I’ll take Time Warp for $1000, Alex! I’m disturbed by how fast 2013 is going by. It is both good and bad for us: good in that the bankruptcy will fall off credit and bad that we are still in GA. Argh. This is a random catch up post, so get ready for a ride on the Middle Aged Random Thoughts Express™! Wheeeeee!!!
Have you ever experienced having someone that you know (either well or just casually) just pop up with some crazy religious crap? This lady I am casual acquaintances with, the wine steward at Kroger, really shocked me with a religious bit recently. We were chatting and she mentioned ‘the wedding’ then said, “oh, you haven’t heard! My boyfriend and I are getting married!” I said, “Boyfriend? I thought you were already married!!”
Kroger lady: “No, but we’ve lived together for 20 years.”
Me: “Then why bother getting married now? For the benefits, right?”
KL: “No, it’s just the right thing to do.”
Me: “What do you mean?”
KL: “It’s the right thing to do.”
Then I went into why we got married (strictly for the bennies, we don’t give one hoot about the piece of paper) and why I just don’t understand why the benefits are restricted to straight people. Either we ALL get them, or NO ONE gets them. Her reply shocked me: “Well, they are an abomination and it’s not right in the eyes of God.”
After I picked up my jaw from the floor, I said, “What are you talking about? If marriage is all about the church, then why do we go to the COURTHOUSE to get a license? I don’t see how the church has anything to do with it.”
She hemmed and hawed a bit then trotted out the old saw of “marriage is a covenant of God” or some shit, I was only halfway listening at this point.
Then I said, “Well, isn’t living together a sin? I’ve always heard that it was.”
Her reply, after a second of realising her lack of logic, “Well, yes, but those people are an abomination!”
Ah, the truth is revealed and it is the SAME as all other Christians: do as I SAY, not as I do; God loves ME, but no one that isn’t like me.
I was disappointed, to say the least. I lost a LOT of respect for her. We parted ways amicably, but I see her as a bit of a nutbag now, I’ll admit it. I know it’s a failing of mine to be judgey, but dammit, I can’t help it. It flies in the face of reason to believe in a magic man in the sky that created the earth 6000 years ago and wrote a perfect book to live by, but you can pick out the parts you like and ignore the rest.
HOW IS THAT LOGICAL? OR EVEN MILDLY SENSIBLE?
I’m a part time atheist and most time agnostic. I feel there is some sort of collective consciousness, but I’ve got no proof. I really do NOT care what you’re into, just don’t expect others to give a shit, yanno? If you want to worship unicorns, knock yerself out, but don’t try to force others to join you. The problem in this country is the pervasive Christianity in our government. Separation of church and state is a joke.
And that’s ALL I have to say about that.
We’ve had to step back and punt when it comes to the move. There are no jobs worth a SHIT in PHX. Lots of crappy low level junk, but nothing that is even close to Nick’s experience and pay grade. Ugh. We have opened up the net again and he’s looking (supposed to be, I’ll have to crack the whip, I’m sure) at all jobs available in any location w/out snow. We shall see. In the meantime, he’s bought himself a Centipede machine to play with and has made a really great connection with a game refurb dude who will do trade for Nick’s graphics talents. Nick is making the graphics for the stickers that go on the game consoles. This might turn into a side job if he decides to start selling them on ebay. In any case, he got the game for a song ($150) and it’s moving us towards our goal of a game pub. Where that pub will be is now in question, but no matter. He’s learning how to do games from the inside out and I’m about to start up my kitchen training. If we are stuck here, we’ve decided to go ahead with our plans and see what happens. I really don’t want to die here and I still don’t even want to be 50 here, but what can I do? We can’t move without a job. So. We work on our skills and WAIT.
I’ve been on a bit of a shopping jag lately. Tee Fury, Amazon and Ebay have had much of my attention. All the various things I’ve bought (Totoro shirt, owls S/P, food mill, tea kettle, books) have been fine except the tea kettle from ebay. It was a new one in the box, but sadly the enamel was all busted. The company gave me a refund and didn’t even want it back. ?? How weird is that? I’m going to donate it. It’s usable, just not pretty. And who knew that tea kettles are around $45-50 for most? GAH!
Speaking of books, Gaiman’s Ocean at the End of the Lane is truly brilliant. Get it NOW. It’s a short novel and very engaging. It’s probably the most intimate thing Gaiman’s ever written. I’m also reading The Secret Life of the Grown Up Brain… and learning a LOT about why my brain is behaving the way it does. It’s a fascinating read for those of you who have entered your 40s. I may not remember a name fer shit, but I can multitask like a motherfucking RIOT. HA!! It’s a great read if you’re around my age. I recommend it!
And lastly: I’m sick of social media. I scroll through Twitter and FB and occasionally comment, but I’m sick of all of it. I’m glad I’ll have some kitchen duty to occupy my time. I need it. Which reminds me: I need a knife case! Off to ebay! :) Ciao!