why me..
I got a funny call this morning. Someone I know called about finding Curanderas. Hmm... I really don't know much about practicing Curanderas in my hometown. I don't generally care. Worst of all, I really don't like the woman who called me to find out about them. See... I belong to a Chicana group founded and run by Ana Castillo. It might even be said I'm a frickin' offical in that particular group (although I don't think so).
Any way, she called me to find some practitioners in this area. Hmmm... I know OF one. That's it. Well, no, I know of this loud mouth in El Paso. I don't know much else about her, except she's constantly preaching. BLEH. I'm not involved in Curanderisma. I don't really like anything that smacks of religion, period.
I suppose I shouldn't have a hatred for religion, but I can't help myself. I've watched people, including my own family, limit themselves by the laws imposed by religion. I even lived through 3 years of Catholic school, but that just cemented in my 13 y/o heart that I hated Catholism.
I got older and searched through Wicca and Buddhism, Hinduism, and even looked a Sumarian and other more obscure esoteric religions. The chains were just as evident. I didn't like it one bit.
Which leaves me where I am, without religion, but with absolute faith.
It's a strange place to be.
In real news, I talked to JM. I made him feel VERY guilty for teasing Seana-chan. Not intentionally, but, with him, it doesn't take much. ::: evil grin ::: She may get a call later this week... Heh heh heh.
We spoke for a long time, about anime and manga, and whether or not he should return, and about DB-kid and his strange fixation on underage girls. *sigh* I worry about that one. JM does too.
We also talked about Chibnasu and how Z-chan just laughs at him. He's SO ANNOYING.
Usopp.. heh heh heh... :D
Z-chan's example of how damned indecisive he is takes place at AX, when they were waiting for this artist to draw a pic for them. They waited in line for THREE hours. THREE. Then, when it was Chibinasu's turn, he sat down, and the artist asked, "What do you want?"
C- I don't know. What do you think?
Z-chan almost died laughing on the spot.
C - what about this? (open and shuts book really quickly)
Artist - Huh? What are you talking about?
So the artist just GOES with it, and then asks, "What color shirt do you want?"
C- (looks at Z-chan) What do you think?
Artist - (Impatient) what about maroon?
JM just about died laughing when I told him. But that wasn't the kicker. The KICKER was when they got back to the room and showed me their pics.
C - what do you think?
Me - nice.
C- (shakes head) I dunno. I'm not sure it's what I wanted.
::: Z-chan's head explodes :::
JM was ready to kill him at that point. Z-chan said, "It's like waiting at McDonald's for three hours, and getting to the cashier and asking, "well, I dunno, what do you have?"
He REALLY gets my goat...
Any way, she called me to find some practitioners in this area. Hmmm... I know OF one. That's it. Well, no, I know of this loud mouth in El Paso. I don't know much else about her, except she's constantly preaching. BLEH. I'm not involved in Curanderisma. I don't really like anything that smacks of religion, period.
I suppose I shouldn't have a hatred for religion, but I can't help myself. I've watched people, including my own family, limit themselves by the laws imposed by religion. I even lived through 3 years of Catholic school, but that just cemented in my 13 y/o heart that I hated Catholism.
I got older and searched through Wicca and Buddhism, Hinduism, and even looked a Sumarian and other more obscure esoteric religions. The chains were just as evident. I didn't like it one bit.
Which leaves me where I am, without religion, but with absolute faith.
It's a strange place to be.
In real news, I talked to JM. I made him feel VERY guilty for teasing Seana-chan. Not intentionally, but, with him, it doesn't take much. ::: evil grin ::: She may get a call later this week... Heh heh heh.
We spoke for a long time, about anime and manga, and whether or not he should return, and about DB-kid and his strange fixation on underage girls. *sigh* I worry about that one. JM does too.
We also talked about Chibnasu and how Z-chan just laughs at him. He's SO ANNOYING.
Usopp.. heh heh heh... :D
Z-chan's example of how damned indecisive he is takes place at AX, when they were waiting for this artist to draw a pic for them. They waited in line for THREE hours. THREE. Then, when it was Chibinasu's turn, he sat down, and the artist asked, "What do you want?"
C- I don't know. What do you think?
Z-chan almost died laughing on the spot.
C - what about this? (open and shuts book really quickly)
Artist - Huh? What are you talking about?
So the artist just GOES with it, and then asks, "What color shirt do you want?"
C- (looks at Z-chan) What do you think?
Artist - (Impatient) what about maroon?
JM just about died laughing when I told him. But that wasn't the kicker. The KICKER was when they got back to the room and showed me their pics.
C - what do you think?
Me - nice.
C- (shakes head) I dunno. I'm not sure it's what I wanted.
::: Z-chan's head explodes :::
JM was ready to kill him at that point. Z-chan said, "It's like waiting at McDonald's for three hours, and getting to the cashier and asking, "well, I dunno, what do you have?"
He REALLY gets my goat...