"Nothing Gold Can Stay"

    Recently, a friend and I were working on a story together. I noticed that chapter 9 was titled "Nothing Gold can Stay". Puzzled, I read through the chapter, trying to find where she might have gotten that from (If you're like me, you always try to give chapters a title that reflects something in it). However, I couldn't find anything pertaining to gold or the banning of it, so I asked my friend about it.

As it turns out, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" is a poem by Robert Frost (you know, the guy who wrote "The Road Not Taken". You know how it goes. "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood..."). I had read some of his works before, but never this one. 

  

As you can see, this poem has quite the melancholy air about it. Bereaving what can be considered to be the short lifespan of the color of gold in nature, it ultimately reflects on how often purity is tainted when it is only hours old. 

It's a beautiful poem, really. Or maybe it's just me... idk i kinda like things that are sad but also comforting. Even though this poem comes across as a lament, it just gives me a hopeful feeling--there will always be next spring. :)

Have you read any beautiful poems lately? Who is your favorite author? Have you ever heard of this poem before and are thinking, "lacy, for crying out loud get with the times. this is SO 1923"? xD 

The Sunshine Blogger Award! :D

Hey Elflings!!

Today I'm doing the Sunshine Blogger Award!! #funnnnn

Rules:

Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link back to their blog so others can find them.

Ceci at Ceci Creates nominated me to do this tag. Thank you Ceci!! :)

List the rules and display an award logo on your blog post.

Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you.

Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and notify them by commenting on any of their posts.

Ask the nominees 11 new questions.

1.) What has been the best book you've read this year (as of yet)? 

ASFLKDFLKJDSFLKJSDFKLJ. Mark of the Raven and Flight of the Raven, both by Morgan L. Busse. OH MY GOSHHHH THEY WERE SO GOOD. Many thanks to Ceci for letting me borrow them! :)

2.) Favorite summer memory?

Hanging out with friends. Cliche answer, I know, but I love my peeps <3

3.) Pineapple on Pizza: Aye or Nay?

Yessssssss. They taste so GOOD.

4.) Your song on repeat?

OH I WAS JUST FLIPPING OUT ABOUT THIS TODAY

Dancing On The Light by Richard Dillon. I. LOVE. IT. GAHHHHHHHHHH

And also i JUST NOW discovered Who I am by Jessica Andrews.  i LOVE IT. 

AND AND AND. I See It Now by Tracy Lawrence (same guy that sings Paint Me A Birmingham, if you know your country music). OH MY GOSH I CRIED. 

5.) A moment in your life that has greatly impacted you?

I can't think of anything off the top of my head, but anytime I have a heart-to-heart with my mama it makes a mark on my heart. I love her <3

6.) How did you get into blogging?

Um... Ceci told me she had a blog and I was like "ooh that looks fun" xD

7.) Who is someone that inspires you (real or fictional)?

There's a girl I know from a forum who is always happy and kind. Her name is Maggie. She's an absolute dear. :) I am also inspired by LEGOLAS WHO SHOWS US THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE MC TO BE AWESOME my friend Ceci's amazing writing skills. UGH AND WHEN WE WRITE COLLABS. WE BRING ZE WORLD TO LYFE

xD my inner fangirl always begs to be released

8.) Something that always makes you smile?

Writing. It NEVER fails. well unless i'm writing a really sad scene. I have *cough* made myself cry while writing a death scene??

9.) Least favorite ice cream flavor?

I don't really have a least favorite. Pistachio ice cream sounds gross, though I've never had it. Thoughts? Opinions?

10.) That one song that you always start jamming to?

TOBY MAC SONGS. GAAASP.

11.) Favorite book crush?

*slow grin*

um
Any and every awesome bean boi from my WIPs? xD I also love Fitz Vacker but it's not like the crush type, soooooooo....... 
*revelation*
i don't really HAVE a book crush!!! OH MY GOSH!!!

*runs off into the sunset screaming confusedly*




NOW TIS TIME FOR ME TO NOMINATE MORE BLOGGERS TO DO THIS TAG. AWARD. THING.

Nicole @ Legend Of A Writer
Florid Sword @ The Writer's Song

wow ok i... don't know enough people xD


OK YA KNOW WHAT
If you want to do this and I have no idea who you are (many apologies)...
steal it :)


AND NOW... *checks list* I have to cudgel my brains for eleven new questions to ask. :P

1) Favorite scene from a book (can be a WIP)?

