IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

100 Things

100 Things!

1. Name: nicole collins
2. Nicknames: nicoley
3. Birthday: 24th may 1986
4. Place of Birth: aldershot , england
5. Zodiac Sign: gemini
6. Male or female: female
7. Year: well last time i checked 2007
8. School: haig schhol , kings school, dundee uni (many more cantremember)
9. Occupation: you really wanna know??
10. Residence: dundee own flat
11. Bebo Screen Name: shridanair (means good ride..... snowboarding doofus!!)


-Your Appearance-

12. Hair Colour: Brown @ the mo
13. Hair length: just above shoulders but growing!!
14. Eye Colour: green
15. Weight: hmmmm i dont know
16. Height: 5ft 6
17. Braces? Nope.
18. Glasses? yes but dont wear them..... eva ( but r very sexi on guys mmmmmmmmmmmm
19. Piercing: tung and belly button and ears
20. Tattoos: nope blank canvas am i!!
21: Righty or lefty: Right handed but shoot with both

-Your 'Firsts'-

22. First Best Friend: andrew foster ( when i was tiny like!!
23. First Award: probably best kata award in judo!!
24. First Sport you joined: hockey
25: First Pet: Hamster
26. First Real Vacation: had so many but id say canada as it was the business!! tee hee
27. First Concert: muse ... koln germany
28. First Love: some ginger dude!!

-Favourites-

29. Movie: anything with denzel washington or anything funny i like to giggle!
30. TV Programme:friends all the way woop woop
31. Colour: green
32. Rapper: cling film.. ( i thought id leave that as its amusing!)
33. Band: incubus.. 2 words ladies,.... brandon boyd yum yum!!! music is ace aswell
34. Song Right Now: to many to choose from sorry!
35. Best Friend: gemma taylor
36. Sweet: no thanks im sweet enough!
37. Sport: snowboarding
38. Restaurant: ermmmmm i aint sure does chopstixs count??
39. Favourite Brand:ummmmm i dont actually care!!
40. Store: i like little nicnax shops tee hee something different!!
41. School Subject: art
42. Animal: max kacie and jessie and sandy and golfball and heidi and soot and thumper i love them all
43. Book:virginia andrews flower in the attic ( someone nicked my copy gutted
44. Magazines: more i know im sad
45. Shoes: im sory but my dunlops ruled R.I.P.

-Currently-

46. Feeling: A bit confussed
47. Single or Taken? taken
48. Have a Crush: yes 1 in particular
49. Eating: my tung
50. Drinking: water
51. Typing: like a secretary
52. Online? ummmmmm what u think??
53. Listening to: silence by the no singers
54. Thinking about: monkies
55. Wanting to: get a monkey for christmas
56. Watching: little light pixels reflecting back @ me
57. Wearing: compfy PJS mmmmmmmmm cosy

-Your Future-

58. Want Kids? yes 3
59. Want to be married?yes dont believe in children b4 marriage
60. Careers in mind: porn star.... jking... dunno
61. Where do you want to live:preferably in the country... dont like big cities ... they scare me
62. Car: dontdrive but a black MGzr WITH GREEN NIONS UNDERCARRIAGE yes i am a secret ned and bloody proud!!

-Which is better with the Opposite Sex-

63. Hair Colour: not intothe whole arian race thing so dark hair
64. Hair length: short
65. Eye Colour: i love green eyes on a guy mmmmmm but dont matter
66. Measurements: dont like skinny men
67. Cute or Sexy: both
68. Lips or Eyes: have a thing about eyes
69. Hugs or Kisses: both!!
70. Short or tall: taler than me
71. Easy Going or Serious? easy going defo
72. Romantic or Spontaneous: Both! mmmmmmm
73. Fatty or skinny: inbetweeny!!
74. Sensitive or Loud: in netween dont like loud
75. Hook-Up or Relationship: both??
76. Sweet or Caring: both
77. Trouble Maker or Hesitant one: neither i like a confident guy

-Have you Ever-

78. Kissed a stranger: yes many a time
79. Had Alcohol: no i just attend an AA meeting for the banter
80. Smoked: who told u??
81. Ran away from home: yes to my next door neighbours house
82. Broken a bone: nope... touch wood..(no pun intended!!)
83. Got an X- Ray: yes jaw ,hip,ribs, foot, han

ITS CHRISTMAS DAY ALL IS SECURE

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
HE LIVED ALL ALONE
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE
I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE
AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE
NO TINSEL NO PRESENTS NOT EVEN A TREE
NO STOCKING BY THE MANTLE JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS
WITH MEDALS AND BADGES AWARDS OF ALL KINDS
A SOBER THOUGHT CAME THROUGH MY MIND

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT IT WAS DARK AND DREARY
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY
THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING SILENT ALONE
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER
NOT HOW I PICTURED A LONE BRITISH SOLDIER
WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO THE FLOOR FOR A BED

I REALISED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT
SOON ROUND THE WORLD THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY

THEY ALL ENJOY FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE
I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY ALONE
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME

THE VERY THOUGH BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY
THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE
'SANTA DON'T CRY THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE
I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM I DON'T ASK FOR MORE
MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY. MY CORPS'

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP
I COULDN'T CONTROL IT I CONTINUED TO WEEP

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS SO SILENT AND STILL
AND WE BOTH SAT AND SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHTS CHILL
I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD DARK NIGHT
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOUR SO WILLING TO FIGHT

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE
WHISPERED 'CARRY ON SANTA ITS CHRISTMAS DAY ALL IS SECURE'
ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
'MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT'