Quotes : Desperate Housewives Pt. 2

Hope & Someone

Everyone in the world needs someone they can depend on, be they faithful friends, determined advocates... or a loving family.  But occasionally in life, the people we thought would always be there for us leave.  And if that happens, it's amazing the lengths we'll go to... to get them back.

Me & Someone

Everyone in this world needs someone they can depend upon, be it a faithful companion, trusted confidant... or loyal friend.

Lies Theory

You tell one lie, the second one comes easy. Then you're making up new lies to cover up the old ones.  Soon you can’t turn back.

Its about Control

Control.  It's extraordinary the tactics people employ to obtain it.  Some rely on deception, while others engage in outright trickery.  Then there are those who resort to extortion.  Why do we fight so hard for control?  Because we know: To lose it is to put our fate in the hands of others.  And what could be more dangerous? One day she could be. Don't even joke like that.

Make-believe Games

Everyone enjoys a game of make-believe now and then. Of course, the ways in which we play can vary greatly.  Sometimes, we imagine certain relationships to be more meaningful than they really are.  Occasionally, we put on a show, as if to convince ourselves our secrets aren't really all that terrible.  Yes, the game of make-believe is a simple one.  You start by lying to yourself...  And if you can get others to believe those lies... you win.

Cameras & Life

Cameras are simple tools designed to capture images.  Image that tell us more about ourselves than we realize.  They remind us of the long journey we’ve taken; the loved ones who travelled alongside us; those we lost along the way and those waiting for us on the road ahead.

Light of Darkness

In a world filled with darkness, we all need some kind of light.  Whether it's a great flame that shows us how to win back what we've lost, or a powerful beacon intended to scare away potential monsters, or a few glowing bulbs that reveal to us the hidden truth of our past.

We all need something to help us get through the night.  Even if it's just the tiniest glimmer..

Good v.s Bad

It's not always that easy to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys.

Sinners can surprise you. And the same is true for saints.

Why do we try to define people as simply good or simply evil?

Because no one wants to admit that compassion and cruelty can live side by side in one heart... and that anyone is capable of anything.

Nature of War

Everyone understands the nature of war.

We also understand that victory depends on the cards that we have been dealt.

Some, when faced with a bloody battle, simply give in.  But for some, surrender is unacceptable.

Even though they know it will be a fight......To the death.

Unlikely Friendships

The world is filled with unlikely friendships.

How do they begin?  One person desperately in need, and another will to lend a helping hand.  When such kindness is offered...We're finally able to see the worth of those we had previously written off.  And before we know it... a bond has formed, regardless of whether others can understand it.  Unlikely friendships start up every day.  No one understands this more than the lonely. In fact, it's what they count on.

 Favor & the Agenda

Now and then, we all need a little help...So we ask for small favour.  But it's always best to be wary of those eager to come to our rescue. Because even the smallest of favours...carries a price tag.  Everyone has an agenda. To come and help you out. No matter what they may tell us.  And in those rare instances "where there" is no ulterior motive, we're so taken aback<that we may fail to recognize the truth...that a loving friend has just done us an enormous favour.

The Temptation

Temptation comes to all of us.  Whether or not we succumb depends on our ability to recognize its disguise.  Sometimes it arrives in the form of an old flame, flickering back to life. Or a new friend who could end up being so much more. Or a young child who awakens feelings we didn't know we had. And so we give in to temptation, all the while knowing come morning, we'll have to suffer the consequences.

The Prayers

There is a prayer intended to give strength to people faced with circumstances they don't want to accept. The power of the prayer comes from its insight into human nature...  We ask God to grant us the serenity;

To accept the things we cannot change... because so many of us rage against the hand that life has dealt us...

The courage to change the things we can... because so many of us are cowardly and afraid to stand up for what is right...

The wisdom to know the difference... because so many of us give in to despair... when faced with an impossible choice.

The good news for those who utter these words is that God will hear you and answer your prayer.  The bad news is that sometimes the answer is no.

People & Truth

When the truth is ugly, people try to keep it hidden, because they know if revealed, the damage it will do.  So they conceal it within sturdy walls... or they place it behind closed doors... or they obscure it with clever disguises.  But truth, no matter how ugly, always emerges...  and someone we care about always ends up getting hurt... and someone else will revel in their pain, and that's the ugliest truth of all.

