Mary's strange new world

From The Velveteen Rabbit by Magery Williams:

"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"

"Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."

"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.

"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."

"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?"

"It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

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From The Velveteen Rabbit by Magery Williams:

"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"

"Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."

"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.

"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."

"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?"

"It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

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in other news, at the moment I'm watching (the Vids) or rather listening to the Eurovison Songcontest 2006 songs ... some are good, but others ... oh dear my poor ears.


And with that:



I'm off to watch some more "Without a Trace" the pretty is calling me ;)

You should go read this  Fandom is

in other news, at the moment I'm watching (the Vids) or rather listening to the Eurovison Songcontest 2006 songs ... some are good, but others ... oh dear my poor ears.


And with that:



I'm off to watch some more "Without a Trace" the pretty is calling me ;)

last seen with livejournaltv:

When you see this on your f-list, quote Leo McGarry.

Leo: "This guy's walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can't get out. "A doctor passes by and the guy shouts up, 'Hey you. Can you help me out?' The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. "Then a priest comes along and the guy shouts up, 'Father, I'm down in this hole can you help me out?' The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. "Then a friend walks by, 'Hey, Joe, it's me can you help me out?' And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, 'Are you stupid? Now we're both down here.' The friend says, 'Yeah, but I've been down here before and I know the way out.'"

last seen with livejournaltv:

When you see this on your f-list, quote Leo McGarry.

Leo: "This guy's walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can't get out. "A doctor passes by and the guy shouts up, 'Hey you. Can you help me out?' The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. "Then a priest comes along and the guy shouts up, 'Father, I'm down in this hole can you help me out?' The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. "Then a friend walks by, 'Hey, Joe, it's me can you help me out?' And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, 'Are you stupid? Now we're both down here.' The friend says, 'Yeah, but I've been down here before and I know the way out.'"

Wiki meme

Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.

February 28:

Facts/Events:

364 - Valentinian I is elevated as Roman Emperor
1700 - Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar
1948  - Bud Gartiser sets a new world record after clearing the 50-yard low hurdles in 6.8 seconds.

Births:

1944 - Sepp Maier, German footballer
1955 - Silky Sullivan, American racehorse

Death:

1510 - Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer

And yes I'm bored ....

Wiki meme

Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.

February 28:

Facts/Events:

364 - Valentinian I is elevated as Roman Emperor
1700 - Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar
1948  - Bud Gartiser sets a new world record after clearing the 50-yard low hurdles in 6.8 seconds.

Births:

1944 - Sepp Maier, German footballer
1955 - Silky Sullivan, American racehorse

Death:

1510 - Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer

And yes I'm bored ....