My sister just sent me a link to this blog about the malls of America. There was a video of Midtown mall in Rochester, “A town of quality”. I remember the clock that they talk about, which is gone now. Just like the Christmas monorail. 
Such a charming little video. Lots of families. All white people. Rochester as a bustling metropolis.
See for yourself, and tell me what you think.
I occassionally read this librarian’s blog and she had taken a test to see what tarot card she was (she got the death card). So I thought it would be aptly unappropriate to post what tarot card I was directly after posting what religion I’m closest to. I love the Internet! Maybe the tarot card test was so good it was able to tell that I just semi-recently had a baby, because I got a naked pregnant goddess card. So of course I had to post it!
You are the Empress card. The Empress is the
archetype of the Mother. She creates and
nurtures life. She represents the abundance of
Mother Earth. The Empress is capable of using
nature in a productive way. She espouses art
for art’s sake. Her planet is Venus, and she
embodies love of beauty and a strong value
system. Here is also found initial sensation.
This is the first really physical experience of
the world that The Fool has entered. The
Empress has a rich understanding of the world
based on her five senses. In a reading, The
Empress represents pregnancy, actual or
metaphorical. She indicates an act of creation
and a sensual experience of beauty. The Empress
is a nurturing force that wishes to see the
product of her experiences reach the next stage
of development. Image from A Photographic Tarot
http://www.bluewitch.com/healingtarot/healtar.htm
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Which Tarot Card Are You?
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I took a test at Belief-O-Matic, and it told me this:
| 1. | Unitarian Universalism (100%) |
| 2. | Liberal Quakers (98%) |
| 3. | Secular Humanism (89%) |
| 4. | Neo-Pagan (88%) |
| 5. | Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (83%) |
| 6. | New Age (83%) |
| 7. | Reform Judaism (77%) |
| 8. | Mahayana Buddhism (70%) |
| 9. | Taoism (67%) |
| 10. | Theravada Buddhism (67%) |
| 11. | Bah�’� Faith (61%) |
| 12. | New Thought (58%) |
| 13. | Sikhism (58%) |
| 14. | Nontheist (56%) |
| 15. | Jainism (55%) |
| 16. | Scientology (51%) |
| 17. | Orthodox Quaker (49%) |
| 18. | Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (45%) |
| 19. | Hinduism (43%) |
| 20. | Orthodox Judaism (37%) |
| 21. | Islam (30%) |
| 22. | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (24%) |
| 23. | Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%) |
| 24. | Seventh Day Adventist (22%) |
| 25. | Eastern Orthodox (15%) |
| 26. | Roman Catholic (15%) |
| 27. | Jehovah’s Witness (11%) |
I found it thrilling! I grew up Roman Catholic (of which I agree 15%) and right now I’m Presbyterian, which I don’t see at all, but I will assume is the liberal Protestants (83%).
Good Night!
Needless to say, I am exhausted. However, as my husband likes to continually remind me, I am not unhappy. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever been happier in my life.
I just wish that I spent some of the time doing all these great things with friends. I don’t really spend time with people other than co-workers, my husband or my child. I know this is going into that danger zone all blogs have to worry about.
Okay, so I am. But, one of the most important things in the whole world for me, besides a loving husband and happy baby are friends. I like to have people to talk to, to hang out with and drink coffee or to do all those stupid things that are silly when you do them alone, but fun if you do with with a couple of other girls. It gets worse because all around me (maybe because I’m looking for it) I see people who have a really tight group of friends, and I get to watch from the sidelines.
I think that a little of this stems from seeing how my parents don’t have many friends and they really only spend time with eachother. I think that if something should happen to one of them (if one of them should die) and not the other, it will be ALOT more devistating than if they had a close group of friends. I love Jeff with all my heart, but I would like to have the option of someone else’s shoulder to cry on. Please don’t get the wrong idea, I do have friends, I’m not a total outcast. But it always feels like there’s a distance between us. They don’t see the world the way I do. Those people that I think I do see a connection with… we aren’t all that close and I don’t want to force myself upon them. Then I’d be a total tool. Life can be so very complicated, but its so simple. AIGH!
…On an interesting and sad side note, I know that we decided that we were giving Buster up, but it was still strange to see that he was available on the website. It made the whole thing seem more real and depressing. I think its better for everyone involved that Buster is going to a new home, but I still feel weird and horrible.
We are all so busy all the time. Life just seems so crazy and we get caught up in so many busy little things, that we never have time for all those things we really want to do or all the really important things that we should do. Take the time to get in touch people that you’ve lost contact with and been thinking of.
Okay, so I know that I’m rambling, but this all comes from finding out that my choir director passed away. Well, really she was my ex-choir director. She became a lay pastor and joined another church. Then quite suddenly, she found out that she had cancer. The last time I had seen her, she didn’t seem sick at all, so while I knew that she was sick, I had no idea how sick she was. I had been meaning for a while to visit her, or write her a letter, something… anything. But, then I found out that thinking and maybes are worth nothing if you don’t actually do anything about it. All my good intentions were for naught, because she passed away anyway.