Alone

It's a shocking moment for each of us, that moment we realize; we are all alone in this world. The person that we care the most could one day abandon us. The person that we trust so implicitly might betray us.  The person that we love so deeply perhaps won't return to us.  And then we could end up all by ourselves.  Of course, some see great value in going it alone.   Sometimes it just all thumbs.

Love & Trust

The choice to separate from what we love is painful...  The only thing worse... ...is when someone we've trusted makes the choice for us.

Quotes : Desperate Housewives Pt. 1

POWER OF LOVE  It's impossible to grasp just how powerful love is.  It can sustain us through trying times or motivate us to make extraordinary sacrifices.  It can force decent men to commit the darkest deeds or compel ordinary women to search for hidden truths.  And long after we're gone, love remains, burned into our memories.  We all search for love, but some of us, after we've found it, wish we hadn't.

TRUST is a fragile thing.  Once earned, it affords us tremendous freedom.  But once trust is lost, it can be impossible to recover.  The truth is we never know who we can trust.  Those we're closest to can betray us and total strangers can come to our rescue.  In the end, most people decide to trust only themselves.  It really is the simplest way to keep from getting hurt.

LIFE is a journey. one that is much better traveled with a companion by our side. But sometimes we lose our companions along the way, and then the journey becomes unbearable.

HEROES, we all honor them for different reasons.  Sometimes for their daring. Sometimes for their bravery.  Sometimes for their goodness. But mostly we honor heroes because at one point or another, we all dream of being rescued. Of course,if the right hero doesn't come along sometimes we just have to rescue ourselves.

THE VOW is simple, really.  Those who take it promise

"to stay together, for better”

“for richer or for poorer”,

"in sickness and in health”,

"to honor and to cherish”,

"forsaking all others”,

"until death do us part."

The vow is simple.  Finding someone worthy of such a promise is the hard part.  But if we can, that's when we begin to live happily ever after.

GOODBYE. Nothing is forever. And the time comes when we all must say goodbye to the world we know.  Goodbye to everything we had taken for granted. Goodbye to those we thought would never abandon us. And when these changes finally do occur, when the familiar has departed and the unfamiliar has taken its place, all any of us can really do is to say hello and welcome.

THE DESPERATE. t's an odd thing to look back on the world to watch those we left behind.  Each in our own way so brave, so determined and so very desperate. 

Desperate to venture out, but afraid of what we'll miss when we go.

Desperate to get everything she wants, even when we not exactly sure of what that is.

Desperate for life to be perfect again, although we realizes it never really was.

Desperate for a better future, if we can find a way to escape her past.

Sadly, that's just not the way life works.  Not everyone gets a happy ending.

POWER.  The search for power begins when we're quite young.   As children, we're taught that the  power of good triumphs over the power of evil. But as we get older, we realize that nothing is ever that  simple.

COMPETITION. It means different things to different  people, but whether it's a friendly rivalry or a fight to the death... The end result is the same. There will be winners... and there will be losers. Of course, the trick is to know which battles to fight.

THE SINS.  There is a widely read book that tells us everyone is a sinner. Of course, not everyone feels guilt over the bad things they do. In contrast, there are those who assume more than their share of the blame. There are others who soothe their consciences with small acts of kindness... or by telling themselves their sins were justified.  Finally, there are the ones who simply vow to do better next time and pray for forgiveness.

PEOPLE are complicated creatures.

On the one hand, able to perform great acts of charity.

On the other...capable of the most underhanded forms of betrayal.

It's a constant battle that rages within all of us between the better angels of our nature and the temptation of our inner demons. And sometimes, the only way to ward off the darkness... is to shine the light of compassion.

SOMEONE OF OURS.  We are all searching for someone, that special person who will provide us what's missing in our lives. Someone who can offer companionship... Or assistance...Or security.  And sometimes, if we search very hard, we can find someone who provides us... and if we can't find them, we can only pray they find us.

DEATH is inevitable. It's a promise made to each of us at birth. But before that promise is kept, we all hope something will happen to us.

