My Necklace
There was a quiet, high-pitched clatter as something very small and shiny shot, skittering, across the parking lot in front of me. I assumed, at first, that I had kicked something. But than the horrible truth dawned.
My necklace had broken.
I don't really wear jewelry; I'm not that kind of girl. I only wear my watch and my Purity/Promise ring. But recently, Lilly gave to me a necklace.
I don't know why I like the necklace so much; it's very simple. It's a Celtic-style knot with a dangling tear-drop plastic bead. I like it very much and it goes with just about anything because the tear-drop reflects whatever color I am wearing at the time.
Maybe it goes back to years ago, when I got some dog tags I was very fond of. But, despite my desperate enjoyment of owning something "cool" that had my nickname engraved on it (even if the spelling was wrong) I finally had to quit wearing them. And this was because, even if they had silencers, they made too much noise.
I can't stand walking around jingling all the time. I prefer to be "invisible".
But once I quit wearing the dog tags, it left an odd feeling around my neck. I continued groping for the chain and rubbing the back of my neck for days. I felt strange.
So I tried wearing less jingly necklaces. But they were always either too heavy, too light, too flashy, too ugly or something. So I have done without something around my neck for years since.
All this to say that, when Lilly gave me that necklace, it was perfect. It doesn't jingle and it's just about the same weight as my dog tags were. The clasp isn't hard to work. And it isn't flashy or ugly. Instead, its Celtic-ness reflects my nickname well.
But there is one small problem. The bead keeps breaking off.
That's what went skittering away across the parking lot; the bead. It's the second time it has broken. The first time, I had to buy a new bead. Now I'll have to buy another.
In the meantime, I can't wear the necklace.
I'm ranting all about this now for one stupid reason.
I've got this odd feeling around my neck and I keep groping for the chain...
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*slushy sits in silence, since there is nothing to say.*
*slushy pats Ais's head comfortingly*
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Slushy's words of wisdom:
If you are walking along minding your own business and you suddenly find that a grand piano has fallen from the sky within inches of crushing you, remember, DO NOT LOok it in THe eyezz!
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The floor beneath my feet pounds
The air around me fills with sound
I am one with the throbbing bass
and the lights that play on my face
Hmm
That’s interesting. Sorry about the bead to your necklace.
An engineer might suggest putting extra things on the necklaces that are too light until it’s not too light anymore.
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“... But as for me, I trust in [God.]” -Psalm 55:23
Dress can only compliment beauty that is already there, and makeup can only cover a lady’s flaws – which real love does anyway.
Empathy
I continually make this odd motion with my fingers that only a long time ring wearer can understand. My left ring finger dips below the level of the other fingers, while my middle and pinkie fingers lift up and move toward each other. All of this is a semi conscious attempt to push the stone of my wedding ring back up so it faces the top of my hand. Without the ring, I look like I've got some kind of tic.
I sympathize about the necklace Ais. Let's find you a new bead and have it put on right.
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
Rings
I cannot wear rings for long at all... I start getting paranoid and claustrophobic if i wear them... Seriously... it isn't pretty...
I'm good with necklaces and bracelets... Also I wear my watch on the same wrist every day, my DNA necklace, my 2 gig USB flash drive, and one other random bracelet everyday. Sometimes earrings but it depends on the mood...
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
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Why do people ask if they can "borrow" a piece of paper? Do they really plan on returning it?
Yeah, my ring.
The only time I take my ring off is when I'm working in the kitchen. (Dishes/cooking.) And I'm fine as long as I'm in the kitchen.
But if I take a step out of that kitchen without my ring, subconsciously my thumb begins to rub the base of my ring finger where the ring should be.
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"You can't prune a tree with a shotgun." - Richard Hammond
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
i do too
I have problems with bracelets or anklets that aren't soft,all chokers(even though they're so cute), and rings. My fingers are so thin that rings dont usually stay on or feel right, and it doesnt help that I had broken my ring finger X_X. I think I've broken my right pinkie before too, cause it doesn't look right..O-o
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Slushy's words of wisdom:
If you are walking along minding your own business and you suddenly find that a grand piano has fallen from the sky within inches of crushing you, remember, DO NOT LOok it in THe eyezz!
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The floor beneath my feet pounds
The air around me fills with sound
I am one with the throbbing bass
and the lights that play on my face
Very happy
I'm very happy even though it keeps breaking. I saw it and really wanted to get it for you, I'm glad you like it so much
Too bad i didn't have enough money to get one for myself cuz i really like it too 
But i feel bad about it breaking, maybe theres a way to close the ring so that it stops moving around and spitting off the bead. Or you could just take the ring off and wear it without, it looks pretty that way too.
Still happy you like it so much
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His intended message is, “Scream, and the world screams with you. Laugh, and your face will burst in flames.”
Linus: Why Malex, you're making more sense than usual today!
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No see, i'm looking for a knight in shining armor, not a fox on a skidoo.
Problem Solving
No, it needs the bead. But next time I put the bead on, I will be using tools.
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"You can't prune a tree with a shotgun." - Richard Hammond
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
She means business
Ais can be a formidable little girl with tools in her hands.
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
oh, this I know...
She is the one who tore the mop head off of the handle so that we could use them both in melvin. By the way, I was wondering about that cloak of yours Ais, do you really think it will work on a chair?
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"I knew that chairs gad arms, tables had legs, and roofs had hips. But I didn't know that the walls had ears, where do you think they are?"
~Rhoda
guest: I like your ceiling!
me: do you like the mushroom? its shiny!^_^
Tools!
>: D
As for the cloak; yes it will. I just tested it.
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"You can't prune a tree with a shotgun." - Richard Hammond
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
This is me calling Rs Short
And if it worked for Ais, it'll definately work for Shortness!
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His intended message is, “Scream, and the world screams with you. Laugh, and your face will burst in flames.”
Linus: Why Malex, you're making more sense than usual today!
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No see, i'm looking for a knight in shining armor, not a fox on a skidoo.
I remember...
I remember how you used to wear those dog tags, Ais. I thought it unusual at the time, considering that most girls do not prefer to wear dog tags. But that's cool. It's just like you to think & act outside the box
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
Thanks Lilly...
for stating the obvious and making fun of me.(j/k) My cousin used to where dog tags but I don't know why she doesn't any more...
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"I knew that chairs gad arms, tables had legs, and roofs had hips. But I didn't know that the walls had ears, where do you think they are?"
~Rhoda
guest: I like your ceiling!
me: do you like the mushroom? its shiny!^_^
Out of the loop
Weren't dog tags kind of a fad there for a while? Back in the olden days?
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
yup ^_^
and like all great (and not so great
) fads, they came back 
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Moo.
... what you expected something deep and intellectual? What universe are you from?!
The normal ones are boring. They all run-off screaming toward sanity. We just sit there at laugh at their sad attempts.