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Hey Alex! It's Brooke, we talked on the phone yesterday. I just wanted to say I was crushing on Justin Kirk too. He's also awesome in Weeds. But was completely brilliant in Angels in America, and I was so upset when he didn't win the Golden Globe for it.

This is my favorite part, when he was talking to the angels in Heaven, requesting more life...

Prior Walter: Still. Still bless me anyway. I want more life. I can't help myself. I do. I've lived through such terrible times and there are people who live through much worse. But you see them living anyway. When they're more spirit than body, more sores than skin, when they're burned and in agony, when flies lay eggs in the corners of the eyes of their children - they live. Death usually has to take life away. I don't know if that's just the animal. I don't know if it's not braver to die, but I recognize the habit; the addiction to being alive. So we live past hope. If I can find hope anywhere, that's it, that's the best I can do. It's so much not enough. It's so inadequate. But still bless me anyway. I want more life.

Breaks my heart, everytime I watch it.

Alex, you are in my prayers. :D
For Myles--
When evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love


For Mom--
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.

Fly...fly high against the sky...
Thank you, thank you, thank God for you
The wind beneath my wings


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PS. Brooke - I love the song in your signature. I recently saw a solo artist called Luka Bloom and he did a stunning version of it - makes me blubber! :lol:
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Fire Daughter wrote:Prior Walter: Still. Still bless me anyway. I want more life. I can't help myself. I do. I've lived through such terrible times and there are people who live through much worse. But you see them living anyway. When they're more spirit than body, more sores than skin, when they're burned and in agony, when flies lay eggs in the corners of the eyes of their children - they live. Death usually has to take life away. I don't know if that's just the animal. I don't know if it's not braver to die, but I recognize the habit; the addiction to being alive. So we live past hope. If I can find hope anywhere, that's it, that's the best I can do. It's so much not enough. It's so inadequate. But still bless me anyway. I want more life.
DAMN that's good!!!!! I haven't seen AiA, so hadn't heard this before. Wow!!!
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You really should watch it, Eric...it's fantastic!! :D
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.


~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~

~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~

...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.

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StevieG wrote:PS. Brooke - I love the song in your signature. I recently saw a solo artist called Luka Bloom and he did a stunning version of it - makes me blubber! :lol:
It's an awesome song! I have the Garth Brooks version, from the Hope Floats soundtrack. :D
Fist wrote:DAMN that's good!!!!! I haven't seen AiA, so hadn't heard this before. Wow!!!
Like Mom said, you have no idea what you are missing! You should rent it, or better yet, BUY IT!! It has so many brilliant people in it too. Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, Jeffry Wright, Emma Thompson, Mary Louis Parker, Patrick Wilson...and some like Meryl, Jeffry and Emma play several different roles. It's primarily about the early days of AIDS and how it effects two very different people..Prior Walter (Justin Kirk) and Roy Cohn (Al Pacino)...Prior is a young gay man who developes AIDS and because of this his partner leaves him. And Roy is an overbearing middle-aged hatefilled prosecuting attorney who denies he's homosexual and refuses to allow his doctor to label him with AIDS. The way their lives overlap is awesome!

Anyone who hasn't seen this, really should. :D
For Myles--
When evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love


For Mom--
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.

Fly...fly high against the sky...
Thank you, thank you, thank God for you
The wind beneath my wings


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Hi Brooke! It's been great talking to you on the phone, Heidi, Jordan and Ryan too. Never had any "sisters or brothers", so this is very cool. Tell Jordan "thank you" for me, it must have been really hard for him to open up to me the way he did about his mom. I know it would have been for me, hell, it IS hard for me to talk about anything that has to do with my past. Your Mom is helping me with that tho.

*blows kisses*
Sweet peace come to me
Calm the chaos churning within
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
Enlighten my heart so dim

My soul seeks Thee
In breathless desperation it cries
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
As my body slowly dies...
--Isaiah John Adderly, found by Tracie Hammon 1/18/06
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Hey!! We are at 60 pages!!! :letsparty:
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.


~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~

~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~

...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.

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Rock on!
Sweet peace come to me
Calm the chaos churning within
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
Enlighten my heart so dim

My soul seeks Thee
In breathless desperation it cries
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
As my body slowly dies...
--Isaiah John Adderly, found by Tracie Hammon 1/18/06
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As usual, I'm late to the party - but what a party! 60 pages! Woo hoo!

Welcome to this wonderful corner of KW, Alex!
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*flips on some REM and grabs an Orange Crush*

Party on! :rockband: :nanaparty:
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.


~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~

~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~

...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.

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thanks Matrixman! Happy to be here!

Orange Crush???

Tequilla!!
Sweet peace come to me
Calm the chaos churning within
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
Enlighten my heart so dim

My soul seeks Thee
In breathless desperation it cries
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
As my body slowly dies...
--Isaiah John Adderly, found by Tracie Hammon 1/18/06
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Oh ick! That stuff is nasty! :|

Well, something I'm doing is definately not the right thing for a couple of reasons. The first being that I'm dreaming of violent storms, which usually means, for me anyway, that things are about to get difficult again. The second being, I was rocking Meggie late last night (she's sick again. :( )and all of a sudden I heard Stephen literally shout in my ear. "Tracie! You are going the wrong way!" :? Now, I have several pots on the fire, and they are all about to boil over, so I'm not exactly sure which one is the "wrong" one. Guess I'll find out. But, must he be so cryptic?? :?

He's worse than Fist...hehehehe :lol:
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.


~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~

~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~

...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.

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No he's not! I told him to tell you that!!
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
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Oh! Well there ya go...that explains everything!
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.


~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~

~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~

...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.

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Maybe it's me?
Sweet peace come to me
Calm the chaos churning within
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
Enlighten my heart so dim

My soul seeks Thee
In breathless desperation it cries
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
As my body slowly dies...
--Isaiah John Adderly, found by Tracie Hammon 1/18/06
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It absolutely not you! Of that, I am positive! :D
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.


~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~

~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~

...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.

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:)

Ok, if you are sure.
Sweet peace come to me
Calm the chaos churning within
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
Enlighten my heart so dim

My soul seeks Thee
In breathless desperation it cries
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
As my body slowly dies...
--Isaiah John Adderly, found by Tracie Hammon 1/18/06
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Helping a fellow human being is never the wrong path.
"Persevera, per severa, per se vera." Persist through difficulties, even though it is hard.
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:)

I'm listening to Glen Hansard of The Frames: Falling Slowly, awesome song.

I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You'll make it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
Sweet peace come to me
Calm the chaos churning within
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
Enlighten my heart so dim

My soul seeks Thee
In breathless desperation it cries
Sweet Jesus enwrap me
As my body slowly dies...
--Isaiah John Adderly, found by Tracie Hammon 1/18/06
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Love that song, Alex! :D

Can't wait to meet you today! Myles and I (and probably a few stow-a-ways) will meet you down in Sisters and "guide" you up the mountain. :D
For Myles--
When evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love


For Mom--
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.

Fly...fly high against the sky...
Thank you, thank you, thank God for you
The wind beneath my wings


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