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Me, In An Atypical Way
Glimpses & Phrases
08 June 2006 @ 02:23 pm
17 April 2006 @ 12:40 pm
Well, I made another pair of earrings.
These sparkle with blue aventurine. The beads are kiln annealed and available for sale even. I'm thinking of putting them up on e-bay.
I'm a bit bummed as I lost the other pieces I had made. They disappeared when I moved. The only thing that makes it OK is I know I can make more.
These sparkle with blue aventurine. The beads are kiln annealed and available for sale even. I'm thinking of putting them up on e-bay.
I'm a bit bummed as I lost the other pieces I had made. They disappeared when I moved. The only thing that makes it OK is I know I can make more.
Influencer: Carbon Leaf
23 January 2006 @ 03:51 pm
The New Yorker has some fabulous cartoons. I think I would get more of them if I paid any attention to current events, but I get a surprising number of them.
© The New Yorker
1. I think Bob Dylan does a perfectly good job of being himself.
2. Rent a good movie, or prance around on stage in a nice costume for goodness sakes!
3. There's more truth in fiction than there is in non-fiction. Lighten up!
4. Haven't you ever heard of a hang-glider? Jump out of a perfectly good airplane already!
*Note for all you dufuses who can't figure out the copyright laws - personal use is ok, as long as you include an attribution.
23 January 2006 @ 02:12 pm
horny22 January 2006 @ 09:38 pm
is a Freemason anyways?
Apparently the answer to this question can be found at http://www.freemasoninformation.com/. It still sounds a little wacky to me, but then there's nothing wrong with wacky.
Also, what's with this emphasis on men? Are all of y'all gay or what?
Apparently the answer to this question can be found at http://www.freemasoninformation.com/. It still sounds a little wacky to me, but then there's nothing wrong with wacky.
Also, what's with this emphasis on men? Are all of y'all gay or what?
18 January 2006 @ 11:32 pm
Thanks to the Internet Anagram Server, I have found the following cool words in my name.
Coolest words in my name:
nonrestraint
antineutron
abstention
stentorian
obstinate
transient
sunnier
jouster
nuttier
Hmmm, that's a little more revealing than I would have thought.
Coolest words in my name:
nonrestraint
antineutron
abstention
stentorian
obstinate
transient
sunnier
jouster
nuttier
Hmmm, that's a little more revealing than I would have thought.
Sidestepping: 
blah
blahInfluencer: Dishwasher
18 January 2006 @ 08:29 pm
I'd like to take a moment to apologize to anyone who might be reading this who might actually know me.
It seems that I've become increasingly obscure and nonsensical. I don't like it anymore than anyone else, but hopefully it won't be necessary for much longer.
Seriously, how long can it go on like this?
It seems that I've become increasingly obscure and nonsensical. I don't like it anymore than anyone else, but hopefully it won't be necessary for much longer.
Seriously, how long can it go on like this?
Sidestepping: 
Squeezed
SqueezedInfluencer: TV in the other room
18 January 2006 @ 07:21 pm
Dipshit
And I'm a Fucking Conduit - not that I can do it.
Verification of the meaning of the word "dipshit" was unsuccessful.
According to www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net I may be a dipshit too.
My result was:
Grading program not complete yet. Your score for future reference is:
% 13 (453)
Although no formal grading process exists yet, you're most likely a dipshit. Check back later.
Stay tuned.
And I'm a Fucking Conduit - not that I can do it.
Verification of the meaning of the word "dipshit" was unsuccessful.
According to www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net I may be a dipshit too.
My result was:
Grading program not complete yet. Your score for future reference is:
% 13 (453)
Although no formal grading process exists yet, you're most likely a dipshit. Check back later.
Stay tuned.
17 January 2006 @ 09:00 pm
I think I've reached the end of the road.
I'm all out of ideas and suggestions.
I told somebody today that "I have no fucking clue." But, I forgot what the question was. It seemed to be an appropriate answer nontheless.
Such a ridiculous way to conduct anything...
Still, I know what I want. I guess I just have to let it come to me - over, and over, and over, and over again.
I'm all out of ideas and suggestions.
I told somebody today that "I have no fucking clue." But, I forgot what the question was. It seemed to be an appropriate answer nontheless.
Such a ridiculous way to conduct anything...
Still, I know what I want. I guess I just have to let it come to me - over, and over, and over, and over again.
Sidestepping: none
Influencer: Carbon Leaf - Maybe Today
17 January 2006 @ 02:18 pm
Hey, there actually is a window in my office. Imagine that!
