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Apr. 20, 2009 - I'm bushed.
Well, the title says it all.
I AM BUSHED.
I woke up at 5:30 this morning, and decided I didn't really want to get up then; so I got up at 6:30 instead [note: this is after going to bed at 11:30]. Got my stuff together and went to church with me parents. Afterwards [about eight o'clock or so] they dropped me off at my baby-sitting job, my first "real" baby-sitting job! The "babies" were an eleven year old boy and a [I think] seven year old girl. The 11 year old can be a terror [nothing REALLY bad] but the girl is a sweetie pie. Anywho, I stayed there and got most of my Algebra lesson done; then a friend of ours picked up the little girl and I at 12:15 to go to a ballet class [the 11 year old could stay home by himself, his mom said, if he wanted to...and of course he did. Can you think of an 11 year old boy who would want to come watch a ballet class of little girls??]. The 7 year old is part of the class, and the only reason I was going was that the teacher has asked me to be her assistant. Just to let you know, I have basically no concept of ballet at all, and she only asked me because I take another type of dancing! So naturally I was somewhat worried, but on the whole I wasn't really nervous; I mean, it's only basic ballet so I figured I could do a pretty OK job. And I did. The lady is SO nice, and she's young [and really PRETTY!] so that made everything relaxed. I found it pretty easy to follow along [even when she wanted me to lead the little girls in steps!], but I have discovered that I am terribly out of shape. I could hear my tendons groaning as I stretched...After that, [which lasted an hour], the 7 year old and I went back to the baby-sitting house, and I stayed there for another hour or so. I was so pleased to find, when we arrived, that their Boxer, Gracie [who previously had been growling and looking suspiciously at me], acted like I was her best friend; and she was licking me and wagging her stump of a tail, and crawling on my lap. I fell in love with her, she's so SWEET!! Then the mom came home and drove me back to our house. Gracie came along, to my deep joy.
So now, I'm really tired. Bushed. Exhausted. Pooped. Nap-desirous. So for now, dear friends, I shall say au revoir.
Love,
Lucy
PS. If I don't answer your emails [Pip! :D], comments, PMs, or anything like that right away, or if I don't receive an award or do a tag right away, PLEASE do not be offended or hurt!! It just means I haven't gotten around to it. Thanks for your patience!! [and understanding!]
~Lu
Comments
Apr. 20, 2009 - Wow!
Posted by nachoaveragegirl
ttyl!
May God always guide your pen,
Laura.
Apr. 21, 2009 - Award
Posted by butterflyqueen97
*~Emma
Apr. 24, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by 1AspiringLilly
God Bless You!
Bethy
Apr. 26, 2009 - When in doubt, just like, chill y'know?
Posted by Pip
ANYhoo.
*strides to the window and opens the glass so the fresh spring breeze can blow in through the lacy curtains* Much betteh. How's your foot, btw?
Luve ya, sis!
God bless,
~PIP~
Apr. 26, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Altariel
Anyhow, I've taken so long to reply partly because I've been away and trying to catch up with millions of messages too, and partly because I've been trying to answer your question and it's really really difficult! The funny thing is that it's possibly one of the most wanted phrases in Sindarin - wedding rings, tattoos, love notes, fanfiction, etc, etc - and there are so many different ways different people say it's done.
Actually, as far as I can tell, Tolkien never wrote a verb for love, so there's actually no 100% correct way to say it. When you say 'I love' or 'you love' the word changes, and it's difficult to figure out how, especially when he hated to make any of the speech simple. He, in typical Tolkien style, did the whole 'You have my love' thing (which is why that is what was used in the movies) - 'Gerich veleth nξn'. 'Gerich' = you have, 'veleth' = love, 'nξn' = mine. The movie translations are pretty reliable, but it's probably too long to fit properly into the song!
So you could just do it the boing modern way. 'Melon' is used heaps for love but I can't really find where that originated.It could be Grelvish, or it could be legit, I can't really figure it out. But because of the 'on' though it'd be 'I love' if it is correct. 'You' is properly 'len' or more commonly 'le' or informally 'cen' (pronounced like a k), so it'd be 'Melon le Undomiel' or 'Melon len Undomiel' if he was being poncy or 'Melon cen Arwen' in private.
Ha - and you thought you were confusing!
Aaand in my wanderings I found the cool Elvish phrase for the day! Pedin in naid i anνron, a nin ϊ-cheniathach. See if you can figure that one out...
Also! I never knew you were Catholic! That is actually pretty cool, because heaps of my friends here are Catholic. Now I have... four, I think, Catholic HSB friends, which is a pretty big percentage really. And I've been hearing all about Lent these days (in the form of much complaints from several people!) and it sounds great. How did it go? Did it just about kill you, or was it actually secretly quite a relief to have a break?
Anyhow, it's great to hear from you again. It's been ages. We absolutely should chat sometime!
- Gabrielle
Apr. 27, 2009 - Wow!
Posted by Angie05163
I loved your post!
Apr. 29, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by WalkingInMiddleEarth
You have been awarded! Congratulations!
Natalie
