on the hillsborough

the back of the window in these pictures said: held together by God's grace and JB Weld...
this is also the time period that my car showed up on thereifixedit.com -- here


These pictures were taken by Angus, a couchsurfer passing through and staying in the Tampa area. Thanks, man!

The New Age Jalopy has been going strong(ish) for almost 4 1/2 years as of December. What a trooper.

three little birds

This window has a lot of inspiration behind it. I worked, since I got to Kentucky, basically, at a boy's home. I adore this job with every cell of my being. And this last Monday, I lost that job (for reasons I am not at leisure to discuss). It was crushing, but because I'd been playing this song in anticipation of the possibility of losing my job, it has helped me keep my spirits up. Thanks Marley! It really will be al'right. Sometimes you just need a reminder (and some good people backing you up, I hope).

a child's joy

i decided my car is in need of a mini overhaul and this is the first installment. the focus is on possibility, and remembering the joy of a child and the idea of "when i grow up" ... this great artist, *brian andreas says "when i grow up, i want to remember that i always wanted to be about a thousand different things & one lifetime didn't seem nearly enough. when i grow up, i hope it's at the very end when it doesn't matter anymore anyway" and i think that's a spirit that a lot of people lose as they age. i think we need to remember all the places we wanted to go, the places we can go, and the places we WILL go. we have so many adventures in front of us, and we should take them to the world and throw them into the wind, with the kind of wreckless abandon that comes with having embraced an idea with all of ourself and being willing to take a great risk for the great possibility of it.




*see story people for more info on that awesomeness

From Rosedart...Think of the Better Things!

belief, explored

what a man does says far more about what he believes than anything he says...doesn't it? if you see someone cold and hungry and you say, "go, be warm, and don't be hungry anymore" but you give him nothing, what good have you done? what have you shown him? and if you say you care more about other's well-being than your own, but you neglect to care for those who need care, haven't you been shown to be a hypocrite and a liar? if we say one thing, but are doing another, maybe we should take a good hard look at ourselves and see what we think we actually believe, and adjust accordingly. just some thoughts...

charlei