I don’t really know what to say, but I guess I should say something about her. She wasn’t nearly that old. But I guess most people are ever old enough to die. She had young grandchildren who should have gotten to know her better, but they never will get to know her as well as they should have. She had so many ideas and such creativity. She was caring and wonderful. She had a story (sometimes a little too long, but no one’s perfect) to tell about everything and for every situation. She loved music and loved sharing it with everyone. I am so grateful that I have gotten to know her, but I don’t think I ever had enough time. Do we ever have enough time? Its at times like these that I think how petty everything is sometimes. We get caught up in the lives of Hollywood stars and need to have every new purse and shoe that comes out. Then something like this happens and BAM everything seems to wrong.
Here’s to you Jane. I love you.
Bender, Jane Breitkruz October 1, 2005. She is survived by her husband, Richard A. Bender; daughter, Catherine (Gregory) Zalewski; sister, Martha (Al) Durrell; grandchildren, Alexander, Lukas Zalewski. Friends may call Wednesday 2-3 PM at the Union Presbyterian Church, 1 Browns Ave., Scottsville, 14546. A Funeral Service will be immediately following at 3 pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Grace Urban Ministries, 860 Dewey Ave., Rochester 14613. Anthony Funeral & Cremation Chapels 2305 Monroe Ave., 244-0770
As an aside to all this sad book banning stuff, I was reading someone else’s (who happened to also be a librarian) blog and she had taken a style quiz. I, of course, HAD to take it. I’m “classy”. Looking at my house, I don’t really see that. In fact, if anything I would say I’m more crowded, messy modern. I like funky colors and straight minimialist lines. I really hate all that fru-fru flowery patterns, all the busy lines… The site tells me that I’m drawn to timeless lines, and neutral colors with rich accents. Umm take one look at my house and no, that’s not me. All primary colors: bright and cheerful and crazy. Nothing trendy or faddish? Well, I guess that’s true. I’m more about comfort.
I had to go grocery shopping last night, so I didn’t have time to write about a banned book. Therefor, I’m going to write about two tonight! Stay tuned.
I just looked up uber in wikipedia and found out quite a few things:
1) uber should have an umlaut, which, imho is pretty freaking cool
and
2) it means super in Latin
and
3) it means over or superior in German
and
4) it means super cool in English
and
5) it means awesome librarian in Rochester…
Okay so I made that last bit up. Who cares.
Good night again.
Thanks to Erin, I have new links! I had to go on her blog and look at all her links. They were like precious jewels. My precious. Mmmm. Yes I am crazy, but that’s okay because so are you.
BTW Erin if you read this, I want to know more about your zine. It sounds interesting!
I was just wandering through the internet and found the site for the magazine Bust. I like that it looks like they discuss all the normal woman stuff like crafts, food and style (and it sounds like its not that creapy Vogue kind of unfed waif style). I also love that they sell sex toys and tampon cases on their site. Its so cute! So if you love me and want to give me nice stuff, I think I’d like this.
I also noticed that they sell the book Stitch n’ Bitch, which I received for my last birthday and love. Granted I can’t knit worth a damn, but I still like trying to and I love looking at patterns that I could make if I tried hard enough.
Oh, and I keep trying to remember to write about the gay penguins in Central Park and, as I found out, around the world! I shall soon tell you more, but so that you know how much I care, I will tell you that everything started when I saw this book in Publisher’s Weekly.
…
Yes, I did buy it for the library. It was too damn cute not to.
I think that I need to go to purses anonymous. I already have about 20 purses, but I’m not happy. I need more purses. I tell myself (and others) that I won’t ever buy another purse, but then I see another cute purse or bag and I get hooked. Right now, its a little bookbag at Target and a tote (that looks like it has purple olives on it) at Old Navy… but neither are online, so I can’t show you :*( Argh!
I wish that there were others that could feel my plight! On Sunday, I went to Target with my husband because I wanted a pair of flip flops, and as we walked passed the purses, I saw the cute little bookbag, and I knew it had to be mine. Of course I only just glimpsed it out of the corner of my eye. If my husband saw me looking at the purse, his head might start spinning around like the demon child from the Exorcist. Why does Target do this to me? The purses are right there just as I walk in. I have to look. I can’t help it. The purses call to me, like some sort of call of the wild, except
its purses, so I must be crazy.
I think I should write a screen play about purse addiction. There must be others out there, otherwise purses would be put in the back some place and I would have to hunt for them. Maybe then I would see them all the time and I wouldn’ t have to imagine how much purses delight me.
I wonder sometimes, what the hell is the reason for the purse addiction? Is it because I want to be more organized? Is it due to not being spoiled as a child? Maybe its to make up for the fact that I can’t fit into small stylish clothes, so I compensate for finding cute purses… except now that I think about it, I buy tom-boyish bags, that aren’t small and danty at all.
I thought that motherhood would cure me of this crazy addiction, but it hasn’t slowed down at all. I thought, hey! Now that I need to take care of this small little guy, I won’t want anything for myself anymore. Hah! That’s a bunch of rubbish.
Maybe I should have a photo gallery of all my purses and I can focus on a different one each week… that would be interesting.
Hey, I need help! Email me if you share my delusions or want to make fun of me.