“Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.”
“Everyone in life has a purpose, even if it's to serve as a bad example."
“Don't bite off more than you can chew because nobody looks attractive spitting it back out.”
“Use a condom. The world doesn't need another you.”
“I never fail. It's just that the people around me succeed more than I.”
“I strive for perfection. I settle for satisfaction”
“I don't like to give up on people when they need someone not to give up on them.”
“The shattering of a heart when being broken is the loudest quiet ever.”
“It's not how many times you fall. And it's not how many times you get back up. It's about how much money you have to pay people to admit that the whole incident didn't even occur to begin with.”
“If they're not going to respect you, then they best damn well fear you.” - Children of the Flower Power
“Mine is a wicked world of pure fascinastion.”
“Know who you are, and be it. Know what you want, and go out and get it!”
“The reason time is always running out is because it has nothing else better to do.” - Children of the Flower Power
“Nothing is as it seems, but something is everything it is made out to be.”
“You are the guiding star of someone's existence”
“No matter how many plans you make or how much in control you are, life is always winging it.”
“Love is a two-way street constantly under construction.”
“Girls are always complaining that they can never meet a nice guy. Nice guys are everywhere. The problem isn’t that there aren't any nice guys, the problem is that all of the nice guys are ugly.”
“Some people make things happen. Some people watch things happen. And then there are those who wonder, 'What the hell just happened?”
“Intelligence is being intelligent enough to know you're not so intelligent as you intelligently once thought.”
“The last word of love is ... goodbye.”
“Cool people are only cool for the first thirty minutes of knowing them. After that, they just become annoying.”
“The problem with a lot people is, they are more concerned about their image than they are about their reputation. It should be the other way around.”
“There is no need to masturbate your brain, just to ejaculate your thoughts all over the place” - From the poem "Sex Your God".
“My best days are Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday."
"Ian," Wesley noted, "that covers the whole week."
Ian nods his head. "Pretty much.” - Children of the Flower Power
“The moment you stop trying to become a better person, is the moment you start to become worse than what you already are.”
“You can push my buttons all you want. Just don't pull any of my levers.”
“It's not adviseable to always go around doubting others all the time. However, it is logical.”
“The only thing standing between you and your dreams is ... reluctance.”
“Hope is believing in something that eludes you. It's a desperate feeling in a desperate situation.”
“One should never give up on hope. Unless that's the name of the girl who cheated on you in which case, yeah, give her up.”
“I believe in love. Unfortunately, it doesn't believe me. Lust, on the other hand, is a nagging wife poking constantly at my DNA.”
“You cannot prevent a war by starting a war.” - Children of the Flower Power
“He who laughs last ... just didn't get the joke.”
“I don’t think it’s proper for a girl to have three boyfriends.” Jennifer now begins to sound her age, and more like a grandmother.
Sally attempts to clear up any confusion. “They’re not my boyfriends, they’re just boys who are my friends.”
“How could I have ever misunderstood that?” - Children of the Flower Power
“You can spend your life judging people or, you can spend it making friends. Take your pick.”
“When people say they hate life, to what are they comparing it to? The alternative isn't any more appealing.”
“Luck is the bastard child of Fate and Destiny.”
“This isn't your world. It's your parents. Your world is still out there, waiting to be discovered. Always remember that.” - Last Flight Out
“Like love, people don't live inside of life, life lives inside of you. Open yourselves upto it and there's no stopping your heart.” - Children of the Flower Power
“Smoking will probably kill me, but so will natural selection.”
“If I had wanted children of my own, I would have gotten married. If I had wanted to get married, I would have fallen in love. If I had wanted to fall in love, I would have met the right girl. If I had wanted to meet the right girl, I would have drank a whole lot less.”
“Slap-stick comedy is really funny, unless you're the one getting slapped with the stick.”
“If you could sum up your life in one sentence, then you didn’t live much of a life."
“Love should feel like a hand sewn quilt made by grandma, wrapping you up on a cold winter morning.”
“You are the only one who can.”
“Today I feel like I did tomorrow.”
“Believe in the wonderment of life, the magic of love, and the reality of death.”
“I feel like I am either on the cusp of something great, or standing on the edge of my abyss, discovering something brand new, or uncovering somebody elses lost imagination.”
“Knowledge may be power, but half of what I know I wish I could forget.”
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Bookbaby #31 Poets
I know I said I probably wouldn't be posting anymore Bookbaby material, but you know, when you find something that works, you just want other aspiring authors to know about it. (Besides, it isn't going to hurt to throw out a reminder every now and then) Everyone who follows me knows I will do whatever I can to help any aspiring author get started on their dreams. My hope is, every person out there who dreams of publishing a book, gets that chance. Maybe self publishing isn't for you, but if it is something you want to look into, look no more.
