Monday, October 31, 2005
1/2 down
The 1/2 paper oweing is done. Thank you M-SB for the help.
Being at my mom's is a nice change of headspace, but I prefer it when no one is there. Otherwise every little question is an interruption and my sister's presence inspires the absolute worst in me. I ended up cranky, stressed, and upset to near tears of frustration.
We got home with EVERYTHING... my gods, there is alot! And finished the 1/2 paper. Now I have 3 article sets to read and thus 3 2-pg essays on them. all due tomorrow at 6pm.
Tonight is rituals... then more homework.
Being at my mom's is a nice change of headspace, but I prefer it when no one is there. Otherwise every little question is an interruption and my sister's presence inspires the absolute worst in me. I ended up cranky, stressed, and upset to near tears of frustration.
We got home with EVERYTHING... my gods, there is alot! And finished the 1/2 paper. Now I have 3 article sets to read and thus 3 2-pg essays on them. all due tomorrow at 6pm.
Tonight is rituals... then more homework.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
*WAAAAHHHH*
I am still here... at my parents' place. The laundry is almost done. One article is read. I have to write a page response on it. Then there are 3 more sets of articles and thus 3 more response papers... all due Tuesday.
Excuse me while I scream and freak out... and then cry uncontrollably.
Excuse me while I scream and freak out... and then cry uncontrollably.
Homework fun and babies
I know... that sounds like a real odd combination. M-SB and I went to visit his newborn (oops now 2 weeks old) cousin, Emily. She is so cute!!! I could have held her all day happily.
As for the homework...
Since i am having trouble reading these damnable articles (hate f-ing black text on white paper), my mom suggested that M-SB read them to me and I take notes. So, he started reading one to me in the car. It was most entertaining with him reading this dry verbose text. his commentary throughout the reading was enlightening and made me laugh! This will be much more fun. It is also good to have someone to discuss the ideas with. When I used to do school, I had a reading partner to discuss with. I don't have that this time round. So, we shall see how well this goes with M-SB. It also gives us something to do together and gets him involved in something I am doing (can't escape from). It will also help relieve some stress with this whole thing as the homework is sometimes... um... most of the time daunting and overwhelming rendering me into a histerical crying mass.
We are now at my parents' place doing laundry and homework.
Mom has officially passed to us the antiques from my grandmother (some photo albums, punch bowl set, and antique chinaware). The dish set come with instrections from the inheritance, as did the photo album. The photo album was to be passed to those who will care for it and not discard it. The dishes... be practical with them, USE them. So, my goal now is to get the apartment presentable for Yule 2006 and put them to use with a family (BFC or blood-relation) dinner. Mom also gave me all the baby stuff of mine for my treasure trunk. Must sort my treasure trunk now. IKES! AND another shelf! Geez... we went from not having enough shelving to having too much! M-SB will have to start thinking of how to rearrange the apartment for everything to fit and still be functional. I need a working classroom and a usable library (still open now for help sorting that).
Ok... back to homework. I will read on my own a bit while he tries to fix something with some program for the Owls' Court. More later when I get fed up with homework.
As for the homework...
Since i am having trouble reading these damnable articles (hate f-ing black text on white paper), my mom suggested that M-SB read them to me and I take notes. So, he started reading one to me in the car. It was most entertaining with him reading this dry verbose text. his commentary throughout the reading was enlightening and made me laugh! This will be much more fun. It is also good to have someone to discuss the ideas with. When I used to do school, I had a reading partner to discuss with. I don't have that this time round. So, we shall see how well this goes with M-SB. It also gives us something to do together and gets him involved in something I am doing (can't escape from). It will also help relieve some stress with this whole thing as the homework is sometimes... um... most of the time daunting and overwhelming rendering me into a histerical crying mass.
We are now at my parents' place doing laundry and homework.
Mom has officially passed to us the antiques from my grandmother (some photo albums, punch bowl set, and antique chinaware). The dish set come with instrections from the inheritance, as did the photo album. The photo album was to be passed to those who will care for it and not discard it. The dishes... be practical with them, USE them. So, my goal now is to get the apartment presentable for Yule 2006 and put them to use with a family (BFC or blood-relation) dinner. Mom also gave me all the baby stuff of mine for my treasure trunk. Must sort my treasure trunk now. IKES! AND another shelf! Geez... we went from not having enough shelving to having too much! M-SB will have to start thinking of how to rearrange the apartment for everything to fit and still be functional. I need a working classroom and a usable library (still open now for help sorting that).
Ok... back to homework. I will read on my own a bit while he tries to fix something with some program for the Owls' Court. More later when I get fed up with homework.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Halloween at Airea's
An angel between two Dark Agents
Bessie Bee Witched
BEE-AUTIFUL!
Friday, October 28, 2005
no homework today
DOH!!!
All good. I had a good day out at Ikea with their yummy meatballs and raoming the premises for ideas. M-SB and I came home with a bunch of stuff! (~$300 worth of shelving that cost us like $100) I have 30min now to conside my classes tomorrow and plan something to wear tonight to Airea's party. Tomorrow I will do homework like mad! Ugh. Sometimes I feel like life is conspiring against me to get stuff done. We had intended to only be out for an hour not 4! *sigh* I am not really complaining. The day was decent. Not very productive, but decent.
Now... what am I teaching tomorrow? 3A is... um... spellcrafting methods. 3B is people in Modern Paganism. ok... this is all doable. I have notes already. And they are fun classes... or at least I think they are fun. *wink*
I think I am going to have to resign myself soon to asking for assistance with some stuff here at home. Organizational stuff. The library for CMS is chaos. My homework space is likewise. And I just don't have the time nor the energy to tackle it. I am even considering hiring a "cleaning person" for once every 2 weeks. Just because I don't have the time. But they won't clean where I am not organized. *grumble* Catch-22.
All good. I had a good day out at Ikea with their yummy meatballs and raoming the premises for ideas. M-SB and I came home with a bunch of stuff! (~$300 worth of shelving that cost us like $100) I have 30min now to conside my classes tomorrow and plan something to wear tonight to Airea's party. Tomorrow I will do homework like mad! Ugh. Sometimes I feel like life is conspiring against me to get stuff done. We had intended to only be out for an hour not 4! *sigh* I am not really complaining. The day was decent. Not very productive, but decent.
Now... what am I teaching tomorrow? 3A is... um... spellcrafting methods. 3B is people in Modern Paganism. ok... this is all doable. I have notes already. And they are fun classes... or at least I think they are fun. *wink*
I think I am going to have to resign myself soon to asking for assistance with some stuff here at home. Organizational stuff. The library for CMS is chaos. My homework space is likewise. And I just don't have the time nor the energy to tackle it. I am even considering hiring a "cleaning person" for once every 2 weeks. Just because I don't have the time. But they won't clean where I am not organized. *grumble* Catch-22.
Tibet Potluck
Was a success! We had tons of yummy food! And just sat and chatted about all kinds of stuff from our personal research projects to life to comparing and exploring aspects of religion. We had a great time... till like 2am!! eeek!
I even slept in today.
Now I have to get cracking. Eat food. Food... hmmm... ya... Um. Ya. Cleaning. And do homework. And type up the minutes to the store staff meeting.
Tonight is Airea's Halloween party. I have no idea what to wear. Costumes kinda fell off the priority list entirely.
I even slept in today.
Now I have to get cracking. Eat food. Food... hmmm... ya... Um. Ya. Cleaning. And do homework. And type up the minutes to the store staff meeting.
Tonight is Airea's Halloween party. I have no idea what to wear. Costumes kinda fell off the priority list entirely.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
progress, mishaps, and surprises
Let's start with the progress. Work went real well today. Managed to get through alot and even tackle some things that have been lingering. I finally managed to get to the library and get my tara book. I am feeling a bit more stable and like I can do things. So that is major progress.
The mishaps:
Forgot to place 2 orders at work, thus have to go in on my day off and do it. Pooey. And forgot to get crickets for my gecko. I'll do that tomorrow too.
The surprises:
Last time I had an urge to play the lotto 649 I didn't and should have because the numbers in my head would have won me $88000. DAMN! I had an urge to play this time. I won $20. Better than nothing I guess. I set the $20 on my altar to save for something strictly FUN.
Well, now I am off to prepare my stirfry for Tibet class tonite.
The mishaps:
Forgot to place 2 orders at work, thus have to go in on my day off and do it. Pooey. And forgot to get crickets for my gecko. I'll do that tomorrow too.
The surprises:
Last time I had an urge to play the lotto 649 I didn't and should have because the numbers in my head would have won me $88000. DAMN! I had an urge to play this time. I won $20. Better than nothing I guess. I set the $20 on my altar to save for something strictly FUN.
Well, now I am off to prepare my stirfry for Tibet class tonite.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
too late
Damn... too late for a movie. Well, we have some things here to watch. I only just got through email and talking to my mom. That took a while. Talking to mom that is.
Surprise
Today went decently. Work was busy but not overbusy and no nasty frustrations. Some of my Tibet stuff came to my PO Box. YAY! It seems very different from what I have studies thus far about Tara. Makes me confused. I was so busy I didn't even get a break. I ran out for an errand to the post office, the bagal place, the bank, and the drug store for a drink. Got back and nibbled 3/4 of a bagal. That was it for the day. *pout*
Then I was surprised by Alison who brought me food. Bless her. I had wondered what the phone call about my potential food allergies was all about. She was a life saver. I tend to never get a break Wednesday and then try to inhale some sort of substance while Hobbes starts the class for Level 1. Today, I ran out to work with no food and no money and thus could not even hope to get real substance. So, thank you Alison!
Class went real well. They did some review. And I finished off with introducing Esbats and Sabbats. Cooking projects. Crap... I forgot who has what Sabbat (um... um... Flavia has Litha, Serena has Ostara, um... crap... what do Judi and Alison have?). Oh pooo!
I feel a bit better today. Not "happy" but not like yesterday. So better. I was going to do homework tonight, but decided on a night off. Just relax, maybe get a new movie rented. I will work tomorrow instead.
Tomorrow:
- work @ store (line up todo stuff for weekend... BUSY)
- pick up book from library
- get home and prep stirfry for potluck in Tibet class
- read the Spiegel article and email my commentary to the teacher (and post it on the blog)
- Tibet potluck (share my new finds! - the books and info that came in the mail!)
Then I was surprised by Alison who brought me food. Bless her. I had wondered what the phone call about my potential food allergies was all about. She was a life saver. I tend to never get a break Wednesday and then try to inhale some sort of substance while Hobbes starts the class for Level 1. Today, I ran out to work with no food and no money and thus could not even hope to get real substance. So, thank you Alison!
Class went real well. They did some review. And I finished off with introducing Esbats and Sabbats. Cooking projects. Crap... I forgot who has what Sabbat (um... um... Flavia has Litha, Serena has Ostara, um... crap... what do Judi and Alison have?). Oh pooo!
I feel a bit better today. Not "happy" but not like yesterday. So better. I was going to do homework tonight, but decided on a night off. Just relax, maybe get a new movie rented. I will work tomorrow instead.
Tomorrow:
- work @ store (line up todo stuff for weekend... BUSY)
- pick up book from library
- get home and prep stirfry for potluck in Tibet class
- read the Spiegel article and email my commentary to the teacher (and post it on the blog)
- Tibet potluck (share my new finds! - the books and info that came in the mail!)
Exhausted... ill
Yesterday was not a good day. For the most part. Not doing well on the homework. Tooth hurting. Tears of frustration.
What was good?
I managed to finish one paper and get to class. 2.5 papers to go before Sunday.
M-SB and I are together again.
I got to bed around 2:30am. Woke at 5am, woke at 6:30am and again at 7am and again at 8:30am. I am so very tired. And nauseous. I need a day off for just me. But that ain't gonna happen any time soon. So much work, homework, cleaning, planning, etc. to do. Not going to any rituals this weekend, in case anyone asks.
Yesterday, my teacher handed out class assessments to all the students but me. Why not me? Because I owe her 2.5 papers. I have till Sunday. I cried all the way home.
I have come to the realization that I am not coping well with this work, teach, MA classes and uber amounts of reading homework and paper writing homework... and all the other little general life things. Something must ease up before I completely snap. Everyone has a breaking point. I am only human, even me. So please excuse me if/when I fall. I have danced back and forth across that line for several weeks.
What was good?
I managed to finish one paper and get to class. 2.5 papers to go before Sunday.
M-SB and I are together again.
I got to bed around 2:30am. Woke at 5am, woke at 6:30am and again at 7am and again at 8:30am. I am so very tired. And nauseous. I need a day off for just me. But that ain't gonna happen any time soon. So much work, homework, cleaning, planning, etc. to do. Not going to any rituals this weekend, in case anyone asks.
Yesterday, my teacher handed out class assessments to all the students but me. Why not me? Because I owe her 2.5 papers. I have till Sunday. I cried all the way home.
