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March 09 The end?I have found blog happiness elsewhere friends and hence am not here much these days...lol
Here's the link if anybody wants to keep track of my misguided adventures. Peace x
February 26 I really hate blood - specially when its my angel...Back from camping! What a weekend - I would have some pics to show what a magical place it is BUT it seemed like a bit of a Bermuda Triangle cos neither my digital camera nor my mobile phone worked!! I notice dreamgirl has some v.gorgeous pics on her blog so I may steal some?? Firstly tho, as a parent I'm sure everyone must dread that moment when an injury involving blood/tears/concussion occurs and it happens to be your progeny involved yeah? Well, I had ONE OF THOSE moments when my eldest who had been swinging on a rope swing slipped off and cracked her head on a rock!! OMG! My heart was in my throat and I just wanted it not to be happening!! Thankfully, Mares had just turned up and very calmly got my girl and I to the local hospital and waited patiently for us while she got stiched up and returned us to the campsite, where Em promptly received hero status amongst the other 10 y.o 's for how hard she smacked her head! She definately has an unbeatable 'show and tell' for school today! I will be glad if we NEVER revisit that level of "HOLY SHIT!!" again.
And altho Seneca is reknowned for stating that home can be anywhere provided that there are belongings/food /shelter I can state, unequivicably that in the mountains on Saturday night it felt NOTHING like home and I did wish we were.... Next time - should I fit my angels with helmets, knee/elbow guards and ban them from further than a 50 metre radius?? Nah, where's the adventure in that!
February 22 My week paraphrased/ in notes...This week goes broadly along these lines...
 1. I love this song by Mister Speed!!! (hit play on the Media Player and rock out with it!) For those of u unfamiliar with Mister Speed here's the blurb from JJJ
Mister Speed - 'Everybody Needs Somebody'
After a successful career with Adelaidian Hip Hoppers The New Pollutants, Benjamin Speed goes it alone! Mr Speed makes thinking music for popcorn people... or popcorn music for thinking people. It's your choice. Everybody Needs Somebody is pure infatuated fun and a ridiculous ride across hip hop, pop, beats n indie... Just take of your shorts and get ready to dance! 2. Movies watched include: Devil wears Prada, Veronica Guerin, Look Both Ways, The World, El Norte.... started back at uni on Wednesday so my fabbo movie watching pastime coming to a screeching halt!!
3. Finished another book by Belle De Jour - I need to give up otherwise I'm starting to think being a London Call Girl sounds like a great career option ..lol
4. Completed the Enneagram on my quest for further self knowledge - turns out I'm a 7..I'm pretty happy and not surprised about that - its a bit of fun so here's the link
5. I pulled a calf muscle doin laps on Tues... Personally I think the flippers had something to do with it..lol! Very handsome GP examined and has referred me to physio - I shall definately rest with my leg up this weekend Doc!
6. A bunch of us are going camping this weekend and I am soo excited!! Big feral weekend with nature and about 30 folks from New Years party and Australia Day party..last bastion of partying before v.serious semester work starts!!
7. I have come to the v.smart decision that I am never going to sleep with any of the ex's again... and this doesn't mean thats what I did this week - but I mused over it...lol Came to the conclusion that there are too many drawbacks including
* There's a good reason why we're not together anymore..
* One of us will think this means the relationships is back on. Normally it isn't me but who knows??
* There's no way I could tell any of my friends without seeming like the world biggest effing tart. After, all they lived through the various stages of breaking up!
Which then has got me thinking..hmm who am I going to sleep with?? Myself I think is the safest option for now! Off to pack so hope all is sunny and wonderful cya xoxox
February 19 Belle De Jour's 10 Commandments The other 10 Commandments
1. I am woman, the one in charge of conversation. Thou shalt not have any subject changes unapproved by me.
2. Thou shalt remember the first ten minutes of the morning and keep them holy. The period before my first cup of tea is not suitable for chat.
3. Thou shalt not refer to sporting analogies too often.
4. Thou shalt not interrupt The Simpsons even if it is dubbed in Spanish and the only thing I understand is Mr Burns saying ' Excelente'.
5. Thou shalt not covet another woman's rack unless I have mentioned it first.
6. Thou shalt not refer to PMT, even if I am clearly experiencing it.
7. Thou shalt not pronounce the word 'controversy' with undue stress on the second vowel. Do you know how annoying that is to everyone else?
