The Doors – People are Strange

I’m not really sure why, but I really love this song. It’s not my normal kinda thing, and I don’t think it’s the hippy message about paradise (although the lyrics are kinda cool, see below). I just love chilling to this song

Trust me, it’s Paradise

This is where the hungry comes to feed

For mine is a generation that circles the globe

In search of something we haven’t tried before

So never refuse an invitation

Never resist the unfamiliar

Never fail to be polite

And never outstay your welcome

Just keep your mind open and

Suck in the experience

And if it hurts

You know what… it’s probably worth it

You hope, and you dream

But you never believe that something is gonna happen to you

Not like it does in the movies

And when it actually does

You expect it to feel different

More visceral, more real

I was waiting for it to hit me

I still believe in paradise

But now at least I know it’s not some place you can look for

Cause it’s not where you go

It’s how you feel for a moment in your life

And if you find that moment

It will last forever

*Image sourced here

This little teddy bear that’s doing the rounds on Facebook captured my heart the moment I saw him because it reminded me so much of my teddy. I was given my little one on the day I was born and he’s spent every day and night on my bed since. I’ve always had a very over-active imagination and bad dreams, so I know my teddy kept the worst monsters away while I was growing up. And I think he still does

My faithful teddy

After a bit of digging, I found that this artwork is called Sweet Halloween Dreams and it’s by Alex Pangop. You can follow him on deviant art, he’s got some cool stuff.

I also found this website: The Teddy Bear Tales of Wonder and Adventure. It seems to use the slogan – Protecting innocent children… – as a basis for the books. I’m not sure what came first, the image or the tagline, but both are awesome

Some additional reading on this pic and teddies in general:

Grey Gecko Press

The Teddy Bear Wiki (I love the history of the Teddy Bear – I had no idea about it)

I always get mocked for my love of color and my sometimes – um – vibrant – fashion choices. But, as you can see, it started early for me… Two hats, hot pink, tartan – some of my favourite outfits

This one to the right is one of my favourite baby pics. It’s from my very first dance show. I think I was about 3 or 4. You’ll notice that my white tennis shoes aren’t exactly plain white I apparently flat refused to wear white tennis shoes so I attacked them with glitter glue!

I’m not sure why, but this is one of my absolute favourite songs

I have it on a CD playing in my car right now and it always brings a smile to my face.