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12/13

Friday the 13th! My favorite day, lol. But there are only a few hours left in it, and nothing terrible has happened yet! =)

Christmas time's coming.....does anyone have the problem of finding out what their presents are ahead of time? Somehow--totally without meaning to--I often do. It's very annoying. ; )


I just feel like writing. And writing and writing and writing. About.....nothing. I honestly have nothing (interesting) to say......I wish I had an eventful life like like my *friends* but seriously, I can't see that anyone could be interested in this stuff. =D

I guess I need a topic, then. Hm. There are a lot of places I could go--my opinions on politics, attempted censorship of certain books by churchpeople....

Hey, wait. I've got a good one. Something that bugs me incredibly at the moment is how a large part of our church is acting--right now there is being built an outdoor stadium/campground where every year a four day country music festival will be held. This property happens to be right next to or quite close so the houses of a lot of people who go to my church. They are not happy about it.

So far this doesn't seem like a problem, right? I mean, who would want a big noisy concert in their backyard? (Well, I would, if it was Alan Jackson....) It's understandable.

But it's only four days a year, people. Please. Stop all these drastic measures! The main problem is that they are covering their displeasure in it being next door to them by turning it into a religious thing. They are writing letters to all the papers, the organizers, the city council, saying that this festival will bring all the filth and nastiness and bad people right into their community. They say, and I quote, "you know what all those people who go to country concerts do! All they do is drink, drink, drink! And run around naked!"

Regardless of your feelings for country music as a genre or secular music at all, let me tell you---I've been to more then a few country and bluegrass festivals, and I've never seen a naked person! Believe me, if I had I wouldn't have forgotten it. ; ) And the only drunk one I saw was quickly escorted away by the police. I've seen more wildness, drunkeness, and streakers at football games--a passion with most of the church.

Methinks I see a double standard here.

Now the other thing that bothers me are the terrible uncharitable things my fellow churchpeople are doing to try to stop this. One man wrote a horribly nasty letter to the city council, saying that he would hold them responsible when his wife and children were killed by drunk drivers from this festival. He also has been saying that he'll pick up any dead animals from other church people's farms to dump at the edge of his land just by the festival stage to drive away the people with the stink. I call that un-Christian.

Argh. I'm a pretty frugal person; I don't spend much money on entertainment normally. But I'm almost to the point where I am ready to buy a ticket--expensive as they are--to this thing in protest! And they *are* booking a lot of my favorite country artists (yes, I like country. Some of it. This does not mean I'm a low class hick, thank you. I also like opera. Classical. Yes, Savetheolives, even your 'meaty' Brahms!)

And it's giving a horrible reputation to my church denomination, too. =P I will be so embarressed if they picket the place like they've talked about! I wonder if I could picket them? =)


12/16

OH MY GOSH it's the middle of December; there is no way the weather should be this nice! It's 10:00 in the morning and I just walked outside with short sleeves and no shoes--it's almost 60 degrees. Blue skies, sunshine....no wonder I'm so happy this morning. And I just gave my big fluffy yellow dog (who finally outgrew the 'haircut' the boys gave her) a hug. Ahhhhh. Life is good.

I even opened my bedroom windows. Gentle breezes are wafting in, carring the sound of bird songs with them....Spring time, anyone?

Ok, now I'm depressed. It's months til spring. =P

Hm, in a lot of ways this feels like a winter day in south Florida, where I spent six years of my life. Except there it would still be GREEN instead of these hidious bare oak trees everywhere. And we might be heading off to the beach or the gardens or something. And I'd actually have *friends* who lived nearby to do stuff with, too--

**sigh** Nevermind. Oklahoma's all right, really.

Well, last night was our Really Horrible Church Christmas Play. Which actually went better then I was expecting (but not much). Blessings on all the people who actually sat through it (may they never have to repeat the experience!)
If I ever have the misfortune to be elected to the Christmas program committee, there will be serious discussion of a service consisting of singing the beautiful carols which we don't sing nearly often enough, and beautiful Christmas readings done by people who can actually read.

heh heh.

I am *so* way too cultured for this place, sorry. =)

12/17

I WILL NEVER DRINK HERBAL TEA AGAIN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!

I just spent another day making nasty moon dust herbal tea for a local herb company. Gack. It looks awful, it smells awful, and it's so dusty that it gets all in my lungs and broncial tubes and makes me wheeze. Even though I wore a mask all day. Ick. This is one job I'd turn down....if it didn't pay so darned well. Ok, I admit it, I do like money. Uh huh.

So, anyway.

Tomorrow's the opening day for The Two Towers. I wish I was going to see it! I'm still not quite sure when I'll get to it--tomorrow I have to work again, other activities take up the rest of the week....probably it'll be next week sometime. =\ Mom still hasn't decided if she wants to come with me or not. She's kind of curious, but honestly she hated FotR and this won't be any 'better'. =) I keep telling her to go shoping for 3 hours instead, to which I get the answer, "Shop, for three hours, in PRYOR?!" Yeah, yeah, so it's not that big of a town.

Anyway, I don't think she'll come; I just told her that the battle of Helm's Deep was supposed to take about 45 minutes. "Yeah, mom, almost 1/3 of the movie will be this great big fight--lots of orcs, spears, swords, arrows...and that's just *one* of the battles!" Heehee. I think that clinched it.

This year I'm going to wear my One Ring around my neck like a good girl rather then on my finger as I did last year. Gosh, what *was* I thinking?!


12/18

The Two Towers opening day. And I didn't see it. **cries**

BUT I'm not quite done with my TTT re-read, and I don't want to see it until I'm done, so.....

I think I realize why the moon features so prominantly in myths and ledgends and pagan religions. I just saw one of the most beautiful moon-scapes--big, luminous, shining with clarity and goodness and purity...so bright that I cast a shadow in the darkness of the night.

Ahhhh. It makes me feel Lawhead-ish, for some reason. Epic. Sorrowfully-beautiful-beautiful-sorrow, to quote Amea (how do I link that, pray tell?). Or Elvish maybe--they love the moon. I wish each night could be like this: I wish my bedroom windows faced that way. ; ) As it is I sleep in the glow of the pole light; almost like moonlight....

Oh--hopefully very soon I can welcome my friend Noelle to the world of Live Journal. =) Yay!


12/20

OH MY WORD I am so freakin' excited! I don't think I've ever felt like this in my entire life. Until now. I'm seeing The Two Towers in just about an HOUR!!!!! Wheeeeeeeeee.

I've heard all the good and bad things my friends have said about it, and liberties taken or no, I know I'm going to love it. Adore it. Praise it forever. (Almost. After I chew PJ out for a few things, I'm sure.)

Oh yeah.