IRISH DANCES

(Or We All Know Them, But We Actually Don't)

I mean, we've all seen them, we know how the music sounds... But they all kind of look the same. At least, to me they do. They're not really... They also look pretty easy until you try them. I did it once with a bunch of people at some party, and in the end, I wasn't sure which leg was which... It was a lot of fun, though. Try it sometime.

VICTORIAN WORDS

 (Or the Slang of Today Isn’t Even the Most Ridiculous Thing I’ve Ever Heard)

Register.

I don't like register. I should, though, because it’s the reason I get away with writing the way I do. I mean, let’s face it, I wouldn’t last a month in class if my papers were written like this. Thing is, a while ago (a over-a-hundred-years-while-ago), I wouldn’t last a month anywhere, using English like this. Not that there were blogs in Victorian Era, but I’m pretty sure they had other alternatives.

25 WAYS TO COMMUNICATE RESPECT

 (Or Let Us Think about Hypocrisy for a Moment)

Commentary on this article: http://lovinglifeathome.com/2012/08/06/25-ways-to-communicate-respect/ [cited: 1/8/2014]

So, I stumbled upon this in the internet… And it thoroughly pissed me off. It’s not that I’d disagree with everything, but the way it’s written… Seriously, people, I know this is trying to send a good message, but at least in my case, it’s failing miserably.

DEAR L.

You have the most magnificent wings

I could imagine,

Drawn in the shades

Of knowledge and bravery.

Even if no one can see it,

You hold the world in your hands,

And jump off the rooftops

Only to soar on the wind.

One day,

You’ll spread those wings

Across the horizon of the universe,

Take what is yours,

And forever part with the ground.

And maybe,

Maybe you’ll tear off a piece of a cloud

And let it float down

Like a snowflake

Until it falls

Onto my outstretched hands.

TRAVEL: HEAVEN OR HELL

(Or What to Do When You're at This Wonderful Place And You Cling to Bad Poetry in Your Head)

Travelling sounds  wonderful. Seeing things, meeting new people, discovering different cultures and habits. You might be travelling with friends, especially in the high school/college years. I mean, a group of people you like to hang out with, exciting new places, and no one to tell you what to do—what's not to like?