Ok, got some stuff done today. 30 min. of yoga and treadmilled for approx. 2 mi. got the vet appointment for Alpine, rearranged the living room and cleaned up the cat hair from the carpet. Not much done on the business, but tomorrow is bank day so I have to get up and dress up to meet bank people then it’s application fill-out and return. Next week starts crunch week, my plan next week is to get a full schedule going on a daily basis. The goal schedule is as follows:

2 mi. walk
1 hr. yoga
1 hr. meditation
3-4 hr. business, whether performing bodywork, studying, or mgmt stuff.

Which, btw, I’m registered for National Boards. Yeah!!!!

Ok, apparently today, or sometime this week is “Life Day”, as declared by the Shrub. What does this mean? Well, we’re celebrating life and the current administration’s adament declaration to oust a woman’s right to choose whether she carries a pregancy to term or not. While it’s nice, it’s also a slap in the face to women, whether they have the potential to choose and abortion or not, in the future. I, personally, probably wouldn’t have one. However, I’ll be damned if I curse a woman who might to carrying a child she doesn’t want. I’m of the firm opinion that the emotional state of the mother during pregnancy effects the child as it’s developing and having a mother that doesn’t want that child in her is of no benefit to that child. Not only that, I can also forsee the fact I’ll probably have to sue to government in order to have my tubes tied in 10 years with the current climate building. Bush has further pushed the need for abstinance, well, what about consenting adults who are married? If they don’t want children, is he advocating that they never have sex? I should hope not because he’s putting too much faith in the misguided concept that Mary remained a “virgin” (in modern sense) after she married Joseph. So, I guess we’ll be going back to the ancient methods of abortant herb mixtures, or maybe he’s looking for voluntary population control via back-alley abortions with coathangers. Sheesh, I could go on and on about this for hours and I still don’t think I’d get all my opinions about this out, even the non-fact based opinions. I hate my government’s current administration, have I said that yet today?

The world has been done a favour. AOL users rejoice, CNN employees celebrate….Steve Case has officially left the building!!!!!!!

Ok, well, I’m back in glorious Atlanta, safe and sound. The visit to the ‘rents went well, not too much “discussion”. Muchos Kudos to the Moonbird for being brave enough to watch the 3 terrors and even clean a litter box, very very brave for that one. So, the rest of you all will have to wait till Wednesday or next Saturday to see me due to the fun stuff I have to get caught up on. *snuggles*

OK, so i can still do cool gymnastics things at the gym. My body is sooooo hating me for playing too much last night. It’s nice to know I can still do giants on bars and hand-fronts on the tumble trak, but yoga has not kept my muscles ready for that fun. 😛

Grrrr. Froeliche Neue Jahre everyone. At any rate, I’m watching the Buffy marathon because I have nothing else to do. Starting next week, I really need to re-evaluate things and add some spice to my life. Needless to say, I’m bored off my normal ass and need something else. I need to find more concerts to go to.

Well, contrary to what everyone else is doing….I don’t have anything interesting in the form of grateful’s/thank-you’s for New Years because I did that at Mid-winter ritual. Today, I’d just like to claim that I have lots of clean sheets/clothes and a new front windshield for my car. Managed to keep, somewhat, to my schedule of doing business work, yoga, and meditation today. Didn’t spend as much time as I scheduled, but I did get work, meditation and yoga done. Next step is to keep it up and to sketch out my next tattoo. *nods* End of story.

Ok, so far I haven’t even started on the things that I need to, though, maybe I did need a vacation though. Next week, I’m going to start up with daily yoga and work 3 hours a day on artwork and business stuff. So, my calendar shall be somewhat full. And I’m not going to take the week at my parents off. Need to check my mail so I can empty the box and hopefully my paperwork for a residency will be in there. That’s what I need while I build my practice. Now, onto books. I need to finish reading all the books that belong to others in my possession, which reminds me, I need to start meditating again. My concentration is flailing in the storm winds. Tally Ho!

Ok, I’ll just say that this year’s Mean Gamhraidh(sp?) went pretty well. This next year I become a dedicant again, from the looks of it, I’ll be an initiate within a year *fingers crossed* which will be very nice because I believe that I am ready for the next step. I got a pretty good yield on the presents and the presents I gave. Still one more to give out, hopefully the recipient will be around this weekend because I won’t next weekend. Be well everyone and have a safe holiday. BTW, no more “merry christmas”.

Oh yeah, watched Midnight Mass at the Vatican last night with the Moonbird, the Father who did the announcing should not quit his day job and the ceremony was gorgeous in St. Peter’s Cathedral. Stupendous 🙂

Ok, ritual rocked, got a nifty coffee mug with lady liberty on one side (with “in gods and goddesses we trust”) and “may you never thirst” on the other. very nifty. the joke of the holiday season is that i seem to be getting an awful lot of soap, maybe they’re trying to tell me something *eg*. In other notes, I must call the restaurant today and see how late they are open, I have a meeting set for tonight and realized, yesterday, that today is x-mas eve and they might not be open. Shows what happens when you’re pagan and don’t celebrate the major holidays of the country (Easter-tide being the exception), oh wait, i’m not wiccan, we don’t do that one :P. Anyway, I’m sick….least it held off till after I got out of school. Off to do the grocery shopping and stuff. Be well everyone, and just remember, if you love the holiday season, you’ve never worked in a retail store long enough to suffer several holidays. *nods* Not to mention, I’m sick of hearing “Have a wonderful X-mas” because I told them to have a nice day instead.