It's rainy and wet, grey and cloudy. Nasty day for a funeral, but a beautiful day for a wedding.
It's rainy and wet, grey and cloudy. Nasty day for a funeral, but a beautiful day for a wedding.
Sidestepping: 
Bordering Enrapture
Bordering EnraptureInfluencer: A groaning computer
16 January 2006 @ 03:34 pm
In no particular order:
I lit a fire, then tried to put it out.
I took a nap then awoke to the sound of a crow and a thunder crack.
I went to school to find no one there.
I left home one way, and took another way back.
I’ve drunk plenty of coffee, both with cream and black, but I haven’t eaten anything more than a snack.
I’ve listened to some music, and gotten tangled up in meaning.
I’ve published a few pictures that illustrate my way of seeing.
And I read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s I've Been to the Mountaintop speech. Someone suggested I read it, and I did. Dr. King said a lot of good things, but I think my favorite bit is:
”For when people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.”
It reminds me of this bit of the song Life Uncommon by Jewel:
Lend your voices only to the sounds of freedom
No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And you shall lead a life uncommon
It may seem odd, or weird, or egotistical, but both bits are things I imagine I might say. But I’m not a civil rights leader, or a pop star. I’m just one woman looking for a man to love – along with whatever baggage he might have - for I have none.
And now, I’m off to the grocery store on the pretense of buying vegetables to make soup. God only know what will happen there. I give up.
I lit a fire, then tried to put it out.
I took a nap then awoke to the sound of a crow and a thunder crack.
I went to school to find no one there.
I left home one way, and took another way back.
I’ve drunk plenty of coffee, both with cream and black, but I haven’t eaten anything more than a snack.
I’ve listened to some music, and gotten tangled up in meaning.
I’ve published a few pictures that illustrate my way of seeing.
And I read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s I've Been to the Mountaintop speech. Someone suggested I read it, and I did. Dr. King said a lot of good things, but I think my favorite bit is:
”For when people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.”
It reminds me of this bit of the song Life Uncommon by Jewel:
Lend your voices only to the sounds of freedom
No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And you shall lead a life uncommon
It may seem odd, or weird, or egotistical, but both bits are things I imagine I might say. But I’m not a civil rights leader, or a pop star. I’m just one woman looking for a man to love – along with whatever baggage he might have - for I have none.
And now, I’m off to the grocery store on the pretense of buying vegetables to make soup. God only know what will happen there. I give up.
Sidestepping: 
blank
blankInfluencer: Central Heating
13 January 2006 @ 12:16 am
The house I live in is in a subdivision with two access points. For a long time, I only used the main access point. I liked it because it took me past a pasture with cows. I enjoyed seeing the cows. But then, the cows disappeared. Still, that access point is the quickest way to get to the grocery store, and I'm forever running out to pick something up.
Occasionally, a house gets built. And a couple of them have been built along my route to the grocery store. I watched one "house" in particular being built with fascination.
The layout looks very much like this:
This building is one story, no basement, and fairly small.
While watching the construction, I kept thinking it would make a good crack-house, and wondered what the neighbors must think.
Now that the building is completed, it has been painted an attractive shade of brown, and sports refined windows and doors. I've seen a van in the driveway, and people looking like it's a living place. There's even a grill.
It does a good job of imitating a house. But I know what it's like inside. And now I wonder what such a construction could be used for - other than a crack-house.
*Well, now the grill has been replaced with what looks like a hot-tub. Imagine that!
Oh right... Good idea!
Occasionally, a house gets built. And a couple of them have been built along my route to the grocery store. I watched one "house" in particular being built with fascination.
The layout looks very much like this:
This building is one story, no basement, and fairly small.
While watching the construction, I kept thinking it would make a good crack-house, and wondered what the neighbors must think.
Now that the building is completed, it has been painted an attractive shade of brown, and sports refined windows and doors. I've seen a van in the driveway, and people looking like it's a living place. There's even a grill.
It does a good job of imitating a house. But I know what it's like inside. And now I wonder what such a construction could be used for - other than a crack-house.
*Well, now the grill has been replaced with what looks like a hot-tub. Imagine that!
Oh right... Good idea!
Sidestepping: 
Suspicion
Suspicion11 January 2006 @ 10:58 pm
Hmmm, seems I might have given someone else the same advice recently. I'm really not sure. Although I'm recalling quite a bit of information I thought had been lost, it's still a bit fuzzy. The picture is clear enough, however.
