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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! (Technically, they did not eat turkey at the first Thanksgiving or at any Thanksgiving after that until about the mid 1800's... it is more likely they had things like fish, lobster, corn, and possibly some kind of wild bird). 1 2 I'm having the entire family over at my house foby Auburn Sunrise 2 days ago, In Holidays, My life, My own personal thoughts. 100 words. → 1 comment, Add one?
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So I shocked John so much he about fell over the other day. 1 2 I asked John if we had a Bible. He was like "no... why? you need firewood?" Which is not really the response I would hope for (I would never burn any book!), but was somewhat amusing. 3 4 "No, I want to read it."by Auburn Sunrise on Nov 23 5:17 PM, In Education, Life, My life, My own personal thoughts, Religion. 900 words. → 42 comments, Add one?
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When it rains, it pours. Did I ever mention that this time of year is extremely busy for me? So busy that I want to rip my hair out? 1 2 Well, it is. 3 4 John and I are having Thanksgiving Dinner at our house, so that we can be with both of our parents on Thanksgiving. We are also inviting my graby Auburn Sunrise on Nov 16 11:15 PM, In Discussion of new novels, My life, My own personal thoughts, Random. 2,100 words. → 6 comments, Add one?
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Vote for Shinedown's music video "The Sound of Madness" for Fuse's 2009 Video of the Year!!! 1 http://www.fuse.tv/ontv/shows/best-of-2009/index.html 2 3 They already beat Slipknot... now they're up against Papa Roach and it's a really close battle so far! 4 5 You can vote as manyby Auburn Sunrise on Nov 11 10:36 PM, 200 words. → 1 comment, Add one?
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Just so you guys don't spend all day worrying (if you were worried at all) - I'm fine now. It was a fleeting but extreme mood swing. 1 2 All is good now and getting better by the hour. 3 4 We are having some strange weather here today - extremely windy and rainy. Like we're in the middle of a hurrby Auburn Sunrise on Nov 11 11:57 AM, In My life, My own personal thoughts. 200 words. → 14 comments, Add one?
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My feet must be chained to concrete, because I'm sinking faster than I thought possible. 1 2 I had forgotten what it was like to have this dramatic of a swing into depression. Hard, fast, dangerously low. I had completely forgotten how ... powerful it is. How it completely encompasses everything and swalloby Auburn Sunrise on Nov 10 11:41 PM, In Angst, Depression, My life, My own personal thoughts. 1,400 words. → 5 comments, Add one?
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I usually start these journals with a particular direction in mind, knowing what I want to say. 1 2 That isn't the case today. I'm not sure I even have anything important or meaningful to say... I just have a compulsion to write a journal. So here I am, and here you are. 3 4 I am in a cleaning outby Auburn Sunrise on Nov 9 2:30 PM, In My life, My own personal thoughts. 1,600 words. → 5 comments, Add one?
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I was going through a photobook from my high school days as a majorette, when I came across the following note written to myself as part of a school project (age 16): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 It struck me as particularly inspirational (and iroby Auburn Sunrise on Nov 7 6:04 PM, In Memories, My life, My own personal thoughts, Random. 200 words. → 14 comments, Add one?
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So first things first: 1 my appointment at the OB/GYN went very well. He thinks John and I should be able to get pregnant by the end of the year. If we are not pregnant by January, I am supposed to go back and get a prescription that will help out. 2 3 My weight is also surprisingly stable (sameby Auburn Sunrise on Nov 7 1:08 AM, In My life, My own personal thoughts, Noguest. 2,400 words. → 16 comments, Add one?
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Okay, so I love music. LOTS of music. 1 2 Therefore, I have divided my favorite songs into separate playlists. The links are on my author page. Click on the playlist of your choice and a separate page will come up to play that list. That way, you can listen to music while you're surfing AP. 3 &nbby Auburn Sunrise on Nov 4 9:25 PM, In Friendsonly, General updates, My life, My own personal thoughts, Noguest. 900 words. → 3 comments, Add one?
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Hope everyone has had a wonderful Halloween. 1 2 Find the true history of Halloween at: http://www.history.com/content/halloween 3 4 Halloween, originally called Samhain (pronounce "Sow-in"), was a Celtic holiday which pre-dates Christianity. 5 6 When colonists moved to the Americas, tby Auburn Sunrise on Oct 31 8:22 PM, In My life, My own personal thoughts, Samhain. 600 words. → 2 comments, Add one?
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Eye-Openers Name: Allie, Ali, Alice, Jennifer, Jen, Jenny, Jen Jen, Al, AJ, Ali Bug, Auburn Sunrise, Punkin' (my hubby's nickname for me ) 1 Age: 25 Native Language: American English Accent: Southern belle How long have you been writing? since before I knew how to actually physically write, I composed po
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1. Choose your own porn name: Auburn (I don't know! I never chose a porn name for myself - you guys choose!) 1 2. If you could be any age, what would it be and why? 25, because that's how old I am now and life is good ORRRR.... I might be 16 again because that was a lot of fun - high school, band, I dr
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Those lyrics are from a Seether song, and since I can't think straight at the moment, I can't remember which one. Damn it. 1 2 I know I'm being whiny and bratty and pathetic... but I sometimes, this week included, I just wish I could shrink back into a shell... rock shut like a turtle or a crab... and makeby Auburn Sunrise on Oct 7 11:37 PM, In Depression, Diary, First person, My own personal thoughts, Spur of the moment. 1,400 words. → 12 comments, Add one?
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I slept most of the day, catching up from the exhaustion of such an exciting birthday yesterday, I suppose. Or maybe just because I really had no reason to get out of bed today other than to clean (and we all know how much fun that is lol). 1 2 I tried to get my dad to go to lunch with me (since I didn'tby Auburn Sunrise on Oct 1 3:57 PM, In My life, My own personal thoughts. 600 words. → 15 comments, Add one?
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Today was an amazing day! 1 2 I have the most wonderful husband, family and friends in the world. I feel so loved. I lost count of how many text messages, Facebook messages, allpoetry messages and phone calls I got. Literally lost count. Had to be over 30 though (some people did send messages through everyby Auburn Sunrise on Oct 1 3:34 PM, In Birthday, My life, My own personal thoughts. 1,200 words. → 14 comments, Add one?
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I think it is just my nature that I become restless sometimes. 1 2 I begin to feel that the world is not enough. Gravity cannot hold me. 3 4 These sensations usually precede a very artistic streak... as if my mind needs to "get out of the box" before it can begin to inspire and create. 5 6by Auburn Sunrise on Sep 29 12:39 AM, In My life, My own personal thoughts, Noguest, Personal, Random. 1,000 words. → 2 comments, Add one?
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by Auburn Sunrise on Sep 18 2:04 PM, In About me, Friendsonly, Noguest, Survey. 6,300 words. Friends only.
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Seriously... not kidding about that. 1 2 I decided to let myself be 20 minutes later this morning in order to check my messages on allpoetry and make sure the songs I bought yesterday from iTunes downloaded.... 3 4 If I had left any sooner, I probably would have been involved in a very serious carby Auburn Sunrise on Sep 15 10:45 PM, 700 words. → 16 comments, Add one?
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I find life highly amusing and ironic. 1 2 I'm not even sure why. Something about it all just ... humors me. People amuse me. Everyone gets exactly what they need and deserve - so no need to ever worry about people. 3 4 My "new philosophy" from May of this year (decided upon after a very profoundby Auburn Sunrise on Sep 1 12:05 AM, In My life, My own personal thoughts, Random, Thoughts. 1,900 words. → 18 comments, Add one?
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It's storming here right now. 1 2 I watched the storm approach, heard the thunder booming closer, saw the wall of rain in the distance moving towards me. 3 4 I was on the front porch, taking the awe-inspiring scene in (thunderstorms always strike a certain chord inside me that little else can manaby Auburn Sunrise on Aug 28 5:53 PM, In Depression, My life, My own personal thoughts, Personal, Random. 700 words. → 10 comments, Add one?