This is a Bookbaby special that I wanted to post as the first video deals a little bit with poets and their poetry. I know a lot of you write it so here is something for you to consider. (Bookbaby is also good if you want to publish a book of poetry too)
The second video is an advertisement of Bookbaby that wraps up their services in a nutshell. I highly suggest you watch it and if the mood strikes you, give Bookbaby a look see for your self publishing needs. Hey, look on the bright side, in this economy, it isn't going to cost you a thing to learn about them, right? So go ahead, what are you waiting for? Just like that book isn't going to write itself, neither will it publish itself. So get cracking! LOL Don't spend the rest of your life being a dreamer, spend it being a "do'er". Now, go out and do it! You know you want to. Get that book out there for others to read.
Just go to my Bookbaby page for links to their website and blog and youtube channel where you can watch as many videos as you like about Bookbaby and all they have to offer and to gain valuable information about the publishing industry in general.
This is a Bookbaby special that I wanted to post as the first video deals a little bit with poets and their poetry. I know a lot of you write it so here is something for you to consider. (Bookbaby is also good if you want to publish a book of poetry too)
The second video is an advertisement of Bookbaby that wraps up their services in a nutshell. I highly suggest you watch it and if the mood strikes you, give Bookbaby a look see for your self publishing needs. Hey, look on the bright side, in this economy, it isn't going to cost you a thing to learn about them, right? So go ahead, what are you waiting for? Just like that book isn't going to write itself, neither will it publish itself. So get cracking! LOL Don't spend the rest of your life being a dreamer, spend it being a "do'er". Now, go out and do it! You know you want to. Get that book out there for others to read.
Just go to my Bookbaby page for links to their website and blog and youtube channel where you can watch as many videos as you like about Bookbaby and all they have to offer and to gain valuable information about the publishing industry in general.
Tell them Carroll Bryant sent you. LOL
Monday, September 17, 2012
Storytime 8 (The Fort)
It was a hot summer morning when I walked out of the front door with a few comic books in hand. I was going to go to the fort me and a few friends built recently to sit and read with my dog Pepper by my side. Just a happy go lucky 11 year old.
The fort was a two-floor fort that we built in between four trees. Each tree was a corner. We nailed the walls to the trees. We then decided to make the ceiling a floor for the second level. We cut an opening into it and made a ladder to climb up. We also added walls and a ceiling to that section too. Then, we decided to make yet another level. (Since we had enough wood for it.) Then, like before, we put walls up and a ceiling. Each level had a window and the ground level had a door instead of a window. When it was done, we had a ground level, a first floor and a second floor, later adding an extended porch to the second floor level with two-by-fours acting as posts underneath. (It was highly unstable but we didn’t care, it just looked good.) We also made a small dog-like hole on the second floor so one could crawl out onto the porch like structure.
I didn’t get too far when Chad, Vincent, and Richard approached me. “Where you going?” Chad asked.
“I thought I would read some comics in the fort.” I told him.
“Good luck.” Richard wished. “Derek and a couple of his friends took it over. They’re there now, drinking and smoking pot.”
“Yeah,” Vincent chimed in, “and they won’t get out either.”
“Really?” I was intrigued by this new discovery. “What are 14 and 16 year olds doing picking on us 11 and 12 year olds for?”
“Because they can.” Chad mentioned. “They’re bigger than us. They can kick our asses.”
Suddenly, I got an idea. “Wait here.” I suggested. “I’ll be back.”
I was gone, back inside the house for a few minutes and when I returned, all three boys eyes lit up. “Are you serious?” Chad questioned, as I brought out with me, 4 BB-guns. I handed each of them one and some ammo.
“If we can’t out muscle them, then we’ll shoot their damn asses out of our fort.” I said smiling. Then I looked down at my dog. “Besides, if they hit me, they have to deal with Pepper.”
So, we went into the wooded area down the street and back to the fort, real quietly like. I had Chad circle around and climb a tree, telling him, “As soon as they pop their heads out of the front door or a window, shoot them.”
I had Vincent stay where we were and climb a tree. “Same goes for you.” I told him.
Now that I had the left side and right side covered, I had Richard climb a tree that faced the front of the fort. “Don’t hesitate.” I instructed. “The moment you see one of them, shoot them.”
Once everybody was in place, I placed my BB-gun about 20 feet away, leaning it against a tree then with Pepper close by, I walked to the front door of the fort where I could see smoke escaping and the three boys laughing. I looked inside. “What the hell?” I spoke.
“Get out of here, kid, this is our fort now.” One of them told me.