8. Thou shalt not use the word 'hypocrsy' in conversation. Thou art not twelve anymore. In writing thou shalt not spell the word 'hippocracy'. That would be a government run by horses. There are online dictionaries, and thou shalt make use of them.
9. Thou shalt not expect conversation when I am reading, even if it is only the paper or a packet of rice.
10. Thou shalt not talk to me through the toilet door. Ever. That's just wrong.
Taken from "The Further Adventures of a London Call girl"...hmmmm... I think there's something in that for all of us don't u? February 17 Porcine levitation!!!Well today has been an adventure in itself as I decided to venture into the city with my angels to do a bit of shopping and have a bit of lunch but of course I DIDN't check the calender and indeed Chinese New Year is upon us! Hence, we didn't get our fave place to have Yum Cha and plan our day in a civilised fashion and ended up going to a crappy Sushi train arrangement which was overpriced, crowded and serving what could hardly be phrased as 'sushi'. Needless to say, I was questioning my brilliance at sugesting such a plan cos I really needed to go and do some serious shopping and was hoping to ply the girls with fabbo food and green tea in order to give them the energy required to complete my major assignment which was buying some 'beauty products'. Fortunately for me tho - it is the Prosperity YEAR OF THE BOAR and in fact my fortune cookie was right on target. We hung out in Chinatown for a while scoring some Hello Kitty gear for our next exchange students before heading to the city for the task at hand. At first I thought it wise to organise the angels on the glass elevator whilst I procured aforementioned multi vitamin power firming eye cream but they soon had my number on that trick and saw the bright lights of the cosmetic counters calling their names.
There IS a point to this tale - but as usual I prefer the unabridged version..lol
First stop a Dermalogica agent where I proceeded to have a coronary when the helpful assistant told me it would cost eighty buck to buy a 15ml tube of stiff I bought in Hong Kong for nineteen!!! That's when the phrase....... PIGS MIGHT FLY springs to mind - I mean there's indulging oneself and then there's crossing over to madness by paying too much money & being conned senselessly!! So, with this in mind I took the angels and I off for a bit of market research... Heading off to Clarins, Jurlique, Shisedo, Clinique etc etc to see what their comparable products offered - I thought the angels should be low key and expressed this to them which they ignored and attempted to engage the shop assistant in some friendly banter at every opportunity. The end of the story is that I've ended up with a samples of everything in every range (reminding self of Rachel Anniston in Friends with Money..lol) and I can only put it down to a couple of things
A. They saw I really needed cosmetic assistance and were keen to help.
B. They were enchanted with my girls ability to converse about the latest products on offer, and keen to propogate them like seedlings...
C. They wanted to give me stuff to help me with premature ageing cos they could see that I shall have my hands full with angels, hence, need all the help I can get!
D. It was a quiet day and they just were feeling particularly generous and assistful??
E. The universe was once again on my side and didn't wish for me to pay ridiculous $$ for ridiculous product and thought maybe I just needed some products to check for comparasion in value for money??
I choose E. (following epiphamy of yesterday). But, I also marched us off to the Body Shop as a bit of a final research to see if they had something that could be passed off as what I was seeking and indeed they did WOO HOO! In fact, for way less I was able to get a bagful of goodies in order to maintain my face and lip area, reduce the appearance of fine lines and enhance the skin's natural elasticity..lol Does this sound like some blend of mysogynistic cliches cooked up by advertising executives?? U bet - but I am woman - see me shop!! Cya xox
February 16 A great day for self..Wow, u know those times when something is staring u right in the face but u can't see it cos yr too busy looking for it?? ( and no Mares this isn't some reference to the lost packet of cigarettes..lol) AS I was sitting chatting to my therapist today - we were extrapolating how this will be my last appointment cos our sessions are becomming more like 'advocacy for personal development' rather than 'help Ms Guided sort her v.messy life out", and tru enough my life isn't all that messy after all - in fact its quite beautiful! And like a bolt from the blue (simiar to the very fabbo new ming blue shirt imported from the UK I was wearing) - it hit me!!! The incredible power that I have inside of me..now I've verbalised it often enough but I became a complete believer today, saw a white light other than the one I've been seeing after swimming laps at the pool..lol. Those light bulb moments in life are just brilliant and I'm so happy and excited! I simply had to blog it so that I'll remember this day - of course I've joked often enough about being a tsunami of inspiration/insight etc etc - but its true, everything in my life works!!
