ladymandrake

exhausted...too many days straight of work/homework/housework/etc

excited...I only have 5 more days of school until graduation (basically 2 weeks)

more excited...that next week is beltane

overwhelmed...I have a TON of stuff to get done in a very short period of time

anxious...I really need a job asap and I don't do the waiting thing very well

nervous...that we may be moving so far away...

contemplative...about where my path is taking me

worried...that moving my youngest away from her siblings/extended family/friends is a bad idea

curious...about living in a new area

scared...about so much right now

relieved...that my recent life decisions have been well received

sleepy...so I'm going to bed now...

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remind him to call his kid...who he seems to forget that exists...and tell him to leave or be arrested

I CAN fix the beast...and tomorrow I shall have the tools to do it...the parts have been acquired...the instructions downloaded....and sunday the day is blocked off for the truck repair...

I feel empowered...hear me roar

(which means FUCK that mechanic...fuck that mechanic in his ear)

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I think that it is the educational system's job to teach our children about health, biology, and science. Sex falls very much into those categories.

I also think it is the PARENT'S responsibility to teach their children about the other aspects of sex, the responsibilities that go with being sexually active, the emotional side of sex, and how sex falls into their chosen faith.

Sex is not a topic that can be explained by pure science, pure emotion, or pure spiritual terms. If we do not arm our children with ALL of these facts about their bodies and what they can AND WILL do with them, we are doing them a disservice and shirking our responsibilities.

Student- "I know my writing is as dry as a popcorn fart"

~stunned silence followed by uproar of laughter~

Red Faced Professor- "that is not a direct quote"

For the first time in my master's program I have been assigned a required read that I not only enjoyed reading (ok maybe enjoyed is the wrong term...didn't dispise is more like it given the subject matter) but that has given me new perspective. It is the book "five points" by Tyler Anbinder.

I was looking forward to reading it because Gangs of New York is one of my FAVORITE movies. And i had hoped this book would provide interesting insight to the people in the movie (or at least more historical perspective). All I can say is WOW. I Thank the gods for living in the 21st century with running water, food, heat, and clean clothes. Compared to how these poor immigrants (who btw are ALL of our ancestors...not just ones that can prove direct descendant status... we all came from somewhere and that somewhere was probably no prettier than these folks had it) we live like royalty.

I look around at what we have and think how blessed we are that we have warm coats, shoes, more than on set of clothes, and that we can afford to feed our children and better ourselves. Our culture has come quite a ways in 100 years. But it also makes me wonder if these types of conditions and tenement hells still exist and we just don't know about them. And I know other countries in the world do live much like the immigrants did in new york. Mat on the dirt floor, barely enough food to eat, barely clothed and praying they get through winter.

Gives you perspective. It really does. So for that I'm thanking the universe for this reminder, and for all the gifts of modernity that we take for granted. For the US is really not all that removed from its ancestry...So be thankful you are here now, and that you have what you have. Which, as we were reminded by the news this morning, can all be swept away with an earthquake or wave of water...

Avoid the company "permanent general" or "the general" insurance company like the black death...not only are their prices for basic coverage 3X what other companies charge you, they are a NIGHTMARE to deal with...

I am now on call #4 to demand cancellation of the policy that was supposed to cancel on 2/27 that they billed me AFTER the date for and have thus far not refunded the fraudulent charges OR cancelled the policy...

I am now speaking to a supervisor's supervisor...If I have to make another demand for a refund or if they don't cancel the policy and bill me again, I'll be doing it through a lawyer...

I'm so pissed off I'm smiling...and that's NEVER a good sign...

I just got an email confirming my graduation requirements are met and to be absolute sure they have the right information for my diploma...


YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!