Did she say "Crayola Skies"?

Yesterday I woke up on the proverbial wrong side of the bed (wouldn't that be the bottom side?) and basically spent the whole day workshopping it to no avail. The state of affairs in the world, the media, the excesses of capitalism,

corporate whore

unemployment, and boredom all spent the day running around my psyco-social playground, beating the shit out of each other.

This is how I felt inside.

Things picked up late in the evening after having a much needed catch-up chat with an old friend from New York and a visit from Friendly Neighbor who not only brought some desperately needed Pilsner Urquells but also the ganj, if you know what I mean.
Hell, I even watched Spinal Tap in an effort to fight the blues.

[Cut to Saturday Morning]

Wake up, feeling much better. I guess I steht auf on the correct side of the bed or something.
I sit down and rather than feed my head with all the aforementioned, I try to conjure up a mental image (a visualization, if you will) of something light, positive, and optimistic.

Ladies & Gentlemen, I present to you, Charming Belles.

Upon hitting this site the senses are assaulted. A guitar sounds. A raspy, folksy song begins as the poorly designed Flash splash page loads.

The song that plays is amazing! [note: apparently this track is featured on the "Uptown Girls" soundtrack which I don't currently have in my collection.]

I have to print the lyrics in their entirety:
It's a charmed life
Innocence wild
Crayola skies for a thousand miles
It's a good life in the happily ever after
Last page of a very last chapter
It's the story of a charmed life
It's a charmed life
Unexplainable grace
Stumbling, you fall right into place
It's a childlike world and you can feel the magic
Far from the typically tragic
That's the beauty of a charmed life

Who needs to know
When it all comes and when it all goes
Who needs to know just when
Fate will take you there

It's a charmed life
Innocence wild
Crayola skies for a thousand miles
It's a good life in the happily ever after
Last page of a very last chapter
It's the story of a charmed life

Na na na...
Na na na...

Who needs to know
When it all comes and when it all goes
Who needs to know just when
I know you'll be there (I know you'll be there)

It's a charmed life
Innoncence wild
Crayola Skies for a thousand miles
It's a good life in the happily ever after
Last page of a very last chapter
It's the story of a charmed life
Na na na...

(It's the story of a charmed life)

Na na na...

(It's the beauty of a charmed life)

Na na na...

(It's the story of a charmed life)

Na na na...

(It's the beauty of a charmed life)

Na na na...
Na na na...

Just check out all these talented (?!) young ladies. Headed for stardom, they are.

The anime-eyes make me forget all about the evils in the world.




















I wonder what their moms look like.

Thank you Charming Belles, for making me forget all about the bad stuff and for keeping me focused on what's real and important. Thank you.