Must dash to go and thank the universe some more and take the angels out for a gartantuan ice cream to celebrate!! Cya xox February 14 Valentines Schmalentines!Well, another week ticks on by and I'm up to about 6 movies so far (Life is a miracle, Monsoon Wedding, Corpse Bride, Lsatcho Drom, Mansfield Park and Brides) Must be Valentines cos I got a whole wedding/love theme happening ... I cannot believe what a couch potato I've become, its brilliant!! Tho, I do think the swimming, affirmations/ meditations as well as all the positive channelling are taking up a fair bit of energy..lol Actually, I've decided not to start taping the phone calls cos even for me thats a little tooo self obsessive and fortunately most of my friends who I chat to would tell me to shut the F*&k up if I was being too narcissistic! Anyways, am flat out trying to sort my MP3 player to tape v.important Science lectures this semester bugger if I can use it to tape every phone call!! I dunno whats going to happen with all this energy I use into bettering self when I get back to uni??? Hopefully my chi will be so magically enhanced that I will sail thru my stuff and still have time for the positive fuel for the tank as well. I've had a "Grinch' moment recently!! (in the film where he's going thru the phone book of Who's in Whoville saying he hates them all individually welllllll) ......I've been going thru my mental phonebook of folks "releasing people" that I'm not particularly fond or who aren't very good for my chi. Not in a hateful kind of way (with a heart 'two sizes too small'..lol), but in a more mature grown up sort of way. SO that those people won't bother me and no more mental miles shall be wasted!! Very empowered don't u think? Maybe The Grinch analogy was a bit harsh but truly thats a funny way for me to look at it - forgiveness that is! lol Is it any wonder that I don't have any Valentines Day cards waiting in my letter box??? lol Now that would really think I'd taken the personal grown and development wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy toooooooooooooooo far!!!
N.B. Suggestions for people to 'release' 1. Credit card companies - Thank u AMEX - I release u! 2. People who ring to annoy u with fabbo lending rates - I love to release u! 3. Ex Boyfriend that have NO sense of karma or humour - Releasing u was the smartest thing I ever did..lol 4. Lecturers who have dealt brilliant marks for fantastic effort - gone poof! 5. Relatives that make u wonder which brother and sister married each other?? 6. Banks that NEVER show the amount u should have in your account..cos its already been released! I think u get the idea yeah? cya xox
February 09 My phone chi...Friends, as part of my quest for self development and growth (not to mention my homework from the therapist) from this week I will be taping my phone calls!! OMG! Strange as it may sound its intended to reduce narcistic tendencies of moi and measure my negativity... lol (my two favourite points JUST KIDDING!! ) But anyways I'm thinking about phone calls and how sometimes we don't pay the right amount of attention when we're on the phone Me: Wow I never thought about doing that with eggplant, Friend: I wasn't actually referring to eggplants!! OR when one may be perceived as condescending, or when one gets caught up in negative nonsense such as gossip. So this has increased my attention 100% to not only my phone chats but also of those around me ( I think I'm becomming a busy body..lol) For example, lets examine mobile phones - I was at the bus stop with a friend and she spent most of the time with the caller on the other end stating where she was, what she was doing and the fact that their number doesn't show up on caller ID. This must be a mobile phone thing cos when someone rings me I try NOT to state what it is I'm doing at the time/where I am OR the fact that I'm not sure how to get caller ID sorted on my phone!!! lol Can you imagine going " Oh I'm busy fantasising about how my sex is going to be like in my true and loving relationship " or " I'm just sitting around picking my nose" - it wouldn't be very fabulous at all!! I don't think I do that, maybeeee when I start listening back to the tapes I'll find that I'm one of those people also.. ha!
Therefore I'm thinking of getting a recorded message to play at the beginning of my phone calls - " this call is being recorded for quality assurance purposes for my growth as an individual and to ensure better value phone calls in the future" ...hmmmmm WAIT A MINUTE!! How good would that be when I have those annoying PISS ME OFF COMPLETELY dumbass callers from outside Australia trying to sell me a timeshare??? Or I may start to ask for some feedback at the end of my phone calls...Me: So how was this phone call for you??? Did I respond appropriately and fulfill all your communication requirements???. Well, thats it for today am off to watch "Monsoon Wedding" and do my TV meditations! Cya xox February 06 Misguided dating tips # 1You know your date is not going well when..........