I have come to the realization that I am not coping well with this work, teach, MA classes and uber amounts of reading homework and paper writing homework... and all the other little general life things. Something must ease up before I completely snap. Everyone has a breaking point. I am only human, even me. So please excuse me if/when I fall. I have danced back and forth across that line for several weeks.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
broken
Some days are good
some days are bad
and then there are days that reduce you
to tears in the pillows
trying to smother them so no one sees or hears
some days you think you can make it through
and then there are the nights that never end
so a song goes
you make some headway
you tackle one challenge
then you look to see the remaining
and discover
there are more there to face than you can
some days you think you can make it through
and then there are the nights that never end
so a song goes
standing alone
it thought i could
i did it once before many years ago
but i am not so strong
not now, when i need to feel something more
some days you think you can make it through
and then there are the nights that never end
so a song goes
i look at my life
see all that was done
and regret so very deeply the mistakes
wish i could undo
but i am broken, so broken
some days you think you can make it through
and then there are the nights that never end
so a song goes
I stand at my altar
each day and night
praying for aid and to be held through the night
i give them myself
though so broken inside and about
can they love me and accept me anyways?
some days you think you can make it through
and then there are the nights that never end
so a song goes
Some days are good
some days are bad
and then there are days that reduce you
to tears in the pillows
trying to smother them so no one sees or hears
some days are bad
and then there are days that reduce you
to tears in the pillows
trying to smother them so no one sees or hears
some days you think you can make it through
and then there are the nights that never end
so a song goes
you make some headway
you tackle one challenge
then you look to see the remaining
and discover
there are more there to face than you can
some days you think you can make it through
and then there are the nights that never end
so a song goes
standing alone
it thought i could
i did it once before many years ago
but i am not so strong
not now, when i need to feel something more
some days you think you can make it through
and then there are the nights that never end
so a song goes
i look at my life
see all that was done
and regret so very deeply the mistakes
wish i could undo
but i am broken, so broken
some days you think you can make it through
and then there are the nights that never end
so a song goes
I stand at my altar
each day and night
praying for aid and to be held through the night
i give them myself
though so broken inside and about
can they love me and accept me anyways?
some days you think you can make it through
and then there are the nights that never end
so a song goes
Some days are good
some days are bad
and then there are days that reduce you
to tears in the pillows
trying to smother them so no one sees or hears
Strike it from the Calendar
Yesterday was a bad day. BAD DAY!
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Thank you
I burnt my water for pasta twice. And was just about fed up and in tears. I was so frustrated.
M-SB came home as I was getting a hot water bottle and trying to cook the water for the 3rd time for pasta. He set up his laptop with the dvd for me and got milk for the kraft dinner. I finally got my pasta... unmush and unburnt. Got a hot water bottle too.
I will eat and then read while while Firefly plays in the background for me... on my bed. We don't own a sofa. There is no room for one in this house.
M-SB came home as I was getting a hot water bottle and trying to cook the water for the 3rd time for pasta. He set up his laptop with the dvd for me and got milk for the kraft dinner. I finally got my pasta... unmush and unburnt. Got a hot water bottle too.
I will eat and then read while while Firefly plays in the background for me... on my bed. We don't own a sofa. There is no room for one in this house.
Back to Busy
Was up early and off to a staff meeting that I think went well. I was so feeling bleh and cramped and low energy, it is hard to tell. Thankfully someone else took minutes, I was just not able to focus that much. Today, I am not able to multitask. Cramped and bleh!
Headed to Hobbes' and corrected student stuff.
Home now, cramping even worse. This is not conducive to me accomplishing any homework. I have an article to read and comment on, an article set to read and write a 2-pg essay on (due 3 weeks ago), an article set to read and write a 2-pg essay on (due 2 weeks ago), and an article set to read and write a 2-pg essay on (due this coming Tuesday).
I wish my laptop or computer had a dvd player so I can watch firefly while curled in bed with a hot water bottle, drugs and my homework. Although, it would also be nice to just have a warm body to curl up with on a comfy sofa, too and just watch and do nothing till the pain goes away.
Headed to Hobbes' and corrected student stuff.
Home now, cramping even worse. This is not conducive to me accomplishing any homework. I have an article to read and comment on, an article set to read and write a 2-pg essay on (due 3 weeks ago), an article set to read and write a 2-pg essay on (due 2 weeks ago), and an article set to read and write a 2-pg essay on (due this coming Tuesday).
I wish my laptop or computer had a dvd player so I can watch firefly while curled in bed with a hot water bottle, drugs and my homework. Although, it would also be nice to just have a warm body to curl up with on a comfy sofa, too and just watch and do nothing till the pain goes away.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Good day
Woke early enough to go to breakfast. Went to my Nanny's (my grandmother's) and she had breakfast already ready for when I arrived. She has a new cat to keep her company too! Him name is Min' (and the ' is intentional... it is to replace the g as she cannot name it the same as her previous cat). He is a big black long-haired cat with lovely green eyee and so socialble. It is a great change from cats she has had in the past. We chatted some.
I rushed back to give a good class about spirit beings and then relaxed a bit. I finished off the corrections of homework which I will then pass on for Hobbes to correct. I reviewed for the next class. And then felt ill. NOOO!!! Sometimes I hate mbeing female. Drugs and prayers got be through. I had a good class discussing and sharing about cultural forms of magic.
We were a smidge late getting out. Snagged Mc-D's for dinner and arrived a bit after 7pm at Paradoxe (St-Henri YMCA) for the Random Colour concert. We sat with friends and chatted. I was going to make it a "productive chat" but oh well. That flopped. We need play now and then I guess. I was thwarted. The concert was amazing! Invisible opened and played their last set. They were great! And despite technical difficulties and even an impressive recovery... Random Coulour WOWed the audience. I am so amazed and impressed and proud of how they came together and performed so well. I was moved to tears with the song devoted to Liam and Matthieu. *glad no one noticed*
It was great to socialize with friends I have hardly seen all summer and this semester. It was a good break. And glad to have touched base a bit. I miss everyone. Sometimes I feel like I even miss myself. I am so busy I am sorta sometimes forgetting who I am. So this was great. Thanks guys!! ALL OF YOU!!
The day was a good one.
I am now reviewing what I will dicuss at a staff meeting tomorrow, then going to bed.
I rushed back to give a good class about spirit beings and then relaxed a bit. I finished off the corrections of homework which I will then pass on for Hobbes to correct. I reviewed for the next class. And then felt ill. NOOO!!! Sometimes I hate mbeing female. Drugs and prayers got be through. I had a good class discussing and sharing about cultural forms of magic.
We were a smidge late getting out. Snagged Mc-D's for dinner and arrived a bit after 7pm at Paradoxe (St-Henri YMCA) for the Random Colour concert. We sat with friends and chatted. I was going to make it a "productive chat" but oh well. That flopped. We need play now and then I guess. I was thwarted. The concert was amazing! Invisible opened and played their last set. They were great! And despite technical difficulties and even an impressive recovery... Random Coulour WOWed the audience. I am so amazed and impressed and proud of how they came together and performed so well. I was moved to tears with the song devoted to Liam and Matthieu. *glad no one noticed*
It was great to socialize with friends I have hardly seen all summer and this semester. It was a good break. And glad to have touched base a bit. I miss everyone. Sometimes I feel like I even miss myself. I am so busy I am sorta sometimes forgetting who I am. So this was great. Thanks guys!! ALL OF YOU!!
The day was a good one.
I am now reviewing what I will dicuss at a staff meeting tomorrow, then going to bed.
a little bit more done
I finished going over the CMS Level 3A/B homework. I still have one Level 1 students stuff to look over and their exams to correct (with Hobbes on Sunday). The kitchen is clean and the laundry done (at least the whites, need more change for darks). And I have set up the classes. I still need to review what I am teaching but I feel less scattered.
I am not doing any homework. That will be all Sunday after a meeting and exam corrections.
Plan for after I wake up:
- breakfast with Nanny (my grandmother)
- teach Level 3A
- review notes
- teach Level 3B
- supper
- coven meeting
- Random Colour Concert with Invisibles opening!
I am not doing any homework. That will be all Sunday after a meeting and exam corrections.
Plan for after I wake up:
- breakfast with Nanny (my grandmother)
- teach Level 3A
- review notes
- teach Level 3B
- supper
- coven meeting
- Random Colour Concert with Invisibles opening!
Friday, October 21, 2005
Beautiful!
Well the livingroom is clean and organized. I even took apart the altar and redid it with the new coven stuff and the old coven stuff and wow! The whole energy of the area, room... and my spirit feel a whole lot better. M-SB really seems to like it too. Which is good because it is also his altar. It can now serve as both personal and cove/clan altar.
Getting close to Samhain, it is time to settle old karmic issues, clean out the negative spiritual places both external and internal, and let go of the past. Welcome it to learn something and to truly say goodbye to it too. So, so... so you can move forward into the next year clear and focused and open to the year's lessons and blessings.
The altar is beautiful.
:)
Getting close to Samhain, it is time to settle old karmic issues, clean out the negative spiritual places both external and internal, and let go of the past. Welcome it to learn something and to truly say goodbye to it too. So, so... so you can move forward into the next year clear and focused and open to the year's lessons and blessings.
The altar is beautiful.
:)
Ugh! but very proud...
Correcting student works... STILL. I have been busy going through the Level 1 homework and journals. NO... I have NOT corrected the tests yet, so don't ask! :) I have finished with 3 of 4 student homework sets. One more to go. I am so proud of them!! They are doing so amazingly with great insightful responses and wonderfully challenging questions and input. *beams... ever so pleased*
Then I have to tackle the stuff for tomorrow including correcting and reviewing the Level 3B work.
I have been at this now for 4 hours. I need a break. My eyes hurt. My back and hip hurt. Need dinner too.
Ok, time to make food and clean the house and do laundry. Then back to correcting.
Then I have to tackle the stuff for tomorrow including correcting and reviewing the Level 3B work.
I have been at this now for 4 hours. I need a break. My eyes hurt. My back and hip hurt. Need dinner too.
Ok, time to make food and clean the house and do laundry. Then back to correcting.
White Tea
The new tea I bought was White Tea with Pear. Mmmmm... Tastes almost like regular tea (thus i put milk in it) but slightly different. The colour made me first think it would be like an herbal tea, but nope.
Here is some info on white tea:
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"White tea" does not refer to black tea with milk, but rather to a specific form of tea in which the leaves and buds are simply steamed and dried. In this sense, white tea represents the least processed form of tea, since green, oolong and black teas undergo withering before various degrees of oxidation. White tea also contains a higher proportion of buds, which are covered with fine 'silvery' hairs that impart a light white/grey color to the tea. White tea brews to a pale yellow/light red color, and has a slightly sweet flavor with no 'grassy' undertones sometimes associated with green tea.
Researchers at the LPI tested four types of white tea for their ability to inhibit mutations in bacteria, and subsequently examined the protective properties in a rat colon cancer model. In the former studies using bacteria, white teas were generally more effective than green tea in inhibiting mutagenicity (mutagenicity is a result of unrepaired/misrepaired DNA damage and an early step in the process leading to cancer). White teas contained many of the expected polyphenols, some of which were present at higher concentrations than in green tea brewed under the same conditions. Other constituents, such as caffeine, also were present at higher levels in white tea.
For the rest of this areicle go HERE.
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For pictures of different white teas: http://www.adagio.com/white/
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http://www.fmltea.com/white-tea.htm Nifty historical info too.
Here is some info on white tea:
----------#1----------
"White tea" does not refer to black tea with milk, but rather to a specific form of tea in which the leaves and buds are simply steamed and dried. In this sense, white tea represents the least processed form of tea, since green, oolong and black teas undergo withering before various degrees of oxidation. White tea also contains a higher proportion of buds, which are covered with fine 'silvery' hairs that impart a light white/grey color to the tea. White tea brews to a pale yellow/light red color, and has a slightly sweet flavor with no 'grassy' undertones sometimes associated with green tea.
Researchers at the LPI tested four types of white tea for their ability to inhibit mutations in bacteria, and subsequently examined the protective properties in a rat colon cancer model. In the former studies using bacteria, white teas were generally more effective than green tea in inhibiting mutagenicity (mutagenicity is a result of unrepaired/misrepaired DNA damage and an early step in the process leading to cancer). White teas contained many of the expected polyphenols, some of which were present at higher concentrations than in green tea brewed under the same conditions. Other constituents, such as caffeine, also were present at higher levels in white tea.
For the rest of this areicle go HERE.
----------#2----------
For pictures of different white teas: http://www.adagio.com/white/
----------#3----------
http://www.fmltea.com/white-tea.htm Nifty historical info too.
Crash
Thursday:
I had about 4-ish hours sleep. I woke to do more reading at 8am. Then was off to work from 10-12 at the store. I started the training and left Nathalie to work on her own as I watched "discreetly" and did my own work. it will be fine. I rushed home to work more on my stuff for the evening. I edited my proposal. It is a rough draft. Nothing professional about it. Embarrassing. I will work again for a professional one to satisfy my personal pride. Then was madly printing evidence and notes for the lawyer meeting. That sorta went ok. I don't know if the guy "got it" or not. I do not think I was very clear. The idea that someone was ruining our reputation with a small % of a small community taking note did not seem so worth fussing over. But we are tired of it and the impact is bigger. It would mean educating a lawyer on wicca, paganism, law and religion, and what our individual roles are so he can understand the impact of a certian few nutballs trying to undermine us with their psychotic trash. Oh well. New appointment for 2 weeks from now. He took our information and will look up what advice he can give. I got home, still unfed (never managed even breakfast!). Inhaled a Jamaican patty while typing the bibliography for the proposal and trying to think about the presentation. Was late out the door. Guess I was not to get those books I needed from the library for this evening. I went to the copy centre and made pretty colour copies of Red Tara / Kurukulla for the presentation. Walked into class late and squashed my presentation horrible and incoherently into the last 5 min of class. Did I make ANY sense? I don't know. I was so tired I couldn't even think/see straight when it came to my turn to present. By the end, adrenalyn was pumping and i was on a 5th wind and overtired. Thus... wired. We, the students of the Tibet class, went out for food and drink at Hurleys and to shoot the shit and destress. I voted to have dinner next class at Raphael's. WEEHEE! I will bring stirfry noodles with meat on the side. I got home around 11 and was wired till like 1am when I crashed solidly.
