jan 25th, 2006

10:57pm

i surely hope tomorrow will be better.
at least i made a few people a bit more socially aware today.
baby steps.

6:14pm

the healing power of puppies.

 

3:52pm

the world is insane today.


changed the sheets on my bed, tho.
and i'm doing a load of laundry.
i'll just keep going despite everyone pushing my buttons today.

3:11pm

i'm still feeling all "grrrr"
i'd like to go for a walk because it's sunny out. but it's only 33 degrees, as well.

 

2:46pm

well, i at least got one of them to apologize after some repeated whacking over his head with "the caveman book of clues".
that is SOME improvement.

now onward with my day.

 

1:58pm

oh god, because i pointed out that the song "living next door to niggers" is a racist song and not "ironic"
some of the friends of this friend are now taking Ye Olde "but you show your breasts on the internet" to discount the validity of what i am saying.
did i wake up in the middle ages today?
has the wheel even been INVENTED?
fucking cavemen.

1:21pm

today i will work on making a furry tube scarf for lionbrand.
and hopefully some more things then send those in the mail to them tomorrow.
it's very sunny today, which is so unusual, i don't even know how to process it!
I'M GOING TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH AND PUT CLEAN SHEETS ON MY BED.
(oops caps lock)
and lost is on tonight and a new csi ,so yay :)
i will listen to mellow music and create happy things (now that i have battled injustice for the day)

1:08pm

(to counterbalance the shitstorm)

from rob brezsny:

"PRAYER OF GRATITUDE
TO THE TRICKY GODDESS OF BENEVOLENT MISCHIEF

All hail the Tricky Goddess of Benevolent Mischief, also known as the
Cosmic Instigator of Healing Trouble. Let us praise and ratify her
ingenious plan to turn the status quo upside-down.

The vivid exposure of corruption and delusion among the top echelons of
the American hierarchy is a blessing on all of humanity. We celebrate the
increasingly transparent collusion of the media with government leaders
to present propaganda disguised as information.

The eruption of fertile chaos is making it difficult to carry on with political
business as usual, and we could not have received a more energizing gift.

A prayer:

Oh Wise Trickster Goddess, You Compassionate Conjurer of Relentless
Change, You Righteous Rascal in Charge of Keeping a Steady Flow of
Sacred Uproar Pouring into Our Lives:

Please continue to influence the masters of wars and their media minions
to be ever-more obvious as they spin out their perversions of your
glorious creation, so that more and more of our sleeping tribe will wake up
to the Open Secret.

Inspire the enforcers of mass hallucination to display their hypocrisy in an
ever-escalating melodrama of spittle flecks and sour faces, as in a
slapstick morality play from the Middle Ages, so that we, their captive
audience, may convulse with purgative guffaws that shatter the mass
hallucination.

And if you don't mind, Sweet Divine Rebel Goddess, please allow us to
nurture a spark of hope that this breakdown in the Way Things Have
Always Been Done will lead to fresh, hot, tidal-wave breakthroughs of
beauty, truth, justice, equality and love everywhere we turn.

And now, in my capacity as Sacred Janitor of the the Invisible Government
of Sweaty Meditation, I hereby declare the entire United States of
America a Temporary Autonomous Zone.

As formulated by writer Hakim Bey, a Temporary Autonomous Zone (TAZ)
is any festive event that liberates the imaginations of everyone present,
thereby making it possible for life to be penetrated by the Marvelous.
Authority and dignity and routine have no place at a TAZ; an uninhibited
quest for rabble-rousing conviviality must be the only guideline. (See
Bey's website: http://www.hermetic.com/bey/)

Here are a few suggestions, mostly from Bey, to get you started in
creating your own local celebration of TAZ. Feel free to dream up your
own, and make sure to tell me about them.

Organize a strike in your school or workplace on the grounds that it does
not satisfy your need for indolence and spiritual beauty.
Instead of stealing, leave behind beautiful and confusing gifts.
Bolt up brass commemorative plaques in places (public or private) where
you have experienced a revelation or had a particularly fulfilling sexual
experience. Take a few friends and a boombox to an all-night grocery
store and dance like crazy saints in the aisles until you're thrown out.

Pick someone at random and convince them that they're the heir to an
enormous, useless, and amazing fortune -- say, 5000 square miles of
Antarctica, or an aging circus elephant, or an orphanage in Bombay, or a
collection of alchemical manuscripts. Later they will come to realize that
for a few moments they believed in something extraordinary, and will
perhaps be driven as a result to seek some more intense mode of
existence.

Scrawl the following poem by Hafiz (translated by Daniel Ladinsky) in
courthouse lavatories, on playground walls, and through e-mail lists:

AT THIS PARTY

I don't want to be the only one here
Telling all the secrets --

Filling up all the bowls at this party,
Taking all the laughs.

I would like you
To start putting things on the table
That can also feed the soul
The way I do.

That way
We can invite

A hell of a lot more
Friends."

To read related pieces from his book, go here:

http://snipurl.com/l9o3
or
http://freewillastrology.com/beauty/beauty.main145.shtml

To buy the book, use the links to Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble,
which are on my homepage at http://www.freewillastrology.com

12:56pm

well, it was really fucking nice to see 1st thing when i got up today that some friend of a friend sent all his friends and i an mp3 entitled "living next door to niggers" by johnny rebel.
just fucking fabulous.
my blood is STILL boiling.

i don't let shit like that slide so i let him have it.


what the fuck is going ON with humans???
jesus h. christ, i just had a beer with this guy the other day and he SEEMED perfectly reasonable. but, obviously, this is not the case.
just who ARE people under their masks???

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Horoscope for Aries (January 25 2006)

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I don't take drugs or alcohol, but I love to get high. Astrologer Caroline Casey states my belief perfectly when she says that we all need regular doses of vastness. So how do I crack open the doors of perception? Engaging in extreme horseplay is one way. Recently, for instance, three friends and I radically altered our consciousness in the middle of a cold night on the sidewalks of New York City's Chelsea district. Oblivious to the taxis roaring by, we drove ourselves cheerfully
insane as we did Appalachian square dances, channeled slapstick
imitations of dead comedians Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks, and taught each other chaotic meditation techniques we'd learned from various fake shamans. I urge you to be inspired by this example, Aries. You're overdue for a dose of vastness that's unleashed by raucous fun.

and

Physical activities are a must today. You will go all-out and show everyone what you can do: You are going through a winning streak. Romance is looking good.

and

The art of persuasion
This influence puts you much more in touch with your own feelings and with the feelings of the people you encounter. You are able to sense others' moods and to shape your communications so that what you say fits in with their feelings. This ability is particularly useful when dealing with groups of people. This is an excellent time for talking to groups and trying to persuade them of your point of view. By the same token, you will listen unusually well to other people's problems. Others will sense your interest and may call on you to help them with their problems. But that will not bother you, because you are very concerned with experiencing emotional richness in your communications with others, especially by helping someone in this way.

and

Dreams of far-off lands prevent you from getting too entrenched in your daily regimen today. Your heart just isn't in the present moment when you feel restricted by your current obligations. Remember, you have the power to balance your future desires with the here and now. You will be more satisfied if you focus attention on both.

and

Wednesday
Moon in Sagittarius
There can be a dryness to a one pointed focus. There is a fine line between the actions that are one pointed and just blindly heading forward. Also a possibility that one doesn't hear out others with alternate viewpoints. Scenarios like missing the beauty of the forest because you are analyzing the placement of the trees can be cured by just observing for the state of mind of those surrounding you. Casual acquaintances and seemingly banal interactions can change personal trajectory without you noticing.