I have no idea where this came from, but it said it in my profile.
Your superpower is that you smell like dandelions whenever someone lies. How will you maintain your secret identity?
I don't even care to maintain my secret identity, this may be the all time most perfect super power for me, ever - way sweeter than mind reading. I want it! Think about it, you would always know when someone lies - and they would know you know, so they could never lie to you. How much easier would this life really be if no one elver lied to you.
Not only that, but you could use your super skills to narrow down suspects in crime investigations and stuff. . . Just ask the guy questions and follow your nose.
The only thing id like to change is that i would rather smell like Daises or Roses - Dandelion is really not a pleasant smell. Also id like a side of being able to fly or travel at the speed of thought or something.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
7/27/08
I tend bar at an interesting place in the middle of Shaker Heights, which probably belongs in Boston or New York or any where but Shaker Heights. I have no idea how i fit in this bar, except the boss is seemingly obsessed with having a sexy bar, apparently i have a passable ass and i like to drink. We recently got new black lights and are equipped with a disco ball.
The core cliental is made up of middle age or older hard working African Americans, a few younger folks come through from time to time and every once in a while some white people too. Don't get me wrong i really enjoy the experience, i've had some really excellent discussions about a lot issues that exist in the world and been able to hear a lot of perspectives that i may not have had the chance to hear had i not been the poorer of drinks at this particular establishment.
We play a lot of 70's soul, and funk and Motown at the bar. I dig the music, and slowly the regulars are learning how truly bad i am.
The other night two white kids, probably 22 came in. Not only are they out of their element here, but also i kind of wondered to myself if the ids that they produced were in fact legit. If they were legal, they were on the newly able to drink in public side. You can always tell them, they are kind of cocky and kind of nervous - they like to show off that they are drinking (oh yeah, you're totally going to impress a bar tender with that party trick). I think they were a couple, a girl and a boy.
At one point, while i refilled their drinks, the girl looked at me and said "i don't know one song that you've played in here".
I couldn't resist:
"I'm sorry that you're so white" and went about my business filling other beverages.
mortified she sat there while equally honkey boyfriend pissed his pants laughing.
In short, if you come in to the bar that i tend clueless, and think i wont find some smart ass comment to make, you are sadly mistaken.
The core cliental is made up of middle age or older hard working African Americans, a few younger folks come through from time to time and every once in a while some white people too. Don't get me wrong i really enjoy the experience, i've had some really excellent discussions about a lot issues that exist in the world and been able to hear a lot of perspectives that i may not have had the chance to hear had i not been the poorer of drinks at this particular establishment.
We play a lot of 70's soul, and funk and Motown at the bar. I dig the music, and slowly the regulars are learning how truly bad i am.
The other night two white kids, probably 22 came in. Not only are they out of their element here, but also i kind of wondered to myself if the ids that they produced were in fact legit. If they were legal, they were on the newly able to drink in public side. You can always tell them, they are kind of cocky and kind of nervous - they like to show off that they are drinking (oh yeah, you're totally going to impress a bar tender with that party trick). I think they were a couple, a girl and a boy.
At one point, while i refilled their drinks, the girl looked at me and said "i don't know one song that you've played in here".
I couldn't resist:
"I'm sorry that you're so white" and went about my business filling other beverages.
mortified she sat there while equally honkey boyfriend pissed his pants laughing.
In short, if you come in to the bar that i tend clueless, and think i wont find some smart ass comment to make, you are sadly mistaken.
Monday, July 21, 2008
07/21/08
Well i know its a far jump to go from the wearing or anti wearing of makeup into the papacy, but hey. . . i'm full of surprises.
Any hoo i was sitting on a park bench with my cousin and brother like a trio of hobos this afternoon — It was rather satisfying to tell you the truth — and as we acted obnoxious in public we perused a news paper conveniently left on the bench for us. Gabe grabbed the sports section, Toby tacked the metro section, and i looked for the classifieds to no avail, leaving me with the front pages news. . . dreadful. I read a few things about the elections, which i'm really not interested in at all. I dont care, at this point i am equally unimpressed with both candidates and skeptical of their politics in general. But i'm not going to rant about that, i am far too disgusted at this point to rant, rather i sort of quietly feel sorrow and depression about the whole thing.