Friday:
I slept through my alarm and missed breakfast with my grandmother. I got up around 11am and started sifting email and hunting more evidence. Stopped that around 1pm because I was sick of what I was reading. Rescheduled breakfast for tomorrow morning before i teach Level 3A. Instead, as I was starving by this time, I took M-SB out for brunch at Chez Cora. We used to do this monthly. I think I will reinstate this habit. It is good for us. Gets us chatting and gives us a different space for our minds than smack in front of a computer doing our respective activities. Collected mail good and bad. Bills are always bad. Check in the mail are good. No package with a book about Red Tara was BAD!!! Damn. Hope it is there Monday. Picked up books from the library. Got tea from the Asian fruit store in Montreal West. They have THE BEST fruits and veggies and tea selection I have found so far. I almost bought a pumpkin. But what will I do with it?! I hate carving the goopy smelly things and won't ever make pumpkin pie from scratch... and they only end of rotting. But the urge was still there for the seasonal feeling. And the big ones were only $2. 50... hmmm... maybe I will get one anyways, just because.
Now I am correcting student homework and reviewing journals. Then, I have cleaning and laundry to do. Then... planning tomorrow's classes. And when all that is done... more homework. Work on the stuff that is past due by many many weeks.
This has been both a productive and unproductive and exhausting, though not so over-exhausting, of a week. I am glad to have given up Fridays as work days. I need to now set a routine so the work and me and employees can all function. I must learn to delegate.
Crap. Forgot to call the legal folk that took my collection claim. Not like I have anything to really give them.
I had about 4-ish hours sleep. I woke to do more reading at 8am. Then was off to work from 10-12 at the store. I started the training and left Nathalie to work on her own as I watched "discreetly" and did my own work. it will be fine. I rushed home to work more on my stuff for the evening. I edited my proposal. It is a rough draft. Nothing professional about it. Embarrassing. I will work again for a professional one to satisfy my personal pride. Then was madly printing evidence and notes for the lawyer meeting. That sorta went ok. I don't know if the guy "got it" or not. I do not think I was very clear. The idea that someone was ruining our reputation with a small % of a small community taking note did not seem so worth fussing over. But we are tired of it and the impact is bigger. It would mean educating a lawyer on wicca, paganism, law and religion, and what our individual roles are so he can understand the impact of a certian few nutballs trying to undermine us with their psychotic trash. Oh well. New appointment for 2 weeks from now. He took our information and will look up what advice he can give. I got home, still unfed (never managed even breakfast!). Inhaled a Jamaican patty while typing the bibliography for the proposal and trying to think about the presentation. Was late out the door. Guess I was not to get those books I needed from the library for this evening. I went to the copy centre and made pretty colour copies of Red Tara / Kurukulla for the presentation. Walked into class late and squashed my presentation horrible and incoherently into the last 5 min of class. Did I make ANY sense? I don't know. I was so tired I couldn't even think/see straight when it came to my turn to present. By the end, adrenalyn was pumping and i was on a 5th wind and overtired. Thus... wired. We, the students of the Tibet class, went out for food and drink at Hurleys and to shoot the shit and destress. I voted to have dinner next class at Raphael's. WEEHEE! I will bring stirfry noodles with meat on the side. I got home around 11 and was wired till like 1am when I crashed solidly.
Friday:
I slept through my alarm and missed breakfast with my grandmother. I got up around 11am and started sifting email and hunting more evidence. Stopped that around 1pm because I was sick of what I was reading. Rescheduled breakfast for tomorrow morning before i teach Level 3A. Instead, as I was starving by this time, I took M-SB out for brunch at Chez Cora. We used to do this monthly. I think I will reinstate this habit. It is good for us. Gets us chatting and gives us a different space for our minds than smack in front of a computer doing our respective activities. Collected mail good and bad. Bills are always bad. Check in the mail are good. No package with a book about Red Tara was BAD!!! Damn. Hope it is there Monday. Picked up books from the library. Got tea from the Asian fruit store in Montreal West. They have THE BEST fruits and veggies and tea selection I have found so far. I almost bought a pumpkin. But what will I do with it?! I hate carving the goopy smelly things and won't ever make pumpkin pie from scratch... and they only end of rotting. But the urge was still there for the seasonal feeling. And the big ones were only $2. 50... hmmm... maybe I will get one anyways, just because.
Now I am correcting student homework and reviewing journals. Then, I have cleaning and laundry to do. Then... planning tomorrow's classes. And when all that is done... more homework. Work on the stuff that is past due by many many weeks.
This has been both a productive and unproductive and exhausting, though not so over-exhausting, of a week. I am glad to have given up Fridays as work days. I need to now set a routine so the work and me and employees can all function. I must learn to delegate.
Crap. Forgot to call the legal folk that took my collection claim. Not like I have anything to really give them.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Irish Food Page
um... awake?
I am not.
Up, I am.
I am tired. I have work. Then much more reading and a bibliography to write and a presentation to prepare with photocopies and props.
I have a legal appointment regarding a nutball too.
Later all!
Up, I am.
I am tired. I have work. Then much more reading and a bibliography to write and a presentation to prepare with photocopies and props.
I have a legal appointment regarding a nutball too.
Later all!
*blink*
Ya... up and tired.
My proposal is written. I just have to type up the bibiography. Tomorrow.
Have to do more reading and figure out presentation.
3pm meet with lawyers with a friend regarding libel & harassment.
My proposal is written. I just have to type up the bibiography. Tomorrow.
Have to do more reading and figure out presentation.
3pm meet with lawyers with a friend regarding libel & harassment.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
progress report
Yesterday was good for last night's class as I got the homework for last night's class read and written and handed in on time. I still owe her two 2-pg essays, but my next priority is my Tibet class.
I have been reading proposal plans for format for written research proposals and presentations. I have been reading through the many books I have on Tara, both Hindu and Tibetan. While my main text is supposed to be the 21 Taras. I intend to focus on the Red Tara (Kurukulla) and the magic and rituals of subjugation. She is the subjugator of evil spirits. While there are 21 Taras, there and many Green and White, some blue and some yellow... but only one Red Tara. That fascinates me. The text I should focus on is the one truly dedicated to her. But I do not yet have a copy. It is in Tibetan and don't know IF there is a translation. I have ordered some books on Red Tara this week, but they will not arrive till next week or so. However, I have to have a research proposal of 2 pages ready to hand in tomorrow and be prepared to give a presentation on my topic summarizing my primary texts. Ugh. Well... I have a title:
Tibetan Magic and Sorcery of Subjugation:
The Iconography and Practices of Kurkulla, the Red Tara
Back to reading for me. I leave the house in 15min to rush to Concordia to pick up more books before 5pm and then to read and then to do the CMS-L1 class. They have an exam to write and a film to watch. So I get to keep reading.
I did manage to clear up some small debts. I switched the Bell Phone service to something more reasonable and paid off a book club. Next is school, internet, and the nasty credit card. Then hydro, phones, and tickets... and my car payment. Next week's pay will suck as I am not working much this week. Ah well... there is still progress.
I have been reading proposal plans for format for written research proposals and presentations. I have been reading through the many books I have on Tara, both Hindu and Tibetan. While my main text is supposed to be the 21 Taras. I intend to focus on the Red Tara (Kurukulla) and the magic and rituals of subjugation. She is the subjugator of evil spirits. While there are 21 Taras, there and many Green and White, some blue and some yellow... but only one Red Tara. That fascinates me. The text I should focus on is the one truly dedicated to her. But I do not yet have a copy. It is in Tibetan and don't know IF there is a translation. I have ordered some books on Red Tara this week, but they will not arrive till next week or so. However, I have to have a research proposal of 2 pages ready to hand in tomorrow and be prepared to give a presentation on my topic summarizing my primary texts. Ugh. Well... I have a title:
Tibetan Magic and Sorcery of Subjugation:
The Iconography and Practices of Kurkulla, the Red Tara
Back to reading for me. I leave the house in 15min to rush to Concordia to pick up more books before 5pm and then to read and then to do the CMS-L1 class. They have an exam to write and a film to watch. So I get to keep reading.
I did manage to clear up some small debts. I switched the Bell Phone service to something more reasonable and paid off a book club. Next is school, internet, and the nasty credit card. Then hydro, phones, and tickets... and my car payment. Next week's pay will suck as I am not working much this week. Ah well... there is still progress.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
missed something
Well, class went. I think I missed the point or something in the readings. I got different impressions than most of the class and now I am wondering if I read it all wrong or not thoroughly enough. I am so feeling stupid and inferior in these classes, like how the hell could I have remotely thought I was Masters quality. Ugh...
Missed getting my pay, will get it tomorrow. (deposited my other funds though at the bank)
Missed getting change for laundry, guess I will do that tomorrow.
It was an evening of "missed" stuff.
At least I did not miss dinner. M-SB is making it, bless him. By the way, he has a cold so wish him well. I am now going to go make brownies for him.
Missed getting my pay, will get it tomorrow. (deposited my other funds though at the bank)
Missed getting change for laundry, guess I will do that tomorrow.
It was an evening of "missed" stuff.
At least I did not miss dinner. M-SB is making it, bless him. By the way, he has a cold so wish him well. I am now going to go make brownies for him.
A small accomplishment
I have read my articles for this week and finished writing the essay on them.
Off to class now.
Get my paycheck, get my library books, return library books....
Then tonight:
-banking
-laundry
-dinner
-cleaning
I might go to the gym tomorrow. I have missed going. Then prepare for the Tibet research and project proposal and presentation. AND sort finances.
Off to class now.
Get my paycheck, get my library books, return library books....
Then tonight:
-banking
-laundry
-dinner
-cleaning
I might go to the gym tomorrow. I have missed going. Then prepare for the Tibet research and project proposal and presentation. AND sort finances.
This was SUPPOSED to be a relaxing homework day
Yesterday was a good though busy day at work. Got home latish and ate and slept.
I even got to sleep in this morning. Woke with a headache and a feeling of pending doom. Tried to shrug it off. Then came an hour of frustration as yahoogroups was not cooperating for the e-list i have set up for my Tibet class. Thank you Hobbes for circumventing the problem and thus soolving it for me.
I am still missing some crucial books, Roo will get them too me soon.
Then as I struggle through homework I get the mail and there be the doom. Why can I NOT have some time without a damned piano falling on me? I was happily ticking off debts here and there as paid. Just slowly getting them out of the way. I am almost clear on the car tickets. I am all up to date on the household bills save for the ones coming for the October month. I have a book club to clear (end of this week). Then I get slammed with a legal notice for the damned Master Card I have not had the budget yet to cover. This week I have to pay the school fees and the house bills. But this bill wants payment NOW. I just don't have it. I will In January. But not right now. I have 5 days to respond with a check. Grrr...
I have to focus on today's homework.
Wednesday night, I will look at the finances and see what I can do.
Please gods... no more pianos. Enough is enough. I am going to break soon if you keep this up. I am just not superwoman, no matter what small miracles I seem to pull off. I cannot pull tham all off.
I even got to sleep in this morning. Woke with a headache and a feeling of pending doom. Tried to shrug it off. Then came an hour of frustration as yahoogroups was not cooperating for the e-list i have set up for my Tibet class. Thank you Hobbes for circumventing the problem and thus soolving it for me.
I am still missing some crucial books, Roo will get them too me soon.
Then as I struggle through homework I get the mail and there be the doom. Why can I NOT have some time without a damned piano falling on me? I was happily ticking off debts here and there as paid. Just slowly getting them out of the way. I am almost clear on the car tickets. I am all up to date on the household bills save for the ones coming for the October month. I have a book club to clear (end of this week). Then I get slammed with a legal notice for the damned Master Card I have not had the budget yet to cover. This week I have to pay the school fees and the house bills. But this bill wants payment NOW. I just don't have it. I will In January. But not right now. I have 5 days to respond with a check. Grrr...
I have to focus on today's homework.
Wednesday night, I will look at the finances and see what I can do.
Please gods... no more pianos. Enough is enough. I am going to break soon if you keep this up. I am just not superwoman, no matter what small miracles I seem to pull off. I cannot pull tham all off.
Monday, October 17, 2005
Sunday's Horoscope
You're totally overdue for some fun, you're beginning to think that this 'all work and no play' thing isn't doing wonders for your disposition.
Oy... was/is so very true....
Oy... was/is so very true....
weekend
Well the candle class went real well! The candles turned out wonderful.
I packed after and drove out to Rick & Marie's where I did some homework and chatted. Marie did some Reiki on me. I had warned her about how I seem to block 99% of reiki energy. So she tried something that worked on another friend of hers that also blocks reiki. She channeled the reiki through a crystal. WOW!
Driving back was a mess. Some of these hick town in Ontario race junk cars on the highways and back dirt roads off the highways. So a section of road I needed to drive home on was blocked off by one such event and I had to detour through hicktown and got lost for a bit. I got home late.