So, I registered for classes and so forth today. I had an eerie feeling all day, like - heck, Shakespeare said it best in As You Like It:
JAQUES:
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts...
I'm almost positive my mother wouldn't repeat my words exactly, but what I told her was, "I'm all set up." You can check the tape on that one. ;)
And then, the oddest thing... While I was popping in to display a miraculous recovery, my mp3 player took itself out of it's compartment and put itself on one of my favorite songs, What About Everything?
To which there is no easy answer. I do; however, have something to ruminate upon.
Dr. Blair asked what my mother did, and I found myself explaining my educational pedigree. While my grandmother earned a Master’s in Sociology, my mother only has a Bachelor’s in Sociology, and I only took one Sociology course. It was an interesting course because we had a brand-spanking-new professor who was not Marxist, but had inherited the previous professor’s Marxist texts. Quite the mind-expanding exercise. As I recall, I wrote a paper about accessibility to fertility treatments in that course…
Anyway, I think the thing that made the biggest impression on me was an article entitled: Marriage And The Construction Of Reality. It’s a bit dense, and I’ve only made a few notes (I’ll probably add more soon), but it’s definitely worth the time, energy, and effort to read all the way through.
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So, I registered for classes and so forth today. I had an eerie feeling all day, like - heck, Shakespeare said it best in As You Like It:
JAQUES:
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts...
I'm almost positive my mother wouldn't repeat my words exactly, but what I told her was, "I'm all set up." You can check the tape on that one. ;)
And then, the oddest thing... While I was popping in to display a miraculous recovery, my mp3 player took itself out of it's compartment and put itself on one of my favorite songs, What About Everything?
To which there is no easy answer. I do; however, have something to ruminate upon.
Dr. Blair asked what my mother did, and I found myself explaining my educational pedigree. While my grandmother earned a Master’s in Sociology, my mother only has a Bachelor’s in Sociology, and I only took one Sociology course. It was an interesting course because we had a brand-spanking-new professor who was not Marxist, but had inherited the previous professor’s Marxist texts. Quite the mind-expanding exercise. As I recall, I wrote a paper about accessibility to fertility treatments in that course…
Anyway, I think the thing that made the biggest impression on me was an article entitled: Marriage And The Construction Of Reality. It’s a bit dense, and I’ve only made a few notes (I’ll probably add more soon), but it’s definitely worth the time, energy, and effort to read all the way through.
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Sidestepping: Vastly Amused
Vastly AmusedInfluencer: Carbon Leaf - Life Less Ordinary
10 January 2006 @ 10:21 am
Today is really my only day to rest and recuperate before I have to go back to school. I’m not sure teaching is what I really want to do, but it’s already been set up and everybody thinks I need something to do, so I might as well go along with it.
I think my favorite class from last semester was the English class. It was altogether much more productive than the English courses I took in college. And, I got a better grade too!
But, my English Literature course in college had a couple of high points as well. The professor had to have been a good guy, despite labeling me as incoherent on one of my essays, because he spoke so highly of the T.V. show Northern Exposure.
The thing that most struck my fancy however, was what he said while discussing The Wild Swans at Coole by W.B. Yeats (1865–1939):
The Wild Swans at Coole
THE TREES are in their autumn beauty,
The woodland paths are dry,
Under the October twilight the water
Mirrors a still sky;
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are nine and fifty swans.
The nineteenth Autumn has come upon me
Since I first made my count;
I saw, before I had well finished,
All suddenly mount
And scatter wheeling in great broken rings
Upon their clamorous wings.
I have looked upon those brilliant creatures,
And now my heart is sore.
All’s changed since I, hearing at twilight,
The first time on this shore,
The bell-beat of their wings above my head,
Trod with a lighter tread.
Unwearied still, lover by lover,
They paddle in the cold,
Companionable streams or climb the air;
Their hearts have not grown old;
Passion or conquest, wander where they will,
Attend upon them still.
But now they drift on the still water
Mysterious, beautiful;
Among what rushes will they build,
By what lake’s edge or pool
Delight men’s eyes, when I awake some day
To find they have flown away?
I’m not sure what the poem means exactly, but the professor threw out a theory that a new religion arises about every 2000 years. That idea really struck my fancy.
So, my embarrassing admission is:
I’ve always wanted to start a new religion.
I think my favorite class from last semester was the English class. It was altogether much more productive than the English courses I took in college. And, I got a better grade too!
But, my English Literature course in college had a couple of high points as well. The professor had to have been a good guy, despite labeling me as incoherent on one of my essays, because he spoke so highly of the T.V. show Northern Exposure.
