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Making you work for it -
Who doesn't know the cartoon that icon is taken from? Swear to God, I can remember crying over that poor dog when I was too young to know what I was crying about. Not that the kitten was ever REALLY in danger, mind - but that POOR DOG who just adored it and nobody would tell him! It wasn't just mean - it was criminal.
Now? I married the dog, and we adopted the kitten. (That cookie even looks like Xander.) And is life with him like having that adorable kitten who makes mincemeat out of our hides settling in to sleep, purring under our chins and scaring the crap out of us wholesale unawares?
Why yes, yes it.
And do I feel like that dog some days when I'm sure I've done something horrible to my kid that nobody else seems to notice? There's the picture. That's how it feels.
So when you see it? Yup. Bad Mommy time.
I am bemused that today, everything I have on (that you can see) came from the Army Surplus store. Better yet? This is the lightly worn outfit from last night's dinner where the lady in fur told me I looked 'lovely.' Guys, I'm wearing overalls and khaki. WHAT.
My morning, in links?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzg_1XwzG08 - Rita Hayworth's 'Put the blame on Mame'
http://www.whatthefuckshouldimakefordinner.com/ - Yup. Hit the 'I don't - ' buttons a few times.
http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&RecNum=8460 - “After Governor Quinn signs this legislation, I will be able to walk into the state’s office of Vital Records, plunk down my $15 and get a copy of my original birth certificate. On it will be the name of the woman who gave birth to me 53 years ago. I can't wait to hold it in my hand,” said Rep. Feigenholtz. “Today, we're opening a new chapter in adoption history in Illinois where we can finally say that all families are created equal.”
Said Senator Wilhelmi, “This legislation restores the basic right of adult adoptees to know who they are and where they came from, including their family and medical history. This is a balanced and fair measure that respects all parties involved in the adoption process."
You're not a child forever. Adoptees SHOULD have their own records upon reaching their majority. This is so basic, the lack of it in so many parts of my country hurts me. Yes, Xander will have reissued birth documents with our names on them - in a year or so. But we have the original birth certificate, and the court documents, in Chinese and English. And so will he - no question about it. Closed records make absolutely no sense to me. Adoption does not erase the existence of first families - if you want the information, good grief. I CAN GET IT. Why shouldn't anyone who wants it, end of line.
*ahem* Yay, Illinois.
http://community.livejournal.com/holysaltnpepper/670.html - Yes, I'm still Simming. Not as much, and much more covertly - but, yeah. I blow off steam with pixels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjNKyoRudOQ&NR - I haven't had a chance to watch this yet, but I understand it involves Patrick Stewart and the alphabet. See ya.
In other news?
I'm the person who took the class in Wild West Lit for an English breadth requirement in college, when a class in Science Fiction Lit was just as available because I wanted to learn something - hell, that's what the whole exercise was about, right? I saw the syllabus - I'd read everything on it, twice over in most cases and in high school, before even. Nothing new there - so if I'm paying my money, and spending my time? Right.
So if you ask me to give you something new? I may not pick things in your comfort zone. Everyone else in the world can do that - me? I'm going to make you work for it. And maybe, just maybe - you'll come away with something new, shiny and useful to take back to your comfort zone. Don't be a Sherlock Holmes, who knew everyting there was about crime and criminal intents and nothing more...develop a curious mind about everything around you. You can find amazing things - if you stop seeing the mundane and look.
Your Monday? It's now in progress.
Now? I married the dog, and we adopted the kitten. (That cookie even looks like Xander.) And is life with him like having that adorable kitten who makes mincemeat out of our hides settling in to sleep, purring under our chins and scaring the crap out of us wholesale unawares?
Why yes, yes it.
And do I feel like that dog some days when I'm sure I've done something horrible to my kid that nobody else seems to notice? There's the picture. That's how it feels.
So when you see it? Yup. Bad Mommy time.
I am bemused that today, everything I have on (that you can see) came from the Army Surplus store. Better yet? This is the lightly worn outfit from last night's dinner where the lady in fur told me I looked 'lovely.' Guys, I'm wearing overalls and khaki. WHAT.
My morning, in links?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzg_1XwzG08 - Rita Hayworth's 'Put the blame on Mame'
http://www.whatthefuckshouldimakefordinner.com/ - Yup. Hit the 'I don't - ' buttons a few times.
http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&RecNum=8460 - “After Governor Quinn signs this legislation, I will be able to walk into the state’s office of Vital Records, plunk down my $15 and get a copy of my original birth certificate. On it will be the name of the woman who gave birth to me 53 years ago. I can't wait to hold it in my hand,” said Rep. Feigenholtz. “Today, we're opening a new chapter in adoption history in Illinois where we can finally say that all families are created equal.”
Said Senator Wilhelmi, “This legislation restores the basic right of adult adoptees to know who they are and where they came from, including their family and medical history. This is a balanced and fair measure that respects all parties involved in the adoption process."
You're not a child forever. Adoptees SHOULD have their own records upon reaching their majority. This is so basic, the lack of it in so many parts of my country hurts me. Yes, Xander will have reissued birth documents with our names on them - in a year or so. But we have the original birth certificate, and the court documents, in Chinese and English. And so will he - no question about it. Closed records make absolutely no sense to me. Adoption does not erase the existence of first families - if you want the information, good grief. I CAN GET IT. Why shouldn't anyone who wants it, end of line.
*ahem* Yay, Illinois.
http://community.livejournal.com/holysaltnpepper/670.html - Yes, I'm still Simming. Not as much, and much more covertly - but, yeah. I blow off steam with pixels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjNKyoRudOQ&NR - I haven't had a chance to watch this yet, but I understand it involves Patrick Stewart and the alphabet. See ya.
In other news?
I'm the person who took the class in Wild West Lit for an English breadth requirement in college, when a class in Science Fiction Lit was just as available because I wanted to learn something - hell, that's what the whole exercise was about, right? I saw the syllabus - I'd read everything on it, twice over in most cases and in high school, before even. Nothing new there - so if I'm paying my money, and spending my time? Right.
So if you ask me to give you something new? I may not pick things in your comfort zone. Everyone else in the world can do that - me? I'm going to make you work for it. And maybe, just maybe - you'll come away with something new, shiny and useful to take back to your comfort zone. Don't be a Sherlock Holmes, who knew everyting there was about crime and criminal intents and nothing more...develop a curious mind about everything around you. You can find amazing things - if you stop seeing the mundane and look.
Your Monday? It's now in progress.