I was late for the handfasting... sorta. The couple told me the ritual was for 4:30pm and I was going to try to show for 3pm so I can set up and meditate and double check last minute things. Something got crossed from the meeting in August were that was decided and now. They thought the ritual would start at 3pm and so everyone had been waiting since 2pm. DOH! I arrived at 4pm. In the end, the ritual went very very well. It was WAY more formal than any of the small private things I have done for pagans before. 60+ family member and a gazillion cameras. It was the "paparazzi" (sp?). CRAZY!!! But fine. Hobbes did the photography. SOme of those shots are/will be incedible!
I managed some quiet time to nibble and refocus in the end, and went to see Hobbes & Sarah for yummy dinner and apple cobbler. She is an awesome cook!! MY COMPLIMENTS!
On a final note before I go to bed... I remembered to get my pants from the tailor. I have short legs. *sigh* so now I have some new pants to wear. YAY! AND... and... while visiting Rick and Marie, I stopped into Giant Tiger and picked up all kinds of cool stuffs. Wild Arms 2 DVD volume 2 (episodes 6-9) for $5 that I thought M-SB might like since he likes playing the game. Candy corns..mmmm... halloween candy i like that ONLY comes available around this time of year (I now have enought o make myself sick 10 times over). Cute ... um.... And a little t-shirt that says : Out of your League. *snicker* I thought it was both arrogant and cute... something I will likely only ever wear as jammies.Speaking of.. Night all! I have work and homework tomorrow.
I packed after and drove out to Rick & Marie's where I did some homework and chatted. Marie did some Reiki on me. I had warned her about how I seem to block 99% of reiki energy. So she tried something that worked on another friend of hers that also blocks reiki. She channeled the reiki through a crystal. WOW!
Driving back was a mess. Some of these hick town in Ontario race junk cars on the highways and back dirt roads off the highways. So a section of road I needed to drive home on was blocked off by one such event and I had to detour through hicktown and got lost for a bit. I got home late.
I was late for the handfasting... sorta. The couple told me the ritual was for 4:30pm and I was going to try to show for 3pm so I can set up and meditate and double check last minute things. Something got crossed from the meeting in August were that was decided and now. They thought the ritual would start at 3pm and so everyone had been waiting since 2pm. DOH! I arrived at 4pm. In the end, the ritual went very very well. It was WAY more formal than any of the small private things I have done for pagans before. 60+ family member and a gazillion cameras. It was the "paparazzi" (sp?). CRAZY!!! But fine. Hobbes did the photography. SOme of those shots are/will be incedible!
I managed some quiet time to nibble and refocus in the end, and went to see Hobbes & Sarah for yummy dinner and apple cobbler. She is an awesome cook!! MY COMPLIMENTS!
On a final note before I go to bed... I remembered to get my pants from the tailor. I have short legs. *sigh* so now I have some new pants to wear. YAY! AND... and... while visiting Rick and Marie, I stopped into Giant Tiger and picked up all kinds of cool stuffs. Wild Arms 2 DVD volume 2 (episodes 6-9) for $5 that I thought M-SB might like since he likes playing the game. Candy corns..mmmm... halloween candy i like that ONLY comes available around this time of year (I now have enought o make myself sick 10 times over). Cute ... um...
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Miracles
I managed to negotiate time off work next week. Now let's see if that will allow me to pull off the miracles needed to salvage my MA.
This weekend is a busy one. When are my days NOT busy? I have a class to teach today, on naking candles with the CMS-L3A group. Then after cleaning up and packing some gear, I will head out to visit my Ottawa friends and have a different environment to change my headspace and maube help focus on the homework better. Blessedly, I may get a good back rub there too! I will bring my yummy relish to share at dinner. Mmmmm... Then I head home in the morning to be home by noon. I will need to dump my stuff and clean up and pack ritual gear. I have to be at a a handfasting (because I am the presiding priestess) at 3pm. It will be absolutely beautiful.
Homework is the end of weekend activity.
Today I hope to get the 2-pager of the coming week done first and read the sacred texts I need for my Tibet class. If there is some time, I will tackle the stuff I owe from the previous weeks. Otherwise, my teacher will have to please please please be patient till I can tackle it on the days off I have this week.
OH! I will have Fridays off from now on!! Excellent! I can run errands, clean house, prep classes and do homework!! YAY!!! Oh... and sleep in... OOoooo that is a novelty! I hope that helps with school.
Crap... i need to do laundry again. Dammit.
This weekend is a busy one. When are my days NOT busy? I have a class to teach today, on naking candles with the CMS-L3A group. Then after cleaning up and packing some gear, I will head out to visit my Ottawa friends and have a different environment to change my headspace and maube help focus on the homework better. Blessedly, I may get a good back rub there too! I will bring my yummy relish to share at dinner. Mmmmm... Then I head home in the morning to be home by noon. I will need to dump my stuff and clean up and pack ritual gear. I have to be at a a handfasting (because I am the presiding priestess) at 3pm. It will be absolutely beautiful.
Homework is the end of weekend activity.
Today I hope to get the 2-pager of the coming week done first and read the sacred texts I need for my Tibet class. If there is some time, I will tackle the stuff I owe from the previous weeks. Otherwise, my teacher will have to please please please be patient till I can tackle it on the days off I have this week.
OH! I will have Fridays off from now on!! Excellent! I can run errands, clean house, prep classes and do homework!! YAY!!! Oh... and sleep in... OOoooo that is a novelty! I hope that helps with school.
Crap... i need to do laundry again. Dammit.
Friday, October 14, 2005
busy
Yesterday was... not a good day... and was busy... as today will be.
I will NOT get into work.. suffice to say I was busy. I left at 3pm and off to do homework. I carried my pack FULL of laptop and books. HEAVY! I am paying for that now. OW!
Had a talk with my teachers about my work. I am falling woefully behind and they are NOT pleased. I have to rearrange my priorities... or lose my edication entirely. It was hard to hear. Earth shattering. I am force to make changes or lose the things I truly value. I have 1 week to catch up pn homework or kiss my education and my future as a teacher goodbye.
This will be a busy day... and not necessarily a good one.
-work
-homework
-discussion
-prepare blessings for handfasting & purify crystal
I will NOT get into work.. suffice to say I was busy. I left at 3pm and off to do homework. I carried my pack FULL of laptop and books. HEAVY! I am paying for that now. OW!
Had a talk with my teachers about my work. I am falling woefully behind and they are NOT pleased. I have to rearrange my priorities... or lose my edication entirely. It was hard to hear. Earth shattering. I am force to make changes or lose the things I truly value. I have 1 week to catch up pn homework or kiss my education and my future as a teacher goodbye.
This will be a busy day... and not necessarily a good one.
-work
-homework
-discussion
-prepare blessings for handfasting & purify crystal
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Day... wasted?
It sorta felt wasted and not at the same time. I did not get any homework done last night. I ate and slept. Sleep is good, but takes valuable time from homework, but needed or no homework can be accomolished. So i got up this morning and tried to pack for the day. I packed up stuff for CMS-L1 and homework to work on. I went to pack the thesis I worked hard on to reformat for the academic journal. I had not looked at it for several weeks, but needed only to modify the grammar. It was not here. Gone. AAAAKKKK!!! I thought I had a copy on my desktop. SHIT! The only copy was on the USB disk I forgot at my mom's and my mom placed somewhere "safe" and thus lost. Well... so much for meeting the October 15th deadline. Guess I will redo all that work and try for the other journal. I was freaky and late getting out the door.
I made to work with like 3 min. to spare. The day went well. Some mistakes but were corrected. It is all a learning task. Then class. Only 2 students this evening. Shame, it was a great discussion. I could not be part of it because a student has burned sage before she came and the scent was on her and I had an allergic attack as she passed. That meant i nearly stopped breathing. She has now been informed that I am allergic to sage in a fatal way. I thought I had told them that, but I guess I did not. She knows now. I will post it to the CMS student e-list to make sure they all know.
I got to chat and bounce ideas of coworkers today for improving stuff and planning Samhain decor. The store will look so cool for Samhain! I want to dress up. I will do my usual. What is the usual? Ritual robes with freaky funny halloween socks!!! Weehee!! I will take a picture of them when I wear them and post it after Samhain.
There is some confusion on my Telus bill. makes no sense at all. My account says I owe $200 when I check it online/thru the phone servece. But the bill i reveived in the mail says they owe me $100 and i have no service. WTF?!? My phone has service. WIERD! I will sort it out tomorrow. Along with all the other crap.
I forgot crickets. Damn. Poor gecko. I will bring some tomorrow. I will clean my betta bowl before bed though.
No homework tonight. Tired. Long day. Too demoralized with home much I have to do.
Tomorrow:
- park in LOT!!! dammit
- work at store
- homework (prep presentation)
- homework (methodology)
- photocopy articles
- Tibet class
- get crickets
- feed gecko
- more homework
- purify crystal for handfasting
I made to work with like 3 min. to spare. The day went well. Some mistakes but were corrected. It is all a learning task. Then class. Only 2 students this evening. Shame, it was a great discussion. I could not be part of it because a student has burned sage before she came and the scent was on her and I had an allergic attack as she passed. That meant i nearly stopped breathing. She has now been informed that I am allergic to sage in a fatal way. I thought I had told them that, but I guess I did not. She knows now. I will post it to the CMS student e-list to make sure they all know.
I got to chat and bounce ideas of coworkers today for improving stuff and planning Samhain decor. The store will look so cool for Samhain! I want to dress up. I will do my usual. What is the usual? Ritual robes with freaky funny halloween socks!!! Weehee!! I will take a picture of them when I wear them and post it after Samhain.
There is some confusion on my Telus bill. makes no sense at all. My account says I owe $200 when I check it online/thru the phone servece. But the bill i reveived in the mail says they owe me $100 and i have no service. WTF?!? My phone has service. WIERD! I will sort it out tomorrow. Along with all the other crap.
I forgot crickets. Damn. Poor gecko. I will bring some tomorrow. I will clean my betta bowl before bed though.
No homework tonight. Tired. Long day. Too demoralized with home much I have to do.
Tomorrow:
- park in LOT!!! dammit
- work at store
- homework (prep presentation)
- homework (methodology)
- photocopy articles
- Tibet class
- get crickets
- feed gecko
- more homework
- purify crystal for handfasting
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Progress fell short... very short.
Well, i got the 7-pg Methods paper done. I think it suck the big one, but I will find out. I never finished reading the articles nor writing the 2-pg essay on them. She tagged me on that today. That did not go well. I have to find a way to get caught up or it will detrimentally effect my grade. DAMN.
I got my pants over to the tailer to hem. I pick them up Thursday. YAY! I then headed over to Concordia to identify something in a bottle discovered in my classroom. Their conclusions were mine and they suggested going to the pharmacy for further confirmation. I will do that tomorrow. Then headed to the School's legal aid to make an appointment. Someone was been speaking much ill against me and a bunch of other folks. We have kinda had enough. So it is time to seek legal advice on what to do.
I never got the crickets. That will be tomorrow. CRAP! I forgot all about the Betta I had set aside at the petsotre a while back. They can't have kept him for me. Oh damn. Oh well.
The bedroom cleaning is bottom of the priority list AGAIN. Along with moving in a shelf, as it requires I clean my bedroom to make room.
I made it to class!!! I froze in the new classroom in the dumpy old building. I contributed very little of value to the discussion. Handed in my crappy 7-pg paper, but not the now 2 late 2-pg essays. Need to work on those. I will see about getting one done tonite if I can.
The turkey got eaten for lunch. Mmmmm... but now I am hungry. So time to find food and work more on homework.
Tonite's goals:
- read article and write paragraph into blog
- read last week's articles and write a 2-pg essay on them and email it to my teacher
- sleep (ya... I have to schedule that now)
I got my pants over to the tailer to hem. I pick them up Thursday. YAY! I then headed over to Concordia to identify something in a bottle discovered in my classroom. Their conclusions were mine and they suggested going to the pharmacy for further confirmation. I will do that tomorrow. Then headed to the School's legal aid to make an appointment. Someone was been speaking much ill against me and a bunch of other folks. We have kinda had enough. So it is time to seek legal advice on what to do.
I never got the crickets. That will be tomorrow. CRAP! I forgot all about the Betta I had set aside at the petsotre a while back. They can't have kept him for me. Oh damn. Oh well.
The bedroom cleaning is bottom of the priority list AGAIN. Along with moving in a shelf, as it requires I clean my bedroom to make room.
I made it to class!!! I froze in the new classroom in the dumpy old building. I contributed very little of value to the discussion. Handed in my crappy 7-pg paper, but not the now 2 late 2-pg essays. Need to work on those. I will see about getting one done tonite if I can.
The turkey got eaten for lunch. Mmmmm... but now I am hungry. So time to find food and work more on homework.
Tonite's goals:
- read article and write paragraph into blog
- read last week's articles and write a 2-pg essay on them and email it to my teacher
- sleep (ya... I have to schedule that now)
Serenity Interlude from Homework *SPOILERS!!!*
http://www.swartzer.com/writing/serenity2000.php
DO NOT GO TO THIS LINKS IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE!!!
If you have seen the movie this is an awesome funny link of the movie in 2000 words or less.
DO NOT GO TO THIS LINKS IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE!!!
If you have seen the movie this is an awesome funny link of the movie in 2000 words or less.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Monday-Tuesday Plan
- write Methodology 7-pg paper
- read articles
- write 2-pg paper on articles
- review thesis for publication
- take 3 pairs of pants to tailer for hemming
- bring home crickets & feed gecko
- clean a section of the bedroom
- move a shelf
- clean betta bowl
- GO TO CLASS!!!
