Whoo hoo! I can cyber journal again!
Reading:
Lady Chatterly's Lover ~ D.H. Lawrence
I had a heck of a time getting this book out of the library. For some reason, the computer would read the bar codes on the other books I checked out (a diary and some essays by Anais Nin) but it wouldn't read the D.H. Lawrence for anything. The librarian that day was an older man, probably in his '60s and I could tell that he may not deal with computers very much. In any case, he got a bit frustrated and exclaimed:
Quote of the day: "It won't grab Lady Chatterly's Lover!"
HeheHEEEEE!!
Listening to:
Nothing at the moment but the clacking of the new keyboard and the whirring call of that domestic beast that is so common at this time of year ~ the common box fan.
Three cheers and a pat on the back with a wet trout if you know where the title comes from.
First off ~ let me say this:GO TO THIS WEBSITE! (www.wanderercommunity.com) It's altogether too easy to spend hours here but I can't say enough about this website ~ your mind will be expanded.
It's funny. All this time, I've caught myself during the day saying, "Oh neat! I wish I could put that in the online journal!" or "Gee, it's just not the same writing about this when I'm the only one who will see it." Now that I can actually put some of this stuff online, my mind goes conveniently blank.
The irony isn't lost on me either ~ I spent the first week just laughing about it. The last entry posted to the website doubted the existence of god and ZAP! Lightening takes out the computer. All I can say is that Zeus must have taken offense. I don't know why though ~ the only greek deities I was ever interested in were Artemis and Aphrodite.
I did find something in my paper journal about that self same (interesting phrase, there. Self same....) topic of god. Many moons ago, I did an exercise to 'meet my other selves.' Each 'self' represents a different facet of your personality and one 'self' in particular was very illuminating on the subject:
"...I think the key at this moment in time is mastery of self and eventually working out into ever widening circles. I think god can wait for a little while at least. Perhaps it is like a babe in the womb ~ there is no way for it to know about the life that awaits it outside, not really. It may perceive the mother's thoughts and feelings but there is no way for it to truly perceive the mother until it is grown and developed enough to do so. I suppose it could be the same for god."
Sounds like good advice. I'm here. The universe is here. That's all that matters for the moment.
My newest toy, now that I can play on the computer, is my digital camera. Vain thing that I am, I've been experimenting with taking my own portrait. I've learned a few things:
- I need to work on a few things ~ either I'm too vain or I really need to improve. I vote for improving. I don't know who that is on the little viewscreen ~ it can't be me.
- Don't believe what the manual says: red eye flash isn't for getting rid of red eyes in photos ~ it's for adding them.
- The viewfinder isn't for finding the perfect shot ~ it is an evil device added to annoy and frustrate. Don't believe what it says either. Otherwise, your subject will be way offcenter or only half in the photo.
Well, y'all, that's it for now. I'm starting to yawn my head off and I've got a big test tomorrow in Algebra.
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