From the Desk of The Fancy Wig

Short stories, poetry, vignettes, observations and all manner of other writing scraps from the mind of Daniel Henriksen.

beatonna:

You know, I’ve seen the fantastic “The Beatles: Rock Band” cinematic a few years ago from amazingly talented animator Robert Valley, but I’ve never seen this ending clip from the game.  His style is just so darn.. stylish!!

And if you haven’t seen the original piece I mentioned:

beatonna:

Happy Mother’s Day!

I often portray my mom as a timid lady, because she is so loving and sweet.  But she’s tough too, she tried very hard to give us every opportunity in a small place, without much.  My mother is the one who has believed in my abilities the longest, and the fiercest, and for that I owe her everything.

In this particular exchange, she also showed me that people’s talent may not always be what it appears to be to others, and that we all may have a greatness in us that not everyone can see.

Remember to call your mother today.  She loves you.

Moms are the best. Dads are pretty cool too

firsttimeuser:

The Mother’s Hand. 1966 by Antanas Sutkus

Day 7 - Alas, poor Yorick, Ike knew him, Horatio

Day 7 - alas, poor Yorick, Ike knew him, Horatio.

anderson:

Anderson meets Meow, the 37-lb cat (the equivalent of a 600-lb person), today on “Anderson.”

cat obesity is a terrible, adorable, hilarious issue

All of these new things are happening

So many new people, new words coming out of my mouth

Thinking and saying out loud daily how thankful I am for so many things

Asking for guidance, asking for help for myself and my friends

My brothers and sisters in all senses.

Fluctuating between absolute, all-encompassing happiness

And paralyzing, debilitating confusion.

Things seem clearer than ever

And yet I feel even more lost than I have in years.

How should I be reacting to these new, incredible stimuli?

These things that have been in the back of my mind for so long

So suddenly brought to the foreground, bursting out of me

And shared with people that I’ve known for so little time

But that I already have such an incredible connection with.

I don’t care how lost I feel. I have people to turn to now.

I don’t have to force all these things to the back of my mind,

I’m now driven to engage them and clear up my confusion

And He is always here, helping me, guiding me along.

Always here when I need Him, whether my quandary is large or small,

Whether I am paralyzed by confusion

Or simply not completely happy, thankful, and fulfilled in my life,

He is there, relieving my confusion,

He is there, to remind me of all the reasons I have to be happy.

To be thankful. Abstract and practical, tangible and inexplicable,

His Love guides me along the path to fulfillment. 

Day 6, some sort of dance pose?

Day 5: Trying to do a more wobbly pose