Stop the maddness!!!
Okay...first things first. I have new icons. They are from this nice website in French. I was very impressed, so much so I had to get new pics and use them. http://www.adrian.bookfoto.com/
Now here is where the first problem arises. I like the human form and art nudes can be amazingly beautiful. These are the types of photos I like. But I am aware that some of them may be considered naughty. I understand that. The question is this: do these pics offend you?
I would like as much feedback as I can get on this, as I really don't want to offend my friends. So if my use of nudes bothers you let me know.
Now...onto the stuff that is making me crazy.
Okay...life. Don't talk to me about life. (sorry. I couldn't resist.)
That is going well. My right wrist has been hurting more and so I have to bug the VA for a solution to this issue. That and my shoulder is really hurting. I probably need another Rotator Cuff massage. I am so tired of this whole pain thing. It just irritates me.
Other than pain...I'm not sleeping well. From the pain and everything. I need to get the fricking results from my sleep study a year ago. I could use the real rest.
And in terms of weight loss. Well, I started at 232 (my highest) and I have gotten to 207 as of last Saturday. I probably lost more weight since. That has been great and dropping pants sizes, ring sizes, etc...has been cool. I am really hoping that I can make it to my goal weight by summer. That will be so awesome. I was hoping to be around 145 or so. But we'll see.
What is really making me insane is the Beowulf course. Between 250 - 500 lines of text per week. That is twice last semester and is almost too much to handle. Add to that the article per week with the 1-3 page summary and analysis and the perfect translation of 25 lines with 2 paragraphs of linguistic and literary commentary. Then I have a 20 page paper and a presentation. So it is killing me. I mean really. I am sure I can do it, but it is wearing me down quick. Hardest class ever! Even over Arabic. So I struggle to get this done. True I will have the Heather version of the poem, but the pain and suffering is almost too much.
As for the Dine. It is the word for the Navajo people not for the whole eating thing. Sheesh.
Anyway, I have been having a ritual run through my head for a number of years, almost a decade. And tonight I am doing that ritual. It is a variation of the Blessingway. I am worried and tense over doing this right. I respect their faith and history and stories immensely and I DO NOT want to fuck this up and give any disrespect to the Diyinii (Holy People). So I am stressing. I can feel all the things I am lacking and I am hoping I don't embarrass myself.
Honestly, this is the most nervous I have ever been before a ritual, even counting my first ritual and my first public ritual. So that should give you an idea of what I am going through about this.
So...gotta go.
Now here is where the first problem arises. I like the human form and art nudes can be amazingly beautiful. These are the types of photos I like. But I am aware that some of them may be considered naughty. I understand that. The question is this: do these pics offend you?
I would like as much feedback as I can get on this, as I really don't want to offend my friends. So if my use of nudes bothers you let me know.
Now...onto the stuff that is making me crazy.
Okay...life. Don't talk to me about life. (sorry. I couldn't resist.)
That is going well. My right wrist has been hurting more and so I have to bug the VA for a solution to this issue. That and my shoulder is really hurting. I probably need another Rotator Cuff massage. I am so tired of this whole pain thing. It just irritates me.
Other than pain...I'm not sleeping well. From the pain and everything. I need to get the fricking results from my sleep study a year ago. I could use the real rest.
And in terms of weight loss. Well, I started at 232 (my highest) and I have gotten to 207 as of last Saturday. I probably lost more weight since. That has been great and dropping pants sizes, ring sizes, etc...has been cool. I am really hoping that I can make it to my goal weight by summer. That will be so awesome. I was hoping to be around 145 or so. But we'll see.
What is really making me insane is the Beowulf course. Between 250 - 500 lines of text per week. That is twice last semester and is almost too much to handle. Add to that the article per week with the 1-3 page summary and analysis and the perfect translation of 25 lines with 2 paragraphs of linguistic and literary commentary. Then I have a 20 page paper and a presentation. So it is killing me. I mean really. I am sure I can do it, but it is wearing me down quick. Hardest class ever! Even over Arabic. So I struggle to get this done. True I will have the Heather version of the poem, but the pain and suffering is almost too much.
As for the Dine. It is the word for the Navajo people not for the whole eating thing. Sheesh.
Anyway, I have been having a ritual run through my head for a number of years, almost a decade. And tonight I am doing that ritual. It is a variation of the Blessingway. I am worried and tense over doing this right. I respect their faith and history and stories immensely and I DO NOT want to fuck this up and give any disrespect to the Diyinii (Holy People). So I am stressing. I can feel all the things I am lacking and I am hoping I don't embarrass myself.
Honestly, this is the most nervous I have ever been before a ritual, even counting my first ritual and my first public ritual. So that should give you an idea of what I am going through about this.
So...gotta go.