Banksy Spoke To Me Today

Banksy's exhibit in Barely Legal - 2006 Los Angeles

The picture above is an image of Banksy's graffiti art applied to walls and a live elephant in the 2006 Barely Legal exhibit in L.A.. I had no idea he had painted an elephant. This totally rocks!

Ah, the elephant in the room. See the person on the couch? The one reading a book, totally ignoring the creature painted like the wallpaper. That person was me until today. 

Banksy's exhibit in Barely Legal - 2006 Los Angeles

Notice something different? Looks like the elephant got noticed. I assume the person on the couch stopped ignoring the elephant in the room and decided to take action, like get the hell outta there.

These images speak a thousands words, especially to me, especially today. I do believe the elephant in the room, or should I say, the elephant in one of the corners of my world has been addressed. It's been a long time coming. I can't say it feels great but I can't say it feels awful either. It actually feels like a zit's been popped. You know, that feeling of pain as you add pressure to the problem then the quick zing you feel when it pops. Then you clean up the mess, feel some relief and move forward hoping the problem doesn't get infected and wind up a bigger zit...or elephant. 

There are things in life that are difficult and being brutally honest is one of them sometimes. Although I'm one who openly admits to calling people shitheads, assholes and dickweeds I'm actually a pretty nice person and I always say these things with a smile on my face. But having to address an elephant in the room isn't as easy as calling somebody a "playful" name. It's down right hard.

I've been standing at a crossroad with this big ass elephant smack dab in the middle of it for way too long. The time has come to tell the beast to get the fuck out of the way. -- ZING! Oh that feels better.
      

127 Hours

While the rest of the world watched a football game today I ventured out to redeem my free 2 liter bottle of Sierra Mist at an almost-empty Kroger. What a great time to get some grocery shopping done! Driving home was a breeze too, not a single car on the road. Going to the store was a little different. I had to inform a driver that he was a dickweed but he didn't hear me since the driver side window won't go down on my Ford Crapstar. Even if I had the window down I doubt dickweed would have noticed his new name as he was in a real hurry swirving around me to get somewhere yesterday. There must have been a Dickweed Bowl Party he was late for.

So I got my free Sierra Mist and a few groceries and headed home to have a quiet evening watching something other than the Super Bowl. Dateline was my program of choice. Wow. What a moving show tonight. Tom Brokaw interviewed Aron Ralston, the adventurist who amputated his own arm to free himself from a fallen boulder pinning him in Blue Ridge Canyon in 2003. Here's a clip from the show.

 

I remember the headlines when this happened but really didn't know much about the story until this evening. Aron Ralston is amazing! Now I just have to see the movie based on his story - 127 Hours. Here's the trailer.

 

 

I'm so glad I learned about Aron's story tonight. It makes you think and wonder if you'd have it in you to survive the way he did. I guess complaining about one stupid dickweed on the road this evening seems pretty stupid now. 

God, Guns And Gold: Foundations For Christian Freedom - WTF?!

Like I do everyday I visited my favorite free sample sites to grab me some freebies at 1:00-something in the morning. I found a few coupons, a free offer of wildflower seeds plus gardening gloves, and a sample of green tea but the best freebie of all......drum-roll please.................a Pocket Constitution and Declaration of Independence Book! Sure, there's a chance I won't even be able to read it due to its size and my need for real glasses instead of my Walgreen's reading glasses, but still, it's a great freebie to put in a stocking! Well, at least that's what I thought at the time when I clicked submit before going to bed.

When I got up this morning I checked my email and sure enough, there was my Pocket Constitution and Declaration of Independence Book confirmation. I opened the email and clicked on the link to the store it will be delivered from, American Vision. After arriving to the home page it didn't take long to realize I'll be getting future offers of great masterpieces of literature like these, The United States: A Christian Nation, God vs. Socialism, and Myths, Lies, and Half Truths How Misreading the Bible Neutralizes Christians and Empowers Liberals, Secularists, and Atheists. The American Vision Store also has some cinematic masterpieces as well; God, Guns and Gold: Foundations for Christian Freedom, a 48 minute DVD for the whopping low price of $19.95!

You can buy this flick here!

So what exactly is American Vision anyway? Well here you go, their mission statement:

"American Vision's mission is to Restore America to its Biblical Foundation—from Genesis to Revelation. American Vision (AV) has been at the heart of worldview study since 1978, providing resources to exhort Christian families and individuals to live with a biblically based worldview. Whether by making available educational resources about God & Government, or by tackling the formidable issue of eschatology in the Church, AV is on the front lines. AV circulates material around the globe to Christians passionate to meet God on His terms in every area of life—right now and for generations to come."  