- eat more turkey dinner & cherry chip cake
- read articles
- write 2-pg paper on articles
- review thesis for publication
- take 3 pairs of pants to tailer for hemming
- bring home crickets & feed gecko
- clean a section of the bedroom
- move a shelf
- clean betta bowl
- GO TO CLASS!!!
- eat more turkey dinner & cherry chip cake
Happy Thanks Giving
Today was a short day at work. I slept in some and chatted with friends before work. Work was only 5 hrs and with both other employees there, I managed to get all caught up... YAY!!! Drove to my parent's and picked up Turkey left-overs. M-SB and I enjoyed them with gravy and veggies. We made stuffing on the side. YUM!
I give thanks for my life, for my friends, and for my ability to tough things out. I give thanks for awesome students. I give thanks for M-SB who manages to endure me in all my moods.
Happy Thanks Giving!!!
*back to homework now for me... with vanilla coke and cherry chip cake*
I give thanks for my life, for my friends, and for my ability to tough things out. I give thanks for awesome students. I give thanks for M-SB who manages to endure me in all my moods.
Happy Thanks Giving!!!
*back to homework now for me... with vanilla coke and cherry chip cake*
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Firefly Crew Member... which would I be?
Crash & Burn?
The weekend is a bit of a blur. Stupid damp chill. Friday was a buzz fo work, movie, and research for Tibetan Religions... and planning the weekend courses to teach. Saturday I taught Tarot to level 3A and passed out asleep till dinner. Coven and the introduction of others. Then I crashed again. Advil the super ones for bad migraines and pain are helping some. The exhaustion however, is cramping the time I need for schoolwork. Today I taught the last Teaching class. And commenced cleaning my room a smidge. The chill left me hurting so I curled with drugs and cats under the furry blankets around the heating pad and read Serenity and dozed some trying to rid myself of the invading migraine.
M-SB is off with his family for Thanks Giving dinner. Mine don't do this no more. I guess it is for the better considering my family these days. And best I did not go with M-SB as I am not so sociable at the moment, have no energy (if I did I would be deep in homework), and not "his" anymore to go anyways.
It is all quiet here. Guess since I am up a bit I will go do homework. There is so very much of it. Stupid migraine will just NOT leave me alone! No sleep will make it go away neither. Wonder if it is this bad because I am trying to ignore how bad my back and hip hurt? *shrug* I have homework to do. Maybe I will post later.
M-SB is off with his family for Thanks Giving dinner. Mine don't do this no more. I guess it is for the better considering my family these days. And best I did not go with M-SB as I am not so sociable at the moment, have no energy (if I did I would be deep in homework), and not "his" anymore to go anyways.
It is all quiet here. Guess since I am up a bit I will go do homework. There is so very much of it. Stupid migraine will just NOT leave me alone! No sleep will make it go away neither. Wonder if it is this bad because I am trying to ignore how bad my back and hip hurt? *shrug* I have homework to do. Maybe I will post later.
Friday, October 07, 2005
Research & Discoveries
Her I was reading through texts and link about the Tibetan goddess Tara and then I happened on a fascinating topic. Ooohhh... SHINY! Kurukulla. A dakini (like a goddess in Tibet) who is associated with magic and witchcraft. NEAT! I now know what I SOOO want to do my project on.
While in a break from homework, I was hunting through song lyrics online and found this:
Garth Brooks
» The Change
One hand
Reaches out
And pulls a lost soul from harm
While a thousand more go unspoken for
They say what good have you done
By saving just this one
It's like whispering a prayer
In the fury of a storm
And I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me
This heart
Still believes
The love and mercy still exist
While all the hatred rage and so many say
That love is all but pointless in madness such as this
It's like trying to stop a fire
With the moisture from a kiss
And I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me
As long as one heart still holds on
Then hope is never really gone
I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world we know
Never changes me
What I do is so
This world will know
That it will not change me
-----
True to my word, my path & myself.
While in a break from homework, I was hunting through song lyrics online and found this:
Garth Brooks
» The Change
One hand
Reaches out
And pulls a lost soul from harm
While a thousand more go unspoken for
They say what good have you done
By saving just this one
It's like whispering a prayer
In the fury of a storm
And I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me
This heart
Still believes
The love and mercy still exist
While all the hatred rage and so many say
That love is all but pointless in madness such as this
It's like trying to stop a fire
With the moisture from a kiss
And I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me
As long as one heart still holds on
Then hope is never really gone
I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world we know
Never changes me
What I do is so
This world will know
That it will not change me
-----
True to my word, my path & myself.
Friday...
work work work and some play...
I work this morning, but split at noon with a co-student. We will talk school stuff on our way out to Serenity and then likely talk school stuff after too. ANd I am back to the school grind. The stress of that has eased minimally. I no longer wil, nor can, apply for the study grants. Maybe on my way into PhD, but I am too late for the MA grants. Well bad: I don't get extra money. Well good: that is 2 things OFF my plate!
This weekend's focus:
- work @ store
- call Canada Post about lost pkg
- see serenity
- talk Tibet with classmate
- Methods reading & 2-pg paper
- plan second Tarot class
- plan last Teaching class
- get ink for printer
- print FAQ x 2
- plan methods paper
- teach Tarot II
- watch firefly while working on homework
- coven
- teach last Teaching class
- edit thesis for Chicago Manual of style
- clean bedroom
- write methods paper
- plan tibet presentation
- read, read, read more homework
I work this morning, but split at noon with a co-student. We will talk school stuff on our way out to Serenity and then likely talk school stuff after too. ANd I am back to the school grind. The stress of that has eased minimally. I no longer wil, nor can, apply for the study grants. Maybe on my way into PhD, but I am too late for the MA grants. Well bad: I don't get extra money. Well good: that is 2 things OFF my plate!
This weekend's focus:
- work @ store
- call Canada Post about lost pkg
- see serenity
- talk Tibet with classmate
- Methods reading & 2-pg paper
- plan second Tarot class
- plan last Teaching class
- get ink for printer
- print FAQ x 2
- plan methods paper
- teach Tarot II
- watch firefly while working on homework
- coven
- teach last Teaching class
- edit thesis for Chicago Manual of style
- clean bedroom
- write methods paper
- plan tibet presentation
- read, read, read more homework
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Thank you
I hope this is graceful...
I would like to officially thank all the people who have lifted my spirits in so many ways this weekend and week. From the surprise tribute page Karen posted, to the emails from those I know and some I don't, to the lunch away, to the students who have offered hugs and more.
Thank you.
Oh and today... Thank you to Tracy Hannah. You really surprised me. I received a box from Amazon that I thought was a school book but was too big. The card read:
Instead there were 3 books and a CD! Practical Magic CD, "Spirit of Place", "The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook", and "The Hidden Message in Water". What a surprise!
And so I smile, now, bow my head... and everyone... THANK YOU!
I would like to officially thank all the people who have lifted my spirits in so many ways this weekend and week. From the surprise tribute page Karen posted, to the emails from those I know and some I don't, to the lunch away, to the students who have offered hugs and more.
Thank you.
Oh and today... Thank you to Tracy Hannah. You really surprised me. I received a box from Amazon that I thought was a school book but was too big. The card read:
For a wonderful teacher...
Because you give so much,
It's time for you to receive.
With love.
Instead there were 3 books and a CD! Practical Magic CD, "Spirit of Place", "The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook", and "The Hidden Message in Water". What a surprise!
And so I smile, now, bow my head... and everyone... THANK YOU!
today's plan
10am - work
1pm - post office
1:30pm - meet with Methodology teacher (i hope)
2pm - read homework for Tibet class
6pm - go to Tibet class
8:30pm - work on homework
1pm - post office
1:30pm - meet with Methodology teacher (i hope)
2pm - read homework for Tibet class
6pm - go to Tibet class
8:30pm - work on homework
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Freaky
Ya... that is kinda how i felt all day. Now I hurt and am kinda psychologically numb. I need to work less hours for my own sanity. I need to work more hours to get the job done. Caught between a rock and a hard place. There are just not the hours I can put in. I am way beyond my limits.
Today was stressful. Frustrating. Left stuff I needed (CMS teaching stuff and school homework) at home, including lunch and supper. Day did not start of on a good footing. It kinda progressed like that all morning. Mona... you are today's godsend! She was great and really more helpful than I could have imagined today. I must do something for her.
The end of the day went much better, except for not getting more than 10min break at work to eat the piddly croissant I had for lunch and not getting time nor food for dinner before class. Hobbes handled the class fantastically! I hardly helped. I poked in just to fill in the sections I knew he did not know. But wow... he was great. I got to have some sit-down time with no obligations. I wanted to do homework... but alas I had left it at home. The class was good and the students seemed to get alot out of it.
Now I am home and not wanting to even think of obligations. I did manage to make nachos to eat. So no worries, I am not starving.
I also started trying glucosamine as my physiotherapist suggested. I spoke to the pharmacist to find out which was better for me. So now I have Glucosamine with Chontritin. I have to take it 3 times a day. It is supposed to help with the joint aches and loosen things and ease the desrtuction of my chartalage. Advil should help too with pain and inflammation. We will see how it is. I am not big on taking meds. But this is more like something my body should be producing and isn't. So... ok. I only take the advil when I can no longer handle the pain. Though... I do have a very high pain threshold. Today I forgot to bring my advil with me and the aching was worsened by all the computer working I did. Hobbes looked worried at me. I will live. I have liveed with this for many years, hun... since oh... 1995. Pain is relative to my obligations. If I have to I can deal. I try not to complain. But I guess I have been complaining alot lately. It is kinda challenging my threshold lately. The daily stresses are not helping. I need back rubs. Rick (Ottawa) was amazing. Maybe I can snag another back rub from him. Or maybe I will try to see a massotherapist. I wonder if my insurance with school will cover it. If it does, I have someone in the community I would love to give my business to. Hello, Colleen!
Anyways, I am still alive and kicking. Thanks all for the support and love over the weekend.
I have made a decision. Well... two.
1- my relish is actually yummy!
2- I think I will give up on the study grants this year. I just do not have the time to prepare to apply and manage all my other stuff. I don't know if I can apply next year. i hope my teacher can get back to me. I will try to see her tomorrow.
Almost midnight now. I am going to just go to bed.
Today was stressful. Frustrating. Left stuff I needed (CMS teaching stuff and school homework) at home, including lunch and supper. Day did not start of on a good footing. It kinda progressed like that all morning. Mona... you are today's godsend! She was great and really more helpful than I could have imagined today. I must do something for her.
The end of the day went much better, except for not getting more than 10min break at work to eat the piddly croissant I had for lunch and not getting time nor food for dinner before class. Hobbes handled the class fantastically! I hardly helped. I poked in just to fill in the sections I knew he did not know. But wow... he was great. I got to have some sit-down time with no obligations. I wanted to do homework... but alas I had left it at home. The class was good and the students seemed to get alot out of it.
Now I am home and not wanting to even think of obligations. I did manage to make nachos to eat. So no worries, I am not starving.
I also started trying glucosamine as my physiotherapist suggested. I spoke to the pharmacist to find out which was better for me. So now I have Glucosamine with Chontritin. I have to take it 3 times a day. It is supposed to help with the joint aches and loosen things and ease the desrtuction of my chartalage. Advil should help too with pain and inflammation. We will see how it is. I am not big on taking meds. But this is more like something my body should be producing and isn't. So... ok. I only take the advil when I can no longer handle the pain. Though... I do have a very high pain threshold. Today I forgot to bring my advil with me and the aching was worsened by all the computer working I did. Hobbes looked worried at me. I will live. I have liveed with this for many years, hun... since oh... 1995. Pain is relative to my obligations. If I have to I can deal. I try not to complain. But I guess I have been complaining alot lately. It is kinda challenging my threshold lately. The daily stresses are not helping. I need back rubs. Rick (Ottawa) was amazing. Maybe I can snag another back rub from him. Or maybe I will try to see a massotherapist. I wonder if my insurance with school will cover it. If it does, I have someone in the community I would love to give my business to. Hello, Colleen!
Anyways, I am still alive and kicking. Thanks all for the support and love over the weekend.
I have made a decision. Well... two.
1- my relish is actually yummy!
2- I think I will give up on the study grants this year. I just do not have the time to prepare to apply and manage all my other stuff. I don't know if I can apply next year. i hope my teacher can get back to me. I will try to see her tomorrow.
Almost midnight now. I am going to just go to bed.
still up
The relish is not done yet. The onions are taking a long time to soften. Gods... I am so tired. I am almost done reading the 3rd article from last week. I think my brain is fried. I have stopped registering. The paper is almost done... the overdue one for last week.
30min more and then i will put the relish into containers.
30min more and then i will put the relish into containers.
Bio Poem (Alison)
From Alison:
Scarlet
Teacher, student, workhorse
Strong, honorable, visionary, overburdened
Lover of knowledge,community,faith
Who believed in a dream and in the reality
Who used what the Lady gave her, what she makes for herself, and what comes her way
Who gave everything she has
Who said "stay away when we are counting cash!!" :oD
Scarlet
For Alison
Alison
student
full of smiles, bubbly, inquisitive, talkative
lover of ideas, arts, and nature
who believes that smiles are contageous
who uses her positive attitude to inspire others and her openness to help others open up
who gives of the fruits of her labours and shares the child-like joy she finds in all things
who said "Try this!"
