rainy day.

It's gray and raining outside. And I love it. Day's like these are just relaxing. I noticed today when I first walked outside that if you smell the scent of the rain mixed with the cold crisp air.. it smells like April. I can't wait for spring time.. I've already decided I'm going to Block Island for my birthday weekend, which happens to be mothers day weekend too. Spend a little time with my grandmother and celebrate 'grand'mothers day and my 23rd birthday. UGH! I can't believe I'm gonna be 23. I feel so old. It feels like just yesterday I was 6 years old and my mother was telling me to stop growing up! But it's one thing in life you just can't win a fight with. ^_^

I decided I need to go to the Aquarium for my birthday as well.. haven't been there since I was a child! I hope the sea urchins are still there!

one more thing I can't wait for-- Lilacs! The old fashioned purple ones. They're my favorite and they bloom the week of my birthday. It's like my very own present from mother nature! haha

Veronica.

I will never be, I will never be you, no
I will always be, I will always be me, that I know
But oh, even though I'm happy being me
I want to get away from all this harsh reality, oh

Gimme a break, a little escape
I am so tired of being me
I wanna be free, I wanna be new and different
Anything I'm not

I love Lenka- download her shit. It's adorable and very catchy.

experimenting with human emotion.

So tonight I was working at Body Shop, and during my time there this evening I decided since it was not so busy in my store to stand at the lease line. I then began to wonder how contagious smiles really were.. so I set out to smile at everyone that walked by me. I came to find that if you flash someone a big fat smile (and look like you really mean it too!)then pretty much 97% of the time you'll get either an equally nice smile back, a smile to let you know they saw you , or just a plain old smirk. There happened to be the few individuals that did not smile at all, which I just find odd. It doesn't take a lot of effort to shoot someone a smile back. It so happens that if you're in a bad mood even, and you smile back at someone it'll heighten your spirits and put you in a somewhat better mood. Moral is:

Just keep smiling people. They're free, and they are contagious. Also, you never know who you could touch by just letting them know you noticed them, and greeted them in a friendly manner.

Veronica. ^_^

ps: this should make you laugh. I did.

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/archive/12125/

luckiest lady in all the land.

First off-- WOW alliteration! check out those "L's" holler!

secondly and are you sitting down? Cause you should be for what I am about to tell you...


I, Veronica Ashley Samsel, beloved daughter of Kathy & Anthony, sister, cousin, grand daughter, and neice to all who would take more time than I have to list...

I am going...


to see...



Billy Joel & Elton John!!!!!

July 17th is waaaay too far away. People, this has been a long time coming. Since many many moons ago, when I was just a deeeeeet of a wee one, much smaller than even now-- I have waited for this most joyous moment in time. The glistening light, of two heavens (my heavens, my gods) coming together in one night of passion, glory, and all out pure entertainment! I was much too small (like 4 or 5 years old) to go to the Billy Joel & Elton John concert with my mom .. and now, now that I have blossomed into this creature you know today-- the time has come, for me.. to be-- Entertained! and speaking of entertained, I wish I could have seen this magical performance. Hahahaha, OHHHH Elty you kill me!




LOVE IT! CAN'T FUCKIN WAIT!

-Veronica-
PS-- In the video, Billy Joel does a Batman quote-- when the joker (Jack Nicholson) is frustrated by Batman (Michael Keaton) beating him once again-- the joker say's "Where does he get those wonderful toys?"-- how I respect and love that Billy Joel made a Batman reference-- however the perfectionist in me when it comes to pop culture quotes and references is overwhelmed by his misspoken phrase! UGH, still hilarious none the less!

the list

1. Do More things for ME.
A. Go to Block Island.
B. Take a very bubbly bubble bath.
C. Spend more time with the people I love.
D. Stop being so ADD all the time, and finish something I start.

2. Develop a time machine.
A. I'd really like to see those Dinosaurs.
B. It'd be like Jurassic Park!
C. Da da, da da, dah dah dah duh dah dah daaaah, dah dah dah dah, bup bup bup bup bahhh buuuh badda daaa dah dahhh! (*theme song to Jurassic Park*)

3. Clean My Car.
A. I know you all hate stepping on my shit.
B. I hate you all stepping on my shit.
C. It's really not that big of a deal... haha.

4. Be more selfish.
A. Stop letting everyone take from you.
B. Stop giving all of yourself to everyone.
C. Everything happens if you just let it be.

5. Just be. Relax, and enjoy.


I'll take this one..

I decided today...

I want to go to Prague.. I think a trip to Prague would be a swell idea. Specifically to see the art, architecture, and this:

http://www.myczechrepublic.com/prague/sightseeing/charles_bridge.html

It is I believe one of the oldest bridges standing.. that is incredible.

Also, I can't wait for Spring to actually arrive. I'll know it will be officially here when I see the first crocus blooming. I think I'll make a ring chain for a count down to my birthday... not that I expect it to be a particularly good birthday, however I'm bored and need to get my hands into some sort of art project. So I will need a lot of colorful construction paper. It will be as of now, 90 rings long.

then again... maybe I'll wait a month or so. Now what do I do?! Oh bother..

-Veronica.

ps: keep an eye out for these bad larrys.

Frost.

once again, I revert back to this beloved poem by Robert Frost. It's all I can think of right now.. life, and it's crossroads.

Whose woods these are I think I know,
His house is in the village though.
He will not see me stopping here,
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer,
To stop without a farmhouse near,
Between the woods and frozen lake,
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake,
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep,
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

-- Robert Frost: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.


Each time I read this poem, it seems to have a different meaning for the different places I get to in life-- but then again, one sound, moral ending.


Veronica. Ashley. ♥

Dear February...

please don't snow this month.. also, could you just like skip over Valentines Day? Yeh, I'd appreciate it.


it's just another day.

-V-