...mOdErN dAy GlAdIaToR...

vigorously fighting for a cause
feels like
one versus thousands
battling an army
a crow plunging into the fire
powerful & persistent
a phoenix soaring up from the water
staring into the face of death for…

duty.
honor.
country.

protecting those you serve
children. women. men.

YOU struggle daily, to preserve OUR freedom
how can we ever express our….
Gratitude?

. . . tHaNk YoU!

...gLaMoRoUs...

hard at work
ever so glamorous
worn out & broke - down

persistent

relentlessly on the beat
a street~worker
or
do the streets work her
how did she get to this place
chance...fate
the false thread of appeal
fast…
easy…


…and then comes the remedy
a substance to change her mood
with a new found sense of comfort
…she can go on
hard at work and still


…glamorous

...pRoGrEsSiVe DiNnEr BlOg CaRnIvAL...

You Are Invited To The Blogosphere's Only Progressive Dinner Carnival

Have you ever been to a progressive dinner? You start out at one house or restaurant to have hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, then move on to a different one for appetizers, and continue moving from place to place all the way through dessert.

That's the idea behind the new Progressive Dinner Blog Carnival...


Soup To Nuts is ONE BLOG CARNIVAL presented in five "courses", each with a different host.

Entries are being accepted NOW.
Dinner will be served on Wednesday, January 30th.

{You can submit one post, per blog, on any subject - please do not use any post more than once}

You can participate in 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 courses

The Hors d'oeuvres & Cocktails course...
will be served here, at Fear and Loathing - The Gonzo Papers.
Email your entry for the hors d'oeuvres & cocktails course
to me {subject line Progressive Dinner} at: kilroy60@gmail.com

The Appetizer course...
will be served at Change Therapy.
Email your entry for the appetizer course
to Isabella {subject line - Progressive Dinner} at: moritherapy@shaw.ca

The First Course...
will be served at Fallen Words
Email your entry for the first course
to Sara {subject line - Progressive Dinner} at: ilovetowriteSMP@yahoo.com

The Main Course...
will be served at Anja Merret - Chatting To My Generation.
Email your entry for the main course
to Anja {subject line - Progressive Dinner} at: anja@hqlondon.net

The Dessert Course...
will be served at Fiction Scribe.
Email your entry for the dessert course
to Jaime {subject line - Progressive Dinner} at: sylver1@tpg.com.au

Your entry should include...

---(-)-> Your name as you want it to appear
---(-)-> The name(s) of your blog(s)
---(-)-> The corresponding URL(s)
---(-)-> The title of your post(s)
---(-)-> The corresponding URL(s)

The Rules are simple...

1. Only English language posts will be accepted.
2. No posts with titles that include profanity or pictures of a sexual nature.

This is a one-of-a-kind blog carnival. The hosts would appreciate your help to promote the event. Let us know if you publish a post promoting the progressive dinner, your effort will be recognized. To make things as easy as possible for all involved, I ask the post more or less follow the structure of this one.

...sHaMe...

unwilliningness 2 admit
the wrongs commited
self-repulsion
looking for acceptance
in any way
even when its wrong
distraught…
distressed…
disgusted…
using my body as leverage
all the while only fooling myself
i seek the day that i accept me 4 me
3 tries
2 tries
last try &… FAILURE
im alone an now tainted
because of what i let U do 2 me
…still seeking acceptance
yet all i find is
|shame|

...aPoLoGy NoT aCcEpTeD...

well as life would have it
what goes up...must come down
similar to gravity
my level of magnificent peacefulness
has begun the all to familiar
downward spiral...
ive decided i am
sick sick sick
of everyones shit
STOP DUMPIN ALL UR CRAP ON ME PEOPLE
so as my excitement to begin 2008
plummets further & further, closer & closer
to my complete & utter annoyance with
just about everyone that surrounds me
in particular the collective group of idiots that i
unfortunately have to call "co-workers"
i have decided that i am no longer accepting
these mediocre apologies that people throw at me
when they have wronged me....
damn u & ur crappy ass apology
go play in some new york city traffic!
Apology NOT Accepted!

...aPoLoGiZe, OnErEpUbLiC...

[Verse 1]
I'm holdin' on your rope,
Got me ten feet off the ground.
And I'm hearin' what you say,
But I just can't make a sound.
You tell me that you need me,
Then you go and cut me down...
But wait...
You tell me that you're sorry,
Didn't think I'd turn around...
And say...

[Chorus]
That it's too late to apologize.
It's too late...
I said it's too late to apologize.
It's too late.
Yeah!

[Verse 2]
I'd take another chance,
Take a fall, take a shot for you.
I need you like a heart needs a beat,
But it's nothin' new.
I loved you with a fire red,
Now it's turnin' blue...
And you say...
Sorry, like an angel
Heaven let me think was you...
But I'm afraid...

[Chorus]
It's too late to apologize.
It's too late.
I said it's too late to apologize.
It's too late.
Whoa!

[Interlude]

[Chorus]
It's too late to apologize.
It's too late.
I said it's too late to apologize.
It's too late.

It's too late to apologize. YEAH!
I said it's too late to apologize. YEAH!
I'm holdin' on your rope,
got me ten feet off the ground.

...sTaRt Of A nEw YeAr...

well 2008 def got off
to a lil bit of a rocky start
but i still have high hopes
...besides...
in the past couple of days
things have turned out to
be nothin but gorgeous
....well, gorgeous...
besides the horrible
january weather that we get
here in the great state
of new york things are slowly startin to
get in order
& make sense in my life
im just a few months shy of graduating
with my masters in counseling & life at this point is
lookin gorgeous....
just like the beautiful models in my picture
lookin gorgeous...