Books on Record

The Road- Cormac McCarthy 2/08
A Moveable Feast- Ernest Hemingway 2/08 Loved it!
Love Over Scotland- Alexander McCall Smith 2/08
In Defense of Food- Michael Pollan 2/08
The Last Season- Eric Blehm
Looking for Alaska- Peter Jenkins
A Walk Across America- Peter Jenkins
I'm A Stranger Here Myslef- Bill Bryson
In A Sunburned Country- Bill Bryson
Delaying the Real World: A Twenty-Somethings Guide to Seeking Adventure

Poems! Songs!

The best part about having a blog is that I can post whatever I want on it, no matter how random. It's also a good place to store little tidbits I don't want to forget about. So in the spirit of randomness and tidbitiness here we go:

When Irish eyes are smiling

When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure it's like a morning spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter,
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.


Phenomenal Woman

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

-Maya Angelou

Possibly the best Maya Angelou poem ever. As for the Irish Eyes song, I just think it's cute. Especially when someone like Harry Connick Jr is singing it.

The End of the World

This is the funniest flash movie I've ever seen! It came out a few years ago and I just found it again thanks to Max. Still just as funny. Take a look-see.

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/end

"Fire ze missiles!"