The thing that most struck my fancy however, was what he said while discussing The Wild Swans at Coole by W.B. Yeats (1865–1939):
The Wild Swans at Coole
THE TREES are in their autumn beauty,
The woodland paths are dry,
Under the October twilight the water
Mirrors a still sky;
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are nine and fifty swans.
The nineteenth Autumn has come upon me
Since I first made my count;
I saw, before I had well finished,
All suddenly mount
And scatter wheeling in great broken rings
Upon their clamorous wings.
I have looked upon those brilliant creatures,
And now my heart is sore.
All’s changed since I, hearing at twilight,
The first time on this shore,
The bell-beat of their wings above my head,
Trod with a lighter tread.
Unwearied still, lover by lover,
They paddle in the cold,
Companionable streams or climb the air;
Their hearts have not grown old;
Passion or conquest, wander where they will,
Attend upon them still.
But now they drift on the still water
Mysterious, beautiful;
Among what rushes will they build,
By what lake’s edge or pool
Delight men’s eyes, when I awake some day
To find they have flown away?
I’m not sure what the poem means exactly, but the professor threw out a theory that a new religion arises about every 2000 years. That idea really struck my fancy.
So, my embarrassing admission is:
I’ve always wanted to start a new religion.
09 January 2006 @ 08:23 pm
Well, I did another stint in the loony bin. At least it was short this time. Still, I can't say I have any regrets.
I found this quote ringing around my mind a lot of the time:
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
-Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)
I got a good idea, coupled closely with the realization that I hadn't listened to Handel's Messiah yet this Christmas. One of my favorite bits:
For unto Us a Child is born
Unto Us a Son is given
And the government shall be upon His shoulder
And His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 9:6
Counselor - now there's an idea! Sounds better to me than teaching.
And I have a New Year's resolution:
I'm going to look into this Bible book everyone is making such a big deal of - starting with the prophets.
* Note in retrospect
Although, now I've been informed that A LOT of information has been left out of the Bible. Talk about unfathomable hoaxes!
I found this quote ringing around my mind a lot of the time:
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
-Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)
I got a good idea, coupled closely with the realization that I hadn't listened to Handel's Messiah yet this Christmas. One of my favorite bits:
For unto Us a Child is born
Unto Us a Son is given
And the government shall be upon His shoulder
And His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 9:6
Counselor - now there's an idea! Sounds better to me than teaching.
And I have a New Year's resolution:
I'm going to look into this Bible book everyone is making such a big deal of - starting with the prophets.
* Note in retrospect
Although, now I've been informed that A LOT of information has been left out of the Bible. Talk about unfathomable hoaxes!
03 January 2006 @ 06:16 pm
29 December 2005 @ 09:24 am
I have a problem with my blood sugar - lots of people do... My Father does.
Of all the things I've tried, to help with the sugar problem, Cinnamon is by far the best thing I've found yet. Funny how that works.
But, there's a problem...
The way I work Cinnamon into my diet is through my morning coffee. I have a very specific method that I follow exactly - same way, every day (when I can). It's not perfect - nothing is - but it works pretty well.
Of course, most of the time, I'm making coffee for one - with a fresh pot.
Well, what with the family, and all...
This morning, I don't know how it happened... might have been the microwave...
Anyway, Cinnamon + Splenda® + Coffee =
Hmmm, as I was about to pour the cream, I noticed that the surface of the coffee didn't look quite right. It looked kinda scummy, actually.
But I Knew that the taste would be the same, regardless, so I went ahead...
Well, the most surprising thing!
When I poured in the cream, it left a little heart impression...
It stayed around a lot longer than I would have thought it would.
But there it was. A little cream induced heart shape, right there in my morning coffee mug.
I thought it was kinda cute.
But also, a little weird.
Of all the things I've tried, to help with the sugar problem, Cinnamon is by far the best thing I've found yet. Funny how that works.
But, there's a problem...
The way I work Cinnamon into my diet is through my morning coffee. I have a very specific method that I follow exactly - same way, every day (when I can). It's not perfect - nothing is - but it works pretty well.
Of course, most of the time, I'm making coffee for one - with a fresh pot.
Well, what with the family, and all...
This morning, I don't know how it happened... might have been the microwave...
Anyway, Cinnamon + Splenda® + Coffee =
Hmmm, as I was about to pour the cream, I noticed that the surface of the coffee didn't look quite right. It looked kinda scummy, actually.
But I Knew that the taste would be the same, regardless, so I went ahead...
