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Some rainbows are bright, some gray, some in colors you've never seen.
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The sun is always shining and there are always rainbows. If it's cloudy, the rainbow may be covered or in shades of gray. If the rain has just passed, the rainbow may be strong, clear, and brilliant. If the sky is crystal clear, the rainbow may appear in colors unexpected.

Whatever is going on for you, there's a rainbow out there somewhere. Look for it. And if you find it, let it brighten your day. Keep it in your heart to tide you over until you see the next one.

Gonna give this Johari Window thing a shot. If you think you know me or want to see what others think about me, follow the link then follow the directions.




Life is words in motion:
Flowing from mind, to hand, to page;
Sung from heart, to voice, to ear;
Life is words in motion.
~Douglas



The Human Touch
By Spencer Michael Free



‘Tis the human touch in this world that counts,

The touch of your hand and mine,

Which means far more to the fainting heart,

Than shelter and bread and wine;

For shelter is gone when the night is o’er,

And bread lasts only a day,

But the touch of the hand and the sound of the voice

Sing on in the soul always.
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March 31, 2008 at 1:54am
March 31, 2008 at 1:54am
#576651
All right. If you can't make it to Houston, TX by Monday, March 31,2008 7:30 PM (CDT), and/or you can't wait to see what this concert is about that I've been mentioning here in there in my blog, then check out the following link. These are photos taken during our dress rehearsal.

Yes I am in the photos a few times. I'm going to contact the photographer and see if he'll let me post a couple of them here, providing they are the right size for WDC limits. If they are not sized properly, and he gives me permission, And if you have the capability, let me know and I'll see if I can send a couple to you to size down.

Or we can all wait to see what comes up after tomorrow night. I'll let you know if/when they are posted.

Anyway, here's tonight's link. It's time to play "Where's Dughlas?"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootedtexas/sets/72157604324818391
March 30, 2008 at 8:30am
March 30, 2008 at 8:30am
#576460
NO CHANCE OF WRITING TODAY! *Cry**Cry**Cry**Cry**Cry**Cry**Cry*

Unless we get an early reprieve from dress rehearsal today. *sniffle*
March 29, 2008 at 1:15pm
March 29, 2008 at 1:15pm
#576343
Today my handle reads: Dughlas~Concert 2 Days Away. I've been running that countdown since Wednesday.

This major production (for us at least) is in the final stages of preparation. In less than an hour we have our last bonus rehearsal slated to go for 4 hours. Tomorrow is final Tech/Dress rehearsal scheduled from 2PM (CDT) to 10 PM including a one hour dinner break. Then Monday is the big day - or I should say night as the concert is at 7:30 PM (CDT).

Our director thinks things are beginning to nicely solidify. At our bonus rehearsal Thursday, he said we've made huge strides since Monday's rehearsal. He hope we continue the trend so that by the time the curtain goes up on the 31st, we'll have the best performance we've ever had.

My small group pieces are sounding really great, though there are still a couple places that everyone needs more work on. For me, the "Oo's that I start the second verse with in "True Colors".

This particular set and arrangement of 80s songs is about the only thing I'm going to be listening to over the next 54 hours (unless I'm writing a chapter in "Unguarded") to be sure I have all my words and notes down pat. The only thing I have to really worry about after that is a couple of the choralography moves at the beginning of the opening song. I think I've got them, but it's going to take a few more run thrus to be sure they are solidified and locked into muscle-memory.

Well, time to finish getting ready to head out the door. Wish me well over the next couple of days - except for Monday night. At that time, wish me "Break a leg." *Delight*
March 25, 2008 at 12:46am
March 25, 2008 at 12:46am
#575572
I don't know what was going on Monday, but my port has been positively busy today:

*Bullet* 33items were viewed Monday
*Bullet* 170 individual view were made
*Bullet* 7 ratings were given
*Bullet* and if memory serves me right, all seven rated items were also reviewed!

I'm not complaining by any means. I say bring it on! I'm lovin' it!

The only thing that is bugging me is that all day I've been sitting at 199 portfolio views. I WANT THAT 200 MARK! For all the views that I had today, none were directly through the front door. Everyone crept in through a window or back door. *Laugh*
March 22, 2008 at 9:49pm
March 22, 2008 at 9:49pm
#575146
I've been writing - or attempting to write - a lot of acrostic poems lately. Usually with a twist of some sort.

In "Invalid Item" , I wanted to write something short and sweet; very basic in style and nature and meaning. But the last line I wanted the words to form the same acrostic - but in reverse (meaning that the first letter of each word in the line spells out the used acrostic in reverse order). So while P-O-E-M-S is clearly seen as the acrostic forming each first word on each row, S-M-E-O-P are the first letters of each word in the last line. I've not seen this done before. If this is a new format on the acrostic format, I guess that means I am going to have to name it. I will have to think on it for a while. I will let you know when I come up with something.

