Extraordinary Machine

"Extraordinary Machine"
Fiona Apple

I certainly haven't been shopping for any new shoes
-And-
I certainly haven't been spreading myself around
I still only travel by foot and by foot, it's a slow climb,
But I'm good at being uncomfortable, so
I can't stop changing all the time

I notice that my opponent is always on the go
-And-
Won't go slow, so's not to focus, and I notice
He'll hitch a ride with any guide, as long as
They go fast from whence he came
- But he's no good at being uncomfortable, so
He can't stop staying exactly the same

If there was a better way to go then it would find me
I can't help it, the road just rolls out behind me
Be kind to me, or treat me mean
I'll make the most of it, I'm an extraordinary machine

I seem to you to seek a new disaster every day
You deem me due to clean my view and be at peace and lay
I mean to prove I mean to move in my own way, and say,
I've been getting along for long before you came into the play

I am the baby of the family, it happens, so
- Everybody cares and wears the sheeps' clothes
While they chaperone
Curious, you looking down your nose at me, while you appease
- Courteous, to try and help - but let me set your
Mind at ease

(Chorus)

-Do I so worry you, you need to hurry to my side?
-It's very kind
But it's to no avail; I don't want the bail
I promise you, everything will be just fine

If there was a better way to go then it would find me
I can't help it, the road just rolls out behind me
Be kind to me, or treat me mean
I'll make the most of it, I'm an extraordinary machine.

Hope you're all having a lovely Monday and enjoy the music.

Lady Unlaced

November Goals

Found on tumblr. Source?

November already? Eesh, where is the year going!? Seriously, as I get older the time just flies by at lightning speed. In two months time I will be a college graduate and done with school for good! That's so crazy to think about.

Anyways, November is going to be good. Why? Because I refuse to let it be anything but. I'm sure I'll have my down days, but I want to look back in 30 days and realize what a great month it was.

So let's see, here are my goals for the coming weeks...

Stay on top of my school work.

Write something for the to submit to the school literary journal.

Update the shop.

Finish organizing the house.

Start researching dreadlocking!

Dreadlocking? Oh yeah! Dreading my hair is something I've wanted to do for awhile but now seems like the right time to start this journey. I only want a few to start off (I need to keep my job after all) but I want to learn all I can.

What do you plan to do this month?

Lady Unlaced

October in Review

October has been a long month with some ups and downs. The temperature dipped, classwork and homework picked up, one of our roommates moved out, and the house is still not even put back together. But it wasn't a bad month by any means. Any month when the leaves change colours and pumpkins and pumpkin flavoured things can be found is a good month to me.

So let's see which if my October Goals I actually managed to accomplish.


Actually finish Chapter 8 of my book (and then some!)
Continue to find balance between all the responsibilities in my life.
Make fresh baked pumpkin seeds at least once.
Go hooping in the leaves.
Look for an online writing job (link me if you find any!)
Update the shop.
Put together an awesome Halloween costume.

Four out of seven.... I could have done better, haha. Writing in my novel is proving difficult. Motivation is half the problem and the other half is that I'm writing a really tricky scene that I don't want to butcher too badly on myself. I didn't make pumpkin seeds yet either but it's on my to-do list for tonight! And I also didn't go hooping -I've either been busy or the weather has not been conducive. Hopefully I can do that before it snows, but right now I want to wait until everything dries as the ground is still soaked from Sandy's visit a few days ago.

But I did (mostly) find a good balance between work, school, relationships, and personal time. And I looked for online writing jobs. I haven't been hired for one yet, but I've looked! The shop did indeed get updated and I did put together a cool costume. Which I haven't shared yet I know, sorry! My Halloween/Day of the Dead party is tomorrow though so I will try to get some good pictures.

Happy November everyone!

Lady Unlaced