Whether it's the thrill of romance...

The joy of raising a family...

Or the anguish of great loss...

We all hope to experience something that make our lives meaningful. But the sad fact is not all lives have meaning.  Some people spend their time on this planet just sitting on the sidelines... waiting for something to happen to them... before it's too late.

LIES.  The worst lies are the ones we tell ourselves before we fall asleep. We whisper them in the dark, telling ourselves... We're happy or that he's happy. That we can change or that he will change his mind. We persuade ourselves we can live with our sins or that we can live without him. Each night, before we fall asleep, we lie to ourselves. In the desperate.. Desperate hope that come morning, it will all be true.

Discography of Lady Gaga Pt. 1

"Applause" is the official lead single from Lady Gaga's third full-length studio album "Artpop", due in stores November 11th, 2013 via Interscope Records. "Applause" falls quite nicely in the experimental pop category. It's got a catchy chorus, though. Lady Gaga was forced to premiere "Applause" one week before the scheduled August 19th release date due to leak rumors.

I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong to crash the critic saying

Is it right or is it wrong?

If only Fame had an IV

Baby could I bare being away from you

I found the vein, put it in here

I live for the Applause, Applause, Applause

I live for the Applause-plause

Live for the Applause-plause

Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me

The applause, applause, applause

Give me the thing that I love

(turn the lights on)

Put your hands up, make em touch

(make it real loud)

Give me the thing that I love

(turn the lights on)

Put your hands up, make em touch

(make it real loud)

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E

Make it real loud

Put your hands up, make em touch, touch

A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E

Make it real loud

Put your hands up, make em touch, touch

I've overheard your theory

Nostalgia's for geeks

I guess sir, if you say so

Some of us just like to read

One second I'm a kunst

Then suddenly the kunst is me

Pop culture was in Art now ART's in POP culture, in me!

Chorus

Touch touch

Touch touch now

Chorus

AR-TP-OP

Insomnia?

Overview of Insomnia

Insomnia includes a wide range of sleeping disorders, from lack of quality of sleep to lack of quantity of sleep.  insomnia can affect people at any age, it is more common in adult females than adult males. The sleeping disorder can undermine school and work performance, as well as being a cause of obesity, anxiety,depression,  irritability, concentration problems, memory problems, poor immune system function, and reduced reaction time. Insomnia has also been associated with a higher risk of developing chronic diseases.

Cause of Insomnia

•  Stress. Concerns about work, school, health or family can keep your mind active at night, making it difficult to sleep. Stressful life events, such as the death or illness of a loved one, divorce or a job loss, may lead to insomnia.
• Anxiety. Everyday anxieties as well as more-serious anxiety disorders may disrupt your asleep.
•  Depression. You might either sleep too much or have trouble sleeping if you're depressed. Insomnia often accompanies other mental health disorders as well.
•  Medications. Many prescription drugs can interfere with sleep, including some antidepressants, heart and blood pressure medications, allergy medications, stimulants (such as Ritalin) and corticosteroids.
• Caffeine, nicotine and alcohol. Coffee, tea, cola and other caffeine-containing drinks are well-known stimulants. Drinking coffee in the late afternoon and later can keep you from falling asleep at night.
• Medical conditions. If you have chronic pain, breathing difficulties or a need to urinate frequently, you might develop insomnia.
• Change in your environment or work schedule. Travel or working a late or early shift can disrupt your body's circadian rhythms, making it difficult to sleep.
• Poor sleep habits. Habits that help promote good sleep are called sleep hygiene.
• 'Learned' insomnia. This may occur when you worry excessively about not being able to sleep well and try too hard to fall asleep.
• Eating too much late in the evening. Having a light snack before bedtime is OK, but eating too much may cause you to feel physically uncomfortable while lying down, making it difficult to get to sleep. 

What are the symptoms of insomnia?