After these few quick blerbs i notticed some news from the vatican in the lower right hand corner. Apparently there is a group of women who call themselves Roman Catholic who plan to get "ordained" as priests. Makes my stomach turn. I'm not going to go in to the depths about the facts details and quotes about this in the church tradition and teaching and scripture about why women can't really be priests. I could but all that stuff bores me a little bit, honestly. What i know is that for 2000 years women were not accepted in to the priest hood. All over scripture it is evident that this is not what God wants for His church. In the Old Testiment God meticulsouly measured out His specifications for the priest hood, right down to the nitty gritty of how when and where they were to offer a sacrifice pleasing to God. Always the priests were men, never women.
The New Testament is the fulfillment of all that the Old Testament was leading to. None of the Apostles - the churches first priests ordained by Jesus Christ Himself, were women. Its historical, its documented and its tradition - meaning it is what we in the modern era have had handed down from generation to generation regarding the ways Our Lord wants the church to function.
Please, don't get me wrong i'm not hating on women here: Truly one of the most important human beings (accepting our Lord as he was truly human but truly divine due to the hypostatic union). Clearly, Jesus is tops, but when we consider the people that are just people and in no way Divine, the most important human in the whole drama and epic that is the creation and salvation of man kind is a woman. The Blessed Virgin Mary, to be exact. Women have always played a huge roll in the sanctity of the church, its just that God intended us to do it a different way than men. And i think thats only fair, i mean we are a different than men, so why should we expect to do things the exact same as them. In a lot of ways, it makes me sad that more women don't truly understand the dignity and beauty that is a woman in all of her feminine mystique. Thank you once again bra-burning man hating feminists, way to make life way more difficult on the real women of the world.
But again, i digress. I don't understand why so many modern people can insist on making up new things in the church that truly have never existed in the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church and pretend like they have anything to do with the church. Its pride and its silly, and its causing this world great harm.
I was pleased to see that our current Pope Benedict XVI has already stated that any women who attempt to be Ordained as priests will be excommunicated. I'm sure the make believing women won't care that they are excommunicated, but i am glad that His Holiness is once again standing up for The Church and all that she is. . . .even if its against current popular thought. Thank goodness that the Pope knows that current popular thought doesnt hold a candle to the thought and understanding which has lasted for over 2000 years.
So thats what i thought about on my way home from hobo time.
Any hoo i was sitting on a park bench with my cousin and brother like a trio of hobos this afternoon — It was rather satisfying to tell you the truth — and as we acted obnoxious in public we perused a news paper conveniently left on the bench for us. Gabe grabbed the sports section, Toby tacked the metro section, and i looked for the classifieds to no avail, leaving me with the front pages news. . . dreadful. I read a few things about the elections, which i'm really not interested in at all. I dont care, at this point i am equally unimpressed with both candidates and skeptical of their politics in general. But i'm not going to rant about that, i am far too disgusted at this point to rant, rather i sort of quietly feel sorrow and depression about the whole thing.
After these few quick blerbs i notticed some news from the vatican in the lower right hand corner. Apparently there is a group of women who call themselves Roman Catholic who plan to get "ordained" as priests. Makes my stomach turn. I'm not going to go in to the depths about the facts details and quotes about this in the church tradition and teaching and scripture about why women can't really be priests. I could but all that stuff bores me a little bit, honestly. What i know is that for 2000 years women were not accepted in to the priest hood. All over scripture it is evident that this is not what God wants for His church. In the Old Testiment God meticulsouly measured out His specifications for the priest hood, right down to the nitty gritty of how when and where they were to offer a sacrifice pleasing to God. Always the priests were men, never women.
