2 posts tagged “amusement”
Well, it's pretty busy here and while I finally have something to write about (okay, lots of somethings to write about), I've not much time. So. I'm going to share an article from the Santa Fe Reporter and the letter I wrote to the editor in response And yes, my letter got published. Yay. The article can be found here. My response was the following:
LIVING IN FEAR?
Upon reading “Wi-Fried” [Outtakes, May 16], I was caught somewhere between giggling and disappointment. Every new piece of technology that mankind attaches itself to is always going to be lambasted by reactionary outbursts. That doesn’t mean, however, that it never stops being ridiculous each and every time. Televisions, microwaves, computers, cell phones and even the automobile were subject to an uneducated outcry.
So, do we run screaming one way or another? Here’s a novel idea: Why not check up on all the studies? Why not wait until they come out and then maybe we’ll know one way or another. How about we find something moderate to sit with before we start screaming that everything is going to kill us?
Before I sit and spend God knows how much time listening to someone tell me that something is good or bad for me, I want to know just what their educational background is so maybe I have a fighting chance to get unbiased information. Does this man, Firstenberg, have the knowledge to back himself up or is it merely overblown concern and conspiracy theories?
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I must say, I was rather amused my letter made it in. Anyway, I've got an early morning so I'm going to go shower. G'night kids! Maybe one day I'll sit down long enough to get a real entry up.
Anathema
Pick five random objects from your bedroom or house that look unsuspecting to strangers, yet hold memories for you be they good, bad or indifferent. Share! And remember to pass this along. (And no, images are not required!)
One: The red cut velvet pillow upon my bed. I got it when a fellow Scorpio whom I happened to be dating said that I was a fucked up Scorpio for not owning nor wearing anything red. I had a great time with said Scorpio until he dropped off the face of the planet. The pillow remains on my bed. It's the only red thing I own aside from a now missing red tank top. I've just never been a red-loving Scorpio. Give me my greens.
Two: A sake bottle filled with rose petals sitting upon my bookcase. The sake bottle is the first bottle of sake I ever had. I shared it with a friend of mine over a fantastic Japanese dinner we made in my apartment. The petals are from a bouquet of a dozen roses that a boyfriend (who happened to be in the UK) had sent me for Valentine's Day. He was so excited about sending them that he sent them early. They were the first Valentine's Day gift I ever received while dating some one. They meant the world to me then and they means just as much to me now.
Three: The center piece of my altar. It was a gift from my exgirlfriend's folks. It was originally meant to house scented oils but I found it was just what I needed for my altar and it's been there ever since. It reminds me of her. It's been on my altar so long that my cats were seriously confused when I removed it for cleaning. As you can see, the altar is a favorite place fr them.
Four: A boxed game of Apples to Apples, sitting in a cabinet under my aquarium. This reminds me of Korvin as it was a gift from him on my twenty second birthday. It also reminds me of the above exgirlfriend because it was her father who introduced me to the game.
Five: A framed Jodie Bergsma print. It was a gift from my father when I was depressed and it really means a lot to me. It
says: "Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars You have a right to be here. Believe that life is unfolding as it should therefore keep peace with God in your soul, remember it is a beautiful world after all."