• Difficulty falling asleep at night
• Awakening during the night
• Awakening earlier than desired
• Still feeling tired after a night's sleep
• Daytime fatigue or sleepiness
• Irritability, depression or anxiety
• Poor concentration and focus
• Being uncoordinated, an increase in errors or accidents
• Tension headaches
• Difficulty socializing
• Gastrointestinal symptoms
• Worrying about sleeping

Approaches to treating insomnia

• Improving "sleep hygiene" - don't over- or under-sleep, exercise daily, don't force sleep, try to maintain a regular sleep schedule, avoid caffeine at night, do not smoke, do not go to bed hungry, make sure the environment is comfortable
• Using relaxation techniques - such as meditation and muscle relaxation
• Cognitive therapy - one-on-one counseling or group therapy
• Stimulus control therapy - only go to bed when sleepy, refrain from TV, reading, eating, or worrying in bed, set an alarm for the same time every morning (even weekends), avoid long daytime naps
• Sleep restriction - decrease the time spent in bed and partially deprive your body of sleep so you are more tired the next night.
• Medical treatments for insomnia include: Prescription sleeping pills (often benzodiazepines);  Antidepressants;  Over-the-counter sleep aids;  Antihistamines; Melatonin; Ramelteon; Valerian officinalis.

"..hi, i am experiencing these 'sick', since i was in primary school.  i don't know why?  But, there it is; Imsomnia.  Experienceing these since that ages, O.M.G. hard to explain.  It makes me awake all night with a million story; memory-processing; thought; imagination; worries in minds.  these thing fly; spinning around my head.  sick. insane. shit..."

Discography of Britney Spears Pt. 1

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop singer, dancer, actress, and occasional author. Born in McComb Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows as a child before signing with Jive Records in 1997.

S T U D I O  A L B U M

• 1999 - …Baby One More Time
• 2000 - Oops!... I Did it Again
• 2001 - Britney
• 2003 - In The Zone
• 2004 - My Prerogative : Greatest Hits 
• 2007 - Blackout
• 2008 - Circus
• 2009 - The Singles Collection
• 2011 - Femme Fatale
• 2013 - Britney Jean

E A R L Y  L I F E

 After taking extensive dance and vocal lessons and performing in numerous talent shows and fairs, Britney auditioned for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) TV series [1989-1994] when she 8, however, she was too young to get the part. Instead, Britney, her mother and baby sister moved to New York where she starred in several TV adverts and an off-Broadway play, "Ruthless", where she was understudy with Natalie Portman. Her love of music and dance took over and, 2 years later, she auditioned for a part on "Mickey Mouse" again and, this time, won the part along with Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake. As a Mouseketeer, Britney received extensive training in dance, drama and singing and had to grow up a lot during that time. However, after the show was canceled two years later, Britney returned home and did "the normal teenager thing", attending pool parties and she was also the Homecoming Queen. As a young teenager, Britney soon grew restless again and this time was desperate to become a star yet again. Again, she traveled to New York and sent out demo tapes to various labels including Sony and Mercury, but was turned down. It was Jive Records that finally took the young Britney on and set out on making her the star she is today.

T H E  R E L A T I O N S H I P  T R I V I A

Britney & Justin Timberlake

• Robbie Carrico (1998) Carrico and Spears met when his band, Boyz-N-Girlz United, opened for the pop starlet`s `...Baby One More Time` tour in 1998. Their relationship was confirmed when they turned up on the red carpet together for the `Drive Me Crazy` that September.
• Justin Timberlake (1999) Justin and Britney have been friends since they were kids and met on the set of ‘The New Mickey Mouse Club.’ After lots of media speculation, the two pop stars confirmed their relationship in 2000. The relationship ended amidst plenty of media speculation as well, with rumors flying that Britney Spears cheated on Justin Timberlake.
• Wabe Robson (2001) Wade choreographed Britney’s “Im a Slave for You” video. This is the rumored relationship that broke Britney and Justin up. That break-up inspired the popular Justin Timberlake song "Cry me a River".  She reportedly began sleeping with Wade Robson around the time of the 2001 VMAs. “In February 2002, Timberlake discovered a ... note from Robson in Britney’s room. Britney and Timberlake were performing on Saturday Night Live that night, and they sat backstage miserable — he refused to accept her apologies,” an insider says. “The breakup was a terrible shock, particularly as it was followed by Britney’s parents divorce two months later.”
• Fred Durst (2002) Durst, frontman for Limp Bizkit, claimed to have a relationship with Spears only to retract it later. He explained it in a 2009 interview, "I just guess at the time it was taboo for a guy like me to be associated with a gal like her." The relationship begin by where Fred producing songs intended for a Britney album.
• Colin Farrel (2003) Britney and Colin were spotted together on a couple of dates while his movie The Recruit was being promoted in Los Angeles. He denied they were dating. Dating is such an ambiguous word.
• Columbus Short (2003) Britney Spears` backup dancer Columbus Short, who was photographed smooching his boss last summer while his wife was expecting their first child, has now spoken out about his brief relationship with the singer. He tells supermarket glossy The Star that he did share a bed with Spears, but he says they did little more than literally sleep together. Still, that was enough to break up his marriagee.
• Jason Allen Alexander (2004) On January 3, 2004, Spears married childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. The marriage was annulled 55 hours later, stating that Spears "lacked understanding of her actions".