* You don't want to tell the person your last name.
* You start having sexual fantasies about the person serving you drinks.
* You fall madly in love with the violinist serenading your table.
* You do EVERYTHING in your power to supress your personality.
* You wonder if your date knows anyone you could go out with.
* Your date goes to the bathroom and never comes back ( or you go to the bathroom and never come back!).
* You don't try and visualise your date with no clothes on.
* You order a triple espresso to keep from falling asleep.
* Your date is flirting with everyone else in the room but you.
* Your date never shows up,
Hmmmmm I read this in a book by sexologist Anka Radakovich and it made me laugh so thought I'd share the joy! xox
 February 05 Holy Hajimemashite!!!!OMG!! What an amazing weekend - I got that Daft Punk song "Around the world" going in my head cos it sums up our wknd pretty much. Our visitors arrived with what I understood to be limited English but was in fact NO ENGLISH AT ALL!!! Therefore, Yuu and Tomoko spent most of the weekend repeating the mantra of "I am fine" and my Japanese is limited to a few useless phrases including Suwatte Kudasi *&^&$#@ ( plese sit down and STOP bowing)... Of course, not to be deterred by this small hiccup - us girls took the visiotrs around, showed them the sights, BBQ'd, swam, fed pelicans, train'd, ferry'd and drove around - it was great and I ALMOST talked the girls into getting 'trademarked' with some temporary tattoos at SouthBank but stopped myself at the last moment!! All girls private college probably wouldn't think Roxy or Playboy bunny v.fabbo indeed! Our next exchange students arrive in another month so I am sooooooooooo going to polish up a few more everyday things so we can discuss important issues like music, fashion, sushi making, whaling...lol Its all a learning curve this life of ours. Sayonara! xox February 01 Hajimeshite?Umm it has just dawned on me that in 3 days I have 2 students from Japan arriving with very limited English and OMG!! I DON"T KNOW JAPANESE!!!!!
 So with great fervour I am attacking my handy phrase book and practicising giving instructions to the angels in japanese (whom I might add pay slightly more attention than usual and do what I've requested?????) ...mind u by the time I've requested it I've usually tounge twisted myself into oblivion and forgotten what I needed..lol Its going to be a fun weekend hey? In other startling news I've had the most amazing week so far in terms of personal development - got season passes for the angels and I at the pool and we're going to swim laps 3 times per week - our swim coach by proxy is coming down next week to 'check out our style' lol! But its a fine start to the year and healthy organised lifestyle which I've promised self. Also watched a great flick on Quantum Physics and manifesting reality called "What the bleep do we (k)now?" - very good for those masters of their own destiny. A very crap movie I watched was called 'Friends with money" and yeah I should have known better since sitting through HALF of the 'Break Up" that no movie starring Jennifer Anniston is ever going to be more than crap. Don't u just have times when u ace it at the DVD shop and other times when its gong after gong?? True - I should be banned from the place when I have that crazy desire to sit through a commercial flick without the assistance of illegal substances!!!
