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Day 40 September 21, 2010 The Dam Burst today

Nothing more.Fascinating experience.

Day 40 September 19, 2010 Well, we'll see what the day brings

Here we go.

Day 39 September 18, 2010

Lots happened but I'm not staying up until 8 am this night. I'm so much more relaxed after yesterday's insights and things are moving on.

M

Day 38, September 17, 2010 Nerve wracking day

Just was.

Day 37 September 15 Oprah Show Today, discussed tomorrow

I'll be talking about it.

Day 36 September 15, 2010 Angel/ symbolism

Well, it's Wednesday and tomorow I have a lot to do. I seem to get more done and feel better about myself when I'm busy and have a limited amount of time.    

    Noticed something about an episode of Angel, tonight. Symbolism. It's not that he's a demon and has demons; we all do. We all have evil in us put in the right circumstances at the right or wrong time, however one sees it. 

    Tonight's episode has an actress who wants to be young and 22 always and tries to use  Angel to do it for her. Angelus emerges when Angel is drugged and experiences a moment of happiness, or thinks he does. Interesting, evil emerges when something is more wonderful than anything we can imagine. Hmmmm.... Why wouldn't people use drugs when it affects the pleasure centers of the brain the way it does, even once, in some cases.

     The Ring is about men who pit demons with each other in a fight to the death. I'll have to think about what the Ring represents, but, it says about our society that we are a people who would allow that to happen and continue happening because demons are hated and used made into slaves in this episode. They aren't anything. They are nothing. They are inferior, perhaps worse than inferior. No one cares enough about them to stop the slavery, the gladiator fights, and some are blood thirsty enough to cheer the combatants on. That's what the gladiators in Rome were for. Entertainment. Sport. To keep the masses drugged so they didn't think. Keeps them in a ring, of sorts, and they can't get out.

    What Angel told Tepfor was, "If you do this, (kill me), you'll never be free even if they take the bracelets off you and let you go.

    We are all slaves to something, in a way. Whatever our addiction is, good or bad. Mine is food when I am emotionally upset. For others it's following celebrities and listening to that horrible show on TV, a spin off of Entertainment Tonight, the worst I've seen, where four or five young people sit around making rude, arrogant, sarcastic, cutting remarks about celebritites and people tune into the show to take part in it.

    My view of tabloids has changed markedly lately.There's nothing people seem to enjoy more than watching a famous person fall and the ridiculous stories they run are so sad and a travesty and a statement about our society as a whole and our addiction to following celebritites. What a demon that is. It's not the Paparazzi, or even the publishers who buy their pictures, it's the people who continue to purchase those papers or read the articles in them, and even worse some think they reading something true. How sad.

    Faith's seeking out Angel when she realizes how deep she has sunk into evil. How damaged her soul is. Remarkable two episodes coming up.

    I like Angel; it is constantly addressing evil and good; what it is; what it isn't. Gives one pause to think.

M

Day 36 September 15, 2010 I Adam, the Judds, Money

I must say money does afford one advantages. Doesn't give one health however. Naomi and Wynona are going on tour and they will be in Denver on December 8, 2010.  Tickets go on sale this Friday at Ticketmaster.  I will try to hear and see them.  What I really want is a DVD of their Final Concert.  I have it on VCR, but, neither one is hooked up so I can view it on my TV. Saw one, but didn't want to pay as much as they wanted for it.

Received an unexpected call from my nearby recreation center from the teacher of the watercolor classes.  I can start at 12:30 pm on Friday.  I missed last week's class. So, should be fun. and unexpected.  Watercolor is so seldom taught in the rec centers here in town.

I was just wondering how I would get into some backgrounds for my art journal; I'm sure ideas for some will pop up as I go through the class.  Not expensive, so not much in the way of interesting set ups. Flowers, pots, etc.  But, something to learn in a small class environment.

I tore pics out of magazines and found most were photos of male film stars. I have hardly any female role models or women I look up to and am inspired by. I love the Judds, but the Christianese thing Wynona did on Oprah just throws me, it's such a mystery to me, in parts.

I really do love Adam Lambert's voice. 

Chris O'Donnell on NCIS: Los Angeles is great.  He is such a strong lead actor and the little person actress is someone I admire and really enjoy her character acting. She becomes every person in every film. I loved her, as the bartender, in Silverado, Costner's breakout film. She was in a TV series, I think, that just made her. I liked her with Brendan Fraser in a film that took place in Asia, I think. Michael Caine was also in it. I've enjoyed every film I've seen her in and she's such a delight and has tremendous acting chops.

I do hope Oprah does something beside run old footage of her past shows. I'm going to miss her terribly once she's gone. She and the folk she's had on the show have changed me or helped me change more than anyone or anything on TV.  Angel's given me more to think about spiritually and about evil and good. I'm watching the first year of Angel after watching the second and third year of Buffy, again.

Haven't been able to write much these days.  I just put a little in my typepad account and am working to change my schedule around so that I do at least an hour of writing a day.  i've got prompts out the wazoo and just don't get to it until it's too late at night to feel like pounding the keys until morning.

I'm working on figuring out how and why I get so huffy when I get angry and actually am terribly disappointed and instead of crying I get into this, "I've got to fix this now. I am entitled to have the solution in an instant for instant gratification, or I've got to solve this now.  If I take a few minutes and get away from the problem for a little, sure enough I get into one of my strongest skills, problem solving and sure enough, oila, it's solved and/or I realize more information I have to get in order to solve the problem.

The creative process and critical thinking is a fascinating thing to watch. How people's and my own processes work and evolve. Wynona and Naomi reminded me of some very important listening and life skills today during the time they were on Oprah. It would be difficult to have a woman like Naomi for a mother. At least, for me it would.

I hope there's a DVD of the Final Concert Tour, the show itself.  Not the whole tour. 

M Lyn

Day 34 September 14, 2010What do your Initials say about you?

What do Your Initials Say About You You Are Stable and Cheerful

When You Are Comfortable: You are a hard worker. You need security and stability in your life, even if that means putting in long hours. People see you as solid and dependable. You are always able to see the good in situations. Other find this comforting. When You Are At Your Best: You are enthusiastic and flexible. You are open-minded. You prefer to learn from others... not judge them. People see you as kind and cooperative. You are very supportive when friends are down on their luck. When You Are in a Social Setting: You are a carefree, adventurous person. You love excitement, and you enjoy being in a changing, dynamic environment. People find you to be funny, generous, and competent. You're well spoken, and you know how to wow people with your words.

Day 33 September 13, 2010 Feeling really Lousy Today

Have no energy, but, am drinking water and eating when hungry.  Have no energy, absolutely none and am very sleepy right now.

M Lyn

Day 33 335 posts left A Little Bit at a Time

Opened my eyes at 12:30 pm. The first thought was not good. I can't write.