  

  Britney Spears & Jason Alexander

• Kevin Federline (2004) In July 2004, Spears became engaged to American dancer Kevin Federline, whom she had met three months before.  The couple had two children together: Sean Preston Federline, born on September 14, 2005, and Jayden James Federline, who was born on September 12, 2006.  Federline had recently broken up with actress Shar Jackson, who was still pregnant with their second child at the time. The stages of their relationship were chronicled in Spears's first reality show Britney & Kevin: Chaotic. In November 2006, Spears filed for divorce from Federline, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce was finalized in July 2007, when the couple reached a global settlement and agreed to share joint custody of their children.  In October 2007, Spears lost physical custody of her children to Federline. The reasons of the court ruling were not revealed to the public.
• Mario Lopez (2007) Mario Lopez revealed in his memoir Just Between Us that he had a one-night stand with an unnamed "mega pop star," multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly that the celebrity was none other than Britney Spears.

  

  Britney Spears wedding, with Kevin Federline

• J. R. Rotem (2007) Spears and music producer J.R. Rotem dated briefly in 2007, though it wasn`t exactly dating. According to Rotem in an interview with `Blender Magazine`, it was all sexual. In the interview, he goes into specific detail as to the nature of their steamy relationship.
• Isaac Cohen (2007) Spears and Cohen, a model, were first spotted powerboating off the coast of Marina Del Rey, CA and had a very intense relationship for a very short time. During one weekend romp, they stayed at the $40k a night Hugh Hefner Palms`s suite. Their separation was "very amicable" according to Cohen`s rep.
• Howie Day (2007) Britney Spears has fallen for another musical bad boy and is now dating singer/songwriter Howie Day after meeting him in rehab. Spears is planning to go public with her latest romance this summer when she takes Day, who is still in rehab, to her cousin Erin`s wedding. The couple met at Malibu, California`s Promises rehab.
• John Sundahl (2007) John Sundahl and Britney Spears met at Alcoholics Anonymous in 2007.  According to numerous interviews at the time, he helped Britney through her darkest hour of public meltdown, and warned that alcohol could kill her if she didn't stop.  'I told her: "If you fall off the wagon, I don't think you will live",' Sundahl told the National Enquirer in 2007.

  

  Britney Spears & Jason Trawick

• Jason Trawick (2009) Britney and Jason began dating when Jason was still her agent. The pop starlet was coming off a whirlwind of crazy relationships. When Spears`s reps confirmed them as a couple in May of 2010, the two ended their professional relationship and decided to focus on their romantic one.  Britney Spears And Jason Trawick Breakup: A Timeline.  After three and a half years together and a professional relationship prior to that, Britney Spears and her fiancé Jason Trawick have called it quits.  The couple give fans a peek at their personal life when they play the lead roles in Britney's "Criminal" video. The video focuses on a fictional love affair between their characters, who go on a crime spree that leads to a steamy encounter. Director Chris Marrs Piliero says Trawick "killed it."
• David Lucado (2013) Britney started dating David in March 2013, they dated for 18 months until they split in August 2014 after David caught cheated.
• Charlie Ebersol (2014) E! News can confirm that the 32-year-old pop star is dating producer and writer Charlie Ebersol, the son of veteran TV producer and executive Dick Ebersol. The hot new couple have been seeing each other for a few weeks.  "They met through friends," a source tells E!

