can't be all bad.

Simple, really. Post a photo or image of something or someone you think is smarter than Sarah Palin. This was a no brainer.

Guh. I guess I have to give in and get an appointment with the doctor. I do not know what's wrong with me, but this intermidable sensation of just being...edgy...has been going on for the better part of 2 months. You'd think I would have burned out whatever was causing it, but no go. :P

I also have a (greatly) increased desire to smack the living shit out of stupid people around me. Fortunately, most of the stupid people around me are out of reach, so I can't actually act out on that desire. I think they call that 'heightened irritability'.

I do seem to have mostly corralled the sleeping problem, but it involves making myself lay down at 11pm no matter what, and taking 2 diphenhydramine (Benadryl for the curious). Have not conquered the alternating raging appeite and severe nausea at the sight of food, though. Exercise seems to be helping over all stress levels, but it's not wiping away the anxiety. :/

On the upside, I've managed to drop 13 lbs. But that's more because I'm not stuffing the ole pie hole so much and I'm moving around more.

...an ivory/cream colored pirate/peasant shirt
...a pair of leather bracers and greaves
...a spear
...a scary looking candelabra or lantern
...a blank round shield
...a black/dark cloak?

I've got a part on cast with Hecate's Sickle this year, and those are items I don't really want to purchase because I have no intention of needing them again <:) I'd rather borrow them if someone else has them. I'd need them for about a month, from October 18 on (I'll have dress rehersals between then and the festival).

Blatanly copied from eman_p.

If you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine... you're on my list, so I want to know you better!

Comment here and repost a blank one on your own journal.

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

37) I'll screen these, and only show the answers if it's ok with you. Cool?

As was demonstrated in an interview with Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court Case other than Roe v. Wade.

The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic, to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.

The one that always stands out to me?

Loving Vs Virginia. The case that struck down a 1924 law banning mixed race marriage. It wasn't struck down until 1967, people. 1967. Reminds me of another sort of marriage that's not legal in so many states today.

Loving v Virginia. Loving 1, Virginia 0.

That is all.

This just... defies anything I could say about it. I'm speechless.

So I have been tracking my every intake using the SparkPeople database- entering foods manually if needed, or using the amounts entered when they have them. Not /dieting/ per se, but carefully recording my habits as I simply try and balance out my food.

What I have discovered is kind of interesting.

( balancing the things we need to eat... tricky, tricky! )

Four, Four, Four, Four,
Four, Four, Four, Four... now slightly longer!

A) Four places that I go to over and over:
The Longhouse, The ATC Motherchurch, Disneyland (so... long.... it's been TOO long!), and the Horse's Pasture/Stable. I would go to Disneyland (and Knotts) as often as those others, if it were even minutely possible. Hrmf. :(

B) Four people who email me (regularly):
My email is full of lists: The Sean Ciall list, ATC/HSF staff list, Horsie stuff list, Livejournal and Sparkpeople notifications, etc...

C) Four of my favorite places to eat:
AAA China Buffet, the Muckleshoot Casino 'Pisces room' buffet, The Outback (for prime rib), or Golden Corral (also a buffet- with yummy pot roast and steaks!)... really, I'm not into big meals, just tons of choices at them!

D) Four places I would rather be right now:
In bed with thatcaptjim, At Disneyland with thatcaptjim, out in the wood camping with thatcaptjim, hanging out with my fellow pagan-peeps at one of any number of festivals, campouts, or vacation-y spots.

E) Four people I think will respond:
nerissad, rimrunner, thatcaptjim, jnanacandra.

F) Four TV shows I watch:
Speeders, TVG (horseracing channel), Cops, Without a Trace.

G) Four things you recently read:
"Outsiders" an anthology edited by Nancy Holder and Nancy Kilpatrick, "Top Horse Training Methods Explored" by Anne Wilson, "The Haunter of the Ring and Other Tales" by Robert E. Howard, and a ton of catalogues... cause I read tons of those things. :)

H) Four things you recently ate:
Yogurt, Steamed Broccoli, Rice-a-roni, Bran Muffin.

C'mon... do this Meme, and add something!

From Roy Smith.

Salad:

shredded carrots
shredded red cabbage (1 part cabbage to 10 parts carrot)
golden raisins (currants if you can get them)

Sauce: mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, sugar, celery seed.

... I have wanted to post since 0200 saturday. mom had the right - had earned the right - to post first, so i've been twitching like i'm out of coffee!

for years, my luck has been that every time i lose a friend, two more enter my life to take that person's place. this makes me a rich woman.

just found out that a friend now considers me a former friend b/c my version of pro choice means that stupid decisions are decisions (not the ones that bring out the worst in other people) and this person thinks that dumb decisions (of people who never even complained!!) make these decision-makers... innocent, ignorant victims. i expect what my parents taught, take responsibility instead of whining Oh Poor Me. i expect that friends can have differences in opinion. but i digress...i hadnt' noticed she'd deleted me, so i guess my good luc was beginning for me again.

we got to meet our cousin judy last month for the first time !!! that's one of two and a HUGELY important one at that

tuesday, for rosh hashana, the jewish new year, i hope to be traveling via train to boston (probably at the crack of dawn to find a parking place at union station) so that i can meet Lila Belinda, my brother and sister-in-law's first child, my first niece, my parents' first grandchild... the first Harris born in  our family since 1972.. what a lot of responsibility for such a little tyke! i'll help her, though... (you may congratulate the new grandma if you haven't... i emailed the news to 50 of our friends - everyone in my address book who might have ever met my brother - at 7 yesterday morning, and emailed photos to every member of the family as soon as i got them. obviously, no photos ofmy new responsibility will go on the 'net.)

planing "evening" (Hebrew translation) and lily tattoos... digging out my old sapphires from when i dressed like a lady for work, to wear around our september baby. (i should have them reset for the grandma... she always wanted a nice sapphire ring.)

