Month: January 2012

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Quote of the Day

"The universe has to move forward. Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it's a world or a relationship. Everything has its time. And everything ends." ~ Sarah Jane Smith, Doctor Who School Reunion

Sorry for the kind of depressing quote. Just thinking about our country. More than even during the horrific Bush years (when I started blogging) I believe we are witnessing the decline and fall of the United States, and it saddens me to see what we've become.

"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity." ~ William Butler Yeats

We may be able to slow the process down somewhat by making good, progressive choices in November, but I really have no hope that we'll be able to reverse course completely. This is not the dream of the 21st Century that we were presented with as children…

Where is that man in the blue box when you need him?

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Quote of the Day

"I don't see anyone in the GOP majority demanding drug testing for folks who receive oil and gas subsidies." ~ Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)

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A Splash of Color

Although I am initially skeptical when he suggests it, I really do love it when Ben forces me to think outside of my usual monochrome box.

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Quote of the Day

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." ~ Greek Proverb

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Quote of the Day

"You know, when you're a kid, they tell you it's all: Grow up, get a job, get married, get a house, have a kid…and that's it. But the truth is, the world is so much stranger than that. It's so much darker…and so much madder…and so much better" ~ Elton,  from the Doctor Who episode Love & Monsters

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Monday Dance Party: Patty Jo – Make Me Believe In You

"There was a moment when their faces blossomed into the sweetest happiness, however—when everyone came together in a single lovely communion that was the reason they did all they did; and that occurred around six-thirty in the morning, when they took off their sweat-soaked T-shirts and screamed because Patty Jo had begun to sing: 'Make me believe in you, show me that love can be true.' By then the air was half-nauseating with the stale stench of poppers, broken and dropped on the floor after their fumes had been sucked into the heart, and the odor of sweat, and ethyl chloride from the rags they clamped between their teeth, holding their friends' arms to keep from falling. The people on downs were hardly able to move, and the others rising from the couches where they had been sprawled like martyrs who had given up their souls to Christ pushed onto the floor and united in the cries of animal joy because Patty Jo had begun to sing in her metallic, unreal voice those signal words: 'Make me believe in you, show me that love can be true.'" ~ Andrew Holleran, Dancer from the Dance

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So…This is What 2012 Looks Like

I had every intention of writing a personal "year in review" post last night, but frankly, after running around all day I simply had no motivation. While I did manage to be awake to ring in the new year with my Ben, I had been napping in my chair most of the evening.  Ah, the joys of getting older. Stuff they never told you in school…

I'm still not motivated, and since it's now January 1st, it's probably better to just look ahead.  As of tomorrow (while not actually being there) I begin work as a permanent employee of the firm I've been contracting at since August. This goes a long way toward making Denver feel a little more like home.

Something I'm also looking forward to in 2012 is the fact that Anderson will be paid off in June.

Seems like only yesterday

This will free up a wad of cash that almost compensates for the difference between what I'm earning now and what I was making in Phoenix. Almost. In any case it will at least initially allow me to catch up on some much needed vehicle maintenance that I've been putting off.

And of course we have months and months of the circus sideshow that are the Republican primaries to look forward to. As it stands right now, the most anticipated event for me in 2012 will be hearing the concession speech of  whichever right-wing loon ends up with the nomination after Obama whups their ass on November 6th.