Alison
Scarlet
Teacher, student, workhorse
Strong, honorable, visionary, overburdened
Lover of knowledge,community,faith
Who believed in a dream and in the reality
Who used what the Lady gave her, what she makes for herself, and what comes her way
Who gave everything she has
Who said "stay away when we are counting cash!!" :oD
Scarlet
For Alison
Alison
student
full of smiles, bubbly, inquisitive, talkative
lover of ideas, arts, and nature
who believes that smiles are contageous
who uses her positive attitude to inspire others and her openness to help others open up
who gives of the fruits of her labours and shares the child-like joy she finds in all things
who said "Try this!"
Alison
still struggling through the day
I woke around 10am. I tried to get up earlier to read more. Would not happen. Went out for lunch with a friend and then paid a ton of tickets. YAY! but only got home at 2:30pm.
I plowed through more readings and got 1/2 way through the first 2-pg paper. By then class was about to begin and I was getting freaky. M-SB hauled me away to get some groceries and change my headspace. Got back, had pizza and started the long process of making India Relish from the Five Roses cookbook I have (it is like a 1950's copy or something).
And now I am back at the reading. Still friggen behind but slowly catching up. I will drop off one 2-pg paper tomorrow.
I plowed through more readings and got 1/2 way through the first 2-pg paper. By then class was about to begin and I was getting freaky. M-SB hauled me away to get some groceries and change my headspace. Got back, had pizza and started the long process of making India Relish from the Five Roses cookbook I have (it is like a 1950's copy or something).
And now I am back at the reading. Still friggen behind but slowly catching up. I will drop off one 2-pg paper tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
ya ya... i know
why am i not in bed asleep?
cuz i am still up. AARRRGGGHHH!!! STILL!!!
cuz i am still up. AARRRGGGHHH!!! STILL!!!
*blink... grumble*
I can't sleep. I've been trying. Brain's been buzzing. Hip and back twinging.
Now the tummy growls. Eating a piece of cheese to shut it up.
I ache a bit but not so bad as to take drug. It is just the odd stab that rouses me and keeps me from sleeping tonight. My minds is buzzing... but not thinking anything in particular, just buzzing like it wants to be thinking and is frustrated cause it can't.
Going to go buy myself a Serenity book to feel better.
Now the tummy growls. Eating a piece of cheese to shut it up.
I ache a bit but not so bad as to take drug. It is just the odd stab that rouses me and keeps me from sleeping tonight. My minds is buzzing... but not thinking anything in particular, just buzzing like it wants to be thinking and is frustrated cause it can't.
Going to go buy myself a Serenity book to feel better.
X-posted gripe
Being sick last week and working really nocked me off track for homework. I am struggling to get caught up and it feels like a losing battle. I am not certain what to do. I can't "just skim" as people suggest. I retain ZERO when I try. Stupid dyslexia. I feared it would hit me as an inconvenience at some point. I need more reading time. I just CANNOT read at everyone else's pace. I need like twice the time as everyone else. It truly pisses me off. Especially now when I only have like 1/10 the time to read as everyone and need twice the time to read than everyone. I am steadily plugging away at things. But DAMN.
I do not want this to effect my grade! ARGH!
I haven't even had time to think about the research/study grants that help us to study and not kill ourselves working. I am too busy killing myself working.Well, I have the day off tomorrow and two errands to run. Hopefully I can make a good dent in this class's homework. And to think, next week is more of this same stuff AND a paper!! Shoot me now.
I do not want this to effect my grade! ARGH!
I haven't even had time to think about the research/study grants that help us to study and not kill ourselves working. I am too busy killing myself working.Well, I have the day off tomorrow and two errands to run. Hopefully I can make a good dent in this class's homework. And to think, next week is more of this same stuff AND a paper!! Shoot me now.
Monday, October 03, 2005
UGH!!! Still behind!!
God dammit!
I get home from work and I can barefly focus to do homework. I am STILL not done last week's Tuesday class homework. Two more articles to read and a 2-pg paper to write on them. Then the next set of readings and another 2-pg paper. Then the Tibetan readings.
I still have not put away my laundry nor cleaning my room.
I still have not made my preserved or chopped my fruits & veggies.
My back is hurting. Stressed and want to SCREAM! Want to get out and have tea in a cafe without my homework.
Still have not handled fixing my stupid cell phone, nor paid the tickets, nor fixed my license... I have not had breathing time to go do these things. If these were things other people could do... my life would be easier. But they are not.
I get home from work and I can barefly focus to do homework. I am STILL not done last week's Tuesday class homework. Two more articles to read and a 2-pg paper to write on them. Then the next set of readings and another 2-pg paper. Then the Tibetan readings.
I still have not put away my laundry nor cleaning my room.
I still have not made my preserved or chopped my fruits & veggies.
My back is hurting. Stressed and want to SCREAM! Want to get out and have tea in a cafe without my homework.
Still have not handled fixing my stupid cell phone, nor paid the tickets, nor fixed my license... I have not had breathing time to go do these things. If these were things other people could do... my life would be easier. But they are not.
Bio Poems (10min break from reading)
RULES:
Format: Write a Bio Poem for yourself... then... write ones for the people around you (I invite you to write about me in my comments... I will post them and write about you too.
Line 1: name yourself (a starting point name or your first name)
Line 2: a title you give yourself
Line 3: 4 words that describe you
Line 4: lover of (list 3 things/ideas)
Line 5: who believed (list 1 or more ideas)
Line 6: who wanted (list 3 things)
Line 7: who used (list 3 methods)
Line 8: who gave (list 3 things)
Line 9: who said "quote"
Line 10: name yourself (a final name or your last name)
Bio Poem from Airea:
scarlet
teacher & friend
role model, strenght, listener, romantic
lover of cats, asian culture and sushi
who believed in herself
who wanted a family, pagan collegium and fire fly ;P
who used common sense and chance well
who gave me a chance to learn, a kick in the butt, and someone to share with
who said to go with your intution
Scarlet
Bio Poem for Airea:
Jess
student & friend
honest, compassionate, trustworthy, intuitive
lover of movies, WW, and her path
who believes a little love goes a long way
who wants stability, less stupidity at work, and some time to cross-stitch
who uses her gift of listening, her supportive hugs, and cheery attitude
who gave me a new friend in herself, the community a new face to look up to and much needed helping hands at the very right moments
who said "you can do it, we are all there for you"
Airea
Bio poem from Hobbes:
Scarlet
friend & teacher
stubborn, driven, selfless, loving
lover of teaching, cats, Firefly
who believes that the power of one person can bring about great change
who wanted stability, love, recognition
who uses her knowledge to teach, to guide, and to grow
who gives her support to all who need it, want it, and accept it
who said "You have my word of honour"
Scarlet
Bio Poem for Hobbes:
Hobbes
Storyteller
friend, creative, curious, dependable
lover of stories, new experiences and his ms. carrotte
who believes in balance within spirituality
who wanted freedom, family and love
who uses his listening as well as speach to reach people like a true bard
who gives wholey of himself, loves unconditionally and reminds me to sometimes be ME (and that that is OK)
who said "what'd I do?!?"
Dave
Format: Write a Bio Poem for yourself... then... write ones for the people around you (I invite you to write about me in my comments... I will post them and write about you too.
Line 1: name yourself (a starting point name or your first name)
Line 2: a title you give yourself
Line 3: 4 words that describe you
Line 4: lover of (list 3 things/ideas)
Line 5: who believed (list 1 or more ideas)
Line 6: who wanted (list 3 things)
Line 7: who used (list 3 methods)
Line 8: who gave (list 3 things)
Line 9: who said "quote"
Line 10: name yourself (a final name or your last name)
Bio Poem from Airea:
scarlet
teacher & friend
role model, strenght, listener, romantic
lover of cats, asian culture and sushi
who believed in herself
who wanted a family, pagan collegium and fire fly ;P
who used common sense and chance well
who gave me a chance to learn, a kick in the butt, and someone to share with
who said to go with your intution
Scarlet
Bio Poem for Airea:
Jess
student & friend
honest, compassionate, trustworthy, intuitive
lover of movies, WW, and her path
who believes a little love goes a long way
who wants stability, less stupidity at work, and some time to cross-stitch
who uses her gift of listening, her supportive hugs, and cheery attitude
who gave me a new friend in herself, the community a new face to look up to and much needed helping hands at the very right moments
who said "you can do it, we are all there for you"
Airea
Bio poem from Hobbes:
Scarlet
friend & teacher
stubborn, driven, selfless, loving
lover of teaching, cats, Firefly
who believes that the power of one person can bring about great change
who wanted stability, love, recognition
who uses her knowledge to teach, to guide, and to grow
who gives her support to all who need it, want it, and accept it
who said "You have my word of honour"
Scarlet
Bio Poem for Hobbes:
Hobbes
Storyteller
friend, creative, curious, dependable
lover of stories, new experiences and his ms. carrotte
who believes in balance within spirituality
who wanted freedom, family and love
who uses his listening as well as speach to reach people like a true bard
who gives wholey of himself, loves unconditionally and reminds me to sometimes be ME (and that that is OK)
who said "what'd I do?!?"
Dave
Sunday, October 02, 2005
lied... this is the last: GO SEE SERENITY!
Pulling up in second this weekend is Serenity, Joss Whedon's take on what a space opera is in 2005. Serenity did okay over its opening frame, grossing $10.1 million, thanks mostly to the cult success of its creator and its originating TV Series called Firefly. Notable here is that the venue count was actually quite low for an sci-fi flick at only 2,188. That gives Serenity the second best venue average in the top ten at $4,634, which means it stays ahead of new films despite having fewer screens in the per venue battle. We often talk about how the second weekend of a film's release is so crucial, and it's even more important in this case. Because this movie is based on a TV show that only a renegade few watched and stars no one mainstream audiences would know, the second weekend drop could be inherently precipitous. However, Serenity does seem to have reviews and word-of-mouth on its side. At RottenTomatoes, a much higher than expected 80% of critics gave this one a thumbs up, a number I certainly did not think it would see. Not only is this one fresh in the critics' eyes, but also in the Users of RottenTomatoes. Signed-up users of the review compilation Web site combine to give this a 92% fresh rating. Sure, it may just be a bunch of freaks and geeks, but remember that this same demo made Napoleon Dynamite a $44.5 million winner against a production budget of $400,000. Universal and partners spent a small $40 million on Serenity, a good investment for this kind of opening weekend. If it doesn't drop crazily next weekend, a franchise could be born. Ah hell, with this sort of open it's probably a franchise already. A decent follow up weekend probably makes it a trilogy. It worked for Transporter 2, so there's no reason not to do it here.http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=9198
That being said. Next weekend is VERY IMPORTANT! So... GO SEE SERENITY NEXT WEEKEND! I will. On Friday I think for a matinee as a homework break. Anyone with me?
That being said. Next weekend is VERY IMPORTANT! So... GO SEE SERENITY NEXT WEEKEND! I will. On Friday I think for a matinee as a homework break. Anyone with me?
Last Serenity Post for the Night
This was found in a cached system on Google.ca I post it here because I did not want it forgotten.
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STORY
Whedon finds Serenity on the big screen
David Germain
Associated Press
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
The cast of writer-director Joss Whedon's Serenity, a film based on the ideas of his cancelled cult series Firefly. (Universal Pictures)
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LOS ANGELES -- Justin Dobbs stood up in front of a packed movie theatre and called out, "OK, everybody! The Ballad of Serenity."
The crowd burst into the defiant theme song of a failed little TV show called Firefly, which burns brightly again through the tenacity of creator Joss Whedon, its cast of unknowns and legions of sci-fi fans like Dobbs who lobbied for its resurrection.
Dobbs was among fans attending advance showings of Serenity, the big-screen continuation that follows the exploits of the lovable rabble aboard a rickety spaceship 500 years in the future.
Universal Pictures -- which plucked the tale from the heap of beloved, acclaimed (and cancelled) TV shows -- began preview screenings five months before Serenity opened to fire up interest among devotees and let them spread the word on the film.
"Each of us tried to bring new people to screenings we've gone to," said Dobbs, 20, of Los Angeles. "Each of us tried to tell everybody that it's not just for fans of the show. It's just a good movie in general."
Whedon -- creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff, Angel -- faced a balancing act to present a film that would satisfy its fan base and an audience that had never seen the TV series.
The film reunites the cast of Firefly, led by Nathan Fillion as Malcolm (Mal) Reynolds, captain of the stubby transport ship Serenity, whose crew scrapes out a living through petty crimes and questionable cargo runs at the edges of an interstellar human society.
An embittered ex-Browncoat -- the name for rebels who fought on the losing side of a galactic civil war -- Mal has assembled a motley surrogate family aboard ship: Zoe (Gina Torres), his tough-as-nails second in command; Wash (Alan Tudyk), the ship's pilot and Zoe's laid-back husband; mechanic Kaylee (Jewel Staite); and not-so-trustworthy mercenary Jayne (Adam Baldwin).
The people aboard Serenity are not heroes fighting grand battles to save the universe. They're blue-collar grunts looking to turn a buck and stick it to The Man whenever they can.
"They're real people," Baldwin said. "It's a look into the future that's not going to be a perfect utopian future. Joss was able to portray people with flaws, imperfect people, tyrannical people, people who can be both heroic and self-centred."
