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23 December 2007 By Leave a Comment
Good things are upon us.
20 December 2007 By Leave a Comment
So…. more goodness! Well, if you are into this sort of thing.
Malachai pulled out my Housewives Tarot last night thinking it was a game (well, it was in the game closet lol) so I gave it a shuffle today and pulled a single card. For those of you unfamiliar with the Housewives Tarot, you can see it here: http://www.housewivestarot.com/ I am pretty sure you can do a digital spread there too. I’ve always preferred actual cards.
I got the Three of Pentacles. (copying right from the booklet)
General pentacles info:
[quote]Pentacles deal with money matters, careers, possessions – everything real and tangible. You may find yourself admiring all you’ve worked so hard to attain, or watching in horror as it slips throgh your fingers and crashes to the floor. [/quote]
Card info:
[quote]
Praise. Recognition. Completion.
As the neighbors gaze on in awe, an industrious housewife puts the finishing touches on a new shelf to display her Melmac dinner plates. The three of pentacles finds you completing the initial stages of a project. You’ve hammered out all the details and screwed the competition. Now it’s time to discuss the next phase of development and to enjoy the praise and recognition you so rightly deserve. [/quote]
So by my rough interpretation, and because this work issue has been crowding my mind, good things are indeed upon us!
snatched this meme from my sister
18 December 2007 By Leave a Comment
HIGH CLASS
[X] You have gone tanning.
[X] You own an iPod/mp3 player.
[] You love Starbucks.
[X] you have been called a brat.
[X] You have tons of shoes.
[] You hate buying things that are on sale.
[X] You have a laptop.
[] You love shopping.
TOTAL: 5
GOTHIC
[] Black is one of your favorite colors.
[] You wear chains.
[] You like heavy metal.
[X] You’ve shopped at hot topic
[X] You have worn black lipstick.
[X] You have/had/or wanted piercings.
[X] You own a pair of ripped pants
[X] You have at least one unnaturally colored haired friend.
TOTAL: 5
PUNK
[] You can skateboard. – ok, WTFuck? I get it, skate punks, ha ha, but not all punks skate and not all skaters are punks.
[X] You like plaid.
[] You have Converse.
[X] You hate mtv.
[X] You have/had/wanted blue, orange, pink, red, purple, or green hair.
[X] You love mohawks [on some people]
[] You LOVE Music.
[X] Hate people who pretend to be something they are not
TOTAL: 5
EMO
[] You are depressed a lot.
[X] You have dark colored thick-rimmed glasses.
[] You cry easily.
[] You like emo music
[X] You’ve kept a journal/diary.
[X] You have written a sad poem.
[X] You have dyed your hair
[] You’re sad when you’re drunk
TOTAL: 4
GHETTO/HOOD
[] You like rap.
[X] You have said “Fo Sho, Fo Shizzle, Fo Sheezy, etc.”
[] You have worn/wanted a grill.
[] You have had a freestyling contest.
[] You have worn your shoes with the tongue flipped out.
[] You’ve said the N word to a black person and didnt get punched.
[] Youve seen boyz N da hood a bunch of times
[] You own a huge gold chain with a giant gold pendant
[X] You have had to break in your window to get in the house
[] Koolaid is the best
TOTAL: 2
HARDCORE
[X] You like loud music.
[] You like the Ninja Turtles.
[X] You have slip-on shoes.
[] You like Norma Jean.
[X] People have called you a freak
[] You love to “hardcore” dance
[X] Your hair has been dyed more than one color.
[X] You wear jeans a lot.
TOTAL: 5
PREP
[] You LOVE laguna beach/ The hills
[X] You had/have/want a tiny/small sized dog.
[] Your usual outfits consist of pink.
[X] You like buying shoes.
[] You shop at Hollister.AE,and/or Abercrombie
[] Getting your nails done is a fun thing.
[X] You have/had big sunglasses.
[] You can’t go anywhere without your hair perfect.
TOTAL: 3
ATHLETIC
[] You watch the Superbowl.
[X] You own track shoes or cleats other sports related shoes.
[] You collect jerseys.
[] You have/had a special shelf for trophies and awards.
[] Your garage/shed consists of sports equipment.
