bet you think we didn't know" -Pot Kettle Black by: Tilly and the Wall
18. …When your cellphone rings. It’s your friend. She says:"Black lace." -Black Lace by: July Talk
19. You tell her:"L-O-V-E-V-I-B-E, L-O-V-E Love Vibe" -Love Vibe by: Lisa Lougheed
20. So she gets mad and hangs up the phone. You yell:"Back in black, I hit the sack" -Back In Black by: AC/DC
21. People start to think you have problems, so you tell them:"Strange days have found us" -Strange Days by: The Doors
22. The man at the counter tells you:"I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing" -Breakeven by: The Script
23. So you say:"Maybe we’re going nowhere fast" -It's Alright by: Matt and Kim
24. Then you leave the Starbucks. You can cross the street to get to school now. You get across the street and a rabid dog starts to chase you; you scream:
    "Tell me why things ain't like" -No One At All by: Firehouse
25. When you get away, you say:"Poor guy that man John Thomas" -Back Stabbin' Betty by: Cage The Elephant
26. You finally get to school: Teacher wants to know why you’re late:
    "All I am,Is a man," -Sweater Weather by: The Neighbourhood
27. She doesn't believe you. So you tell her:"Yo, listen up, here's the story" -Blue (Da Ba Dee) by: Eiffel 65
28. She still does not believe you, so she sends you to the principal. He asks:
    "He deals the cards as a meditation" -Shape of My Heart by: Sting
29. So you reply:"Well, I looked at her face and then I knew she changed," -The Ex by: Billy Talent
30. He thinks you are getting an attitude so he tells you:"Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me" -Big Parade by: The Lumineers
31. Then sends you to detention. You mumble:"A beautiful and blinding morning," -Awake by: Josh Groban
32. Sitting in detention, you meet a butch girl named Ashley. She asks you:"Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down" -Master Of The House by: Les Mis
33. You look at her in horror and tell her:"Everytime that I look in the mirror" -Dream On by: Aerosmith
34. Then move to the other side of the class. She yells:"Love, love me do" -The Beatles
35. There are people in the back trying to sing. It’s really bad. You tell them:"Hello my darling," -Without by: Mike Lombardo
36. They get mad and say:"Charlie Boy, don't go to war, first born in forty-four" -Charlie Boy by: The Lumineers
37. So you just go to sleep for the rest of the time. When you wake up, it’s 4:00. You look around and say:"AtteroDominatusBerlin is burningDeniqueInterimoThe Reich has fallen" -Attero Dominatus by: Sabaton
38. You ask the teacher why he didn't wake you up, and he says:"It was the fearful night of December 8th." -I Just Shot John Lennon by: The Cranberries
39. So you run all the way home. Mom wants to know where you've been:"I've been travelling but I don't know where" -Laugh, I Nearly Died by: Rolling Stones
40. She thinks you’re lying. You try and tell her:"Who'll have a fishyOn a little dishy?Who will have a fishyWhen the boat comes..." -A Seafood Song by: The Divine Comedy
41. But she doesn't wanna hear it. She grounds you and you say:"I've lost my faith in everything" -You Are My Religion by: Firehouse
42. So she yells back: "If you could soldier on" -Keep Your Eyes Open by: Needtobreathe
43. You stomp up to your room and trip over the top stair; you yell:"We cut the legs off of our pants" -Daylight by: Matt and Kim
44. Then you go in your room and text your lover. He/she texts:"Little bird have you got a key?" -Caught A Long Wind by: Feist
45. You get mad and say:"Words are flowing out likeendless rain into a paper cup" -Across The Universe by: The Beatles
46. Then he/she says:"I don't know how you do it" -Elevate by: St. Lucia
47. Then you get so mad you throw your phone at the wall, and it breaks: 
48. You sit in your room for the next 4 hours saying:"
49. I lie here paralytic
50. Inside this soul
51. Screaming for you till
    
52. My throat is numb" -Rebirthing by: Skillet
53. Your mom thinks you’re going crazy, so she says:"Hush now baby don't you cry" -Lullaby by: Josh Groban
54. You look at her crazy, then walk away saying:"There is one girl in my life that makes me love again"
55. She throws a frying pan at you and you scream:"Let's have some fun, this beat is sick" -LoveGame by: Lady Gaga
56. She yells back:"In the backyard" -Remade Horizon by: Dirty Projectors
57. So you storm up to your room again and say:"There was a time when my world was filled with darkness," -Animal by: Miike Snow
58. Then you get in the shower and sing:"Come on, shake your body baby," -La Conga by: Miami Sound Machine
59. Then before you go to bed you pray that:
    "We are the loved onesA fine breedWe are the loved onesFriends of God indeed" -The Loved Ones by: Sanders Bohlke

This was fun and it was some sense too!

From: taurihell