Here In Your Arms...

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"Here (In Your Arms)" ~ Hellogoodbye

I like where we are
When we drive, in your car
I like where we are.... here

Cause our lips, can touch
And our cheeks, can brush
Our lips can touch.... here

Well you are the one, the one that lies close to me
Whispers hello, I miss you quite terribly
I fell in love, in love with you suddenly
Now there's no place else I could be but here in your arms

I like where you sleep
When you sleep, next to me
I like where you sleep.... here

Cause our lips, can touch
And our cheeks, can brush
Our lips can touch.... here

Well you are the one, the one that lies close to me
Whispers hello, I miss you quite terribly
I fell in love, in love with you suddenly
Now there's no place else I could be but here in your arms

Our lips, can touch
Our lips, can touch.... here

You are the one, the one that lies close to me
Whispers hello, I miss you quite terribly
I fell in love, in love with you suddenly
Now there's no place else I could be but here in your arms

You are the one, the one that lies close to me
Whispers hello, I miss you, miss you
I fell in love, in love with you suddenly
Now there's no place else I could be but here in your arms

Here in your arms
Here in your arms
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New Toy...

Today I went out and bought a new toy.

-intel core 2 duo processor
-2048 MB ram
- 500 GB hard drive
-15-in-1 memory card reader
-intel graphics media accelerator 950
-fm tuner
-cd/dvd burner with lightscribe
-wireless keyboard
-wireless mouse
-5.1 surround sound speakers
-remote control for windows media center
-webcam with microphone
-20.1 inch widescreen lcd
-windows vista

Since the graphics card has a tv tuner, I am recording The Daily Show so that I can watch it tomorrow. Beats having to program the VCR!

Picture...

Happy Valentine's Day! Check out Akon's music video, "Don't Matter," for a sweet Valentine's Day song. And here's one more poem before the day is over:
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"Picture" ~ Samuel J. Zondervan

Angelic blond hair
Green eyes that pierce the soul
Perfect skin, soft to the touch
Smile that melts the heart
Lovely dimples, hinting at the loveliness inside
Roses, dull and withered by her radiance.

So lifelike and close
Yet miles away
Unreachable, even in her presence
Regrets
Jealousy?
What ifs and maybes
Chances never chanced upon
Too late?

Scriblings on the back…
memories and experiences
joys and laughter
fun and friendship
…these shall last forever.

Beauty, memories, emotions
Framed in a rectangle
Never blinking
I miss you.
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Heart Thief...

Came across this poem that I wrote over two years ago. I'm posting it in the spirit of Valentine's Day.
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"Heart Thief" ~ Samuel J. Zondervan

The sight of her thrills me
Every minute leaves me awestruck
Her smile makes my heart flutter
To hear her name is bliss

So nervous in her presence…
So lost in her absence

Want to get to know her
Scared to tell her how I feel
Wish I knew how she felt

I cannot concentrate…
Musements and ponderments
Thoughts always return to her

What a wonderful feeling
Am I a fool?

Butterfly-lover has stolen my heart
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Not Abandoned...

Last we heard my red wine was in the secondary fermentor. After about twelve days or so I racked it into the primary fermentor and then back into the secondary fermentor after washing it. Potassium metabisulphite was added to kill off any remaining yeast and other wild microorganisms and also to act as an antioxidant which helps protect the colors and flavours of the wine. The wine was still cloudy at this time because the dead yeast cells are being suspended in the wine by bubbles of carbon dioxide. The wine was vigorously stirred over the next 2 or 3 days to remove this carbon dioxide and then potassium sorbate was added as a fermentation inhibitor. After this a fining agent was added which helps clarify the wine. It works through the use of subtractive magic. The wine was left to clarify for about a week. After a week, I rented a filtration apparatus from the local winemaking supplies store. Although the wine appears to be clear at this point, filtration gives it that final polish. I first racked the wine into my primary fermentor and then filtered it back into the washed seconcdary fermentor. All that's left now it the bottling. Generally, colourless bottles are used for white wine and green bottles are used for red wine. The bottles are sterilized and then filled with wine, leaving about an inch or so of headspace. I used a corker to put the cork in and let the bottles sit for two days right-side-up while the corks expand. After this the label was applied as well as the shrink-wrap foil. The bottles are stored on their sides because the cork needs to stay moist to ensure a proper seal. It is now ready to drink or to age awhile in a cool, dark place.

Filtration

Bottling

Corking

Being a Creep