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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Falling Birds etc.
OMG. It's 2011.
The recent news stories about the birds falling from the sky have really been bothering me. I'm not one of those Dear-God-It's-a-Sign-of-the-Apocalypse folks (more power to them), but ya gotta admit: those were some freaky happenings. One of the game warden guys in Arkansas said that mass bird deaths weren't all that uncommon. Really? I've never seen that before, and I live in West-by-God-Virginia where I could believe it would happen. If they're not that uncommon, wouldn't you think you'd hear your neighbors saying, "Oh, yeah, we were down at the river last weekend and the birds were just crashing out of the sky. Scared the fish."
If you follow that sort of thing, you know there's a theory based on the Mayan long count calendar that the world may end on December 21, 1012. Or if not end, some BIG event could happen. I doubt it, seriously, but it still fascinates me in a shivery kind of way. I watch those shows on the History Channel, I admit it, all the ones about end-of-the-world scenarios and the nature of the beast. And they scare the living hell out of me.
When I was a teenager, I loved horror movies and books. Loved the way they could freak me out, all the while knowing that monsters like that didn't exist, that I was safe.
Maybe it's a factor of getting older, of realizing that monsters do indeed exist, but they're not like the old movies and books. They're scarier because they're here, and they're just like us on the outside, so you can never be too sure... and by focusing on just the mortal everyday monsters, we don't pay attention to the bigger, universal stuff. Maybe, just maybe, those poor dead birds were a slap upside the head: Pay attention!
The recent news stories about the birds falling from the sky have really been bothering me. I'm not one of those Dear-God-It's-a-Sign-of-the-Apocalypse folks (more power to them), but ya gotta admit: those were some freaky happenings. One of the game warden guys in Arkansas said that mass bird deaths weren't all that uncommon. Really? I've never seen that before, and I live in West-by-God-Virginia where I could believe it would happen. If they're not that uncommon, wouldn't you think you'd hear your neighbors saying, "Oh, yeah, we were down at the river last weekend and the birds were just crashing out of the sky. Scared the fish."
If you follow that sort of thing, you know there's a theory based on the Mayan long count calendar that the world may end on December 21, 1012. Or if not end, some BIG event could happen. I doubt it, seriously, but it still fascinates me in a shivery kind of way. I watch those shows on the History Channel, I admit it, all the ones about end-of-the-world scenarios and the nature of the beast. And they scare the living hell out of me.
When I was a teenager, I loved horror movies and books. Loved the way they could freak me out, all the while knowing that monsters like that didn't exist, that I was safe.
Maybe it's a factor of getting older, of realizing that monsters do indeed exist, but they're not like the old movies and books. They're scarier because they're here, and they're just like us on the outside, so you can never be too sure... and by focusing on just the mortal everyday monsters, we don't pay attention to the bigger, universal stuff. Maybe, just maybe, those poor dead birds were a slap upside the head: Pay attention!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Been awhile
Ok, I've been lazy, sort of. The shift I work at my new job is kinda crazy, and I've just not had the wherewithal to post. I pledge to try to be more timely.
That said, it's autumn! My favorite time of year! I'm so not a summer person, the heat and humidity just wipe me out. What's so great about breaking a sweat sitting in your living room? Nothing at all that I can see.
I love the cooling down temperatures, the longer nights, leaves turning in their bright colors. The cycle of life: spring is the youth, all fresh and hopeful; summer, the adult in her full glory; fall the middle aged, secure in herself; and winter is the crone, severe and harsh but with a beauty all her own.
Thanksgiving is next week, and I plan to do a whole lot of cooking, reading and writing.
That said, it's autumn! My favorite time of year! I'm so not a summer person, the heat and humidity just wipe me out. What's so great about breaking a sweat sitting in your living room? Nothing at all that I can see.
I love the cooling down temperatures, the longer nights, leaves turning in their bright colors. The cycle of life: spring is the youth, all fresh and hopeful; summer, the adult in her full glory; fall the middle aged, secure in herself; and winter is the crone, severe and harsh but with a beauty all her own.
Thanksgiving is next week, and I plan to do a whole lot of cooking, reading and writing.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Back to Work
I may have to change the name of this blog, as I am once again gainfully employed. Woot! I started 3 weeks ago. It's a call center job - not my favorite, but it's A JOB. It's a better commute than my last full time job and pays almost as much. And they give quarterly bonuses based on clear cut performance standards. So, there's that.
I'm still nervous about it, though. I now know that any job can be erased at a moment's notice, on a management whim (or so it seems) and so there's a small voice in my heart whispering, "keep looking...don't get too comfy...just ...DON'T"
I'll be working an afternoon shift - 10:45am to 8pm Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday and 10am-3pm on Saturdays, Wednesdays off. based on my experience there of 3 weeks, the call volume is slow in the afternoons, and drops even more after 5pm. I'm gonna regret saying this, I'm sure, but it seems fairly easy so far.
Hope I don't have to eat those words....
I'm still nervous about it, though. I now know that any job can be erased at a moment's notice, on a management whim (or so it seems) and so there's a small voice in my heart whispering, "keep looking...don't get too comfy...just ...DON'T"
I'll be working an afternoon shift - 10:45am to 8pm Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday and 10am-3pm on Saturdays, Wednesdays off. based on my experience there of 3 weeks, the call volume is slow in the afternoons, and drops even more after 5pm. I'm gonna regret saying this, I'm sure, but it seems fairly easy so far.
Hope I don't have to eat those words....
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