Finding Home

After seven days away and one day at work; I have one precious day here at my house.  What to do, what to do?  Each room is in dire need of attention.  Clutter, dust and general disorder have become more common than not.  The bunnies have been sequestered in the basement because of rain, rain and more rain.  The kitchen... oye!  The kitchen!  I must admit, I feel a bit overwhelmed at this point.

I am scheduled to work this weekend so whatever I do today will need to be enough until next week.  The lawn needs to be mown (or is it mowed?) and the garden needs a serious few hours work as well.  Oye vay.

And the pets.  Bailey is sitting at my feet, whining for more attention.  The bunnies need to get outside and those stinky cages need to be cleaned.  Cat litter.  Must not forget the cat litter...

So, today is pretty much planned before I finish my first cup of coffee.  I will finish this while this hot, put my hair up in an ambitious ponytail and get started.  I think the best way to go about this is those with a face come first. 

• Dust in the living room?  No face.
• Bunnies?  Face.
• Laundry piled up in the hallway?  No face.
• Cat litter?  Face.
• Clutter pile on the microwave?  No face.
• Garden?  Face.  Sort of.

So, here I go.  Dive in, get started and do my best.  My best is all I can do. 

Blessed Be

I am really, really over celebrities.

Really; I am.

Whenever I turn on the television, the radio or the net... there they are.  Even the 'good' celebrities like Julia Roberts, with her family of five living in a 6,000 square foot home, well... good for you!

This isn't me judging.  Hey, if you think I am then, good for you too.  This is just me, opening my eyes, and actually seeing what is relentlessly pressed upon us.  Kate and Jon want privacy.  With TV cameras in their house?  Huh?

I am packing for a week away from the world.  No tv, radio or internet.  No, not off the grid and not forever.  But when I return, I need to make some decisions. 

Some choices.

Some changes.

Blessed Be    

The Rules:

1. You can ONLY answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone comments you and asks—and, believe me, the temptation to explain some of these will be overwhelming. Nothing is exactly as it seems.

The questions:


Kissed any one of your LiveJournal friends? No.

Been arrested? No.

Kissed someone you didn’t like? Yes.

Slept in until 5 PM? yes

Fallen asleep at work/school? Yes.

Held a snake? Yes

Ran a red light? Yes.

Been suspended from school? No
Experienced love at first sight? No.

Totaled your car in an accident? Yep

Been fired from a job? No
Fired somebody? Yes

Sung karaoke? Yes

Pointed a gun at someone? No

Did something you told yourself you wouldn’t? Yes

Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? Yes

Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Yes

Kissed in the rain? No

Had a close brush with death (your own)? yes.

Saw someone die? Yes.

Played Spin-the-Bottle? Yes

Smoked a cigar? No.

Sat on a rooftop? Yes

Smuggled something into another country? no

Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? No

Broken a bone? No

Skipped school? Yes

Eaten a bug? No

Sleepwalked? No

Walked on a moonlit beach? yes

Ridden a motorcycle? Yes

Dumped someone? yes

Forgotten your anniversary? No

Lied to avoid a ticket? No

Ridden in a helicopter? No

Shaved your head? no

Blacked out from drinking? Yes.

Played a prank on someone? No

Hit a home run? No

Felt like killing someone? Yes

Cross-dressed? No

Been falling-down drunk? Yes.

Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? No

Eaten snake? No

Marched/Protested? No

Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? No...?

Puked on an amusement ride? No

Seriously & intentionally boycotted something? Yes

Knitted? Yes

Been on TV? Yes

Shot a gun? Yes

Skinny-dipped? Yes

Given someone stitches? No

Eaten a whole habenero pepper? No

Ridden a surfboard? No

Drunk straight from a liquor bottle? Yes

Had surgery? Yes

Streaked? No

Been taken by ambulance to a hospital? yes

Passed out when NOT drinking? no

Peed on a bush? yes

Donated Blood? No

Grabbed electric fence? No

Eaten alligator meat? No

Eaten cheesecake? Yes

Killed an animal when not hunting? Yes

Peed your pants in public? no

Snuck into a movie without paying? no

Written graffiti? No

Still love someone you shouldn’t? No

Think about the future? Yes

Been in handcuffs? No

Believe in love? Yes

Sleep on a certain side of the bed? yes

Yesterday morning, I had it all planned out.  I had a cup of coffee, I had my knitting and I was going to have a relaxing rainy movie day.  I didn't relax.  I was inspired.  This was one of those movies. 

You know, one of those movies (or books, or songs...) that change you forever.  Once you have seen the movie or read the book or heard the song; well, there is no unseeing, unreading, unhearing.

I remember this feeling when I read Daniel Quinn's Ishmael and again after reading Fast Food Nation.  When I watched Zeitgeist, King Corn, and Michael Moore's Sicko.  As I watched this absolutely beautiful movie on my tiny computer monitor, I knew I would not be able to not know this ever again.

Yann Arthus-Bertrand's Home can be watched on line and is available through NetFlix.  Think about it.  Let me know what you think.  I don't know if you will agree with the message, if you will be driven to respond or just love the breathtaking footage.  I am certain you will have something to say.  Let the discussion begin.

Blessed Be