On that note - time to fly and polish up my phrases such as Sukoshi abunai desu (its a bit dangerous *my driving*) and Atsui desu ne? (hot isn't it *us Aussies love to state the bloody obvious*..lol) ok so Sayonara for now xoxox January 28 Starlight - MuseThese guys rocked at the B.D.O. and I'm lovin this song right now and made it in at number 9 in the hottest 100!! Which reminds me - a big cheers to the beautiful Lyn who hosted yet another memorable party for Australia Day/Triple J hottest 100!! Memorable I think cos I stayed clear headed and avoided intoxication (v.fabulous self restraint..lol). Things are going pretty terrifc today and a collective WOOHOO!! goes out as our precious angels return to the confines of the education system for another year - glad I have a month to recover and psych myself for my final year of study (funny I say that but somehow I think I'll be back..lol) OMG!! I can't believe how fast the last three years have gone and soon I'll be joining the ranks of the 'employed and respectable' along with my sensible haircut and shoes - might sound like a piss take but I AM certainly looking forward to earning money again. Its been a brilliant summer break with friends/family/food/parties/theme parks/swims/music - I couldn't ask for anything more, cheers to all! xox
Far away
This ship is taking me far away Far away from the memories Of the people who care if I live or die Starlight I will be chasing the starlight Until the end of my life I don't know if it's worth it anymore Hold you in my arms I just wanted to hold You in my arms My life You electrify my life Let's conspire to re-ignite All the souls that would die just to feel alive But I'll never let you go If you promised not to fade away Never fade away Our hopes and expectations Black holes and revelations Our hopes and expectations Black holes and revelations Hold you in my arms I just wanted to hold You in my arms Far away This ship is taking me far away Far away from the memories Of the people who care if I live or die And I'll never let you go If you promise not to fade away Never fade away Our hopes and expectations Black holes and revelations Our hopes and expectations Black holes and revelations Hold you in my arms I just wanted to hold You in my arms I just wanted to hold
January 24 So how many sexual partners HAVE u had? Ok so all this selp-help and therapy has been forcing me to take a good hard look at myself..no seriously and its all very deep and meaningful and ME being me,well, my mind wonders to recent conversations and chats I've had and here's what sprang to my mind. An associate and myself were having a chat - solving all the big problems of the world..lol when the topic of sexual history came up. *gasp* Why yes, us girls of the world DO love a good laugh and fortunately most sexual encounters and experiences DO feature prominanty. Anyways, we were wondering about this big questions that one does come across from time to time..although at my age I'd really have to consider intervention if a boyfriend actually thought I'd be a virgin..ha ha ha!
So there are a few trains of thought (just for something different) cos according to many surveys the acceptable figure is something like....2!! Um...err....Yeah right!! *gaffaws* Now this for obvious reasons, for some of us more worldly/wise/older etc girls represents quite a quandy - I'm wondering...DO WE NEED TO INVENT A NEW METRIC SYSTEM TO KEEP TRACK AND STAY ACCEPTABLE??? Something like dog years 7 = 1..lol Does size really matter that much? I mean the amount of actual sex is not always aligned with the number of partners (some encounters are more of a multiple opportunity for example and then again my marraige was on the LESS side of things despite the 11year thing) Woops - I can't believe I said that..lol. Ok back to the quandry - if you cannot actually REMEMBER the event/person/place - does it still count??? I'm sure theres millions of folks who are glad of this bit of sexual amnesia - or is it just me? And what about bi-sexuality - does one only count one gender or both?? And lastly surely to goodness once one reaches a certain age does any of this even matter anymore? Does it all just fade into insignificance and we just enjoy the power of the 'now'? Matter? I'm not sure it does and as usual I've managed to blog about nothing - a bit like a Seinfeld blog!! For the record - I've only slept with 2 people (statisically speaking..lol) Cya xox
January 23 Back from the edge?Well I'm not sure if I'm in a fit state to be blogging yet on account of the MASSIVELY AWESOME weekend I've just got back from!! Starting at the "Lunar Lounge" on Friday night to celebrate my friend's birthday then off to the coast to wine,dine,swim & party some more before the MIND BLOWING Big Day Out!!!! If I thought I was suffering from social jetlag before???? lol It was amazing fun and the photos don't do the day justice on account of being too busy catching fantastic music and participating in social lubrication to remember my own name let alone operate a camera!!!! In fact I was only lamenting recently that it was almost as if I had a sign on my forehead " Why yes - please do pass me another joint" cos it got to the point where I was kind of dreading going another round with a number cos as we are all aware....how much more stoned can one actually get??? Never mind it was all in the name of peace & love - even though I think from memory the major joint passage was occurring somewhere between Jet, Muse and Tool who were completely ROCKING OUT & not in a peace-lovin kind of way..lol! Was incredible to be part of such a massive day/ weekend am already plannin our fancy dress for next year - tho the big mexican hats worked a treat this year and I never lost sight of my co-pilot (albeit..... its pretty hard to lose someone 198cm tall ha!).
