Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for August 12, 2022

This made me tear up.

Because I tried to reward myself by enjoying a cup of hot cocoa and accidentally poured it on myself instead.

Lame.

And so it goes…I punish myself for being a loser, then I mess up the punishment, then I punish myself again for making a mess of the punishment…but I do get a lot of hot cocoa for free… (although I prefer coffee…) Hey!…at least I never get bored.

Caution is always required. The self-doubt, self-recrimination and need for balance and symmetry will always seek to undermine accomplishments and negate any advancement. Generally, people will use self-promotion, or outward directed approbation, to attenuate the effects of such unconscious negativity, applying an exaggerated sense of self-worth, with mixed results. Accomplished sailors will tell you that a steady hand on the tiller and an eye on the stars is the proper means of maintaining course.

Naturally, he noticed my hesitation. When I explained that I had seen what looked like some rather off-putting signs of failed experiments, among the bloodied gnomes, he hastened to assure me that those were due to a few sessions that employed a multiplicity ability. He had believed that the Naruto shadow clones would simply poof out of existence when exterminated, because of the materials he had reviewed. And they sort of did, but the mess that flew off from them did not. He DID mention that the thing about absorbing the experience of the clones when they poof out of existence was accurately reproduced in his experiments, and that he would not be repeating that particular means of testing them. While it WAS oddly satisfying, it was also quite disturbing. As it turned out, the reabsorption was not instantaneous, and there was a delay of several minutes. He had exterminated several clones by various means prior to this discovery, though he had only seven minutes per session at that time. Was I really going to trust my life to this leaky vessel?

I have long maintained that actors are the worst judges of their own performances – likewise, artists and writers with their works.

The drive for perfection becomes the curse of over-achievers.

The creative dilemma is always knowing when to walk away and leave well enough alone.

The secret to art, as well as to a happy relationship is to stop tinkering with it!

Ah, it’s going to be another great day, full of rewards and flagellation’s. The rollercoaster of life is a thrill a minute, and it’s important to know the right timing for eating lunch, and the right time for screaming wildly.

Side note: the last seat on the coaster is often the most thrilling place to ride, but it’s best to sit in the front right after the chili dog eating contest.

No, self-care. Have a cup of cocoa.

Don’t forget the marshmallows….you’ll want to lick them as they drip down…M M M M M

It’s well known the smallest words wield the most power. Today’s FA propounds the difference between two of the mightiest: ‘IN’ vs. ‘ON.’

Two halves make a whole.

Half coco and half marshmallow? Half on and half in.

I punish myself by pouring hot cocoa on my tongue, one sip at a time. Excruciating.

As if a cup of hot chocolate were the solution to All Life’s Problems!

It is not.

Maybe a big bottle of your favorite booze would at least temporarily disguise the genius/pathetic loser issues.

Better than that, I cannot offer here; you’ll need to consult a physician who believes in the value of Big Pharma….

East is Yin and West is Yang,

and never the twain shall meet …!

( except when on the same twack )

There’s really such a small difference between “in” and “on” that cocoa enjoyment and penitence can often be the same.

Scalding hot cocoa milk, Graham Nash crackers and Marsha Brady being mellow

I don’t know

Mr.baselftalkball.

Cocoa Puffin.. cuckoo, cuckoo

…and that’s how hot pants were invented…

…and how the dance steps in the Polar Express were created…

…is this a hot chocolate addiction?…

…or fetish?…

…maybe…

…just maybe…

…Jason was infatuated with a Bob Evans waitress named Shalley…

…Shalley had everything in Jason’s mind…

…he couldn’t put it any other way…

…there was not one single thing that amazed him about her…

…it was her everything…

…Jason realized…

…since he couldn’t pinpoint the reason for this love and attraction…

…maybe it was an infatuation…

…maybe caused by evolutionary involuntary responses…

…muti generational dna branding…

…combined with pheromone receptors and interaction…

…he found what he called the, ‘possible antidote’, accidentally while sipping his umpteenth cup of coco…

…his mind temporally drifted off his involuntary voluntary attraction to Shalley…

…Jason was so startled by this realization that he spilled the hot sweet liquid on his lap…

…& Shalley looked absolutely plain…

…it wasn’t love…

…it was a chemical concoction…

…alas…

…this supposed truth did not set him free…

…the coco hadn’t even cooled…

…and he was already absolutely mad again about her…

…Jason needed more hot chocolate…

I strive to be a spectacular loser and a poignant genius.

Re: SchOwarzenegger

Classic four piece band. Bass, guitar, accordion and Arnold on vocal… AARRRGHH!

Mark Twain tied up w/twine.

Music soothing the beast.

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,,,Chicken Train Stomp….

By,, Ozark Mountain Dare Devils

Happy Day.

On the one hand, there is a plum on his thumb, but on the other, it is his thumb up his bum.

Day 2. Hey, my cocoa has gone cool!