B R E A K T H R O U G H

She became the 'best-selling teenaged artist of all time' before she turned 20, garnering her honorific titles such as "Princess of Pop". She has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, making her one of the best selling music artists of all time. Rolling Stone recognized her instant success as one of the Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments of all time, while VH1 ranked her eleventh on their "100 Greatest Women in Music" list in 2012, and Billboard named her the sexiest woman in music. Forbes reported that Spears was the highest paid female musician of 2012, with earnings of $58 million, having last topped the list in 2002.  Spears became an international pop culture icon immediately after launching her recording career. Rolling Stone magazine wrote: "One of the most controversial and successful female vocalists of the 21st century," she "spearheaded the rise of post-millennial teen pop ... Spears early on cultivated a mixture of innocence and experience that broke the bank". 


T H E  A W A R D S

Spears work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award, six MTV Video Music Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award, nine Billboard Music Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.   She is listed by the World Guinness Records as having the "Best-selling album by a teenage solo artist" for her debut album ...Baby One More Time which sold over thirteen million copies in the United States.

I N F L U E N C E

Throughout her career, Spears has drawn frequent comparisons to Madonna and Janet Jackson, in terms of vocals, choreography and stage presence, citing both as influences in her work. She has also named Micheal Jackson and Whitney Houston as sources of inspiration.  From a young age, Britney was always fixing to be a star with idols such as Madonna, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, the young Britney could always be heard singing, no matter what else was going on around her.

T H E  V O I C E

Spears possesses a soubrette vocal range of three octaves and two notes. Prior to her breakthrough success, she is described as having sung "much deeper than her highly recognizable trademark voice of today", with Eric Foster White, who worked with Spears for her debut album ...Baby One More Time, being cited as "[shaping] her voice over the course of a month" upon being signed to Jive Records "to where it is today—distinctively, unmistakably Britney"


F I L M O G R A P H Y

• 1993 - The All New Mickey Mouse Club
• 1999 - Donny & Marie, Kenan & Kel, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The Famouse Jett Jackson, Medico de familia, Hooves of Fire
• 2000 - The Simpsons, TRL Italy, Dale's All Stars
• 2001 - Total Access 24/7,  Being Mick, Longshot
• 2002 - Boulevard Bio, Legend of the Lost Tribe, Crossroads, Austin Powers in Goldmember
• 2003 - Punk'd, Pauly Shore is Dead
• 2004 - Fahrenheit 9/11
• 2006 - Will & Grace
• 2008 - How I Met Your Mother
• 2010 - Glee
• 2012 - The Pauly D Project

E N D O R S E M E N T

n 2000, the singer released a limited edition of glasses titled Shades of Britney.  In 2001, Spears signed a deal with shoe company Skechers, and a $7–8 million promotional deal with Pepsi, their biggest entertainment deal at the time. Aside from numerous commercials with the latter during that year, she also appeared in a 2004 Pepsi television commercial in the theme of "Gladiators" with singers Beyoncé, Pink, and Enrique Iglesias.  In March 2009, Spears was announced as the new face of clothing brand Candie's.  Dari Marder, chief marketing officer for the brand, explained why they choose the singer, saying, "everybody loves a comeback and nobody's doing it better than Britney. She's just poised for even greater success." In 2010, Spears designed a limited edition line for the brand, which was released in stores in July 2010. In 2011, she teamed up with Sony, Make Up For Ever and PlentyofFish to release her music video for "Hold It Against Me", earning her $500,000 for the product placement.


P E R F U M E S 

Spears's range of commercial deals and products also includes beauty care products and perfumes. She released her first fragrance with Elizabeth Arden, Curious in 2004, which broke the company's first-week gross for a perfume. By 2009, she had released seven more fragrances including the popular perfume Fantasy, which earned her the recognition of the best-selling celebrity fragrance line on the market. The singer's Elizabeth Arden scents make up 34% of celebrity fragrance sales. In 2010, Spears released her eighth fragrance, Radiance.Worldwide, Spears sold over one million bottles in the first five years, with gross receipts of $1.5 billion. As of July 2014, Spears has released 16 fragrances through Elizabeth Arden.