“Yeah,” Another cried out, “don’t make us kick your ass. Scram!”
Derek was quiet up to now. He was the oldest. (And biggest) He got to his feet. “You little punk.” And headed to me. I backed out about 10 feet while he stood in the doorway. “Get out of here.” He commanded.
“Fuck you, bitch.” I yelled, then turned around and ran towards the tree where my BB-gun was.
Suddenly, I heard Derek screaming in pain as my boys started shooting their BB-guns at him. Obviously, he was unprepared for such an attack. “Son of a bitch!”
He ran back inside the fort where I could hear him telling the others what was going on. By now, I had gotten my BB gun and was walking back towards the entrance, slowly. “Leave or we will give you some more of this.” I warned.
Derek poked his head out the door. “I am going to so kick your ass punk.” (He was mad) Pepper gave a growl. He stared at her. “Screw your dog, too.”
“Come kick it then, bitch.” I retaliated while bringing up my BB gun and shooting at him. And so, for the next thirty minutes, we had them under siege. Every time one of them would try and peek out a window or door, we shot them. Finally, they surrendered. They agreed to leave the fort. We watched them as they left. I heard one of them say, “We can’t do nothing to him now, his dog is with him. She will bite you if you try and hit him.”
Once they were gone, me and my boys gathered at the fort. We read the comics I had for about an hour until they all eventually decided to go do something else. I had them take the BB guns back to my house and leave them in the garage. I stayed behind with Pepper to keep reading and actually, fell asleep in the fort. When I woke up, Pepper was nowhere to be found. I gathered up my comics and started to leave. As soon as I stepped outside, there was Derek. “You aint so tough without your dog, your BB gun or your friends, are you?”
Okay, I was a little nervous. “Screw you, Derek.” I stood my ground. “This is me and my friends fort. We built it. If you wanted to hang out in it we don’t care. Just don’t go trying to bully us around.”
“I owe you one.” He simply said. “You shoot me with a BB gun and you know I am going to kick your ass.”
It was then that I smiled. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” I advised.
“Screw you, Carroll, your dog aint here to protect you now.”
“Are you sure about that?” I asked him. Still grinning. “She’s standing right behind you as we speak.”
His eyes got wide. “What? You’re lying.”
“Just don’t make any sudden movements dude or she will bite the shit out of you.” I cleverly told him. This made him more nervous. “If you don’t believe me,” I suggested, “then why not slowly turn your head to the right and see for yourself.”
“Dude,” He whispered, “if that dog is not behind when I look, you are so dead.”
“Just do it slowly.” I said. “If you move too fast, she will attack.”
He slowly turned his head. Once he had turned it about as far as he could, he said. “I don’t see her.”
I stepped up and closer to him, bringing my right foot up and kicking him in the nuts. “That’s because she’s not there, dumb-ass.”
He fell to the ground holding his testicals, screaming at the top of his lungs. “Son of a bitch!”
I took off like a bat out of hell, racing out of the woods and towards home. “Fuck you, Derek, you little bitch! Suck it!”
Derek finally found the strength to get to his feet and began to chase after me. “You’re dead, Carroll, dead! Do you hear me?”
He got about ten feet behind me when from out of the blue, guess who shows up? That’s right! Pepper!!!Yaaaaay! LOL And she tore into him like a monkey to a banana. He started screaming and running away, “Get your dog off of me, get your dog off of me!”
I stood there at the edge of my driveway smiling. “How do you like me now?”
God, I just loved that dog. Best dog I ever had. LOL
The fort was a two-floor fort that we built in between four trees. Each tree was a corner. We nailed the walls to the trees. We then decided to make the ceiling a floor for the second level. We cut an opening into it and made a ladder to climb up. We also added walls and a ceiling to that section too. Then, we decided to make yet another level. (Since we had enough wood for it.) Then, like before, we put walls up and a ceiling. Each level had a window and the ground level had a door instead of a window. When it was done, we had a ground level, a first floor and a second floor, later adding an extended porch to the second floor level with two-by-fours acting as posts underneath. (It was highly unstable but we didn’t care, it just looked good.) We also made a small dog-like hole on the second floor so one could crawl out onto the porch like structure.
Anyhow, it was an awesome fort.
“I thought I would read some comics in the fort.” I told him.
“Good luck.” Richard wished. “Derek and a couple of his friends took it over. They’re there now, drinking and smoking pot.”
“Yeah,” Vincent chimed in, “and they won’t get out either.”
“Really?” I was intrigued by this new discovery. “What are 14 and 16 year olds doing picking on us 11 and 12 year olds for?”
“Because they can.” Chad mentioned. “They’re bigger than us. They can kick our asses.”