Great! So glad I submitted my mailing address and email to this group. I fell for their ploy. I just HAD to have my very own Pocket Constitution and Declaration of Independence Book so I gladly offered up my contact information so I can be hit up for donations for their Christian, 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization and inundated with Tea Party Express propaganda. Yep, that's right. AV has strong ties with extremist groups and fringe politicians. This should be interesting. I can't wait to see what type of promotions I'll be getting and I especially can't wait to receive my Pocket Constitution and Declaration of Independence Book according to American Vision. I think I'll be doing some cross referencing as soon as it gets here! 

One Lucky Employer Just Hired An Educated, Charming 20-something Trapped In A 40-something Body

About two weeks ago I was complaining about my dismal job search results. I was feeling pretty down because it seemed like nobody wanted to hire me but I had to convince myself to NOT feel rejected or like a total loser. I do believe my self-talk worked. It went something like this...

...They're just big, old stupid, dumb-dumb shitheads. That's all. I laugh in their face. HA! Silly fools. Little do they know I'm an educated, charming, ever so polite, motivated 20-something trapped in a 40ish-something body...who looks 39 and a half on a good day by the way. It's their loss. That's what I'm going with.

Finally, somebody noticed my awesomeness and hired me for the best part time job ever! It's been a frustrating journey with lots of applications denied, disappointments and interviews that only served one purpose; to put a face to the name inserted into my rejection form letters. Yes, it's been tough but I learned that perseverance and some cocky self talk can keep you in the game until that one special job comes along. It also helps to have good friends who take on the role of job scout. 

I'm not going to make millions and there's no corporate ladders to climb but with my new super-duper, kick ass, part time job I'll have time to pursue my freelance work and help kids with homework and have a healthier cash flow to replace my wind slab with a real wind chime and buy a new hand mixer since my Proctor Silex died this week.

Life is good because I'm awesome! ( Can't stop the self talk now...I'm on a roll.)








     

Crazy School Day

 

Swiped from - http://homes.bio.psu.edu/people/faculty/bshapiro/research.html

This image I swiped from the Molecular Evolution site represents my day 100 percent. Got to bed at 2:00 AM, got up at 6:00 AM, got kids up at 7:00 AM then the real fun began.

Kid 1 and I went to a High School Career Center this morning for a formal tour and presentation. It was bitter cold and lots of ice covered side roads and sidewalks but we made it there and on time too! It was a bit chaotic at first and both of us were getting in touch with our inner bitches but after it was all said and done, I left impressed with the facility. Most of the faculty impressed me too. Despite the hectic morning trying to find where we were supposed to go and nearly falling several times, I learned a few things about a nice trade school in town. Tomorrow we have another school to visit.

After our tour I got my son back to his regular high school by 10:30 then headed home feeling like it should be Happy Hour already, or at least nap time. When I got home Happy Hour wasn't an option because there sat kid 2. Poor kid rode the bus to school to find out there was no school today - power outage. Had I checked my email first thing this morning I would have known that. Guess that's something else I learned...check the email as soon as you get up.

Good night blog. I'm pooped and need to go to bed. 

P. Silex Pronounced Dead Feb. 2, 2011

P. Silex pronounced dead FEB 2-2011 4:58PM

Above is a crime scene photo of the mysterious death of Proctor Silex. Cause of death is unknown at this time. What is known is P. Silex was born in 2010 in China then moved to Glen Allen, VA. Later that year, Silex found a temporary home at a Family Dollar in Columbus, Ohio.  Just before the holidays P. Silex found a permanent home with a lovely family where a new relationship began to form with a beautiful handler. Every time the passionate handler would make physical contact, Silex was always turned on. It was a happy relationship until P. Silex couldn't beat it anymore. The handler tried turning Silex off then on again but there was no sign of life. Silex's final beater ejection was at 4:58 PM today.

P. Silex's foster family is mourning the lose of their newly found helper but the handler is the most mortified with the thought that this might have been a suicide or worse...manslaughter. 

Exhibit A

      

Exhibit B

Evidence would suggest that the untimely death of P. Silex was neither suicide or manslaughter but was due to natural causes. Exhibit A clearly proves Silex was a cheap bastard from Family Dollar. Exhibit B brings into question Silex's place of origin. After examining the evidence, the handler no longer feels guilt and has vowed to start a better relationship with a mixer of quality in the future. 

A Quicky

http://www.gardenplotter.com/rospo/blog/2007_12_01_archive.html

The night before Groundhogs Day and all through the house, not a creature was stirring because they were all frozen stiff to the ice covered walks. The icicles hung from the roof tops so high, with hopes for quick reflexes because you don't want to die. 

It's a nasty night around these parts. Lots of freezing rain and reports of black outs. It's going to be a quick post tonight just in case the electric goes bye-bye.

I did learn something today. Craigslist has expanded and now has Craigslist TV on the web! If you're ever bored jump on over and watch some crazy shit. People document how their craigslists postings pan out then submit their videos. One of my favorites is "Drinking Buddy For Hire". Watching Craigslist TV almost makes me want to put a video together...but that will have to wait until life slows down, maybe when I'm bored to death in a nursing home.