After such a huge, sweaty, crowded, inebriated day it was a magnificent to end up in the surf at Broadbeach to recall the highlights and chill out after 11 hrs of crazy times - big hugs RK!! So now I'm getting ready for my AUSTRALIA DAY celebrations at a JJJ hottest 100 party with the same dynamic hostess from the New Years Eve fiesta party which was brilliant. I 'may' be opting to stay sensible sober and drive in order to follow my own advice and 'clean up my act' or I may defer that option till after the 26th - cos after all if you are going to skate on thin ice why not tap dance right?
On that note time to fly again - got my therapy session 2mrw and with all my escapades still haven't done my homework...quite frankly I'm not keen on paying $70 to crap on about my fabbo weekend..lol Cya xoxo  January 14 Awake IS the new sleep.And you're changing Whatever it is Just do it ! Whatever it is And you're dancing - And you're looking kinda crazy And you're arms are making little circles There are reasons…..There are reasons You can find out . So do it - Whatever it is Just do it! Whatever it is Go do it ! Whatever it is It's so quiet - It's so quiet And you're dreaming, I turn to you and say… Awake is the new sleep Awake is the new sleep So wake up! And do it - Whatever it is? Just do it - Whatever it is Cause awake is the new sleep Awake is the new sleep So wake up! Ben Lee - Awake is the new sleep Just been listening to this song - as the adventure begins so to speak.. Thinking about my happiness and hence have started therapy this week cos pretty much I am seeking peace and freedom under my own steam and not thru someone else's life. I'm excited and nervous cos its a whole new paradigm really - brought about by a multitude of experiences and (mis) adventures and, as this new chapter begins I say farewell to those who are only interested in the misguided soul who can offer them 'something', those wishing me bad vibes (may peace and happiness be yours too one day) and hello to the brave soul who wishes to know and understand the true person who loves and accepts 'me' and is open and receptive to wonderful experiences. Yes, very NEW AGE and veryyyyyyyy over due I'd say..cya xox January 08 Social Jetlag is the 'new' fatigue? Well yes friends, self diagnosis time....I believe am suffering from the newly labelled syndrome of 'social jetlag' - Haven't stopped doing social arrangements at random times and days for weeks now and I am now well and truly f***ed!! I can hardly bring myself to talk on the phone and I do not want to make ANY PLANS whatso ever! Well a slight overstatement cos new year brings new energy etc but tru! If I see another glass of bubbly or cocktail I will SCREAM - just about need to go into detox to recover from the insane quantities of substances my poor old body's been taking on board. Friends, I DO have to laugh cos normally New year bring resolutions of giving up the cigs/drinking/carbs/drugs/hair dyes/meat/cosmetics/hair removal etc etc and whilst I had thoughts along those lines my direction has been more like SLOTH/LUST/GREED - I think u get the drift, the most exercise I've had is getting up out of my seat to pour self a drink or flash outside for a fag or roll another number, or get self looking presentable to go out - I'm deeply shocked (lol). Whilst discussing my lack of personal development during the silly season I claimed that I'm sure the festive season was NOT the time to attempt to subvert the dominant paradigm and that indeed the New Year is the most appropriate solution. But it seems almost as tho knowing I had massive personal construction coming up I've attempted to be the LEAST conscious being possible - hmmm is it power of intention working in reverse? the mind boggles really.So albeit a little late in the resolution stakes I'm going to try and come up with a few 'do-able' resolution things (of course during the weekend of the Big Day Out I shall revert once again to partying mode and hence anticipate some more 'social jetlag')
This Year I shall endevour to....
1. Apply self to final year of studies, get incredible marks and secure fantastic employment in brilliant surroundings.
2. Take care of self and angels physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing. This may include cooking meals again and us getting into some sort of organised sporting type arrangement - oh yay! lol! Am thinking about doing a couple of family workshops also course I HAVE NOT mentioned it to the aforementioned angels..ha!
3. Practice my meditation and affirmations to surround myself with that which is positive and fabulous!
4. Not send any SMS when intoxicated wishing ex's peace love and happiness! Actually not send SMS/emails or any form of communications to any person when intoxicated...actually hope not to get overly intoxicated in first place!!
5. Enjoy this moment the 'now' and focus on the present what is to come and not look back and dwell or angst over what has past. (Still need to read that book Mares!)
