Please Be Gentle

By Jill B. Englar

Please be gentle with me for I am grieving.
The sea I swim in is a lonely one, and the shore seems miles away.

Waves of despair numb my soul as
I struggle through each day.

My heart is heavy with sorrow.
I want to shout and scream and repeatedly ask, “WHY?”

At times, my grief overwhelms me,
and I weep bitterly, so great is ( Read more... )

Isn't it interesting how the internet connects lives.

I am sitting here at work, in Austrailia this morning and I open my LJ.  This is something I do on a daily basis.  I don't post often, but I read!

Today was no different....until I started to read.

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How can you not heart someone (and its getting damned close to being actual words as opposed to "heart") when, you get to his place, you pick up a necklace on his bed and say to him, did I ever mention that this necklace is so freaking sexy on you it is not even funny?  And what does he do?!?!?  I will tell you what he did!!!  He just took if from ( Read more... )

This Sunday here is Father's Day.  So I get to live through TWO first Father's Days....sheesh!!

I am now officially a funeral director!!!

Thought I tanked one of the exams...it was science heavy!  EIGHTY ONE thank you very much!!!
Whew!!

Life in Australia is great!  I miss everyone back home, but here is just so great.  And I have a HUGE crush on a boy...hee hee!!

Ok, that is all for now....I know, I am slack!!

Well folks, my party is tomorrow and I have to admit, I am quite excited.  I had dinner with a friend last night and we had a blast.  If you are in Toronto, go to Remy's in Yorkville, great food.  Nadia, our waitress, was awesome and our bill was....let's say....REALLY GOOD!!!  She gave us free stuff....wooo hoooo.  So I tipped her 100 dollars :o)

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The movers just left and I have to say....GOD HE WAS A FREAKING HOTTIE!!!!

That and they packed and moved all of my stuff.  Although I have to admit, it is a little depressing to think that all my life fits into 15 bins and boxes  :o(  But it is done...whew!  and my sad apartment looks even sadder without anything of mine in it except my clothes.  ( Read more... )

New Passport    Check
Apply for visa      Check
Pack                     Ooops!!

Holy Hannah....my movers are coming in twelve hours and I haven't packed yet....YIKES!!!  Good thing they are scheduled to pack for me too  :o)  Well I am definately on the SHORT count down... I will be there in three weeks...YOWZAAA!!

One month right now I will be one hour and forty minutes into my flight to Darwin.....HOLY CRAP ( Read more... )

Holy Hannah!!

He says:
darwin isnt that far away you know

She says:

No, no it isn't

He says:

just a day away

She says:

true enough

He says:

and you know what

She says:

And you had best get your cute ass back!!

She says:

what?

He says:

planes fly both ways

She says:

That it does

He says:

and sheils

He says:

in case this really is a one way trip

He ( Read more... )