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Mercurial: (adj) having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness...; characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood

Scribe: (n) a writer; specifically: journalist

Welcome to Mentally Interesting...

This is my little self-improvement experiment. Here I discuss mental health, weight loss, debt elimination, parenthood, pop culture and generally whatever gets me thinking. Be forewarned, we go for brutal honesty here; however, I do play well with others and so should you.

Archive: Memoriam

2006: In Review

Here’s a little game we bloggers like to play, one i played last year and i thought it was quite eye-opening.

JANUARY

If the first few days of the new year is an omen, then i’m going to have a *fantastic* year! Most of my time has been spent with friends and family, pretty much just chillin’.  Or messing around with my freakin’ bitchin’ iPod.  But man! i have a LOT of music i have to transfer.  Exhausting work, i tell you! Oh, poor me!

FEBRUARY

There is nothing quite like applying for financial aid for ANYTHING.  It’s a grueling and meandering process that takes much longer than it ever should.

MARCH

No posts.

APRIL

Mind you i am in no way a liberal, nor am i what you would exactly call a conservative.  But this lunacy is always funny and makes me laugh every time: JohnMillionaire

MAY

So on Wednesday i not only sign up for a temp agency to bring in some dependable income while my business takes off, but i also get my first non-friend, non-family client! And then what happens today?… MY ENTIRE FUCKING COMPUTER CRASHES! I LOST MY HARD DRIVE.

JUNE

Twelve hours before i leave this place. This was my first home. And now, i’m moving on.

JULY

i’ve received quite a few questions regarding why as a Jewish Christian, i observe Sabbath to the extent i do (no working or writing, limited food preparation and traveling).

AUGUST

Here is a brief (but telling) list of the retarded things i’ve done in the past few weeks…

SEPTEMBER

For months now i’ve been trying to work on this novel i’ve had mulling in my head, inspired by bits of my own life and an idea i came upon after reading Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. However, it kept turning out to be my own life story, just jumbled up with my philosophical leanings. After several months of attempting different angles and getting nowhere, i gave up. Screw it! i told myself, i’ll just write some damn memoirs!

OCTOBER

Hmmm…

 

HowManyOfMe.com
Logo There are:
9
people with my name
in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

Makes me feel all unique. i mean, one in 33.3 million ain’t bad…

NOVEMBER

i’m walking to my car, thinking about the money i was off to make at the Restaurant. Popping the trunk, i threw my purse in the back and headed to get in the car, clicking the remote unlock button. It unlocks, but it doesn’t matter — the door is ajar.

DECEMBER

It’s definitely winter, folks.  Yes, right here in Orange County, California it was 35* F last night.  The nights are expected to stay in the thirties to mid-forties for at least another week, if not longer.

Some of this just makes me think.  Some of it just makes me glad i kept writing through all of it.

Happy New Year, my dears.  May yours be merry and bright!

Reason

Rememer He is the Reason for the Season!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Tribute

To a great man and a great actor…

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You will always be remembered for the laughter you gave us. Enjoy being home…

Rest in Peace and Laughter, Peter Boyle.  i’m sure God is with you.

Gratitude

And now for the annual free-association “what i’m thankful for” list:

Warm terry cloth robes… My husband’s baby blue eyes that dance when he smiles… That dogs yip and jerk around when they dream… X Play on G4… Broadband cable… Cinnamon and cocoa… Hot and cold running water… The ability to sigh… The very notion that i will be eating a ridiculous amount of food today that 1) i didn’t have to pay for, 2) i didn’t have to cook, and 3) i won’t have to clean up after eating!… Each one of you that regularly reads this blog… The sound of a good fountain pen on smooth sketch paper… iPods filled with Word Nerds, Led Zeppelin, Aida and 66/40 harmoniously in queue… The ingenuity of the human mind… The generosity of God… Second chances… Beloved teddy bears… Pumpkin cream cheese pie… My (relative) health… Hope… My hundreds of books… The ability to talk, walk, hear, feel, smell and taste perfectly… Soft contact lenses and glasses that let me see the world as a human and not a deep-earth mole… Saving grace… Little moments of sheer joy… The settling sigh Zoë gives when she’s resigned herself to doing what i’ve told her despite her desire to do otherwise… A good cup of Don Francisco’s Vanilla Bean coffee with cream and sugar… The smell of coming rain… The sea’s breeze on my face and through my hair… Love; honest, true, abrupt and clumsy, intoxicating and quiet love… Rest… A moment’s pause… A peaceful dusk spent watching the sunset through the tree outside my living room window… Christmas and Yeshu’ah and the whole reason He came… Life against all odds…

A happy Thanksgiving to you and yours… now what are you thankful for?

For the Veterans

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So for all those who fight so we may be safe and free…

May those of you still serving in Iraq and around the world know you are appreciated. i hope you come home safely.

(Comics courtesy of Daryl Cagle’s index)

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