Well, the most surprising thing!
When I poured in the cream, it left a little heart impression...
It stayed around a lot longer than I would have thought it would.
But there it was. A little cream induced heart shape, right there in my morning coffee mug.
I thought it was kinda cute.
But also, a little weird.
28 December 2005 @ 04:00 pm
First Prayer
Let us pray:
Here we are, Lord;
we are not many, nor are we very wise or powerful,
but we come today joyful and triumphant
because of what you have done.
On this day, we remember your promises,
that you will never leave us or lose us.
On this day, we joyfully remember your sending Jesus to us,
creeping in very quietly among us.
Born to be with us, born to love us, born to save us, born to free us.
Please forgive us for forgetting this so often,
for thinking of you in too human terms,
for imagining you to be a fearsome far-off sort of God,
angry and vengeful;
of thinking of you as a petulant parent,
rewarding us with sweets when we’re good
and smacking us when we’re bad.
Forgive us for blaming you when things go wrong
and ignoring you when we think we’re in control;
for being so busy and caught up in our own concerns
that we don’t even hear the voices of others, or you.
Help us to let you enter our lives.
Speak your word of power in our hearts
and change us, once again. Amen.
Second Prayer
Let us pray:
God of mercy and love,
by the birth of your holy Child Jesus,
you give a great light to dawn on our darkness.
Bestow upon us the gift of your peace
that the likeness of your Son, may be formed in us.
Fill our lives with your love
that we might care for the earth’s children
with the love you have for us all.
O God of peace,
send the peace of Jesus into our hurting and troubled world.
Strengthen those who work for peace,
give courage to those who seek justice,
and touch us all with the hope of your reign.
Direct our steps that we may walk in the wisdom and truth
of your grace revealed in Jesus Christ.
For it is in his name that we pray together, saying:
Liturgist: Our Father in heaven,
All: Our God, you are all around us and within us,
Liturgist: hallowed be your name.
All: we praise you with many different names.
Liturgist: Your kingdom come, your will be done,
All: Help us live as we understand we should
from knowing you
in harmony and connectedness with each other,
Liturgist: on earth as it is in heaven.
All: with all creatures of the earth
and with the earth and the universe itself.
Liturgist: Give us this day our daily bread,
All: Help us use your resources wisely
so that all creatures might live.
Liturgist: and forgive us our sins
as we forgive those that sin against us.
All: Help us take responsibility
when we fail to live harmoniously,
and help us understand and forgive
when others let us down.
Liturgist: And lead us not to the time of trial,
All: Let us know you well enough that we are not tempted
to live outside of your love,
Liturgist: but deliver us from evil.
All: And empower us to work together to overcome evil.
Liturgist: For yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever.
All: We believe that you created the world
and that you will be
all around us and within us forever.
Thanks be to God. Amen
25 December 2005 @ 05:05 pm
...was a whole bunch of inklings and a catalogue of funny little looks. It doesn't sound like much, but I think it's enough.
Oh, and I also got a catchy phrase that's too good to say in public.
But I won't realize it for a few more days - if ever.
Oh, and I also got a catchy phrase that's too good to say in public.
But I won't realize it for a few more days - if ever.
20 December 2005 @ 09:46 pm
Well, despite the fact that my mother labeled my report card as "boring," I'm going to brag on myself a bit. No one is looking anyway. :)
Let's see, I got an A in my Wetland Ecosystems course. Then in my Developmental Psychology course, I got... let's see... an A. Oh, and for my 500 level Genetics Seminar... hey, I got an A. Finally, in the only undergrad course I took - English 101 - ummm... would you look at that... an A!!! So, if I can figure this correctly, my GPA would be... oh this is difficult... a 4.0!!!
One guy at the Toastmasters meeting commented, "So you must be on the Dean's list."
To which I said, "Really? Does it say that on there?"
Yep. I'm brilliant. Really.
Let's see, I got an A in my Wetland Ecosystems course. Then in my Developmental Psychology course, I got... let's see... an A. Oh, and for my 500 level Genetics Seminar... hey, I got an A. Finally, in the only undergrad course I took - English 101 - ummm... would you look at that... an A!!! So, if I can figure this correctly, my GPA would be... oh this is difficult... a 4.0!!!
One guy at the Toastmasters meeting commented, "So you must be on the Dean's list."
To which I said, "Really? Does it say that on there?"
Yep. I'm brilliant. Really.
Sidestepping: 
accomplished
accomplishedInfluencer: TV in the other room