2) Tea or Coffee (the dangerous question :P)?

3) Most important goal for 2019?

4) Song you've discovered recently?

5) How many pets do you have?

6) In your opinion, what is the most overrated emoji?

7) In the car: radio or no?

8) Headphones or earbuds?

9) What do you have a possibly unhealthy stash of? 
(for me this one's pencils and blank notebooks, lol)

10) Would you rather have a pet giraffe or live in Antarctica with the penguins?

11) Did you laugh at any of these questions? :)


AND THERE YOU HAVE IT, FOLKS
My answers to the The Sunshine Blogger Award!

I hope you enjoyed reading this (or at least got a laugh out of my pathetic answers :P)! I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Fun With Google Translate Ep. 1

Hey Elflings!!

So..... on YouTube there's this HILARIOUS channel I found recently called Translator Fails, which is where this lady takes song lyrics/other stuff, runs it through Google Translate for all it's worth, then translates it back to English.

The results will SLAY YOU. I know that I just about died watching her videos!!

So that gave me an idea....
...what if I did that?

I did it
AND IT WAS SO WORTH IT OH MY WORRRRRRRD


So I took the song "Hello" from Adele (mainly because the it was the one on Translator Fails that killed me the most... plus it's a catchy song for some reason...)

CATCHY CATCHY IT'S SUCH A CATCHY SONG

ANYWAY I translated it to Latin. 

And for all of us who know ACTUAL LATIN and have ever tried to use Google Translate for something... 

SUFFICE IT TO SAY I'M DEAD SO ANYWAY

Step One:

Step Two:

Step Three:

Step Four:

And after Step Four, I hit this leetle switchy button thingy right here in the middle:

And let the fun begin. >:D

Here are the "lyrics", translated to and back from Latin. xD just don't die!!

There and Back Again: How Google Translate Managed to Completely Butcher Us While Still Keeping *some* of the Song "Hello" by Adele, by The Lyrics to Said Song.

Hello, it's me

After all these years, I was wondering if you'd like to meet

That in all                                                                  

They say that time was supposed to heal boys           

But it is not as far as possible the health of the

Hello, do you hear me?

I'm not used to that California dream                        

When we were younger and free

For the sense of how much of the field, she fell down at his feet, I am leaving the world and on us,

There is such a difference between us

And a million miles away

Hello from other

I have not said a thousand times

I'm sorry for you

For all that has I have made the

I will never call                                                  

It is home

Hello from abroad

I tried to say, at least I can not

I'm sorry for you

Since breaking the heart

But neither is it, as a thing is

I will not attack you

Hello, you?

So typical of me to talk about myself, I'm sorry

I hope that you are well

Do not you, always be that which is through the town,

The result was that he had never done?

There is no secret's

What we have to do both

He who runs from the time that

Hail, then, on the other side (the other side)

I have not said a thousand times (thousands)                  

I'm sorry for you

For all that has I have made the

I will never call

It is home

Hello from the outside (outside)

I, indeed, I am not able to say, than the effort to (I highly recommend)  

I'm sorry for you

Since breaking the heart

But neither is it, as a thing is

I will not attack you

Oh anymore

Oh anymore

Oh anymore

weekend

Hello from the next (second)

I have not said a thousand times (thousands)

I'm sorry for you

For all that has I have made the

I will never call

It is home

Hello from the outside (outside)

I, indeed, I am not able to say, than the effort to (I highly recommend)

I'm sorry for you

Since breaking the heart

But neither is it, as a thing is

I will not attack you

I will not attack you??

......I'm sorry what xD  I guess that's good to know

Man, if I had Grammarly on my computer it would take one look at these lyrics and short-circut LOL

all those unfinished sentences

and "weekend" just randomly stuck in there??? i can't even 

Duuuuuuuuude. I am Dead. D-E-D, Dead. 

ANYWAY this was a super random post but I enjoyed it and I hope you get a laugh out of it (as I highly recommend :P did)!

Comment below if you want to see more episodes of Fun With Google Translate!!

Oh and go check out Translator Fails on YT!! 

ALSO IF YOU HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OTHER SONG TRANSLATES I COULD DO TELL ME IN THE COMMENTSSSS

*Lacy out*

and was I the only one whose day was made watching Lego Batman floss....?