6. Make more time for things I love doing and less time for things that are obligational (think thats a new word..lol).
I'm sure there's many things to add but as usual - with my attention span of a gnat I'm over the lists for today - am feeling happy and positive but my ability to crap on still exists! YAY! Time to fly (without any asistance) Cya xox
December 29 Peace, love joy and happiness!Salutations!! Its been a while between blogs and pretty much I HAVE NOT sat still long enough to concisely record my thoughts (not very sensible according to the Personal Development Guru) BUT...I'm sure there must be a clause in there somewhere (and not the Santa one!) about the madness of the festive season that is currently upon us. Its been quite an insane time really - fabulous of course because according to the policy manual of mine - there is NO other way to deal with these festivities. No broken bones to report ( v.fabu!), no disasterous pool party of ingesting mad quantities of illicit substances (excellent), no major family fallouts as result of toooooo much champagne at the Christmas Day meal, all progeny safe and well, accounted for (v.sensible), and not too much waist expandage due to that deadly sin of "gluttony" (wait - not ACTUALLY weighing oneself does NOT exactly count for NOT gaining too many pounds) - On this note, tru - not having a care factor has made the 'snout' application very simple indeed.
So for the first time since all this business has started I have a FULL weekend free/ unencumbered/unscheduled.... to have a gasp of air, chill out and be in the moment - so here I am!
The biggest news of the season is I AM GOING TO THE BIG DAY OUT!!!!!! WooHoo!!! I'm so pumped that I'll hardly have my feet on the ground until then - talk about a lucky misguided soul that I am!! Funnily enough - I have karma to thank for this good fortune, I invited a friend to come with me to 'Rock the Vote' concert in November cos I had planned to go with the DJ until that went completely sideways and being the girl who doesn't want to waste a perfectly fantastic concert because personal life is in the toilet - improvised. Hence the wonderful friend returned the favour and invited me to go to BIG DAY OUT!!!! Brilliant - however same friend also bought my precious angels a flight in a Tiger Moth for Christmas so I'm thinking ......it was also to smooth out the complete BRAIN SNAP I'm going to have watching them fly away (without me!!!). I might mention that they are wayyy cool with the idea - which is strangely disturbing or perhaps demonstrates the whole 'roots and wings' philosophy that has been my mantra of parenting - hmmmmm??? So of course, there's my summer list which I'm ticking off - reading and movie watching going well, art is flourishing, catching up with friends has been the greatest joy!!! Sorting self out ( *yawns* thats a work in progress) the fling has brought a twinkle to my eye whilst also tying my stomach in knots (thats par for the course apparently), my New Years plans are falling into place nicely and I am still 'captain of my ship' in the balmy ocean of life. Happy?? Of course - there is no other way to be my thoughts are busy which proves I am still conscious and my ability to multi task and balance things makes me think I have still got the steering wheel firmly in my grip (verra good). Beautiful lunch with fantastic friend back from sojourn to Thailand 2mrw so must fly again! So as the cash registers are ringing with Yuletide melody and POST xmas joy proving that consumerism is indeed alive and well - hope yr festive season is brilliant! Soham xox  December 13 The Getting of Wisdom....As I walked home tonight from what could only be described as a SENSATIONAL dinner I contemplated wisdom...My collegue and I had discussed a plethora of examples of wisdom, how it related to us, conceptualised wisdom as a 'practice' or dialogue - sponsored by WolfBlass wines and a little mind expanding? substances..lol But it got me thinking about this whole business of wisdom - and indeed it IS a business!
For starters there's
Conventional Wisdom - accepted beliefs about stuff!
Ancient Wisdom - somebody wrote something once that should be followed accordingly..
Philosophical Wisdom - Knowing the "why"......
Mystical Wisdom - Something a swami wrote or thought in some instance.
Practical Wisdom - knowing when to say the right thing or in most cases NOT..lol
The list could continue on and on and the end result is??? Isn't wisdom a relative term? Circumstantial even, I mean couldn't u exhibit wisdom in one instance but not in others? I'd like to think of it that way - sort of the plasticisity of wisdom if u like. I don't think a cognitive train of thought is right cos some of the greatest intellectual giants can be the world's greatest buffons too ( that's my argument also..ha ha!)
