word of the day

this word seems to fit the blustery skies around TO today. the universe, she roars. what word fits your day?

good find: a way with words

if you love geeking out on words, you will love this podcast.

happiness

word play: 9: mine

this number mind doodle will be a little different than the others. call it un-copywriting. i have no beef with the company, it just flirted with my imagination and funny bone and happens to be nine letters long. actually it has 10. (i missed the double l as the mind doodle was forming so the extra l is mine and lovely in all its' imaginary rule-breaking glory.) it is a brand which also sets it apart, a word that is filled to the brim with stories.

maybelline

"make believe" or "maybe lying"

which is what make-up is in many ways, a mask we choose to wear.

the commercial that spurred this line of thought was about "fitt me" foundation and in my dreamy state it seemed like they were saying "pick me" which reminded me of a teenage girl aching to be noticed by the Trip Fontaine du jour.

all the rhetoric about "natural" and "letting the real you shine through" just seemed comical to me.

word play: 8: infinity

uni.verse
goodness.grateful.wellness.
fruitful.
integrity.
complete.

word play :7: samurai

7
estelle.
inspire
firefly
collect.moments
victory.justice.harmony.liberty.
herself
letters.pattern.doodles.
silence.

word play: 6

6
deluxe!
poetry.
secret.shadow.lovely
laughs
belong..
humble.


off.ice
i have always found offices alittle off and icy myself.

word play: 5: spare coins

maybe we should start a phive movement so that it matches number/letter-wise.

5
whole.heart.earth.globe.brain.human
great.grace.
march
black.white
a.live.death
share

word.play: four is a four letter word

FOUR
four letter words get a bad rap but really they are one of the few numbers that mean what they say number/letter-wise. sure there are plenty of *cuss* words but there are many beautiful, profound ones too. i think what i love most about this silly exercise is the way it has made me take a look at things long taken for granted.

{sets}
life.live.dead
work.play
love.fate.soul.mate.
wish.hope.here.know.wise
soap.dirt
leaf.tree
rain.snow.hail.wind
idea.mind
bird.song.jazz
rare.true.real

FORMULAS FOR LIFE
eyes + ears: talk

maybe we need to do twice the looking and listening vs. talking.

he.ro.her.o.hero.
everyone can be a hero.

more word play: letters (& words) by numbers

my mind has been spinning on a new tangent of late, collecting words by the number of letters they contain.

ONE
a.i

TWO
we.us.am.me.be.

THREE
sun.sky.you
ago.ego
tea.eat.ate.
zen

t

T is for...
today!
travel.telescope.team.talent.truth.trust.tobogan.tomato.tea.

happy valentne's day.

r

R is for...
ruby.raspberry.radical.race.rest.revoultion.renew.rollercoaster.round.rascal.

a

A is for...
able, abbreviation (a long word about shortning)
acupuncture
adapt
aesthetic
affect
again,ago
aha!
air
adjust
awkward
alias.allow
amen
announce
aloha
apple
acquaintance
arrange.art.
assist
atlas
aunt, author
advantage
away.awhile
ax
azygos

word play: h.e.a.r.t.

i wish someone would invent thought to blog technology. i have been counting down the days to valentine's day with a silly poetry game -- collecting my favourite words to spell the word HEART.

H is for...
heart
he.art
hear.t
heal. home. hope.here.happenstance.holiday.happy.howl.hello.hi.jinx.hoopla.hogwash.hootnany.hush.have.hold.harmony.heaven.
E is for....
early.event.earnest.eager.elegant.elephant.energy.eat.element.evolution.essential.ear.eye.eon.everyone.evidence.east.elaborate.elevator.emu.eek!

manifesto

dn in.spired and sent me this gem.

a reminder of life's truths. what do you love?

simple bliss

good find: perfectly Imperfect

delving into the perfection of imperfection these days.

in.spire: a window to the future

2 Dreams

Here are descriptions of two dreams that linger into waking life....comments welcome.Both have an artistic bent so at the very least, they may entertain.

Hearts within hearts, searching for different colours and textures
I was making a collage of sorts. The main theme was hearts within hearts. Cherry red escaped me. There was a tiny black heart and I was searching for the right fabric to layer over it...lace or polka dots to the touch -almost like brraille, maybe ribbons.

Huge Turqoise Garage + Vintage Cruiser
I wanted to capture this one on film. Technicolour. Vivid.
It was a huge garage, almost like a barn. the wood was painted a lovely shade of blue-green. A retro car was leaving out the huge door. Everything was happening in slow motion. When I came back later, the light had changed, the garage was grey.

good read: Sweetness & Light

One of my favourite rituals of late is reading this book with dn.