Investigators are trying to find a clue into why their car (a stretch limousine) has bursted into flames on a San Francisco Bay bridge. As the car caught fire, five of the nine women inside were trapped and eventually led to their death on the girls’ night out, including a newlywed bride.

The driver of their car, Orville Brown, said that he first misunderstood what one of the passengers in the back said when she complained about smelling smoke.

As the music was playing loud in the car, he thought the woman was asking if she could smoke at first. However some moments later, he said that this time women started knocking this time. They screamed, “Smoke, smoke!” and “Pull over,” Brown told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Source: USAtoday, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston

THROOP — Crews in Lackawanna County battled fire early Monday morning.

The flames started around 3:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Sanderson Street in Throop.

Everyone inside the five unit home was able to get out safely.  A resident said he got out with his wallet, cell phone and nothing else.

“I heard a woman screaming, ah fire, fire and I jumped out and put a shirt on and I came out the door and it was already spreading down the side of the house,” said fire victim Steve Thomas.

A woman tells us six cats were killed in the fire, but some other pets were able to escape.

No word on what sparked the flames.

For more on the fire, including reaction from residents, click here.

These past few days, I’ve been experiencing everything. Yes, everything. I didn’t know if I should cry or laugh, pity myself or get angry. I felt like every emotion a person could feel was placed upon me like a burden. Love isn’t an emotion, so no jokes there.

I got sick, both physical and emotional, and had to stay at home for my afternoon class period (which turned out to be a double bummer).

But enough of that.

I am now doing okay, if it pleases you to know, and am regaining zest for life. Aside from prayer and medicine, I managed to get myself together through drawing this:

Messy, but it speaks for the chaos my mind was going through. Not that I’ve ever done really clean art with this style, though I’ve attempted a few times.

I felt hot (not the hot hot) during my sickness, and I guess I needed to release it through her fiery hair. Even her eyes seems sickly now that I see it with a clear enough mind.

And yes, many anatomical errors here. Many areas for criticism – take your pick.

Well, I hope this post isn’t depressing for those who’re caring enough to read it. :) GTG. Lots more projects to finish.

A black hole in outer space
Pulling everything in
No faith

In the center of it all

He stands

Eyes closed

He knows

whatever happened here?

As my shuttle passes by

In the vacuum his screams pierce the sky

He can even fly
Up Up & Away
Though Super he may be

That don’t mean squat to me

Crush mountains with your bare hands
Break the light barrier
Transcend
The boundaries of what we know

You’re just a man

That’s true

So plain glasses would do the trick

He don’t even wear a mask not slick

For a secret identity

Isn’t the BIG “S” a dead give away?

Would that fly if it were me?

Save the world time after time

But day to day life remains the same?

I don’t know what a hero is

But I assume its nothing like this

You can fly away
Leave us all behind
Any day

Change the course of the stars
Start & end all wars

But is that enough?

Just to act bad ass & tough

Try as you may

In the end

You’re just a man

At least to me

Canadian Cheer Evolution Ontario Championship 2013 (Day 2)
2012-2013 Season

Canadian Cheer Evolution Ontario Championship 2013 (Day 1)
2012-2013 Season

We lit up a fire at a barbecue and it was a perfect motive for a slow end of the day.

So, I want to share this with you. I couldn’t keep it all to myself. That’s not me!

Read and enjoy!!!

Such a beautiful woman, dancing in the flames,

her eastern desires, their trance like states,

deep within the earthen cave, she dances in the flames,

untouched, unharmed,

she whispers her name, to the rhythm in her music,

while dancing in the flames, her beauty, her desire,

to dance long into the night,

all caught within the conversations,

between the tongues, the evenings flames,

do you see her eastern beauty dancing her desires,

her pulsing heart, deep within the flames?

You can click on this image to my site and then click again to have a closer look, if you like…

We had a burn pile today.  Zooming into the fire gave it an abstract feel…almost like a painting, I thought.  So ta daaaa!  Here’s the most abstract of them all (and yes I took lots of pictures!)