Life's Treasures

IMPORTANT!!!!

2009-10-18T14:44:00.001-07:00

HEY EVERYONE I KNOW I HAVEN'T POSTED IN FOREVER AND I'M SORRY BUT I'M CHANGING MY LOCATION TO LIVEJOURNAL MY NEW ADDRESS IS:

http://ilovelife411.livejournal.com/

THANKS SO MUCH AND HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE :)

Gift of the Seagull

2009-08-05T10:28:00.000-07:00

Gift Of The Seagull
Munda
A lonely seagull flies the winds

Majestic... soaring...gliding wings

A single screech sounds from the sky

Come fly with me... come here and fly

My spirit floats to be a part

I feel the beating of its heart

My soul, one with this bird of sea

Now knows the meaning to fly free

I feel the winds caress my soul

And soar the streams without a goal

My being trembles of delight

A treasure I received tonight

The seagull's flight of soaring high

The gift of what it means to fly

Roses

2009-08-05T10:22:00.000-07:00

A Rose

I love roses. The problem is, they have thorns.

One day I was thinking of how a rose's thorns can hurt,

but a rose is still a beautiful flower,

and I also thought of how life can hurt but also is still great.

People don't hesitate to pick a rose

despite the fact that the thorns can prick them,

just as they should not be afraid to take risks

because they might be hurt.

A Rose
by Elizabeth

A lovely rose with petals softA scent so sweet and lightSo beautiful a flowerWith colors shining bright.But something not so savoryAbout the fragrant rose -The thorns, so sharp upon the stem,That sharpen as it grows.Yet still lovely is the flowerDespite the thorns that prickJust as life and love are sweetThey too have thorns that stick.But do not fear to live or love,Life's not exempt from pain -So pick a rose, you may get hurt,But you will also gain!

OMG I ACTUALLY DID PASS!!!!!

2009-08-05T09:15:00.000-07:00

OMG OMG i did pass math i thought i failed but i actually did pass!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!! i'm sooooooooo happy!!!!!!!!!! anyways sorry it took so long for me to post something :P

ps. if there's anything people would like to see on my blog just post it as a comment :)

Poem about Cruely to animals

2009-07-30T09:17:00.000-07:00

STOLEN BEAUTY

By Janet Riddle

They smell the hunter in the breeze

the herd scatters and flees

But for one of them there is no hope

locked on him is the scope

To die in a cage they are bound

never once to touch the ground

We wear their fur on their back

it is compassion that we lack

Behind locked doors of animal science

there is only greed and defiance

Filled with false hopes and the victim's cries

all of this your money buys

They are born for their meat

there of misery for a tasty treat

Their cries we do not hear

so we never shed a tear

We will do anything for our own gain

no matter what this may contain

A peaceful world it can never be

until we end our savagery

For the innocent we must speak out

caring is what it is all about

Their suffering they cannot voice

and without words they have choice.

FAILED!!!! :(

2009-07-30T09:12:00.000-07:00

i'm going to come right out with it.....i failed math in summer school! I'm so incredibley mad and depressed which is why i'm going up to my horses back riding stables and am gonna spend time with my favorite horses and hopefully get a lesson while i'm up there. Those of you who are reading this are probably thinking i'm the stupidest person on earth, so if you're planning to write some nasty comment on this then i suggest you don't because i'm incredibly mad and will give you a large piece of my mine! :(

ps. sorry it's taken me forever to write...i've been really busy.

:(

Change of plans...

2009-07-23T19:22:00.000-07:00

Okay so today i was suppose to go to my horse back riding lesson (i go every Thursday) but it was canceled and so i came home and started to watch this incredible movie which i like very much! My sister called me from downstairs and asked if i wanted to go play soccer with a couple other people...naturally i agreed and so instead of horse back riding i played soccer which was pretty funny. Oh and i scored a goal and 3 assists. :) Anyways I'm gonna go and finish watching the movie have a great night!

PS. My math exam is next week FML! (I'm so gonna fail AGAIN!!!!!)

Glasses...

2009-07-22T19:22:00.000-07:00

Sorry i know I'm writing a lot today but i forgot to mention that I'm getting glasses. The optometrist said that i have good eye sight but because things are blurry from far away he said i should get them for school (in case I'm in the back of the class) and other things i might need them for. I don't mind and call me crazy but I'm kinda excited! Anyways they look pretty decent on me so I'm glad about that. I better be going now.

PS. i found out yesterday and I'm getting my glasses on Friday :)

Poem

2009-07-22T19:14:00.000-07:00

This poem caught my eye, it's really something.