Suddenly, I got an idea. “Wait here.” I suggested. “I’ll be back.”
I was gone, back inside the house for a few minutes and when I returned, all three boys eyes lit up. “Are you serious?” Chad questioned, as I brought out with me, 4 BB-guns. I handed each of them one and some ammo.
“If we can’t out muscle them, then we’ll shoot their damn asses out of our fort.” I said smiling. Then I looked down at my dog. “Besides, if they hit me, they have to deal with Pepper.”
So, we went into the wooded area down the street and back to the fort, real quietly like. I had Chad circle around and climb a tree, telling him, “As soon as they pop their heads out of the front door or a window, shoot them.”
I had Vincent stay where we were and climb a tree. “Same goes for you.” I told him.
Now that I had the left side and right side covered, I had Richard climb a tree that faced the front of the fort. “Don’t hesitate.” I instructed. “The moment you see one of them, shoot them.”
Once everybody was in place, I placed my BB-gun about 20 feet away, leaning it against a tree then with Pepper close by, I walked to the front door of the fort where I could see smoke escaping and the three boys laughing. I looked inside. “What the hell?” I spoke.
“Get out of here, kid, this is our fort now.” One of them told me.
“Yeah,” Another cried out, “don’t make us kick your ass. Scram!”
Derek was quiet up to now. He was the oldest. (And biggest) He got to his feet. “You little punk.” And headed to me. I backed out about 10 feet while he stood in the doorway. “Get out of here.” He commanded.
“Fuck you, bitch.” I yelled, then turned around and ran towards the tree where my BB-gun was.
“What did you say to me, punk?” He started to give chase.
I yelled out while racing to my BB-gun. “Shoot! Shoot now!”
He ran back inside the fort where I could hear him telling the others what was going on. By now, I had gotten my BB gun and was walking back towards the entrance, slowly. “Leave or we will give you some more of this.” I warned.
Derek poked his head out the door. “I am going to so kick your ass punk.” (He was mad) Pepper gave a growl. He stared at her. “Screw your dog, too.”
“Come kick it then, bitch.” I retaliated while bringing up my BB gun and shooting at him. And so, for the next thirty minutes, we had them under siege. Every time one of them would try and peek out a window or door, we shot them. Finally, they surrendered. They agreed to leave the fort. We watched them as they left. I heard one of them say, “We can’t do nothing to him now, his dog is with him. She will bite you if you try and hit him.”
Once they were gone, me and my boys gathered at the fort. We read the comics I had for about an hour until they all eventually decided to go do something else. I had them take the BB guns back to my house and leave them in the garage. I stayed behind with Pepper to keep reading and actually, fell asleep in the fort. When I woke up, Pepper was nowhere to be found. I gathered up my comics and started to leave. As soon as I stepped outside, there was Derek. “You aint so tough without your dog, your BB gun or your friends, are you?”
Okay, I was a little nervous. “Screw you, Derek.” I stood my ground. “This is me and my friends fort. We built it. If you wanted to hang out in it we don’t care. Just don’t go trying to bully us around.”
“I owe you one.” He simply said. “You shoot me with a BB gun and you know I am going to kick your ass.”
It was then that I smiled. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” I advised.
“Screw you, Carroll, your dog aint here to protect you now.”
“Are you sure about that?” I asked him. Still grinning. “She’s standing right behind you as we speak.”
His eyes got wide. “What? You’re lying.”
“Just don’t make any sudden movements dude or she will bite the shit out of you.” I cleverly told him. This made him more nervous. “If you don’t believe me,” I suggested, “then why not slowly turn your head to the right and see for yourself.”
“Dude,” He whispered, “if that dog is not behind when I look, you are so dead.”
“Just do it slowly.” I said. “If you move too fast, she will attack.”
He slowly turned his head. Once he had turned it about as far as he could, he said. “I don’t see her.”
I stepped up and closer to him, bringing my right foot up and kicking him in the nuts. “That’s because she’s not there, dumb-ass.”
He fell to the ground holding his testicals, screaming at the top of his lungs. “Son of a bitch!”
I took off like a bat out of hell, racing out of the woods and towards home. “Fuck you, Derek, you little bitch! Suck it!”
Derek finally found the strength to get to his feet and began to chase after me. “You’re dead, Carroll, dead! Do you hear me?”
He got about ten feet behind me when from out of the blue, guess who shows up? That’s right! Pepper!!!Yaaaaay! LOL And she tore into him like a monkey to a banana. He started screaming and running away, “Get your dog off of me, get your dog off of me!”
I stood there at the edge of my driveway smiling. “How do you like me now?”
God, I just loved that dog. Best dog I ever had. LOL
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