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Curiosity is a beautiful thing. 1 2 My mind always wanders into the strangest little side-streets of thought. 3 4 Driving down the road: Who decided that "stop" means to cease motion? 5 6 In the checkout line: What genius decided to put candy by the checkout counter? It was brilliant.by Auburn Sunrise on Aug 12 8:07 PM, In Life, Love, My life, My own personal thoughts, Pregnancy. 1,300 words. → 20 comments, Add one?
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I am so happy to be back home in beautiful North Carolina. 1 2 It's funny that I get restless here so often and want to leave. I even think sometimes that I want to live somewhere else - perhaps Canada or the Pacific Northwest coast (which is about as far from home as I could go, still in the mainland U.S.by Auburn Sunrise on Aug 10 10:54 AM, In First person, My life, My own personal thoughts, Thoughts. 1,100 words. → 9 comments, Add one?
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My mother and I are leaving for Georgia for my cousin's wedding tomorrow morning. We'll be coming home Sunday. 1 2 I made an executive decision to not take my laptop, so I'll actually spend some time off the computer and give my mom some quality attention. So.... unless you have my cell # and the ability tby Auburn Sunrise on Aug 6 10:55 PM, In My life, My own personal thoughts, Real time. 400 words. → 6 comments, Add one?
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Had you for a moment there, didn't I? Hahahahaha.... 1 2 So I haven't done this in .... well.... a really long time... (collaborations, I mean - get your mind out of the gutter! I think I should stop molesting the "." key now) 3 4 5 There are a lot of amazing poets on this site. I have over 13by Auburn Sunrise on Aug 5 5:46 PM, In Collaboration request, Random, Real time, Writing. 300 words. → 20 comments, Add one?
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So today is the 2 year anniversary of my almost-suicide, and I thought I should take a moment to congratulate myself on continuing to improve and to thank everyone here for all their help and support. 1 2 I don't remember why I wanted to commit suicide now, or even what thoughts were going through myby Auburn Sunrise on Aug 3 10:45 PM, In Contemplative, Hope, My life, My own personal thoughts, Personal. 1,000 words. → 18 comments, Add one?
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What was it about normalcy that frightened me so much before? Is there not respect, comfort, consistency, happiness in a normal life? 1 2 Before I felt too big, too volatile, for the Suburban life I bought into too quickly (at 20). I realized my mistake even as I was making it (I think somewhere deep downby Auburn Sunrise on Aug 3 10:27 PM, In Contemplative, Diary, Love, My life, My own personal thoughts, Personal. 800 words. → 1 comment, Add one?
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After a few weeks of violently angry mood swings (that were becoming increasingly dangerous and frightening), I am back in what is called a "normal state" after a very long absence from it. 1 2 It had been so long since I was "normal" or "balanced" that I literally forgot what it was like (since Fall 2005)by Auburn Sunrise on Jul 29 9:15 PM, In Diary, Feeling balanced, First person, My own personal thoughts. 1,000 words. → 7 comments, Add one?
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Today marks my 6th year anniversary on All Poetry. 1 2 I remember the first time I posted a poem here. I was sitting in the basement office at my parents' house and was pretty excited about this cool site. 3 4 As I posted it, I was making a list of pros and cons about my boyfriend at the time -by Auburn Sunrise on Jul 27 1:22 PM, In Celebration, Contemplative, Memories, Personal, Thank you to allpoetry. 1,000 words. → 18 comments, Add one?
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John overslept this morning - a bit hungover, I think. He fell asleep on the couch last night and didn't come to bed until about 5 am. I got up and fixed him brunch (eggs sunny side up and a ham and cheese sandwich and chocolate milk - his favorites) and brought them to him in bed. &nbby Auburn Sunrise on Apr 26 1:01 AM, In Memories, My life, My own personal thoughts. 2,000 words. → 9 comments, Add one?