Gift Of The Seagull
by Munda

A lonely seagull flies the winds

Majestic... soaring...gliding wings

A single screech sounds from the sky

Come fly with me... come here and fly

My spirit floats to be a part

I feel the beating of its heart

My soul, one with this bird of sea

Now knows the meaning to fly free

I feel the winds caress my soul

And soar the streams without a goal

My being trembles of delight

A treasure I received tonight

The seagull's flight of soaring high

The gift of what it means to fly

43things.com

2009-07-22T18:59:00.000-07:00

43things.com is a really cool website that lets you keep a list of things you want to do but it only allows you to write 43 things at a time, once you finish 1 then you can add another. It's good in a way because it forces you to finish one goal at a time...anyways i really like it and i recommend using it if you're that type of person. Have a great day :)

PS. my account URL is: http://www.43things.com/person/incrediblegirl101

Lets make a deal......

2009-07-22T18:43:00.000-07:00

Okay so my father happens to be very strict especially when it comes to grades and school. So it just so happened that I didn't pass my grade 10 math ( math is my absolute worst subject) and so now I'm taking summer school...so my father and I made this deal that if i pass summer school he'll let me get my G1 which I should have gotten in may. So now I'm screwed cuz i think i might just fail math again (yes I'm actually retarded when it comes to math)! So in the end I'll have to retake grade 10 math for the 3rd time and i won't be able to get my G1!

my life really sucks right now and I just really needed to vent so yeah.

Funny story...

2009-07-20T15:04:00.000-07:00

I was checking my email when i came accross this funny little story....i hope that whoever reads it will have a good laugh or maby just leave with a smile :)

ONLY A MAN WOULD ATTEMPT THIS

Just try reading this without laughing till you cry!!! Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife.. A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted this:

Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse- sized tazer. The effects of the tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety....?? WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button and pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. AWESOME!!! Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave. Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right? There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second)20and thought better of it.. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong? So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and tazer in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries. All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and (loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries) thinking to myself, 'no possible way!' What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.. ..? I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, 'don't do it dumbass,' reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and .. . HOLY MOTHER OF GOD . . WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION . . .. WHAT THE HELL!!! I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs? The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room.Note: If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a tazer, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor.. A three second burst would be considered conservative? IT HURT LIKE HELL!!! A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was. My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I had no control over the drooling.=2 0Apparently I pooped on myself, but was too numb to know for sure and my sense of smell was gone. I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head which I believe came from my hair. I'm still looking for my nuts and I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return!

P.s.... My wife, who can't stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift, and now regularly threatens me with it!

If you think education is difficult, try being stupid !!!

Green Tea (health benefits)

2009-07-20T14:53:00.000-07:00

I found this article on green tea and decided to post it because it's one of my favorite teas!

Is any other food or drink reported to have as many health benefits as green tea? The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. In her book Green Tea: The Natural Secret for a Healthier Life, Nadine Taylor states that green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least 4,000 years.

Today, scientific research in both Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. For example, in 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the results of an epidemiological study indicating that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent. University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. There is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.

To sum up, here are just a few medical conditions in which drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful:

cancer

rheumatoid arthritis

high cholesterol levels

cariovascular disease

infection

impaired immune function

What makes green tea so special?
The secret of green tea lies in the fact it is rich in catechin polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCG is a powerful anti-oxidant: besides inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, it kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. It has also been effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots. The latter takes on added importance when you consider that thrombosis (the formation of abnormal blood clots) is the leading cause of heart attacks and stroke.

Links are being made between the effects of drinking green tea and the "French Paradox." For years, researchers were puzzled by the fact that, despite consuming a diet rich in fat, the French have a lower incidence of heart disease than Americans. The answer was found to lie in red wine, which contains resveratrol, a polyphenol that limits the negative effects of smoking and a fatty diet. In a 1997 study, researchers from the University of Kansas determined that EGCG is twice as powerful as resveratrol, which may explain why the rate of heart disease among Japanese men is quite low, even though approximately seventy-five percent are smokers.

Why don't other Chinese teas have similar health-giving properties? Green, oolong, and black teas all come from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. What sets green tea apart is the way it is processed. Green tea leaves are steamed, which prevents the EGCG compound from being oxidized. By contrast, black and oolong tea leaves are made from fermented leaves, which results in the EGCG being converted into other compounds that are not nearly as effective in preventing and fighting various diseases.

Other Benefits
New evidence is emerging that green tea can even help dieters. In November, 1999, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published the results of a study at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Researchers found that men who were given a combination of caffeine and green tea extract burned more calories than those given only caffeine or a placebo.
Green tea can even help prevent tooth decay! Just as its bacteria-destroying abilities can help prevent food poisoning, it can also kill the bacteria that causes dental plaque. Meanwhile, skin preparations containing green tea - from deodorants to creams - are starting to appear on the market.