"Invalid Item"  begins in the first stanza as a standard acrostic but the second stanza is a limerick. After I wrote the second half, I looked back at the first and realized that it came very close to being a limerick (though lines three and four were combined into a single line). My downfall in that effort is that the fourth line is a soft rhyme to the third instead of the first and second. After the mini contest is over that it was entered for, I will have to see what can be done about that. However, I really like the idea of crossing acrostics and limericks and I may try to formalize the format.

I have some ideas floating in my head right now. Obviously the acrostic word would have to be five letters in length, but an alternative method may be exemplified by my four letter 'near-limerick' above where the third and fourth lines of the limerick would be combined into one. That would greatly open the number of words available for use in the style. The acrostic word, if taken by itself, may be unremarkable. But when taken in context of the limerick would be a "second" punch line. It would have to deal directly with the joke (or could even be a word used in the last line) that makes it humorous as well. Kind of like a double entendre.

If this works out, then this form would simply be called a "Limerick Acrostic". Creative, I know. But for something this basic, a basic name is all that it really needs. Don't you think so?

Other acrostic forms I've done include all-iterative acrostic (every word a given line is alliterative to the letter that begins that line - "Invalid Item" ), alliterative non-rhyming acrostic (the first two words of each line are alliterative to emulate a rhyme, but otherwise the poem is a free-form acrostic poem - "Invalid Item" ), something I call an "acrostic ode" (there is a series of related words that form the stanzas of the poem which describes a fifth related word; the fifth related word is used in the first line of each stanza following an adjective formed by the first letter of that stanza's acrostic word - "Invalid Item" ), the 'short story acrostic' (a phrase, several words in length, delineates the story told in rhyming couplets throughout - "Invalid Item" ). Of course, I have also handled the straight-forward, basic acrostic poem where the word or phrase is the basis for the poem. I have done this in both rhyming ("Invalid Item" ) and non-rhyming forms, though for the life of me I don't seem to have one of those in my port just now.

Now how can that be?!?!?! Guess I need to get back to work, say wot?
March 21, 2008 at 4:24pm
March 21, 2008 at 4:24pm
#574941
I just finished writing a short story for the "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest"  called "Invalid Item" . Editing it has proven to be no small task, and I think it could probably use more polishing. However, on one of my read-throughs, I caught myself tearing up at the end of the tale. I can't remember ever affecting myself like that with one of my one stories.

Has this ever happened to you?
March 20, 2008 at 7:29pm
March 20, 2008 at 7:29pm
#574798
I've been working on a new chapter for my book this afternoon and I am currently just shy of 3000 words. I've just spent the past hour and a half or so making edits and changes and additions like a madman.

Someone take it away before I hurt myself.

 Invalid Item  []

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March 18, 2008 at 8:24pm
March 18, 2008 at 8:24pm
#574419
I just realized something. I'm sitting here watching "It's the Great Beagle, Charlie Brown" and in watching Marcie it hit me...

...Marcie and Velma (from Scoobie Doo fame) must have been separated at birth!

*Laugh**Laugh**Laugh**Laugh**Laugh**Laugh*
March 18, 2008 at 7:29pm
March 18, 2008 at 7:29pm
#574411
Today (3-18-08) marks something of a special day for me here on WDC. First, I was gifted (won according to the email) a flower from "Flowers for Charity" because of my participation in the day long celebration at "The Frosty Tavern".

Then, also because of participation in the Tavern's St. Patty's Day celebration activities, I began to R&R various items that I had found in a scavenger hunt. Everything I've come across so far has been pretty outstanding.

I later learned that I can write "make up" entries for this journal anytime in the month, which accounts for this entry.

As I was working on another project, I saw that Sophy had been awarded a MB for the GLBT genre. I went over to her port and did a bit of exploring and found a wonderful article, "Yet More Light" . I was so impressed with it that I did something I've never done on WDC before - I awarded her article a pink 10K ribbon. In order to award it, I had to link the ribbon to something "for more details". After a moments reflection about some of the other articles supporting GLBT issues I've seen on this site, I decided to gather several of them in one item with links. That page is now "Invalid Item" . Finally, after I did the review for her, I realized that I had hit the "100 Reviews Given" mark. A first milestone in that regard.

Now let's see if I can finish up a great day with a good word count in creative writing for "Unguarded" later tonight.
March 17, 2008 at 12:31pm
March 17, 2008 at 12:31pm
#574138
Today - of all days - is the day to listen to Celtic music

... and all I have is some a Celtic group's Christmas CD.

What a Bummer.

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