And if wisdom was so concise an idea wouldn't more people in the world be wise/ make better choices/be more aware? Would be great if u could go to a pharmacy with yr script for "wisdom" - drop a pill and be very wise and correct in life, YAY! I dunno I think I'm having Socrates moment of "the unexamined life etc etc" - following perhaps a not so wise decision but a very physically rewarding one..lol I'm still aiming to get my wisdom - Soham xox
"The wisdom of a fool won't set you free" -- New Order
"Wise men say nothing in dangerous times." -- John Selden "When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." -- Mark Twain "I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be." -- Thomas Jefferson "Patience is the companion of wisdom." -- St. Augustine "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." -- Plato "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak." -- Sun Tzu December 10 Go your own way?Ok well today am NOT going to go on another rambling " I love everybody and the world" type blog cos having recently had the fortune of an epiphany regarding LOVE and a timeframe of around 3 years I don't want to burn out sharin the love between now and then..lol! Not too mention that I think if one had a LOVE compass it would kind of be on track sometimes and whizzing around the place madly at others!!! And especially at certain times..lol!!
 OMG!! Friday I decided to re-enter the world of internet chat again - can I just say I wish I had the excuse of some sort of sociological exploration instead of 'entertainment'. F**k me dead!! I must be like a new soul or something cos life is constantly surprising me.. such as -
a). somebody I talked to once about a year ago expects me to remember WTF they are!!
b). everybody in certain rooms (parenting/travel etc) wants u to "go on cam"..lol
c). Who in Advice Central could reasonably expect me to dispel wisdom?? (ie: Misguided..)
So my chat stastisics look something like this..
Number of actual minutes chatting 90
Number of friends "added" and hence 'denied' 7
Number of people enquiring about my fav sexual position 12
Number of pierced penis's I saw 1 (Ta Lizard..lol)
Number of actual travalling or parenting chats held 0
Number of chats not consisting of sexual innuendo 0
Very sad - altho I was muchly relieved when soneone I actually DID KNOW and was one of my contacts come online and I could actaully have a laugh about it all! I'm thinking that I've lost my chat MOJO maybe, tis not such a bad thing cos I'm not sure the whereabouts of my webcam and I've decided not read anymore Kama Sutra nor think about sexual positions for the time being.... until further notice..lol! Anyways, the rest of the weekend was joy - cheers and one more week till going away on hols WOOHOO!!
December 06 MsGuided bangs on about love...again!So, I've been thing alot lately about love, which in itself is a weird thing for me and I thought in keeping with the positive bliss that seems to be my life at present I'd write a list of things I love...people places objects etc etc Love lovey love!! I'm documenting it in order to hang onto the joy that feeling 'love' is....Take it easy and am sure I shall be back to blah on bout the nuances of society again next time..xox
 I love My angels - the most true/ pure love!
I love my family - tho we don't see eye to eye alot its so good to know where we come from..lol
I love my friends - choice brings us together and I'm so happy to have u in my life!
I love the ocean - swimming in the salty water feels like heaven, amazing energy!
I love the sunshine - COULD not live in one those countries where the sun don't shine for days on end, the feeling of sun on your face is hard to emulate... I would be a case for S.A.D.
I love art /painting, there is no 'right or wrong' or 'must' in art (Kudinsky) - its the more freedom of expression, builder of self esteem, equaliser of education/social class. If there is a gift I could give any body I teach, its that we are all creative beings!!
I love music - Sooooooo eclectic in my taste but I get some of my greatest pleasure from listening to music , can express happiness, sadness, bliss, melancholy, ectsasy, pretty much anything - its a joy!! And yet another brilliant equaliser.. (Oh am such a social justice geek!)
I love my space - and not just this one either - ha! I love being alone and simply BEING. It helps me to get things into context or perspective I need time to be alone in order to be a more together person...Oh bugger does this make me an oxymoron? Yay!
I love kissing - probably has got me into a 'series of unfortunate events' really - but a smile, eye contact , the touch of a hand and the intimacy of a beautiful kiss..is there much better? Well yeah - but its a fantastic preliminary experience..lol.
I love meeting people and feeling a connection! This is excitement and beautiful!
I love philosophy as well as poetry - so many brilliant/great thinkers and artists weren't realised in their own lifetime. *Sighs* I think to develop one's own appreciation and ideas its always good to start with those that came before!
I love wisdom/knowledge - the absolute excitement of reading or hearing something profound... its so exciting! Can be a book/music lyrics/a spoke word (some of the wisest things I have heard from the most unexpected sources!!!).
I love life! |
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