Also returning are Ron Glass as Shepherd Book, a preacher with a cloudy past, and Morena Baccarin as Inara, a classy futuristic geisha who shares a love-hate relationship with Mal.
The TV show had languidly unfolded a mystery surrounding two passengers aboard Serenity, a young doctor named Simon (Sean Maher) and his sister, River (Summer Glau), an unstable telepath on the run from the big-government galactic Alliance that Mal loathes.
"It was unique, it was incredibly well-written, it clearly had the potential to reach not just sci-fi fans but fans of good television," Torres said. "Unfortunately, we didn't live long enough to realize its full potential."
Promising to revive the show, Whedon shopped it around to other TV networks, but there were no takers. Whedon, who previously had turned his movie dud Buffy the Vampire Slayer into a hit TV series, then hooked up with Universal executive Mary Parent, who had seen Firefly on DVD and recognized its big-screen potential.
For the film, Whedon took the broad story arc he had in mind for the TV show and compacted it into a movie plot, taking Serenity on a potential suicide mission to uncover horrifying secrets about the Reavers, human cannibals who live on the outskirts of civilized space.
Serenity is packed with gunfights, chases, sci-fi gadgets, bar brawls and dark moments of terror. As with the TV show, the film also is loaded with sharp dialogue, eccentric wit and loving sarcasm among shipmates.
Glass sees similarities between the characters of Firefly and the ensemble he was part of in the 1970s sitcom Barney Miller.
"One of the things they have in common is these really well-drawn characters that are true to themselves," Glass said. "Like in life, you get a couple or three, four, five or 10 of those people in a room being true to themselves, it either produces something truly heartfelt and deep on a philosophical level, or humour. So it's no accident there is a lot of humour involved."
Serenity faces tough hurdles. The cast is generally unknown. Science fiction is a hard sell beyond its genre fans. Broader audiences, hearing that the film is based on a TV show they never saw, may decide it's too much of an inside story for them.
Still, with a comparatively frugal $40-million US budget, Serenity could earn its money back with only modest box-office success, plus TV and DVD revenues down the road.
And few movies with a cast of nobodies have a built-in squad of marketers, fans who have been talking up Serenity for years on the Internet and introducing friends to the TV show on DVD.
"It's very Jehovah's Witness," Fillion said. "I'm not sure if anyone's actually going door to door, but it's not far off."
"Even now, my friends back in Texas are giving DVDs to other people, and our fan base is still growing and growing and growing," said co-star Glau, a San Antonio native.
Whedon hopes Serenity performs well enough to justify sequels. He remains wistful over losing the chance to tell weekly stories with his characters on the small screen, though.
"I really love Serenity. I'm really proud of it and excited to see it my guys on the big screen, bringing something new to it," Whedon said. "But Firefly was a different animal, something I will regret losing until the day they put me in a box, because I did have a lot of good stories I wanted to tell."
© The Associated Press 2005
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MOVIES
Showtimes :: Browse Movies :: Box Office :: Top 10 lists :: New Releases
STORY
Whedon finds Serenity on the big screen
David Germain
Associated Press
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
The cast of writer-director Joss Whedon's Serenity, a film based on the ideas of his cancelled cult series Firefly. (Universal Pictures)
ADVERTISEMENT
LOS ANGELES -- Justin Dobbs stood up in front of a packed movie theatre and called out, "OK, everybody! The Ballad of Serenity."
The crowd burst into the defiant theme song of a failed little TV show called Firefly, which burns brightly again through the tenacity of creator Joss Whedon, its cast of unknowns and legions of sci-fi fans like Dobbs who lobbied for its resurrection.
Dobbs was among fans attending advance showings of Serenity, the big-screen continuation that follows the exploits of the lovable rabble aboard a rickety spaceship 500 years in the future.
Universal Pictures -- which plucked the tale from the heap of beloved, acclaimed (and cancelled) TV shows -- began preview screenings five months before Serenity opened to fire up interest among devotees and let them spread the word on the film.
"Each of us tried to bring new people to screenings we've gone to," said Dobbs, 20, of Los Angeles. "Each of us tried to tell everybody that it's not just for fans of the show. It's just a good movie in general."
Whedon -- creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff, Angel -- faced a balancing act to present a film that would satisfy its fan base and an audience that had never seen the TV series.
The film reunites the cast of Firefly, led by Nathan Fillion as Malcolm (Mal) Reynolds, captain of the stubby transport ship Serenity, whose crew scrapes out a living through petty crimes and questionable cargo runs at the edges of an interstellar human society.
An embittered ex-Browncoat -- the name for rebels who fought on the losing side of a galactic civil war -- Mal has assembled a motley surrogate family aboard ship: Zoe (Gina Torres), his tough-as-nails second in command; Wash (Alan Tudyk), the ship's pilot and Zoe's laid-back husband; mechanic Kaylee (Jewel Staite); and not-so-trustworthy mercenary Jayne (Adam Baldwin).
The people aboard Serenity are not heroes fighting grand battles to save the universe. They're blue-collar grunts looking to turn a buck and stick it to The Man whenever they can.
"They're real people," Baldwin said. "It's a look into the future that's not going to be a perfect utopian future. Joss was able to portray people with flaws, imperfect people, tyrannical people, people who can be both heroic and self-centred."
Also returning are Ron Glass as Shepherd Book, a preacher with a cloudy past, and Morena Baccarin as Inara, a classy futuristic geisha who shares a love-hate relationship with Mal.
The TV show had languidly unfolded a mystery surrounding two passengers aboard Serenity, a young doctor named Simon (Sean Maher) and his sister, River (Summer Glau), an unstable telepath on the run from the big-government galactic Alliance that Mal loathes.
"It was unique, it was incredibly well-written, it clearly had the potential to reach not just sci-fi fans but fans of good television," Torres said. "Unfortunately, we didn't live long enough to realize its full potential."
Promising to revive the show, Whedon shopped it around to other TV networks, but there were no takers. Whedon, who previously had turned his movie dud Buffy the Vampire Slayer into a hit TV series, then hooked up with Universal executive Mary Parent, who had seen Firefly on DVD and recognized its big-screen potential.
For the film, Whedon took the broad story arc he had in mind for the TV show and compacted it into a movie plot, taking Serenity on a potential suicide mission to uncover horrifying secrets about the Reavers, human cannibals who live on the outskirts of civilized space.
Serenity is packed with gunfights, chases, sci-fi gadgets, bar brawls and dark moments of terror. As with the TV show, the film also is loaded with sharp dialogue, eccentric wit and loving sarcasm among shipmates.
Glass sees similarities between the characters of Firefly and the ensemble he was part of in the 1970s sitcom Barney Miller.
"One of the things they have in common is these really well-drawn characters that are true to themselves," Glass said. "Like in life, you get a couple or three, four, five or 10 of those people in a room being true to themselves, it either produces something truly heartfelt and deep on a philosophical level, or humour. So it's no accident there is a lot of humour involved."
Serenity faces tough hurdles. The cast is generally unknown. Science fiction is a hard sell beyond its genre fans. Broader audiences, hearing that the film is based on a TV show they never saw, may decide it's too much of an inside story for them.
Still, with a comparatively frugal $40-million US budget, Serenity could earn its money back with only modest box-office success, plus TV and DVD revenues down the road.
And few movies with a cast of nobodies have a built-in squad of marketers, fans who have been talking up Serenity for years on the Internet and introducing friends to the TV show on DVD.
"It's very Jehovah's Witness," Fillion said. "I'm not sure if anyone's actually going door to door, but it's not far off."
"Even now, my friends back in Texas are giving DVDs to other people, and our fan base is still growing and growing and growing," said co-star Glau, a San Antonio native.
Whedon hopes Serenity performs well enough to justify sequels. He remains wistful over losing the chance to tell weekly stories with his characters on the small screen, though.
"I really love Serenity. I'm really proud of it and excited to see it my guys on the big screen, bringing something new to it," Whedon said. "But Firefly was a different animal, something I will regret losing until the day they put me in a box, because I did have a lot of good stories I wanted to tell."
© The Associated Press 2005
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EEEK! Serenity!
Audiences Fail to Find Serenity!!!???
Hardcore Joss Whedon fans were out in force this weekend for his cancelled TV show turned movie. Unfortunately, it didn't do well with anyone else.
Proving once again that you need more than a small, rabid fanbase to achieve box office success, 'Serenity' opened well below even the most pessimistic predictions to debut at number two, behind last weekend's number one, 'Flightplan'. Good reviews weren't enough to get people to see 'Serenity'. Instead, an overbearing, misfired marketing blitz trumpeting the film's creator as Hollywood's foremost entertainment guru combined with wildly over-the-top, sometimes in-your-face fan support to drive normal audiences away, and send the film spiraling to a massively disappointing $10 million three-day weekend total. That leaves 'Serenity' well on its way to being one of the year's biggest flops, even with an extremely modest $39 million production budget.
The week's other big openers fared little better, though expectations were lower. The critically panned Paul Walker/Jessica Alba underwater treasure-hunter 'Into the Blue' appeared at the weekend's number five spot. 'The Greatest Game Ever Played', a golfing movie from actor turned director Bill Paxton, barely broke into the top ten with a quiet appearance in the number nine spot.
Wide releases may be busy flopping, but smaller, limited releases continue to do well outside the usual top ten chart. Potential Oscar contender 'Capote' appeared in only 12 theaters and raked in an impressive $29,083 per-screen-average. 'Little Manhattan' and the visually stunning Jim Henson Company movie 'MirrorMask' also gave solid performances with $19,100 and $7,055 per-screen-averages respectively.
Here's a full breakdown of the U.S. weekend box office top ten's early three-day estimates:
Weekend Box Office Top Ten
September 30 – October 2, 2005
1. Flightplan - $15,038,000 ($46,145,000)
2. Serenity - $10,141,000 *
3. Corpse Bride - $9,755,000 ($32,910,00)
4. A History of Violence – $8,200,000 ($8,969,000)
5. Into the Blue - $7,000,000 *
6. Just Like Heaven - $6,100,000 ($38,369,000)
7. The Exorcism of Emily Rose - $4,400,000 ($68,522,000)
8. Roll Bounce - $4,025,000 ($12,673,000)
9. The Greatest Game Ever Played - $3,749,000 *
10. The 40 Year-Old Virgin - $3,110,000 ($101,396,000)
* Denotes new release.
Hardcore Joss Whedon fans were out in force this weekend for his cancelled TV show turned movie. Unfortunately, it didn't do well with anyone else.
Proving once again that you need more than a small, rabid fanbase to achieve box office success, 'Serenity' opened well below even the most pessimistic predictions to debut at number two, behind last weekend's number one, 'Flightplan'. Good reviews weren't enough to get people to see 'Serenity'. Instead, an overbearing, misfired marketing blitz trumpeting the film's creator as Hollywood's foremost entertainment guru combined with wildly over-the-top, sometimes in-your-face fan support to drive normal audiences away, and send the film spiraling to a massively disappointing $10 million three-day weekend total. That leaves 'Serenity' well on its way to being one of the year's biggest flops, even with an extremely modest $39 million production budget.
The week's other big openers fared little better, though expectations were lower. The critically panned Paul Walker/Jessica Alba underwater treasure-hunter 'Into the Blue' appeared at the weekend's number five spot. 'The Greatest Game Ever Played', a golfing movie from actor turned director Bill Paxton, barely broke into the top ten with a quiet appearance in the number nine spot.
Wide releases may be busy flopping, but smaller, limited releases continue to do well outside the usual top ten chart. Potential Oscar contender 'Capote' appeared in only 12 theaters and raked in an impressive $29,083 per-screen-average. 'Little Manhattan' and the visually stunning Jim Henson Company movie 'MirrorMask' also gave solid performances with $19,100 and $7,055 per-screen-averages respectively.
Here's a full breakdown of the U.S. weekend box office top ten's early three-day estimates:
Weekend Box Office Top Ten
September 30 – October 2, 2005
1. Flightplan - $15,038,000 ($46,145,000)
2. Serenity - $10,141,000 *
3. Corpse Bride - $9,755,000 ($32,910,00)
4. A History of Violence – $8,200,000 ($8,969,000)
5. Into the Blue - $7,000,000 *
6. Just Like Heaven - $6,100,000 ($38,369,000)
7. The Exorcism of Emily Rose - $4,400,000 ($68,522,000)
8. Roll Bounce - $4,025,000 ($12,673,000)
9. The Greatest Game Ever Played - $3,749,000 *
10. The 40 Year-Old Virgin - $3,110,000 ($101,396,000)
* Denotes new release.
Serenity Box Office News
This was ~$50 million movie. Usually opening weekend breaks even with production costs. While serenity came in second place so far for the weekend, it only earned $10.1 million. The final tallies are not yet in but it is not a good start. Hopefully the month will show a huge improvement!
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http://www.boxofficeguru.com/weekend.htm
Generating the best opening among all the new films was the science fiction adventure Serenity with an estimated $10.1M. Launching moderately in 2,188 locations, the PG-13 film averaged a respectable $4,635 for Universal. Directed by Joss Whedon, Serenity connected with a sci-fi fan base of those who followed Whedon's short-lived Fox television series Firefly. However, the crowd was not big enough to push the film to impressive heights. The $39M production appealed to an adult male audience with 52% of the crowd being age 30 and older and a very high 61% being men. Exit polls were encouraging as 88% of those polled marked the space flick "excellent" or "very good." As expected for a sci-fi flick, Serenity was the only picture in the top ten to see Saturday sales fall from Friday.
