Til It Happens To You

I was going to post earlier but I got a call from the lab and I had to be redrawn because my blood sample was lost in transport to the lab. It's possible,  nobody is totally perfect ya know. So I had to run back to the hospital and have this done so the results could get to my doctor on time today. They were there when I arrived at the doctor's office this morning. Other than my platelet and white cell counts being way too high because of my medical problems with my back and such, it's a walk in the park for me. I have to see my doctor again in three months.

Yesterday I was browsing thru Youtube to see what was recommended for me to watch and I came across this video. This is the same song Lady Gaga performed at the Oscars. She collaborated with Diane Warren who wrote "Til it Happens to You" for the 2015 documentary, The Hunting Ground. It's a beautiful, haunting rendition of the song by Three Miles Lost an all female a cappella group. Please listen to this song.

Published on Feb 29, 2016

We’re Three Miles Lost, the all female a cappella group at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) and we sing for survivors. Arranged by Nick Bombicino and filmed by Bree von Bradsky, we present our original arrangement of “Til it Happens to You,” created by Lady Gaga and Diane Warren for the Sing for Survivors Contest sponsored by ItsOnUs and The Hunting Ground Film. In order to spread further awareness on our campus, we enlisted the help of multiple HWS groups who were featured in our video, including clubs, fraternities, and the Hobart and William Smith Athletic Departments, Mike Hanna, Deb Steward and Sophie Riskie. We want to send a very special thank you to President Mark Gearan for appearing in our video, as well as the entire HWS community for their overwhelming support. We couldn’t have done it without you!

We've pledged our support, now it’s your turn! Visit itsonus.org and sign the pledge to stand again sexual assault today.

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My African Violet Bloomed

Yesterday I was watering my flowering plants that David gave to me for our last two wedding anniversaries. I love plants so I asked David to get me them instead of cut flowers. They last so much longer and I get joy from seeing them bloom over the years.

Anywho I have been keeping all my flowering house plants under a blue tarp in the spare room off of the kitchen with a UV blue light to keep them all happy. Boy are they happy as hell. The top picture is the African violet David gave me last year. It was a pitiful sight with the other plants in the basket it came in as it was tucked under some miniature roses out of sight. It had no flowers or even flower buds and the leaves were light green. Very poor looking indeed. I would have thrown it out if not for the UV light I bought for the winter.

Well, as you can see from the top picture it has thrived better than I ever imagined. It also gave me a present of a beautiful pink flower with a white lace like edge and tiny little purple specks on the petals. This is nothing like the usual dark purple or pink flowers on an average violet plant. Also, the petals give off a sparkle as if it was dusted with pixy dust. I showed it to David last night and he was amazed at how pretty it was.

I asked him later if he would build me a little window stand for my flowers. He said sure. I want to start buying more African violets and even some primroses. I showed him the primroses from a Logee's catalog that I want to start growing and he said it was ok with him. I'm in heaven right now.

Autumn In An Image

October 9 : Wordless Wednesday: show us autumn in an image.

Blessed Mabon

Blessed Mabon my friends.