Familiar

February 27, 2010

My cat imparts Her feline feminist wisdom upon me daily. She just recently started being able to stand being in the same room as my three year old, subtle message…. hmmm. Occasionally she allows the kiddo a brief moment of glory as she runs quickly, yet close enough to touch Her silky, furry softness. The more time I spend alone in silence with her furry wisdom incarnate, the more sane I feel.  Sometimes I sneak away using Herself as an excuse to spend some time alone.

In my attempt to embrace that which has scared Jebus out of men through relatively recent times and given power to women, I impulsively bought The Witches Almanac.

The preface states:

“The fundamental bond between a witch and a familiar is of the utmost importance-for each, bringing emotional and spiritual strength and support.”

This is very true in my case because after I spend quiet time with Her-fuzziness I feel that my unconscious and conscious self have come together briefly. Because animals are closer to being “wild” rather than “civilized”, spending time with them helps us contact that which is innate- often wild or untamed potential.

Her-fuzziness was feral for a time. We don’t really know her whole story. What I do know about Dottie is scary. Sometimes I really wish she could talk.

Right Meow, what I’ve surfed around the Interwebs

Canadian women’s hockey team being chastised for “acting like men”, obviously they are way too in touch with their wild side.

Debauchery of the Pretty Virginal Princess Barbie (including a little eye candy with my fav. yummy treat—-also death to The Purity Myth)

Reading, Writing, Fic, Horror, Angst & Vampires (via TrueBlood Twilight)

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Keeping the kiddo occupied while I write: Cats 101 (via Animal Planet), Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale Theatre, chapstick, and bumpers.

ps i know i cannot punctuate worth a poo…if you care to send suggestions…email me


Circles and Squares

July 23, 2009

We have a new Medical Reimbursement process which requires you save all the receipts and then send them in, so they can verify that they are indeed a medical expense. Even if they say things like County Emergency Medical Services, what a pain in my butt. So for the last several weeks I keep getting new medical bill after new medical bill both from this year and last years miscarriages. Realizing the last year seems like one big circular cluster*uck that will take some work to get over. And that’s Okay.

Other things I’ve been up to:

  • playdates, pool, and hanging out
  • watching the muppets (as usual)
  • potty learning with lollipop (<—-for #2) and sticker rewards
  • yelling “touch the square” in parking lots, the square being my car’s gas tank door, so antsy toddler does not run in traffic
  • planning a trip to Rhode Island and upstate NY so we can visit family
  • brooding over not having money
  • reminding myself I need time to heal (and that’s OK)
  • running/walking (new best times 1 mile in 12:22,11:50&11:15)
  • being continually amazed of how big this Twilight thing is

One of my new fav. twilight links

A twilight primer/ cliffnotes

Twilight in Fifteen Minutes, part of the Movies in Fifteen Minutes series I’ve been doing since 2003.

EDWARD: SAY MY NAME, BITCH

BELLA: EDWARD

EDWARD: NO, THE OTHER ONE

BELLA: ASSHOLE

EDWARD: NO, THE OTHER ONE

BELLA: VAMPIRE, OKAY? VAMPIRE