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Today has been different than yesterday - yet not. The apathy has been replaced with a wild range of rapidly cycling emotions and thoughts. I am spinning whie standing still - like a tornado, leaning this way an that, picking up bits and pieces of everything around me as I go and sucking it all into my swirling, daby Auburn Sunrise on Apr 20 11:47 PM, In Contemplative, My life, My own personal thoughts, Random. 1,500 words. → 3 comments, Add one?
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The world is on the other end of a very long tunnel - its sensations drift to me: delayed, muted and flat. The golden afternoon sunshine is not my sunshine to enjoy - I am looking at it from a distance - it is a postcard picture of perfection that I cannot reach. The scents of Spring - trby Auburn Sunrise on Apr 20 11:00 PM, In Depression, My life, My own personal thoughts. 600 words. → 9 comments, Add one?
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I was listening to a Train song today at work and thinking how perfect the lyrics were for today of all days: "Now that she's back in the atmosphere with drops of Jupiter in her hair. You see it's the return of her stay on the moon, she listens like rain and she talks like June." All the heaby Auburn Sunrise on Apr 14 9:36 PM, In Depression, My life, My own personal thoughts, Thoughts. 1,200 words. → 8 comments, Add one?
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I am a ball caught in a frenzied game between raquet and wall - bouncing back and forth uncontrollably, always kinetic and high in the most jarring ways - lacking grace or serenity, darting between euphoria and agitation. All day I have cycled through various phases and been seized by intense emotionsby Auburn Sunrise on Apr 11 11:54 PM, In Mood swings, My life, My own personal thoughts. 1,200 words. → 2 comments, Add one?
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or digital thermometer rising, anyway... it just didn't sound as good! I'm home sick, with a fever of 100 degrees fahrenheit and annoying little aches all over. Could be worse, though. This is certainly not the most sick I've been. The weather is strange here today - clouds passing by quicby Auburn Sunrise on Apr 6 1:15 PM, In My life, My own personal thoughts, Random, Sick. 1,000 words. → 11 comments, Add one?
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My muscles were leaden burdens this morning. I wanted to get up early, to see the blinding brightness of pale Sun-up light - but I couldn't make myself move. After I got up, I couldn't get motivated. I just wanted to go back to bed. What was worth getting up for anyway? But then I remembby Auburn Sunrise on Apr 5 2:01 AM, In Contemplative, My life, My own personal thoughts. 500 words. → 6 comments, Add one?
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This morning when I first woke up the sky was completely clear and an absolutely gorgeous translucent blue. The sun was a brilliant pale yellow - pure golden light. It reminded me of "The Chronicles of Narnia" - where Lewis says that the sun in Narnia was young and bright, pale yellow - but the sun inby Auburn Sunrise on Apr 3 12:12 PM, In Contemplative, My life, My own personal thoughts, Random absurd rambling. 1,300 words. → 6 comments, Add one?
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I am drained. Wasted like an empty well in drought, spent like a flower scorched under Summer's unrelenting Sun. But it isn't the Summer of life that has burned me and made my petals shrivel. It is the winter of life that has left me cold and tired. Visited Grandma Great at thby Auburn Sunrise on Apr 2 12:11 AM, In Contemplative, Depression, Diary, My life, My own personal thoughts. 1,300 words. → 3 comments, Add one?
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I sit in a box, legs crossed like a pre-schooler in "quiet time" once again - somber, yet seething inside. Blood boiling, cooked on a stove of stoked emotions and fears. Grandma Great is in the hospital. Sunday her eyes were rolling back in her head and she was burning up with fever but dropping in bloby Auburn Sunrise on Mar 31 10:17 PM, In Depression, My life, My own personal thoughts. 500 words. → 1 comment, Add one?
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For the fourth day in a row, it is dreary and rainy. We have had weeks of rain and little sunshine. Might as well be living in Washington or Oregon. I do not dislike rain itself - I dislike the way all the colors of the world are muted in it. Everything is in shades of gray. Rain distortsby Auburn Sunrise on Mar 28 6:35 PM, In Contemplative, My life, My own personal thoughts. 700 words. → 3 comments, Add one?
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