Happ-ling

when am i really happy?
i'd like to think of myself as a happy person.
i love comedy, stand-up, movies, anything.
watching something funny is exhilarating.
but is it true happiness, or simply entertainment?
and does it mean that i am happy, only if i 'get' the joke and find the funny? laugh?
if others find it silly and don't laugh because they might not 'get' it, does this signify the lack of happiness in their life?
Maybe everyone has their own personal definition of happiness.
what seems loneliness to one, could mean bliss for another?
for me it is comedy!
i simply can't go a day without laughter, even if i laugh at myself.
not making fun of others, but seeing the funny side of things.

iPad

iPad now at 25% battery, and still going now for two straight days. But to be honest I am not using it to the max yet.
It's really great for newspapers and magazines.
And blogging :)
Video quality is ace!
And this is much neater and more practical then a web or notebook anytime, well for my needs anyways.

my iPad, brand new :)

Haven't charged the iPad since 24h straight.
Trying to test the battery.
And everything else on it :)
Facepad wouldn't load before the 4.0 update.
Pictures and videos are brilliant. It's fun to just play around with it all.
Oh, and on Monarch make sure the account details are correct, or it will quit on you.
Ok, that's it for now.
Just loaded music studio lite, and can't wait to test it! C ya...

email, facebook, twitter?

supposed to make life more interesting.
seems to me this all adds more timewasting and really jumbles up ones priority list.
keep in touch
shout out opinions
it helps lonlyness though, well, on one side.
on the other it confines you to the front of the so much worshiped pc or laptop and you seem consumed by information just in front of you.
until recently i saw it all just as a easy way to communicate and maybe a bit of fun.
then the panic:
all vital apps on my mac just vanished!
mail, addressbook, im's, even safari and firefox!
poof - all was gone.
a virus? on a mac system? can't be!
when it happened i just unzipped a new download.
and only affected the apps. only a few were left, strangely.
some adobe air programs in utilities and some which none were basic system apps.
then it dawned, without any apps to go 'online' what was i going to do?
i have my backup disks, of course, but the apps?? who backs those up?
well, i might mention that my system was a hand-me-down, and did not include any OS disks.
then my idea - get the apps online! - doh!!
how get online with no apps!!!
thats some pickle!

there you can see how we depend our communications on systems which could fail.
and we are immediately stuck.
still in front of the screen but stuck.
and then we think, how did we manage before it?
i don't remember it being boring, or impossible to get through the day.

we are all creatures of habit, i suppose.
getting used to technologies and learning the joy and to indulge in the comfort and safety of our home and anonymity.

we panic at the thought of not being able to access that freedom of communicating and sharing of - for us - important information, at our own choice.

Mark - our Heart..

..bright at night
nice and wise
you write your life

your eyes - no lies
so blue for you
and hazel - amazin'

your love - like a dove
with grace - no race
you've got her trust

another chance to make amends
for the joy of your boy
to see your girl, dance and twirl..

without no doubt
no heart no Mark
no soul, not whole

so, keep! you'll need
her touch so much.
her light, so bright.

you wink, we think
a dream and scream
underneath we breath
increase of peace

you give, we live
you smile - a while
oh my! - a sigh.

you rock our worlds
with words, and shirts
so wet - with sweat ;)

we're stunned and want
the core, and more.
your move, so smooth.

you shine, our time
of fun, and the sun
you bring when you sing.

with storm, but warm
you care and share
your trance with us - your fans.

your song, so strong
and pure, our cure
and heal, we feel
no ache and take
the ride - beside.
amused and loose
all fear, my dear.

on your way, we stay
in touch so much
hold hands as friends
with mark, our heart.

by Rene.
xx

the 11th!

Past the 10, its now eleven
i can't believe we're still in heaven.

as the years fly by like clouds in the sky
in rain and sunny weather
for worse but much more for better

my mind, my soul, you make me whole
much more to come, for me to see
to learn and earn the right to be
a true wife with pride and dignity

our future, more time to share
in love, serenity and care
to prove its worth, have strained your nerve
for only it is the best that you deserve,
my heart and soul, now and ever
'cause all i wish is us - together!

You Are

To me you are,
so wunderbar.
my mind is clear,
when you are near.

as time has past,
though the world not just,
you still stand strong,
if right or wrong.
and long to guide
as we, side by side,
stay on our path.
and cry and laugh.

the change has come
from rain to sun.
now forty years,
come brand new fears.
some aches and pain,
but you're the same.

you may feel old
but your heart of gold,
it knows the truth
of inner youth.
an open mind
and always kind
you seek to know
for us to grow

all things new,
absorbed by you,
weigh good and bad,
sort happy - sad,
use to our benefit,
if not we learn to deal with it.

up's and down's year by year,
through it, and we're still here.
further more, i have to say:
I'll be with you on our way.
for you I'll be the solid core,
as years go by 'til forty more...

Always Yours!