The New Testament is the fulfillment of all that the Old Testament was leading to. None of the Apostles - the churches first priests ordained by Jesus Christ Himself, were women. Its historical, its documented and its tradition - meaning it is what we in the modern era have had handed down from generation to generation regarding the ways Our Lord wants the church to function.
Please, don't get me wrong i'm not hating on women here: Truly one of the most important human beings (accepting our Lord as he was truly human but truly divine due to the hypostatic union). Clearly, Jesus is tops, but when we consider the people that are just people and in no way Divine, the most important human in the whole drama and epic that is the creation and salvation of man kind is a woman. The Blessed Virgin Mary, to be exact. Women have always played a huge roll in the sanctity of the church, its just that God intended us to do it a different way than men. And i think thats only fair, i mean we are a different than men, so why should we expect to do things the exact same as them. In a lot of ways, it makes me sad that more women don't truly understand the dignity and beauty that is a woman in all of her feminine mystique. Thank you once again bra-burning man hating feminists, way to make life way more difficult on the real women of the world.
But again, i digress. I don't understand why so many modern people can insist on making up new things in the church that truly have never existed in the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church and pretend like they have anything to do with the church. Its pride and its silly, and its causing this world great harm.
I was pleased to see that our current Pope Benedict XVI has already stated that any women who attempt to be Ordained as priests will be excommunicated. I'm sure the make believing women won't care that they are excommunicated, but i am glad that His Holiness is once again standing up for The Church and all that she is. . . .even if its against current popular thought. Thank goodness that the Pope knows that current popular thought doesnt hold a candle to the thought and understanding which has lasted for over 2000 years.
So thats what i thought about on my way home from hobo time.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
7/17/08
I really hate putting on makeup. I went five years with out accentuating my cheek bones, or bringing out my eye color, i didn't miss it, and i didn't feel less beautiful. it didn't matter, it wasn't part of my daily existence. True, i was in the middle of no where, and i wasn't really all that worried about weather or not the squirrels or visiting bears thought that me attractive. I've always been one of those people who truly holds that beauty comes from with in. I know this is probably one of the biggest clichés that ever existed, but its true. Any beauty that we may physically possess is only the intangible beauty with in us, shining through, kind of like the light and heat from a flame radiate through a glass holder.
functioning under this understanding, for five years, i didn't use make up. However, for some reason, that i don't really understand when i came back to society i began to feel like i need to wear makeup again. At first it was sort of fun, like when i was a young girl playing with make up for the first time, but soon enough it became more of a chore than a pleasure. When it was time for me to get ready for work i dreaded putting on make up, i just wanted to get it over with. Despite the fact that i loathed the task of making myself up, i continued to do so, day in and day out . . . as if i had to. It's ridiculous really, I've become a slave to vanity.
What's worse is i've become a slave to vanity because i was worried about how society would view me, i felt a need to fit in to something that i KNOW i don't really fit in. I don't even really like society or any thing that its made up of, so why would i compromise and try to conform myself to its rules and regulations.
well no wonder i've been cranky lately. Thats it, make up you're done for! I'm sure i can find much more enjoyable ways of using the extra time that i have just added to my day!
functioning under this understanding, for five years, i didn't use make up. However, for some reason, that i don't really understand when i came back to society i began to feel like i need to wear makeup again. At first it was sort of fun, like when i was a young girl playing with make up for the first time, but soon enough it became more of a chore than a pleasure. When it was time for me to get ready for work i dreaded putting on make up, i just wanted to get it over with. Despite the fact that i loathed the task of making myself up, i continued to do so, day in and day out . . . as if i had to. It's ridiculous really, I've become a slave to vanity.
What's worse is i've become a slave to vanity because i was worried about how society would view me, i felt a need to fit in to something that i KNOW i don't really fit in. I don't even really like society or any thing that its made up of, so why would i compromise and try to conform myself to its rules and regulations.
well no wonder i've been cranky lately. Thats it, make up you're done for! I'm sure i can find much more enjoyable ways of using the extra time that i have just added to my day!
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