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l don't know what's up with work. the functional capacity eval is joke; the guy constantly contradicted humself: i can't be a legal secretary BUT I can work in an office. BUT I can't move files or type. BUT I lied to the tester about how much i hurt. (he neglected to document the medicine i took in front of him.) BUT i didn't actually lie since fibromyalgia may make the pain feel worse. (and i need a shrink. duh.) the "lied" part they refuse to change. maybe i'm wrong about asking but, since my boss says i can and the evaluator says i can't, i'm calling in an impartial party. someone in the attorney general's office should be able to help.

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right now, i can't even muster up anger at the eval or fear of not being able to work. i have a new niece to love.

i'll meet Lila tomorrow. she's the best way EVER to begin a sweet New Year.

So I've been working on my wieght again... last time I did pretty well actually, but it's time that 'pretty well' turns into a more acceptable weight that I stick to.

One of the folks over on poor_skills suggested a website called SparkPeople and I have been hanging out over there a little, using some of the awesome tools they have.

I find it amusing that I knew Soda was one of my worst problems, and as I have gone back to drinking Tea instead of cola, I have easily almost Halved my calories. It's kind of weird, because I put a lot of sugar in my ice tea especially. (grins sheepishly)

But anyway, They had a diet 'personality profile' that I did, and I find it pretty amusing that without asking questions about /what/ I ate, it perfectly located five trouble spots to focus on... including changing from sodas to tea (which I had already done), and increasing the amount of 'grab-and-go' type foods in arm's reach. (fresh fruit or veggies ideally- but I have to take into account my digestive needs and many of those are out. aaaugh. I will be locating the possibilities though, and adding those to the plan! Some veggies can be cooked and frozen, then microwaved at the snap of the fingers too...)

So right now, it's a matter of finding foods I digest safely, and can easily subsist on while keeping that calorie count low. Getting full or staying full hasn't been a big problem- I'm not a big eater at meals, I just need to eat several small meals in a day, or snack and eat smaller meals, to keep my system going right.

I think for me, the biggest problem I have run into, is that healthy foods just cost MORE. :( I don't know why America has this relationship with food, but the more work they put into it first, the more garbage they add to it, the cheaper it is. I can eat my old way pretty economically... but going to a much healthier diet has sent the food bill through the roof. I have to balance cheaper foods (like buying yogurt in fast-packs of eight containers lowers the price to less than 50 cents each!) with the insane cost of a bunch of grapes, or an orange... dang, you know? I just want a freaking salad sometimes... and the cost of lettuce and tomatos is stupidly high!

It's embarassing, to live in a country where I could afford to live off donuts far easier than grown-foods.

No wonder america is having weight problems more and more among the lower classes! It's hard to afford good food... and that's without even touching on the fact that things like high-fructose corn syrup is practically in /everything/ anymore... we're just packin' it on! UGH.

Eh. One of those random thoughts while doing some thinking with the tarot at my side.

The biggest difference between the magician and the priest is in how the energy is aimed. The magician and the priest wield the same sorts of energies. They wield the same volumes of energies. But the magician focuses those energies into a single point (often himself or something he loves), while the priest focuses those energies outward (often into the community or something he loves).

Am I totally off my rocker? Feel free to discuss; I'd love input.

That said, I thought I'd ask a simple question about how the energy of the upcoming HSF was looking, mostly from my perspective.

An interesting read.

Modified Celtic Cross (no significator):

Card 1 (Aura/over all energy): Three of Pentacles
Card 2 (Cross/opposing forces): Three of Cups
Card 3 (Roots/Old Past): Seven of Wands (reversed)
Card 4 (Recent Past): The Emperor (reversed)
Card 5 (Branches/Eventuality if nothing is chaged): Queen of Cups (reversed)
Card 6 (Near Future): Nine of Swords (reversed)
Card 7 (Inner World): Moon (reversed)
Card 8 (Outer World): Two of Pentacles
Card 9 (Wildcards): Ace of Pentacles
Card 10 (Outcome): Queen of Swords

Mmm. Interesting. Now I'll note something about my deck. It's my Reder Waite deck. It belonged to my father, before he got all uberCatholic on the world. He gave it to me when I went to boarding school, because I asked for it. It's been my constant companion since...but this deck? It's grouchy. Adversarial. Devil's Advocate. And it's never lied. It hasn't been straightforward, but it's never lied to me. Heh. Grumpy old deck *laugh*.

I've done this one before, but it always amuses me to find what I have literally closest to hand at my desk at any given time of year.

* Grab the nearest book.
* Open the book to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the next two to five sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.

The Knitting Answer Book Solutions for every problem you'll ever face, answers for every question you'll ever ask by Margaret Radcliffe

For some, it's just the reverse. Just keep in mind that there are may correct ways to knit, and it's up to you to find one that's comfortable.

Discovering Your Personal Knitting Style

Q: I find it difficult to insert the right needle into the stitch. Do you have any tips?

Mmm. Breakfast fit for a king.

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