Joyous Yule

"Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles." ~Author Unknown

Green

"O! beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on" - William Shakespeare


The other night, for the first time I had a full blown jealousy 'thing'. It was an uncomfortable place for me. I typically do not consider myself to be a jealous person, but I have found, yes I am. In some ways this is a healthy thing for me. For some who know me, they understand. But I did not like this feeling. Now the occasion that brought up this demon was warranted with my attention, but I did not expect such a strong reaction. Usually I have been able to keep these things under wraps, but I let it out this time. I had to - or it would have consumed me and a pattern would have begun again. I am glad I did in the end as it opened discourse and led to better and deeper things, but still...the better and deeper could have come without the green. But such is life. Such are relationships - they are worthwhile work.

I now also understand the color choice of green when describing this most toxic of emotions. It made me want to gag. It gave me a headache and it blurred my vision making that which I was seeing and trying to see a rancid hue. I prefer purples & pinks myself and will be trying to stay with those shades.

"There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera dive." - Josh Groban

In the shower am a big breasted black woman who can sing the blues and make a man cry with the swivel of my hips. Amen sistah! Truly I am....

Been a bit quiet on my blog, as you may or may not have noticed. No reason really. Busy I guess. The holiday season has me shuffling along. The kids have me hopping. Work has me busy. BB keeps me entertained. Just in a state of life where it is all happening and not having time to write about it. I am not complaining though. Life is good. Muy bien in fact. Now if I can get my holiday tooshie in gear it will be excellent. I should be able to accomplish that organization over the weekend though amidst a holiday party and such. Fa la la la la...la la la la...

In the meantime, I am off to sing in the shower....

When the power of the web is used for good

This is a very clever lip sync of a song done by an a cappella comedy troupe out of Provo, UT called Moosebutter. It's a great tribute to the musical genius of John Williams.

QoTD

“Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will stir... open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us... guides us... passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do we have? Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love... the clarity of hatred... and the ecstasy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion maybe we'd know some kind of peace... but we would be hollow... Empty rooms shuttered and dank. Without passion we'd be truly dead.” - Joss Whedon

Who took my money?

"When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. " - Oscar Wilde

Part of the Clan

"And you’re worried, not because you’re headed to meet a houseful of vampires, but because you think those vampires won’t approve of you, correct?" - Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 15, p.320

Yep, it happened. I picked up Twilight and I read it in a day, and not just because it was an easy read. I became a 15 year old girl again, hungry for another second of Edward Cullen on the page. Holy ga-moley! So of course, then I HAD to see the movie. insert drool here. Thank god I know that the actor who plays Edward is legal. hubba to the hubba!

I have lots more to say about this phenomenon - around how the story made me giddy, how it borders on teen age erotica, how it is books like this that possibly set up so many young girls for dashed dreams as they enter into real relationships and how these things need to be tempered for the hopeless romantics and passion junkies (like myself). But all of that aside, I am enjoying the stories (I am on book 2 now, New Moon) with full abandon.

After this I will need something hardcore non-fiction to plant my feet with again.