i feel like i
learned so much this week.
in all actuality, it
was probably a lot less than it feels like it was.
but still!!
1) kids in the early
1800's were a heckofalot tougher than kids today. good glory!
one of the best parts of my growing collection of classical literature
is Hans Christian Anderson's Complete Fairy Tales.
i just have to say
that first off, this "complete" collection of fairy tales is
completely DIFFERENT than the Grimm Brothers' "Complete Fairy Tales."
which amuses me greatly.
but also, THESE
FAIRY TALES ARE TERRIFYING!!!! i almost had nightmares from a couple of
these!! fascinating, but not something i
would ever read to a small child immediately before turning the lights off and
leaving them alone in the dark all night long.
2) i am entering a
new phase of life. this phase is entirely coated with cat fur. i think the only item in my possession that
has no fur on it (that i know of) is my towel hanging just out of paw's reach. i think that if this cat were no declawed we
might be having some more serious talks, but this cat is declawed and
fabulous. i think he knows it, too. i love this cat. if i ever don't want to get up and do
something, he's ALWAYS right there and trying to sit on my leg, face, shoulder
or at least my foot. when i sleep on my
side, he's gotten pretty good at balancing on my other side. to prove my point: i stood up for 2 minutes,
and he has made himself quite comfortable in the exact place i had been. but he's purring and pretty so i let him.
3) tv is depressing.
i thought i liked being an informed american. then i found out by staying NOT
informed, that i am completely ignorant but SO much happier!! also, i found the
6th season of Psych and it ended on a potentially horrible note. i have not seen any of the new season, but
that was either a horrible season closer or the cruelest cliffhanger ever. i also caught up with the rest of the nation
and saw the final season of House. i pretty much wanted to cry and then watch
it again and hope for a more satisfying ending.
4) i think we ought
to have a second round of gift-giving at Easter time. it's just too much fun and for a good cause
:) if Christmas is a big deal, then Ester oughta be at least as big a deal, so
we may as well get the food and family involved and send some presents
everywhere. if some doc tells me someday
that i have 6 months to live, and it's february, i would be happy knowing i
still had one more fantastic holiday to celebrate. not that there would be a
shortage of celebration in heaven, of course.
just sayin'. why not celebrate here, too?
5) i am not a normal
person. sorry, just not. i like my job
and co-workers and apartment, use proper grammar when at all possible, and love
showing up at work in the dead of night with something to share. my bad days
are when i think i am supposed to have a problem with being different. my best days are those when i have long
random conversations with cool, fairly normal people who just remind me that
abnormal is okay -and sometimes- pretty awesome. there are too many lies out there to get
tangled up in and it takes a while to cut through all that underbrush . much easier just to not trick yourself into
being someone/something you're not for a lie when the simple truth is right in
front of you.
6) spring needs to
hurry up and come. and then stay for a bit. pretty sure i was in short sleeves
with the air conditioning on by this time last year. i'm okay with going back to that now. i am still wearing my jacket indoors and
sitting under the heating vents.
7) i love how Perry
followed me downstairs to make a cup of tea, then back upstairs to sit ON me
(not NEXT TO) and is watching The Killers with me at 2 am.
because even with
bullets and cuss words flying, it is still less scary than the original
Thumbelina story.
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