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I'm letting my freak flag fly.


Almost Cut My Hair Lyrics
Artist(Band):Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young)

Almost cut my hair
It happened just the other day
It's gettin' kind of long
I could've said it was in my way

But I didn't and I wonder why
I feel like letting my freak flag fly
And I feel like I owe it, to someone

Must be because I had the flu for Christmas
And I'm not feeling up to par
It increases my paranoia
Like looking in my mirror and seeing a police car

Well I'm not giving in an inch to fear
çause I've promised myself this year
I feel like I owe it, to someone

When I finally get myself together
I'm gonna get down in that sunny southern weather

And I'm goin' to find a space inside to laugh,
Separate the wheat from the chaff
I feel ...
Like I owe it, to someone, yeah

I'm agonna' plant my freak flag right beside yours, sister!!

That's a pretty picture. Let's design our flags and post them. What do you think? Of course, it may take some time, but we have time.

I have the time, I'm not sure I have the know-how. I've never made a picture on the computer! I'll have to see what programs the husband has on here and figure it all out.

Cosmic Cat, I'm so sorry for your family and also your daughter, sounds to me like she is still feeling guilty for being alive sorta,I don't know how to explain it but I remember any time I'd feel even a little bit "Happy" I immediatly felt sorta guility, Like it's like I had no right to feel any kind of joy,cause my baby was dead and she'd never feel any joy again. One day I went outside and it was just BEAUTIFUL out and I remember it made my heart "lift" a little, and then my next thought was, "How can I be happy, my daughter will never feel the sun on her face again." You feel awful for still being able to live life. My 6 year old autistic daughter was about a year and a half old when it happened and all I can say is she is DEFINATLY what kept me going, there were months when I did't speak, and she is the ONLY thing that brought a smile to my lips. I don't know how I would have gotton thru it w/out her. (Needless to say she is spoiled rotten and the love of my life )
It never really goes away but the pain does lessen. That stupid saying about "time heals all wounds" is semi-true. It's never really "healed," but at least it eventually "scabs over" a little bit.
Theres a group called "The Compassionate Friends" that is a worldwide organization that may help a little. I went to one meeting and never went back, I'm not good w/ "groups", however I do love their "Worldwide Candle Lighting" hang on
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/
I'm so very sorry your daughter is a member of "The Club" thats what its like kinda, this horriable club that you join against your will and can never get out of. The dues are paid by your childs death and unless your a member, you have no idea what goes on at the meetings. My daughters birthday is coming up Oct. 19th, she would have been 24, tearing up just writing that. I always wonder what she would be like now. Her name is Robyn (w/ a "y" like Nannorobs) it feels weird to see it even now. Enough about that, just know that I'm sorry for your family and my heart goes out to your newly initiated daughter.
Thanks for the lyrics sinsboldly (love your name BTW) the "music" is the best part through. I'v been singing it for 3 weeks at work now and am driving them all crazy When the "New Lady" said I should quit it, I just sang it louder when she was around. (I really do have a problem w/ people telling me what to do, plus I am a little spiteful I guess ) Sorry so long again, wish I knew how to "upload" a song to youtube, would put the Paul Simon one on thier. It really is his best work since Graceland.(I think anyway) Also a big fan of African music, still looking for a english translation of "N'Kosi Sekele Africa" spelled that SOOOO wrong, hang on
][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow40LQs0ue4[/youtube] My mom used to tell me I had an "African Soul", I do LOVE percussion more than anything else and will "Dance thru the House" to african music, love to "Trance Dance"
All I know is it means God Bless Africa, it's the most beautiful national anthem I'v ever heard, plus I'm a HUGE Miariam Makeba fan, I clean house to "Pate,Pate," and "the click song,(When I clean that is) She just has such a "Rich" voice, and it seems so effortless for her. Plus the fact that she got tossed out of her country for like 27 years durning "Aparthid"(same time Mandela was in prison) is what really got me intrested in her All my kids know every word to all her songs now, but none of us know what we're singing. sorry so long again, now that I'v figured out the youtube thing they seem even longer,
O.K. edited out the one you can't play from here and put in a newer version a couple posts down. Really is "Perky-House-Cleaning-Music"
Your right Lau, how to get the feet in the mouth in my signature is my next project

Last edited by reika on 27 Sep 2007, 2:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.

There are now 2 very cute two year old girls dancing around my living room to Miariam Makeba.

If you need a model for sticking a foot in a closed mouth, I'll do it. If my mouth was glued shut I could find a way to put a foot in it.

Just saw that yan't get to that one w/out going to youtube, gonna try this one shes old in it, but her voice is as "Rich" as ever. Mbumbu (spelled wrong again of course) is the original "The Lion sleeps tonight"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6w1u8o9ZBc&mode=related&search=[/youtube] gonna go edit out the one that won't let you play it, and try this one too I guess.

You're gettin' good at this stuff, Reika! You fit right in!

How is the fund-raising for a service dog going? Any luck?

I've also always liked the one that goes with "A rolling stone gathers no moss". I.e "A closed mouth gathers no feet."

And, I had the incredible privilege of seeing The Royal Drummers of Burundi live at the first WOMAD. The following is a pale shadow of the reality...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzO_TludzTU[/youtube]

Pale shadow is right ... I remember seeing a similar African Drum ensemble give a performance at Hoffstra University on
Long Island some 20 years ago... the main rhythm came from a large bass sounding drum that would literally shake your
bones.

The music teacher at my daughters elementary school loves African music. Six years ago, she brought in a professor from the University of West Virginia who teaches World music, he taught all of the students and the Christmas concert was all based on African and African American music. It was so interesting.
She also started a drum group, the Parent Council did the fund-raising and bought 20 drums and other instruments and they have a group of grade 5 students that perform all over Southern Alberta. The beat of the music shakes the gymnasium floor and I swear my heart takes on the beat of the music every time I hear it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTahKhYgEb0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US7c9ASVfNc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az2qI5cEwLk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjYGUkeDDy4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFd425DjnP0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha_K11LNl08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU96aZ2irvM

happy 444 to every one !
winnie the lemon

Hello, Winnie the Lemon!

Postie, I'm hooked on the silly quizzes in the Games forum! I'm a Pure Nerd with a green psyche!

Ok silly questions.... What's a "Autism Service Dogs "?

How does a dog help?