My birthday

My birthday is comming up....

Poem of a Wise Man

Swallows,
like nymphs and children,
can catch a midsummer breeze
and frolic

on the lightest wind.


And in a good autumn gust
even the ravens
put aside their Nevermores
to play with Elsewhere

for a while.


But today
the winds blew so hard
that three vultures
over a field of last year's stubbled corn,
set aside their slow circling
mortal cycle
to dance

Quote of the Day

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Winston Churchill

Sword

So, I have mad a lot of progress on my sword. I finished forging the hand gaurd, but I will grind and sand it down so it looks better. Next up is the pommel, as soon as I get the metal for it. If anyone has a welder they would let me use, please let me know about it!!! I need to weld the cross gaurd on. If anyone has any questions on how I did this, or on forging in general, just post a comment or email me!!!

SIBLEY

I am going on a trip to Sibley State Park, it is gonna be fun. I am going to be there from today, sunday, to next sunday. I obviously wont be posting any of the days I am gone.

Play

So over the summer I am in a play that my church/old school (St. Marks) puts on every year. I have been in it since kindergarten. And now this is my last year. the play is Alice and Wonderland, but contrary to how it may sound, I think this is the best play I have been in so far out of my 9 years, because a lot of the older 8th graders (such as myself, there are about 7-8 of us) are veterans, and even though none of us got the lead role (either because we had already gotten it before and you can only get a lead once, or because it is a female character. I happen to be both, for I was the main character last year) we get to play the not so big roles that we can really spice up a lot to give the play a great boost. I am very happy with my part. when I was young, in about 2nd grade, I was in this very play. The kids under 3rd grade are in the chorus rather than having speaking lines, and I still remember to this day, every step of the Oyster dance. the Oyster dance is sung by Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and the kids all get flippers and snorkel thingies to dance around in. It is really cute. I still have my snorkel and flippers to this day. In fact, I was just using it yesterday in my new pool. The best thing about it though, is that my friend and I are Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. We get to totally goof off, having our own voices, walks, poses, phrases, and on and on. It is actually quite challenging. But that is why the director put us there, because we did so well in try outs, that he knew we could handle it. And even though it isn't a HUGE part, I am happy with what I got and I think it will be a lot of fun. I will have info on when it is, if anyone wants to come and see it!!!

Hunger

   During 9:30 mass today, I realized that I had not eaten until sometime in the afternoon the day before. So I was hungry. Physically. Then I realized, that I should have a second hunger, one for Christ in the Eucharist. I should have a hunger that can never be full for God in my life, for his body and blood in me. As I went up for communion and received God, I wanted it more than I had ever in my life. And that is how it should be every time I have communion. The nice thing was, that after that I was not hungry anymore. I was full...... For now.