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/
Serenity rates #1 on the most popular movie list.
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http://www.the-numbers.com/index.php
Serenity #2 at $4.2 million
http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2005/FRFLY.php
Serenity falls short of production budget... but then... it is only Day 1's calculations for September 30th.
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http://www.leesmovieinfo.com/
So far for the weekend, Serenity is #2 below FlightPlan (Serenity at $10.1 million while Flightplan is at $15 million).
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http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Flightplan-still-tops-US-box-office/2005/10/03/1128191632548.html
Serenity, a film based on the short-lived Western-flavoured sci-fi TV series Firefly, opened at No. 2 with $US10.1 million ($A13.27 million), a figure within the modest expectations of its distributor, Universal Pictures. It marks the feature directing debut of Firefly creator Joss Whedon.
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http://www.boxofficeguru.com/weekend.htm
Generating the best opening among all the new films was the science fiction adventure Serenity with an estimated $10.1M. Launching moderately in 2,188 locations, the PG-13 film averaged a respectable $4,635 for Universal. Directed by Joss Whedon, Serenity connected with a sci-fi fan base of those who followed Whedon's short-lived Fox television series Firefly. However, the crowd was not big enough to push the film to impressive heights. The $39M production appealed to an adult male audience with 52% of the crowd being age 30 and older and a very high 61% being men. Exit polls were encouraging as 88% of those polled marked the space flick "excellent" or "very good." As expected for a sci-fi flick, Serenity was the only picture in the top ten to see Saturday sales fall from Friday.
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/
Serenity rates #1 on the most popular movie list.
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http://www.the-numbers.com/index.php
Serenity #2 at $4.2 million
http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2005/FRFLY.php
Serenity falls short of production budget... but then... it is only Day 1's calculations for September 30th.
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http://www.leesmovieinfo.com/
So far for the weekend, Serenity is #2 below FlightPlan (Serenity at $10.1 million while Flightplan is at $15 million).
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http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Flightplan-still-tops-US-box-office/2005/10/03/1128191632548.html
Serenity, a film based on the short-lived Western-flavoured sci-fi TV series Firefly, opened at No. 2 with $US10.1 million ($A13.27 million), a figure within the modest expectations of its distributor, Universal Pictures. It marks the feature directing debut of Firefly creator Joss Whedon.
Bio Poem
Format: Write a Bio Poem for yourself... then... write ones for the people around you (I invite you to write about me in my comments... I will post them and write about you too.
Line 1: name yourself (a starting point name or your first name)
Line 2: a title you give yourself
Line 3: 4 words that describe you
Line 4: lover of (list 3 things/ideas)
Line 5: who believed (list 1 or more ideas)
Line 6: who wanted (list 3 things)
Line 7: who used (list 3 methods)
Line 8: who gave (list 3 things)
Line 9: who said "quote"
Line 10: name yourself (a final name or your last name)
Line 1: name yourself (a starting point name or your first name)
Line 2: a title you give yourself
Line 3: 4 words that describe you
Line 4: lover of (list 3 things/ideas)
Line 5: who believed (list 1 or more ideas)
Line 6: who wanted (list 3 things)
Line 7: who used (list 3 methods)
Line 8: who gave (list 3 things)
Line 9: who said "quote"
Line 10: name yourself (a final name or your last name)
Scarlet
teacher & student
stubborn, curious, leader, instigator
lover of cats, Celtic & East Asian cultures, and learning
who believes all people have great potential, they need only learn to tap into it
who wants a family, a pagan collegium, and occasional serenity
who uses her personal vows as guidlines for living, breathing meditaion to cope with stress and open exploration of anything new
who gives time and love to all she engages in, opportunity to those who want to learn, and the occasional kick in the butt
who said "leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination;" "be true to your word, your path and yourself;" and "honour is the law, love is the bond"
Scarlet
Serenity Sequal?
In an interview, Joss Whedon spoke of a sequal (trilogy).
Do you have ideas for the sequel, should it actually happen?
Whedon: It's very sweet to mention the word sequel. ...Obviously that's the way my brain works. It continues to tell stories. ... It's inevitable for me that I do that, and of course I love this universe. I love these people, and I would jump at the chance to do it again. But I couldn't think about that while I was making it, because ultimately you have to make [the first one]. Everyone kept saying, "So, you're making a trilogy?" "No, it's a film." "So, a trilogy?" I'm like, "Just the one!" It's a trilogy if you make two that are so good there's a third. ... Now that I've finished it, and I was there to market it, I think about it all the time. But I don't tell anybody that. Except just now.
For more on Serenity reviews and interviews, check this link.
Do you have ideas for the sequel, should it actually happen?
Whedon: It's very sweet to mention the word sequel. ...Obviously that's the way my brain works. It continues to tell stories. ... It's inevitable for me that I do that, and of course I love this universe. I love these people, and I would jump at the chance to do it again. But I couldn't think about that while I was making it, because ultimately you have to make [the first one]. Everyone kept saying, "So, you're making a trilogy?" "No, it's a film." "So, a trilogy?" I'm like, "Just the one!" It's a trilogy if you make two that are so good there's a third. ... Now that I've finished it, and I was there to market it, I think about it all the time. But I don't tell anybody that. Except just now.
For more on Serenity reviews and interviews, check this link.
Moved and moving on
Well... hell of a week. Ill and then stressed and thel burnt out... and then surprised by the appreciation folks showed. I am so very lucky to be in this community... even though there are nutballs here.
Today was a bit freaky. I had an emotional morning. Followed by a great class on Tarot and an planning session for level 3B. I am grateful for the student understanding for my being overwhelmed with work and school.
I crashed after class for like 4 hrs! M-SB chopped the mass amounts of peppers while I was oblivious to the world. It was too late to get get things to make chutney and salsa (missing vinegar). So I was online sorting out stuff and doing laundry.
Now I am ... ugh... still up. I am reviewing what is going to go on in tomorrow's Teaching Specialty class. Then doing more reading.
Tomorrow:
- wake and clean room (put away laundry too)
- teach
- visit friends for a couple hrs
- homework reading and 2pg paper
- store for missing stuffs
- salsa and chutney making
- fix thesis for publication
Monday:
- work
- read next readings
- fix cell phone confusion
Tuesday:
- pay tickets
- read in line of SAAQ
- write 2pg paper
- class
- finish thesis for publication
Wednesday:
- work
- teach (shift to observer)
- bring home crickets for Gecko
Thursday:
- work
- pay off more stuffs
- prep applications for study grants
- research for the study grants and tag teachers for reference letters
- research stuff for Tibet & READ
- class
- work more on study grant applications
Friday:
- work
- send off thesis for publication
- send teachers application plans
- work on application research
- plan weekend classes
- finish any preserving that was not done before
Today was a bit freaky. I had an emotional morning. Followed by a great class on Tarot and an planning session for level 3B. I am grateful for the student understanding for my being overwhelmed with work and school.
I crashed after class for like 4 hrs! M-SB chopped the mass amounts of peppers while I was oblivious to the world. It was too late to get get things to make chutney and salsa (missing vinegar). So I was online sorting out stuff and doing laundry.
Now I am ... ugh... still up. I am reviewing what is going to go on in tomorrow's Teaching Specialty class. Then doing more reading.
Tomorrow:
- wake and clean room (put away laundry too)
- teach
- visit friends for a couple hrs
- homework reading and 2pg paper
- store for missing stuffs
- salsa and chutney making
- fix thesis for publication
Monday:
- work
- read next readings
- fix cell phone confusion
Tuesday:
- pay tickets
- read in line of SAAQ
- write 2pg paper
- class
- finish thesis for publication
Wednesday:
- work
- teach (shift to observer)
- bring home crickets for Gecko
Thursday:
- work
- pay off more stuffs
- prep applications for study grants
- research for the study grants and tag teachers for reference letters
- research stuff for Tibet & READ
- class
- work more on study grant applications
Friday:
- work
- send off thesis for publication
- send teachers application plans
- work on application research
- plan weekend classes
- finish any preserving that was not done before
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Shocked
I... um... kinda in tears before class. Maybe I should not check email before classes.
A few weeks ago, I was bombarded by some nasty emails and stuff. I have kept it quiet but for a few folks who also received copies. These emails were tearing apart a few community members within the Pagan community: Karen, me, Gina. The people responsible are nutballs, certifyiably. And even though I know this and try to ignore them, it is sometimes hard and frustrating, especially on top of small jabs from other folk.
Today, I got a heartfelt thanks you that means the world to me from Karen who also set up a page for all to see.
I have been... shocked... moved... and then some further emails of thanks came in from other. *reduced to tears*
I... am honoured.
I work so very hard striving for the validation that academics and government... and even the Pagan community seem to need for all that I do. I work full time now managing Melange Magique, run Crescent Moon School and teach in it 3-4 times a week, and an now busting my ass and falling behind in my Masters Degree in Religion at Concordia. On top of that I also co-run my coven. And do my best to act as clergy to this community (leading a handfasting in 2 weeks).
This... I...
My mother said the best reward any teacher can have, the kind that makes it all worthwhile...
Thank yous from the people around you. Rare and meaningful as they might be.
I have to go now and clean myself up so I can teach. *sniff*
A few weeks ago, I was bombarded by some nasty emails and stuff. I have kept it quiet but for a few folks who also received copies. These emails were tearing apart a few community members within the Pagan community: Karen, me, Gina. The people responsible are nutballs, certifyiably. And even though I know this and try to ignore them, it is sometimes hard and frustrating, especially on top of small jabs from other folk.
Today, I got a heartfelt thanks you that means the world to me from Karen who also set up a page for all to see.
I have been... shocked... moved... and then some further emails of thanks came in from other. *reduced to tears*
I... am honoured.
I work so very hard striving for the validation that academics and government... and even the Pagan community seem to need for all that I do. I work full time now managing Melange Magique, run Crescent Moon School and teach in it 3-4 times a week, and an now busting my ass and falling behind in my Masters Degree in Religion at Concordia. On top of that I also co-run my coven. And do my best to act as clergy to this community (leading a handfasting in 2 weeks).
This... I...
My mother said the best reward any teacher can have, the kind that makes it all worthwhile...
Thank yous from the people around you. Rare and meaningful as they might be.
I have to go now and clean myself up so I can teach. *sniff*
Photos from the opening of Serenity
Montreal Browncoats @ Paramount Montreal for 7:25pm show (an hour and a half early)
Crystal as Kaylee
Scarlet as River (in a browncoat... and funky boots that you can't see here)
Nadia as River (from Objects in Space)
Daniel as Jayne (with the HAT!)
Who was Malcom Reynolds?!?! (great costume!!!)
Sebastian as the resident Jedi (who helped Prakash & Nadia make things happen)
THANKS ALL FOR AN AWESOME TIME!
Busy
Wow... was yesterday hectic. Worked and worked and worked longer than I planned. I did manage to get to the market and spend about $40. That got me an incredible amount of food!!! I talked about what could be preserved and frozen and dried and a little on how to the folks that came with me. They "harvested" too at the market. And then several helped me carry my stuff to the car.
I changed and dressed as River for the Serenity Film opening with the Montreal Browncoats. It was awesome! We had a blast in line. I took some pictures and will post some here by tomorrow. Rosanne and M-SB met with me for the movie. Rosanne could not stay. Now I want to meet with her and see what she thought of it!! A bunch of us headed to Hurley's for food and drink and talk. Baked Brie...mmmm... We ate and listened to music. I danced... but the song was too slow and I was embarrassed that I tried. Oh well. Outside we chatted about the movie and our hypothesies. Book might have been an agent for the Alliance. I will say no more in case I spoil it for other who have NOT seen it. If you haven't GO SEE IT!!!! help bring up the ticket office records and encourage Joss to do more with this universe and these characters.
When we were cold and headed back to my car, We discovered that it was boxed in by firetrucks. We had to wait an hour to get out. Got home around 1am exhausted but happy. It was a great break.
Still no homework accomplished though. Nor did I get planning done. Guess what I am doing now? Planning! Tarot for level 3A and a discussion for level 3A.
Going to do some tidying and laundry now then gat back to planning. After teaching, I have preserving and homework to do.
I changed and dressed as River for the Serenity Film opening with the Montreal Browncoats. It was awesome! We had a blast in line. I took some pictures and will post some here by tomorrow. Rosanne and M-SB met with me for the movie. Rosanne could not stay. Now I want to meet with her and see what she thought of it!! A bunch of us headed to Hurley's for food and drink and talk. Baked Brie...mmmm... We ate and listened to music. I danced... but the song was too slow and I was embarrassed that I tried. Oh well. Outside we chatted about the movie and our hypothesies. Book might have been an agent for the Alliance. I will say no more in case I spoil it for other who have NOT seen it. If you haven't GO SEE IT!!!! help bring up the ticket office records and encourage Joss to do more with this universe and these characters.
When we were cold and headed back to my car, We discovered that it was boxed in by firetrucks. We had to wait an hour to get out. Got home around 1am exhausted but happy. It was a great break.
Still no homework accomplished though. Nor did I get planning done. Guess what I am doing now? Planning! Tarot for level 3A and a discussion for level 3A.
Going to do some tidying and laundry now then gat back to planning. After teaching, I have preserving and homework to do.
