OneRepublic Medley

One day, I listened to a lot of OneRepublic. Then I found this video.

The Fallen House

An elephant once said to me, as he whispered in my ear
"Beware the mouse who chews the house and causes men to fear.
For though his strength is tiny, his feet are mighty quick
And though his brain be puny, he'll play on you his tricks."

I lived then in a cottage, as tidy as could be
And heeded not the elephant's words directed straight to me
"What harm could such an innocent beast, so shy and low to ground
Do to I or property mine, to render house unsound?"

And so it was that the little mouse was left to work and toil
And chew away my home sweet home and ground it into soil 
Beneath my nose, he chiseled and gnawed and brought
The damage far beyond repair---t'was I who lacked in thought

© Kismint Plinkadink

Tagish

Well dear me, dear me---Lewis has saved the day. I doubt not that you've noticed the lack thereof of posts, and so it was that I happen to be in terrible need of a tag.

Thank you oh Lewis, the great and wonderful, who goeth by the name of "Jack", who is the companion of Sir John Boswell the Hedgehog, and who bloggererth yonder @ http://missjacklewisballiot.blogspot.com!

I. 11 random facts about myself:

1. Every day I have at least one moment in which I hum/sing/mumble the chorus of that song that you hear in the beginning of the Elf credits. I'm not kidding. Every. Day.

2. Figured out that a little garlic salt works wonders when it comes to eggs.

3. I went swimming. On Monday. Kinda cold.

4. Reading Great Expectations right now, and I have the overwhelming urge to name something (or someone) 'Pip'. Or maybe Pepin. Because I'm also studying the the Middle Ages.

5. I have a strange fondness for ice. Ice is always dependable. Ice is always cold. You cannot have not-cold ice. Ever. Or else it's not ice.

6. I think breakfast is overrated.

 7. ---However, the song is brilliant.



8. I like raw mushrooms. A lot.

9. Autumn is my least favorite season. If you lived in the desert where there are no leaves to change colors, you probably would too.

10. I have to watch the movie before I read the book.

11. I'm not a chick-flick girl. Sorry peeps, but I lose interest when it comes to those. :P

II. The questions from Jack that I'm supposed to answer:

 1. The Doctor shows up and asks you to be his companion at the same time Sherlock asks you to be his blogger. Who'd you pick?
As a hardcore blogger, I'd go with Sherlock. Getting my brains sucked out, my life drained away, or my eyeballs skewered out of my head by an alien race does not at all appeal to me, and though I'm not certain that any of these things have happened to companions in the past, I'm quite sure that it's very likely.

 2. In the great Clara debate, who do YOU think she is. (And if you don't know who Clara is...I've two words for you. No, three. Watch Doctor Who.)
Sherlock's daughter.

 3. You're falling off a building, which Avenger do you want to save you?
Dr. Banner, but just him as himself, not the Hulk. He seems like a very decent fellow.

 4. Would you go for a ride in a cold, hot air balloon?
Oh my gosh---Lewis I love you!!

 5. Does your wardrobe lead to Narnia?
Nope, my bathtub drain does. (thus explaining my long showers)

 6. You meet an Alien who is about to kill you. Do you offer him a Jelly Baby or run?
Not a Jelly Baby---I offer him my services as a interior designer instead.

 7. If your best friend faked his death to save your life, then popped up a year later to inform you he was still alive, would you faint or punch him?
PUNCH HIM. HARD.

 8. Buttered popcorn or plain?
Anything but the cheesy kind or the greasy movie theater stuff.

 9. Have you ever had a flip phone in your position and wished to yell, "Beam me up, Scotty!" into it?

 Likely.

 10. What is your favouritest book?

The Last Battle.

 

 11. It is raining, do you go for a walk in it or sit by the fire with hot chocolate and a good book?

The book can wait---so can the umbrella, shoes, and coat. WE'RE OUTTA HERE!

III. My 11 questions: 

1. What did the spoon say to the fork? 

2. If I ask you to make me a pizza, would you assume that I would like mushrooms on it?

3. Would you rather be able to fly or never grow a day older?

4. You are a child's pet goldfish. What do you do to keep yourself entertained?

5. Pixar or Disney? (animation-wise only)

6. Could you eat nachos with chopsticks?

7. If you could rename your best friend, what would their new name be? 

8. Choose your weapon: Duct tape, or silver sharpie? 

9. Are you partial to a certain eye color?

10. Did you EVER in your WHOLE LIFE play hop-scotch?

11. If you were a book, what would be your last sentence? 

IV. My 11 victims:

It just so happens that I have 11 followers. Albeit, I know some of these followers no longer read this blog, or for that matter, care twopence about it. Nevertheless, I'm tagging these, my dear followers, and if they read this, they may consider themselves commissioned to do the following: 

--Thank your tagger

--Write 11 random facts about yourself

--Answer my 11 questions

--Create 11 questions for your tag-ees

--Tag 11 others

My tag-ee followers are...

DBug

crickl

 E-Jai

The Director

Ely Gyrate

Isabelle Renee

Miss Jack Lewis Balliot (wait, that doesn't work now, does it?)

John Boswell

Clair

Elizabeth Odair

MADZ

Do with this what you will. 

Have fun!

K-Minty

Up Shot

Today was joy and pain. 

Today was understanding and confusion. 

Today was loveliness and destruction. 

Today was mercy and hate.

Today was promises kept and lies spoken. 

Today was living strong and giving up. 

Today was hello and goodbye. 

Today was beautiful.

Long Time

So just tie the kite strings to my toes
I'll wipe my sleeve under my nose
'Cause it's too cold where you are

Your voice, it echos in the halls
My hand prints end up on the walls
And on the windows of your car

And you say you miss me when my favorite song
is playing on your radio
Yeah, it's not tricky but I thought that we said our goodbyes
a long, long time ago

But I guess not.

So be the sound that shouts right now
Into the silent crows around
Our daily sound immersion

I'll send you words by pen and ink
You'll say you love the way I think
With my dreary thought diversion

And you say you miss me when my favorite song
is playing on your radio
Yeah, it's not tricky but I thought we said our goodbyes
a long, long time ago.

But I was wrong.

© Kismint, 2013
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This---but set to tacky guitar chords. :)
The less-than-conscious, more-than-half-asleep me is quite the song writer. 

Later,
K-Minty

Daylight || Cover by Tyler Ward, Lindsey Stirling, and Chester See

This arrangement sounds like sunshine.

{{so digging this cover}}

I woke up this morning in a hallway on the floor with this song playing in my head.
That was after throwing socks, envelope-hunting in the dark, eating pizza, resurgence of the newly-entitled "K-Maq and the Boys",  3:00AM hockey, foursquare, and the strangest song lyric soliloquies of the century.

Incredible, sleepless night in which I fed the extrovert in me. And a lovely, laughing, loony morning in which we were fed mini muffins and...Cheetos.

Cheers to the remainder of the weekend!

K-Minty

Feets

Me photographizing a single subject and spreading the Converse love. &copy