[X] You belong/belonged to a team.
[] You have/had a specific number preferred for your jersey.
[] you have/are playing a real sport .
[] you judge people by the sports they play
TOTAL: 2
REDNECK
[] Gone four wheeling.
[] Went hunting.
[] Owned a four/three-wheeler or dirt bike, etc.
[] like to go fishing
[] Eat beef jerky
[] Ever said GIT-R-DONE.
[] Listened to the song Redneck Woman.
[] Know who Bocephus is
TOTAL: 0
The ONE that you have the most X’s under will be your title!
Repost this as “Whats your stereotype!”
Judaism
15 December 2007 By Leave a Comment
I just wrote this in response to someone asking about conversion.
If your mother was Jewish, you don’t need to convert, first of all. Judaism is matriarchal (it runs through the women) and even if you weren’t raised that way, you are. Now, if your mothers father was Jewish, and not her mother, then you aren’t Jewish by lineage. It has to be a unending line through the women. See, we are good for something lol
Outside of that, find a rabbi. Interview local synagogues. See which one you like. I grew up “conservadox” (somewhere in between conservative and orthodox) and more or less stay there. I hear the reform Jews are super lenient, and much of my family is reform. There is also a new movement… I can’t remember the name of it, that is very laid back.
DON’T JUMP INTO JUDAISM ALL AT ONCE! Not shouting, just loud. It wont work. There is too much. Pick one thing a week or even a month, depending on the size of it, and try it on, if it takes, good for you! If not, pick something else.
I am a traditional Jew, not an observant one. I benched after dinner for the first time in years last night (we were invited to Shabbos dinner, and I was given a book so I did. I was mighty proud of myself for remembering how!) and while I say once a week isn’t much to commit to, I don’t do it. Why? It’s not important to me. However, I do pray over the dead, for all yarzeits, for births, and a few other important dates. While I’m not a high holiday Jew (I actually avoid shul then, too crowded) I’m not a daily walk to and from Jew either. Maybe somewhere in between?
I’m sure this didn’t answer anything you asked. Judaism is the only religion to also be a race and a lifestyle. I know Christianity is a lifestyle, but in Judaism, you are living the Torah everyday (if you follow it that way). You are eating according to those rules, doing mitzvahs, giving charity, praying, and conducting your life around it. It’s a lot to take in, and it’s fascinating. Of course you don’t have to do everything, I don’t know many who do, but I think to make the decision not to do something you need to know about it anyway.
Check out chabad.org (they are the super frummies, but that site is so chock full of information, and if you have a Chabad house near you, give them a call or visit, they welcome everyone) and also jewfaq.org is informative.
meh.
14 December 2007 By Leave a Comment
I am so exhausted. Eshiva has an awful rash, and while I was tossing and turning between 11 and midnight, she was crawling all over me. I finally changed her at midnight (I had been hoping she would go back to sleep as she wasn’t wet or dirty until just before then) and she screamed bloody murder while I wiped her off. We tossed and turned for another hour, and finally fell asleep, and we were both up and down all night long.
My dog is miserable. I’ve started her on her meds again, but she is scratching so much she is scabby and whiney. Poor puppy 
We can’t take her to the vet right now either. I don’t even know if I can board her when we go away at the end of the month. She’s still playful, but so pitiful when she gets to scratching.
So yah, there we are. I’m working my ass off, not only on the site here, but for my “big” client, as well as for some other clients I have. I am happy to do the work, but I am sad that the money is spent before it even clears into my account. Times are tough on everyone. The R word is being thrown around… I am worried because it seems so so so much worse than the last time I remember recession being thrown around like this. Depression is more like it, but our country is so needy… not needy as in we need food and whatnot, but needy as in, we need this, we need that. Not I want, but I need. We’re doing it to ourselves. I mean, we live off of people and their “I need” (as in, I need a new tattoo) but when everyone else is getting laid off or their income is decreasing or their housing is increasing or whatever, it means our income decreases because it’s a service industry. Hell, I might be canceling my eyebrow appt for next week because we just don’t have the money for it this time. Which sucks for my gal, because she is in the same boat – all commission plus tips. I hate to do that to someone else, because I know how much it sucks for us.
So yah, there it is.
