Few years outdated, but still funny.

Headline: European Heighten Threat Levels

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist
threats and have raised their security level from "Miffed" to
"Peeved". Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to
"Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross". Londoners have not been "A Bit
Cross" since the blitz began in 1940 and tea supplies all but ran
out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody
Nuisance". The last time the British issued "A Bloody Nuisance"
warning level was during the great fire of 1666.

Also, the French government announced yesterday that it has raised
its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide". The only two higher
levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was
precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag
factory, effectively paralyzing the country's military capability.

It's not only the English and French who are on a heightened level of
alert. Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout loudly and
excitedly" to "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain:
"Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."

The Germans also increased their alert state from "Disdainful
Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs." They also
have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbor" and "Lose".

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual, and the
only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels.

The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to
deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new
Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.

Letter to AJ

Hey buddy, I see you're heading down the same path you tend to before. What? No I don't care how different this one seems. Yes you probably are right, this one is very different, but that's not the point. You gotta keep your eye on the prize my friend. You have a very specific dream that wakes you in the morning and gives you joy throughout your day--one that has you here in this part of the country and one that you back up by talent.

My point is keep your damn eye on the prize. You've got a lot to accomplish in that secretive black binder of yours. You're getting progress, down the road, and up the alley. However progress can be easily stopped. You are smart enough to find the balance to keep your personal life going and still get this work done. It's what you were born to do--have both. Use current situations as material for work, use emotions as your muse like you always have and stop getting distracted.

Everything else your heart desire and longs for will come to you, when you start living your life and seizing it, and not necessarily just letting it slowly pass through your vision.

Eye on the prize AJ, trust me I know this is good for you.

No pienses tanto en ella, o en las cosas que to molestan. Apoco no lo conoces bien y todo esta bien porque es tu amiga.

Take it all in your hands, it's already in your fingertips.

Sincerely,
Your Dreams

I found this yesterday, dated only as 2005

Goodbye to what i know.
Down is the way to go.
Swideswipe your confidence,
and hide the pounding within my chest.
You know everything that i'd do,
Just once I'm gonna surprise you.

It's not my fault
I cant help how i feel
but im gonna fight it kicking and screaming.
You're my downfall
You're burned into my heart
but the pain is something I've been needing.

It's not my fault
I cant help how i feel
but im gonna fight it kicking and screaming.
You're my downfall
You're burned into my heart
but the pain is something I've been needing.

My thoughts are on a thread.
Whether to take the step ahead.
Dont read into my gleaming eye,
for there lies a fervent lie.
That the heart may bleed for you
but telling you is not what I'd do...

Just Say When

(something I'm working on for the record)


I carry you with me like a ghost
The one I had loved the most.
They say it's like that with the first
I tell you it's a curse
You know you should be mine again
When you feel it just say when.

Over years we both moved on
One might say we both evolve.
But like the morning dawn
everything's revolved.
You know in time it'll be again
when you feel it just say when.

I'm the one whos been by your side
while afar and through thick and thin.
Let me be there in the night,
tell me I can win.

I love what was and might have been
when you do just say when.